Cross dissolve transition between multiple video tracks?

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Cross dissolve transition between multiple video tracks?

I'm wanting to cross dissolve between 2 clips, with each clip consisting of 2 or 3 video tracks (one clip is a still image in track v2, sitting above a color matte in v1; the other clip is motion footage in v1, with another cropped motion image in v2 and v3). When I put cross dissolves between the 2 clips (ie 2 dissolves, one for video track v1 and one for v2), the dissolve is "messy", showing the cropped images in v2 and v3.

To make the dissolves "clean" I can render and export the multiple-track clips, but then I have to add handles to allow the dissolve, and then it takes time to resync each clip, which is very annoying!

Is there a technique for making cross dissolves between multiple-track video clips?

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Posted on Nov 10, 2009 10:11 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 10, 2009 10:23 PM in response to Kanzi

Heya,

Nest multiple video clips in a separate sequence, bring that sequence of nested clips into the timeline of the original sequence, and apply the transition.

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Nov 10, 2009 11:34 PM in response to  Certified

Hi,

Tried doing that but the transition won't spread across both clips--it's the equivalent of trying to put a cross dissolve on the last frame of a source clip...

(unless I'm missing something...??)

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Nov 10, 2009 11:54 PM in response to Kanzi

Doh!

The cross dissolve icon only appears on the nested sequence, but the cross dissolve does in fact straddle the 2 clips. THANK YOU!

"SOLVED"

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Kanzi Author

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Nov 11, 2009 12:45 AM in response to Kanzi

I've just tried making a cross dissolve between 2 nested sequences and can't, because there are no "spare" frames at the end of the first nested sequence, and at the beginning of the second nested sequence, from which a cross dissolve can be created.

Any other suggestions?

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Kanzi Author

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Nov 11, 2009 12:48 AM in response to Kanzi

NOT SOLVED

I've just tried to place a cross dissolve between 2 nested sequences, as suggested, but can't. There are no spare frames from either sequence with which to build a cross dissolve.

ANy other suggestions deeply appreciated!

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Nov 11, 2009 7:03 AM in response to Kanzi

Any other suggestions? <</div>

Practice and logical deconstruction.
If your original clip is 10 seconds and your nest is 10 seconds you must trim off 2 seconds of the nest to perform a 2-4 second dissolve. If that pulls too much of your original clip out of the timeline, you must add two seconds to the original clip so the nest is 12 seconds long so you can trim off the 2 seconds requried to perform the dissolve.

An easier way of accomplishing this is to stack the two nests and apply a keyframed opacity ramp to the upper track. This will help you visualize what you're doing wrong and how to add more handles to the upstream clips.

bogiesan

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