New Tutorial: Transitions & Media Handles

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New Tutorial: Transitions & Media Handles

Since starting video work last April I have noticed the large number of people who have considerable difficulty understanding how Transitions and Media Handles work, and who have become frustrated when the transition has no effect - about one post every ten days I reckon. Therefore, I have put up an explanation and tutorial at:

http://www.today.plus.com/fce

to add to the help already available.

G5/2.0 GHz Mac OS X (10.3.9) 1 GB RAM, 150 GB HD, Sony DCR-HC96 mini DV, FCE HD 3.0 DVD SP 3

Posted on Jan 3, 2007 11:56 AM

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Answer 1

B BM

Level 2

279 points

Jan 4, 2007 8:28 AM in response to SteveKir

Hi Steve
Thanks for the tutorial. You produced a simple and clear explanation which helped me a lot.
Hope to see more.

Thanks again,

BobM

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Answer 2

Jim Cookman

Level 7

23,447 points

Jan 4, 2007 8:43 AM in response to SteveKir

Here's MY favorite explanation:

It's late on a dark and stormy night and you've been driving down a lonely road. You're stopped by the local police on a flimsy pretext. They ask if you've been drinking. You say no.

They ask you to get out of the car, walk a straight line, which you do; but you wobble a bit because you've been sitting in the car for hours.

So they ask you to close your eyes, put your arms straight out in front of you and touch your fingertips together. If you get it exactly right, you cannot dissolve. If you blow it and your fingers overlap one or two joints, that's the possible length of your transition.

Hoping this real-world example helps you on your next traffic stop, I am your

Uncle Grump

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Answer 3

Jan 4, 2007 9:21 AM in response to SteveKir

When's the book coming out, Steve?

Ian.

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Answer 4

SteveKir Author

Level 3

565 points

Jan 4, 2007 3:05 PM in response to Jim Cookman

Well, I always say that the best way to understand a problem is to look at it from several angles, and overlapping one or two joints on a dark and stormy night is an excellent alternative to the Transitions Editor in FCE. What does not getting your finger tips to even touch indicate? CNTRL + G. officer, and he will understand.

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Answer 5

SteveKir Author

Level 3

565 points

Jan 4, 2007 3:20 PM in response to Ian R. Brown

Lots of excellent books out there. Writing tuts, confined as they are to individual tasks, is much easier. To write a book you need to know everything.

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