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Note that the above only applies if the unmoved clip’s fade-out length is set
to zero.
• If both clips have different defined fade curves at their adjacent edges
when creating a crossfade, this will create an asymmetrical crossfade,
based on the defined fade curves.
Other predefined rules when creating crossfades
Apart from the different combinations described above, there are other
factors that govern the result when creating crossfades. In this example
we will use a pre-defined fade-out and an undefined fade-in. The fade-in
will be created when the crossfade is performed. What will happen de-
pends on what type of defined fade-out curve is used:
• If the fade-out is a ROM preset (except “Sinus” or “Square-root”) that uses “Pure
shape”, the corresponding fade-in will get the same ROM preset, with amplitude
compensation.
• If the fade-out is a ROM preset that uses a compensation attribute (i.e. not “Pure
shape”), the fade-in will get the same ROM preset, but with “Pure shape” activated,
for the compensation to take effect.
• If the fade-out uses either the “Sinus” or “Square-root” ROM presets with the
“Pure shape” setting, the fade-in will get the same ROM preset also with the “Pure
shape” setting, and the compensation attributes will be greyed out on the menu.
In fact power compensation is used. This is because the “Sinus” and “Square-root” curves
provide constant power crossfades by themselves, for mathematical reasons.
Dragging the right clip so that it overlaps
the left clip…
…creates a crossfade based on the
already defined fades.