CTRL+D for default transition? will not work.. at DVinfo.net

David J. Payne · August 23rd, 2007, 04:15 AM

Hi, I accidently applied a cross disolve by pushing ctrl + d once and i liked the feature.. ive now found out that that applies the default transition. I have made sure default is cross disolve but I cannot replicate this shortcut.. so i have to do anything specific with the the tools panel? Surely it should just work if I select the point that I want the disolve to happen, ensure there is video underneath it, and hit the shortcut...?

I have made sure that the specific video track i want to dip in opacity is selected.. but i now notice that I can only apply the transition to the video underneath the one i want to decrease in opacity...

K.C. Luke · August 23rd, 2007, 05:55 AM

Yes I do come across having "cross dissolve by pushing ctrl + D" and it did not work. PP2 or PP3. What I do is Recreate a new Sequence copy and paste all the tracks to the new Sequence. Hope it also work for you

Joshua Clarke · August 27th, 2007, 09:14 AM

This might be a little obvious, but are you certain that your TLR is positioned between the two clips you're targeting? Pressing Page Up or Page Down will snap to the cuts accurately.

David J. Payne · August 28th, 2007, 07:51 AM

Joshua,
Thanks.. i get it now, i didnt realise you had to be directly on the end of the clip. This should save me a lot of time in future. Thanks

Steven Gotz · August 28th, 2007, 10:28 AM

And I believe that the correct track must be selected.

Bart Walczak · August 29th, 2007, 03:05 AM

You don't need to be exactly on the cut, but the correct track needs to be selected.

BTW, Shift+Ctrl+D gives you default audio transition.

David J. Payne · August 29th, 2007, 10:46 AM

thanks guys! this has proved very very helpful..
this is me just being picky but do you think there is anyway of adjusting the size of the default transition that is added? For example if a cross fade, the width of the pink bar (i think its pink) is always the same, regardless of the size of the clip..

do you know if there is anyway to make this a custom length?

Dan Wilder · August 29th, 2007, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Payne

do you know if there is anyway to make this a custom length?

Sure! It's a little awkward (IMO) but you go to EDIT->PREFERENCES and under the GENERAL settings you'll find settings for both the default video and audio transition length.

-Dan

David J. Payne · August 30th, 2007, 05:38 AM

excellent thanks for your help!

August 23rd, 2007, 04:15 AM	#1
David J. Payne Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southend-On-Sea, England Posts: 368	CTRL+D for default transition? will not work.. Hi, I accidently applied a cross disolve by pushing ctrl + d once and i liked the feature.. ive now found out that that applies the default transition. I have made sure default is cross disolve but I cannot replicate this shortcut.. so i have to do anything specific with the the tools panel? Surely it should just work if I select the point that I want the disolve to happen, ensure there is video underneath it, and hit the shortcut...? I have made sure that the specific video track i want to dip in opacity is selected.. but i now notice that I can only apply the transition to the video underneath the one i want to decrease in opacity...

August 23rd, 2007, 05:55 AM	#2
K.C. Luke Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 173	Yes I do come across having "cross dissolve by pushing ctrl + D" and it did not work. PP2 or PP3. What I do is Recreate a new Sequence copy and paste all the tracks to the new Sequence. Hope it also work for you __________________ Edit on Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium CS5 Mac 64BIT

August 27th, 2007, 09:14 AM	#3
Joshua Clarke Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 88	This might be a little obvious, but are you certain that your TLR is positioned between the two clips you're targeting? Pressing Page Up or Page Down will snap to the cuts accurately. __________________ Section 1 Films

August 28th, 2007, 10:28 AM	#5
Steven Gotz Trustee Join Date: May 2002 Location: Clermont, FL Posts: 1,520	And I believe that the correct track must be selected. __________________ Steven Gotz http://www.stevengotz.com

August 28th, 2007, 07:51 AM	#4
David J. Payne Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southend-On-Sea, England Posts: 368	Joshua, Thanks.. i get it now, i didnt realise you had to be directly on the end of the clip. This should save me a lot of time in future. Thanks

August 29th, 2007, 03:05 AM	#6
Bart Walczak Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 716	You don't need to be exactly on the cut, but the correct track needs to be selected. BTW, Shift+Ctrl+D gives you default audio transition.

August 29th, 2007, 10:46 AM	#7
David J. Payne Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southend-On-Sea, England Posts: 368	thanks guys! this has proved very very helpful.. this is me just being picky but do you think there is anyway of adjusting the size of the default transition that is added? For example if a cross fade, the width of the pink bar (i think its pink) is always the same, regardless of the size of the clip.. do you know if there is anyway to make this a custom length?

August 30th, 2007, 05:38 AM	#9
David J. Payne Major Player Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Southend-On-Sea, England Posts: 368	excellent thanks for your help!