Audio fade in/out duration

[thad]

I have 2 questions. Is there a way to use a different time duration on the audio fade in and out on a clip? For example, can I fade in for .5 seconds and fade out for 3 seconds?

Can I have different fade in/out times for different clips, or is the time set for the entire project? For example, if I have 5 clips and on 2 of them, I only want a 1 second fade in/out while on the others I'd like a 2 second fade in/out.

Thank you.

Thad

[Ron P.]

Yes this can be done.

1. Click on the Audio Tab
2. You should now be in Timeline mode.
3. Click on the Speaker located at the bottom left.
4. Click on the Audio track you want to fade.
5. Now you should see the Rubber Band. A line that runs down the center of the audio track. This represents the volume.
6. Mouse over the rubber band and your cursor will change to an arrow. This will allow you to add a point to the rubber band.
7. Add a second point about .5 seconds to the Right (if your wanting a fade in)
8. Mouse over the first point, and your cursor will change to a hand.
9. Now you can drag this up or down. Drag it down.
10. Your audio will fade in for the .5 secs.
11. To fade out just do the opposite.

The reason for adding 2 points, is to confine the changes to those frames/duration. Otherwise the audio will be changed on the entire track..

Hope that makes sense...

[thad]

Thanks, vidoman. I'll give it a try tonight.

Thad

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi
Just a small point.

I find adding pointers to the start or end of a clip very awkward, so add the normal audio fade in / out first, then drag the rubber-band pointer to increase or decrease the duration. There should be no need to add extra pointers.

Trevor

[thad]

Thank you both for the tips. I'll have to play with it a little to get comfortable with it. I did a little test to see how it works.

Is there a way to add a point to the exact beginning of the clip? I can't see it with that little yellow bar that marks the start of the clip.

Thanks.

Thad

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi Thad

The nearest I can manually insert an audio point is between the first and second frame.

By using the audio fade buttons the fade ramp start from the beginning of the first frame.

Trevor

[thad]

Thanks, Trevor. I should've thought of that.

Thad