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Bruce Pelley · August 1st, 2010, 10:41 AM

Sorry! Got to ask a basic question with PP CS3.

I need to take the last clip on my project timeline and evenly/gradually fade to black by the clips end over its entire duration.

The manual is not clear to me at all.

Call me a dummy, however I’d rather ask here than waste more time trying to figure it out.

I’d really appreciate a resource being pointed out online that would solve this or someone listing the steps required that would successfully complete this task.

If there is more than one way to do it than that’s great too, hopefully the easier the better.

Thanks for your patience in advance.

Kind Regards to all

Adam Gold · August 1st, 2010, 11:09 AM

Drag the "Dip to Black" transition (Effects tab > Video Transitions > Dissolve > Dip to Black) to the clip on the timeline. Grab the left edge of the transition on the top border of the clip on the timeline and stretch it to match the length of the clip.

Battle Vaughan · August 1st, 2010, 04:21 PM

Another way: ctl-click on the brightness -- or is it opacity, whatever, the yellow line in the video -- where you want the effect to start, again where you want it to end; this sets two keyframes. drag the righthand keyframe down all the way (use mouse and arrow tool) and you're done, see screen grab.

Gregory Gesch · August 1st, 2010, 05:53 PM

Hi Bruce. You can also select your clip, toggle open Opacity in your Effects Control panel and set keyframes for the beginning and end of your clip in there.

Bruce Pelley · August 1st, 2010, 06:21 PM

Thank you gentlemen for another job well done!

I'm a bit wiser for asking!

August 1st, 2010, 10:41 AM	#1
Bruce Pelley Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 339	CS 3 Fade to Black Sorry! Got to ask a basic question with PP CS3. I need to take the last clip on my project timeline and evenly/gradually fade to black by the clips end over its entire duration. The manual is not clear to me at all. Call me a dummy, however I’d rather ask here than waste more time trying to figure it out. I’d really appreciate a resource being pointed out online that would solve this or someone listing the steps required that would successfully complete this task. If there is more than one way to do it than that’s great too, hopefully the easier the better. Thanks for your patience in advance. Kind Regards to all

August 1st, 2010, 11:09 AM	#2
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	Drag the "Dip to Black" transition (Effects tab > Video Transitions > Dissolve > Dip to Black) to the clip on the timeline. Grab the left edge of the transition on the top border of the clip on the timeline and stretch it to match the length of the clip. __________________ "It can only be attributable to human error... This sort of thing has cropped up before, and it has always been due to human error."

August 1st, 2010, 04:21 PM	#3
Battle Vaughan Trustee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, FL USA Posts: 1,505	Another way: ctl-click on the brightness -- or is it opacity, whatever, the yellow line in the video -- where you want the effect to start, again where you want it to end; this sets two keyframes. drag the righthand keyframe down all the way (use mouse and arrow tool) and you're done, see screen grab. Attached Images

August 1st, 2010, 05:53 PM	#4
Gregory Gesch Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 114	Hi Bruce. You can also select your clip, toggle open Opacity in your Effects Control panel and set keyframes for the beginning and end of your clip in there.

August 1st, 2010, 06:21 PM	#5
Bruce Pelley Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 339	Thank you gentlemen for another job well done! I'm a bit wiser for asking!