Transitions between multiple cutaway images

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Transitions between multiple cutaway images

I have a gap in a talking head video where the image goes blank (grey) but the audio keeps going, maybe 50 seconds. So my solution was to put in a series of cutaway still shots of the speaker during the gap.

However I cannot figure out how to manage transitions between the cutaway stills. It seems that even if I move the separate images right next to each other, when I export, the blank video pops in between images. I can't apply a transition between cutaway images (the transition insists on apply to the video track rather than the cutaways) and there is no way to select more than one cutaway at a time to join them.

Any solutions/ideas?

2.4ghz Intel-based iMac, MacBook Pro (original), Mac OS X (10.5.6), Wacom Intuos 3 tablet; HP Deskjet 6840

Posted on Mar 26, 2009 9:37 AM

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Answer 1

Mar 26, 2009 10:41 AM in response to George Krompacky

You can detach the audio from the grey portion. Then delete the grey portion. replace it with your slides at the exact length that you deleted. Then attach the audio to the slides. Then you have a great deal of control over the transitions.

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Answer 2

Mar 26, 2009 1:22 PM in response to AppleMan1958

Thanks, that makes sense and worked well. I first split out the faulty video from the rest of the clip and then followed your instructions.

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Answer 3

Xena Deb

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Jun 11, 2009 5:27 AM in response to George Krompacky

I understand what you're saying here, but...

I would like to bump the original question for a similar project I'm working on.

I've been wanting to put in a few successive cutaways in a row over a main video clip and keep the main clip's audio going. Whenever I try this, I get a second of the main clip flashing through inbetween the cutaways. Very annoying. Any solutions anyone knows of?

Thanks!

Deborah

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Answer 4

Jun 11, 2009 5:52 AM in response to Xena Deb

My suggestion above will work for you too.

If it doesn't let me know where you are getting hung up and maybe I can explain it better.

Message was edited by: AppleMan1958

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Answer 5

Jun 11, 2009 10:04 AM in response to Xena Deb

It's possible that you've just left a little space in between the cutaways. Drag the "frames per thumbnail" slider all the way to the left and it'll show you if there are gaps in between them.

If you've done that, the other thing that might be happening is you still have the transitions between the cutaways, and there's a brief flash of the original video that shows through during those transitions.

If you look at this video around 3:02-3:10, you'll see three cutaways I added that sound like what you're wanting to do:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tToipcd8Rkc

I had both of those problems, so I set the middle Cutaway Fade to "None," which solved the issue for me.

Doug

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Answer 6

Xena Deb

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Jun 11, 2009 11:18 PM in response to Doug Tricarico

Doug Tricarico wrote:
It's possible that you've just left a little space in between the cutaways. Drag the "frames per thumbnail" slider all the way to the left and it'll show you if there are gaps in between them.
.......

If you look at this video around 3:02-3:10, you'll see three cutaways I added that sound like what you're wanting to do:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tToipcd8Rkc

I had both of those problems, so I set the middle Cutaway Fade to "None," which solved the issue for me.

Doug

Wow, Doug, at last! That is EXACTLY what I want to do! Loved the video, btw.

Three (or more) succesive video cutaways over a main video clip where the main clip's sound continues through (or even the cutaway's sound is up...?)

Anyway, you say to set the middle cutaway's fade to none? Watching the video it seems like there is a quick fade/dissolve anyway... which looks perfect.

Also, I'm sure it's simple, but... how exactly do I "drag the 'frames per thumbnail' slider all the way to the left?" I don't remember seeing a "frames per thumbnail" slider anywhere. Sorry, I'm a bit dense 🙂

Deborah

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