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video transitioning

Postby proullard » Sun Nov 22, 2015 4:35 pm

What is the best method and/or software to make smooth transitions after inserting video clips in to pro show? Right now my video clips are just very abrupt when they start. I would like them to be
smooth going from stills to video.

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Re: video transitioning

Postby im42n8 » Sun Nov 22, 2015 5:38 pm

There's really not that much difference in the way a still (photo/graphic) and a video is handled in a layer. Both of them start and stop abruptly (that is, one moment they're not there and the next, there it is!). Basically that's how it is ... basically.

In either case, you would use keyframes to transition in/out your layers. By default, each layer has 2 keyframes: one at the beginning of the layer and the other at the layer's end. Attached to these are fader bars which you can use to transition the layer into or out of view. These fader bars utilize layer transitions ... you specify the length of the transition AND you specify the transition type. Likewise, you can fade the layer in or out using keyframes. The starting keyframe (#1) would start opacity at 0% while keyframe 2 would have an opacity of 100%. This 100% opacity would continue right up to keyframe 3. From keyframe 3 to keyframe 4 the opacity would change to 0%. So, the layer would fade into view between keyframes 1 and 2, viewable from keyframes 2 and 3, and it would fade from view from keyframe 3 to keyframe 4.

Aligning the keyframes between layers would allow you to coordinate the fade of one layer and the appearance of another. Simple and easy to do.

The layer is simply a kind of container ... its settings are what affect the appearance of the item in the container (graphic, image, video ...) . ... the container being the layer.

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Re: video transitioning

Postby proullard » Sun Nov 22, 2015 8:23 pm

So you are talking about adding more key frames as in 3 & 4? Where are those going to go?

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Re: video transitioning

Postby gpsmikey » Sun Nov 22, 2015 10:38 pm

One thing you can do to potentially help with the transition (video can look funny if you fade it in while it is moving) is (assuming you have a video editor) create a 1 second header and trailer on the clip that is an extension of the first (or last) frame. That way the first and last second are stationary images that are part of the video.

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Re: video transitioning

Postby im42n8 » Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:48 am

Mikey's recommendation is a good one (a really good one). But, if the idea of transitioning (or fading, as the case may be) in/out of a video while motion is occurring is not a problem then, adding the keyframes or using the layer faders is the only other option. This could be a layer fading in on top of the video or the video fading out to reveal another image layer beneath it.

Let's say you decide to use the faders. In this case, you set the fade time of the transition to 2 seconds and set the transition to a dissolve.

If you use keyframes, kf1 and kf2 are set to 2s different in time from each other. The same goes for kf3 and kf4. The opacity between kf1 and kf2 goes from 0% to 100%. The opacity from kf3 to k4 goes from 100% to 0%. Changing the location of keyframes 2 and 3 relative to the first and last keyframes, respectfully, changes the transition time.

If you're not familiar with keyframing, Learn how to keyframe ... it opens up lots of possibilities. Simple stuff ... it just doesn't seem like it at first.

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Re: video transitioning

Postby proullard » Thu Nov 26, 2015 8:03 am

Thanks to both of you. I have a simple video editor, but am thinking of purchasing Premiere Elements. I have done some keyframing in order to smooth the transition of images from one to the other
when necessary. I'll take a look at the tutorial.

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