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Chapter 2
Qu i ck St ar t
Performing A Dissolve
You can create a dissolve between the two images. This mixes the two sources
together, producing a smooth fade from one image to the other. To create a
dissolve, do the following:
1.
Click on the
Mix
button, above the
Cut
button (Figure 2.8).
Figure 2.8: Mix Button
You see the
Mix
button turn yellow.
2.
Click on the
Auto
button, to the right of the
Cut
button.
(
The keyboard
shortcut for this is the spacebar.)
Figure 2.9: Auto Button
You see the image in the Program monitor smoothly fade into the image in the
Preview monitor.
You can vary the duration of the dissolve by setting the effect duration above the
Auto
button to a different number. The effect duration is the number of frames it
takes the transition to occur. To change it, do the following:
1.
Click on the
Mix
button.
You see the
Mix
button turn yellow.
2.
Click on the number just above the
Auto
button, delete the existing number,
and type in a new number. Or click in the box and drag up or down on the
screen with your mouse. Try 60 for a two second dissolve NTSC, (50 for two
second dissolve for PAL).
3.
Click on
Auto
to see the framestore image dissolve at the interval you set.
Fade To Black
A useful basic function is fade to black. This is often used to fade to black before a
transition to commercials occurs or at the end of a show or segment.
Mix
Button
Auto
Button
Summary of Contents for GlobeCaster STUDIO 4000
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