fade in and out black to the picture?

Mattcharles · Post by **Mattcharles** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:56 am

I was wondering how can I fade in from a video clip from black to go to the video, then at the end of the video, have that fade to black?

i was looking all over but cannot find out how to do that.

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 1:59 am

Insert two black color patches (one before, one after the picture), and cross-fade between the color patches and the picture.

Mattcharles · Post by **Mattcharles** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:41 pm

THoff wrote:Insert two black color patches (one before, one after the picture), and cross-fade between the color patches and the picture.

when you say cross-fade, which one? there are a bunch of them. I want it to fade to black is what I want.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 9:47 pm

That's strange. I only have one transition actually called Crossfade in the F/X folder of the VS transitions -- and this has been the same since I started using VS at version 7.

And if you have a black matte screen at the beginning of your video, then followed by the cross fade filter, you will have the effect of fading IN from black. The ending is slightly different. Between the last video clip and the black matte screen you have inserted, you can use either cross-fade again because it will fade from your video clip to a black background. Or you can this time actually choose 'fade to black' transition from the F/X folder as well. However, the effect is the same as the background is black matte in any case.

As you have probably found, you can only apply transitions BETWEEN clips, not at the start of end of your video if there is nothing there. That is why you have to insert the black matte patches Torsten suggested.

For the sake of completeness, and for others reading this who don't know how to do it, here is what you do. In the top of the VS screen, just under the toolbar tabs (Capture, Edit, Effect, Title, Share etc) is a small dialogue window which by default normally says 'Video'. (This is in the upper right in versions from VS9 and back, and in top centre in VS10). Click on the downward arrow to the right of 'Video' and select Color. A number of colour patches will appear, the first of which is black. Simply drag and drop that patch into the beginning and then the end of your video.

You can change the length of time it stays there either by simply clicking on the yellow bar at the end of the patch in the timeline and dragging it to the right to lengthen the time or to the left to shorten it. Or you can adjust the time in the little clockface which appears in the middle right of the VS10 screen and upper left of previous versions. Otherwise, it will stay for the default time you have set for images and patches in File > Preferences > Edit.

Then, respectively, insert your crossfade transition after the initial black patch and before the final one.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:18 pm

The answer is in our Frequently Asked Questions

TDK1044 · Post by **TDK1044** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 12:20 am

A cross fade is video studio's version of what in TV production would be called a dissolve, where you gradually fade one picture out while fading in another, or as in your case, fading up from black level at the beginning of your project and fading to black at the end of your project. In other words, As THoff says, just insert black level and select crossfade from the FX section of 'Effects'.

Mattcharles · Post by **Mattcharles** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 1:29 am

I found it guys lol

thanks so much again.