I'm a real novice with VS8. I'm working on a wedding video. It ends with the bridal waltz and i'd like the bridal waltz music to fadeout instead of it just stopping abruptly. Can anyone please tell me how to do this?
Many thanks in advance
L
VS8 - background music fadeout
Moderator: Ken Berry
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rwindeyer
You can do this a couple of ways:
1) Assuming that the sound is on the video clip - highlight the clip in the timeline, and click the "fadeout" button on the panel at the upper left. This will fade the sound over the last few seconds.
2) Go to the Audio view - the button with a speaker on it, far bottom left of screen and timeline. You see the clips displayed with a line running through them - this is the volume level. Using the mouse you can click on this line anywhere, and drag it up or down to your heart's content. It's called rubberbanding and it is a great feature.
1) Assuming that the sound is on the video clip - highlight the clip in the timeline, and click the "fadeout" button on the panel at the upper left. This will fade the sound over the last few seconds.
2) Go to the Audio view - the button with a speaker on it, far bottom left of screen and timeline. You see the clips displayed with a line running through them - this is the volume level. Using the mouse you can click on this line anywhere, and drag it up or down to your heart's content. It's called rubberbanding and it is a great feature.
Yes. You bring your mouse pointer up under the volume line and when it forms a little vertical arrow, you click and create a handle (little box). If you drag the volume line down (rubber-banding) to the right of that handle, the handle will keep the volume from changing to the left, i.e., it will mark the start of your fade-out.
If you want to adjust a handle up or down, you have to move the mouse around till you see a little hand. Often you have to zoom in near the single-frame (or maybe only 1-second) level, for the little hand to be willing to appear. Then using the finger of this hand, you can adjust the handle (box) up or down.
If you try to adjust a handle with the little vertical arrow, you will only create a new handle.
Sometimes it's hard to drag the volume all the way down to zero. I've found it just snaps back up to the original level. I have to leave it at "near-zero." Or use the "mute" button at the upper-left of the screen.
If you want to adjust a handle up or down, you have to move the mouse around till you see a little hand. Often you have to zoom in near the single-frame (or maybe only 1-second) level, for the little hand to be willing to appear. Then using the finger of this hand, you can adjust the handle (box) up or down.
If you try to adjust a handle with the little vertical arrow, you will only create a new handle.
Sometimes it's hard to drag the volume all the way down to zero. I've found it just snaps back up to the original level. I have to leave it at "near-zero." Or use the "mute" button at the upper-left of the screen.
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a2barmby
Or................
you can select >File (top right of VS8)>Preferences (in the drop down box)>Edit>Default audio fade-in/out duration and set your value in seconds.
When editing your clip goto the Audio view option on the lower left corner of the timeline.
At the top left of VS8, you now have two ramp signs, one up for increasing the audio and one down for decreasing the audio just below the Duration box.
Click on the ramp down icon and your audio automatically fades out for you.
Sounds complex but it is easier than "rubber banding" if your not used to it.
Hope this helps
you can select >File (top right of VS8)>Preferences (in the drop down box)>Edit>Default audio fade-in/out duration and set your value in seconds.
When editing your clip goto the Audio view option on the lower left corner of the timeline.
At the top left of VS8, you now have two ramp signs, one up for increasing the audio and one down for decreasing the audio just below the Duration box.
Click on the ramp down icon and your audio automatically fades out for you.
Sounds complex but it is easier than "rubber banding" if your not used to it.
Hope this helps
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MikeGunter
Hi,a2barmby wrote:Or................
you can select >File (top right of VS8)>Preferences (in the drop down box)>Edit>Default audio fade-in/out duration and set your value in seconds.
When editing your clip goto the Audio view option on the lower left corner of the timeline.
At the top left of VS8, you now have two ramp signs, one up for increasing the audio and one down for decreasing the audio just below the Duration box.
Click on the ramp down icon and your audio automatically fades out for you.
Sounds complex but it is easier than "rubber banding" if your not used to it.
Quite agree. I like rubberbanding audio. I get a *visual* representation of the content and a better (for me) sense of how the audio will play.
Different strokes...
Mike
