Joining two cutaways with fade while avoiding jump cut

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Joining two cutaways with fade while avoiding jump cut

I just migrated to new MB Pro and now using iMovie 10.0.6 from iMovie '09.

When editing together two or more cutaways (abutting), can we no longer use a fade without producing a jump cut?

For example, I'm laying multiple still shots of cover over someone talking. If I want the multiple shots of cover to fade in and out, even the slightest 0.1 second fade produces a jump in the transition back to the main video (a flash of the person talking). You could directly join cover shots in iMovie '09 but I can't figure out how in latest version. I've tried dragging the clips every which way (overlapping, atop, etc.) and doesn't seem any way to use a fade transition without a flash of the talking head (or main video), just a hard cut is the only possibility. I've tried everything. What am I missing?

Thanks.

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1), iMovie 10.0.6

Posted on Jan 20, 2015 6:58 AM

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Answer 1

finfin2

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Oct 26, 2015 7:30 PM in response to TD Hawk

I have the same problem and will continue to have it every week. Tomorrow I will see if I can create a clip from two picturesthat fade together, then insert that clip onto the base clip as a cutaway, and fade it in. Other wise I may have to detach the audio and insert the pictures to control ithe fade correctly.

Has anyone here found an easier way? imovie '11 would butt them up without a problem.

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finfin2

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Oct 27, 2015 10:22 AM in response to TD Hawk

I found a work around! I was able to do it by detaching the audio and inserting the pictures using crossfading transitions and it all worked well.

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finfin2

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Oct 28, 2015 10:04 AM in response to finfin2

No... That Does not work. It inserts the picture but does not replace the video. It only shifts it to the right and puts the video out of sync with the audio.

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finfin2

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Oct 28, 2015 10:16 AM in response to finfin2

You need to split the video where the picture should go in and where the last picture should quit. Then detach the audio from that section and insert the picture in that clip section; deleting the original video after your through. Kind of a long way around.

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