James Christopher
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Q: Why can I find any decent Dissolves

Dissolves in Final Cut Pro 10 excuse the expression suck.

Can't seem to find any decent dissolves.

Can't modify the Dissolves that are in Final Cut Pro 10 in motion.

 

Does anybody know where I can find some decent dissolves and it's very simple task that I can't find them.

PowerMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.1)

Posted on Jul 27, 2015 7:19 PM

by Luis Sequeira1,Solvedanswer
Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1
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A:

Can't modify the Dissolves that are in Final Cut Pro 10 in motion.

 

There is no "Open a copy in Motion" command for transitions, the way there is for titles and effects, but that does not mean you can't do it.

The default cross dissolve is actually a very simple Motion transition, which can be redone in under one minute.

 

If you create a new transition in Motion, you'll see that it is just a straight cut:

 

by default 2015-07-28 at 11.33.14.png

The standard cross dissolve is obtained thus:

1) Extend "Transition A" all the way to the right, and "Transition B" all the way to the left, so that they last for the whole duration of the transition.

2) Open the Inspector for "Transition A", and in Properties, Blending add a keyframe for Opacity at the beggining, set it to 100%, go to the end, set it to 0%

3) Do the dual thing for "Transition B", so that opacity goes from 0% to 100%.

 

You can save this and check in FCP X that it works exactly as the built-in cross dissolve.

Now you can take this as a starting point and modify it to suit your needs.

Posted on Jul 28, 2015 3:38 AM

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  • by Luis Sequeira1,Solvedanswer

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Jul 28, 2015 3:38 AM in response to James Christopher
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    Jul 28, 2015 3:38 AM in response to James Christopher

    Can't modify the Dissolves that are in Final Cut Pro 10 in motion.

     

    There is no "Open a copy in Motion" command for transitions, the way there is for titles and effects, but that does not mean you can't do it.

    The default cross dissolve is actually a very simple Motion transition, which can be redone in under one minute.

     

    If you create a new transition in Motion, you'll see that it is just a straight cut:

     

    by default 2015-07-28 at 11.33.14.png

    The standard cross dissolve is obtained thus:

    1) Extend "Transition A" all the way to the right, and "Transition B" all the way to the left, so that they last for the whole duration of the transition.

    2) Open the Inspector for "Transition A", and in Properties, Blending add a keyframe for Opacity at the beggining, set it to 100%, go to the end, set it to 0%

    3) Do the dual thing for "Transition B", so that opacity goes from 0% to 100%.

     

    You can save this and check in FCP X that it works exactly as the built-in cross dissolve.

    Now you can take this as a starting point and modify it to suit your needs.

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    turingtest2 turingtest2 Jul 28, 2015 4:00 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1
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