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CS2014Senior ContributorLocation: USA-Eastern Time ZoneJoined: Sep 16, 2014 16:44Messages: 629Offline
Oct 16, 2015 09:37
Cross fade transition is already in the 'Transition Room' - it's just called 'Cross'.
TO use it you drag two images down onto the timeline and set them so they are just touching - NOT overlapped. Then hit the lightning bolt icon on the left - that's the Transition room.
Hit 'All Content' and then scroll through the choices of transitions you want. Cross is in there.
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JL_JLSenior ContributorLocation: Arizona, USAJoined: Oct 01, 2006 20:01Messages: 6091Offline
Oct 16, 2015 10:20
Quote:I have a couple of questions regarding image ovelaps in PowerDirector:
1) Is it possible to change an image duration to overlap another image thereby creating a crssfade transition?
2) Is it possible to move mutliplie images and overlap the leading image onto another image thereby creating a crssfade transition?
Item 1: No images in a single track can overlap by themselves without a transition applied.
Item 2: Images can overlap if in different video tracks as shown in the pic. One can use the "Fade in/out" of the PIP Designer to create the adjustable fade transiition as shown in the attached pic. One can also apply the fade transition from the transition room to the end of one clip and start of the other clip, two fade transitions.
With the method shown in the pic using PIP Designer, one gets an adjustable line of the fade that you can drag to adjust fade mix between the two clips.
In relation to "changing duration", transitions, when added, do tend to shorten the overall length of a clip by an amount depending on how long you set the duration of the transition, multiplied by how many transitions have been used(of same length, generally). But if you want a more spectacular cross effect, try Threshold 1 or 2, and if thyere are any more versions of Threshold in PD13 or 14, try them out as well. You'll be amazed at the effect it creates!
Cheers!
Neil.
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ynotfishSenior ContributorLocation: N.S.W. AustraliaJoined: May 08, 2009 02:06Messages: 9977Offline
Oct 17, 2015 22:48
Hi Zabo & all -
Even though the original questions have been answered, there is some conflicting information in this thread. It's partially caused by PDR's use of the word "Cross" in various parts of the software.
Firstly there are Cross type transitions (as opposed to overlap type). You can choose Cross or Overlap as the default transition type, in Preferences.
Then there's an actual transition called "Cross", which has nothing to do with the type of transition it is.
Preferences even refers to a "Cross Fade" transition, in Editing > Magic Motion. In PDR terms, it's a fade. Other NLEs refer to it as a crossfade. PDR refers to Cross Fade in the timeline too (see below)*
A "Cross" transition is not the same as a "Fade" transition.
Applying Cross type transitions does not alter the overall duration of the project. Applying Overlap type transitions does. e.g. a 2 minute project with 5 x 2second overlap type transitions applied will end up being 1min 50sec in duration.
By overlapping clips as you insert them, you can create a *"cross fade". Choosing that option will give you an overlap type fade transition.
Just noticed in the image you provided for your last post, there are transition effects on the PiP layover tracks. I assume this has only come about since PD12 or 13, It was never available in PD7 or 8. I welcome such a development as I could really find a good use for it in some of the videos I edit. As for the Cross fade transition, the one called "cross" has the effect of a zoom-in from one scene, zoom-out to the next, combined with a blurring effect. Good for location changes(i.e.: scene of holiday shot, followed by a scene from "back home").
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