Blending two clips

netsmith wrote on 5/6/2003, 11:41 AM
I love the blend you can get using the transition effects where you can see one clip through another.
Can it be sustained at a given level ?
I want to have the blend effect between two clips but instead of it being only a transition from A to B I want it to stay blended for an indefinite duration and be able to specify the blend amount with a slider to get just the right mix of A & B.
Any ideas.

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Chienworks wrote on 5/6/2003, 11:50 AM
Very easy to do! Place one clip on the Video Track and the other clip above it on the Video Overlay Track. Adjust the level slider in the track header of the overlay track (on the left edge of the screen) to the desired opacity.
IanG wrote on 5/6/2003, 4:32 PM
Is this available in VF? I know you can adjust the opacity of each clip, but the entire track?

Ian G.
Chienworks wrote on 5/6/2003, 10:16 PM
Ooooh. Ooops. I just launched VideoFactory 2 and see that there aren't opacity faders in the track headers. So, it probably isn't possible to adjust the entire track all at once. However, the original question was about mixing only two clips together and this is still easy. Move the mouse pointer to the top edge of the clip in the overlay track and the pointer will change into a hand. Hold the mouse button down and drag the mouse down. A blue line will appear across the top of the clip showing the opacity level. Drag this down to 50% to get an even mix of the clips, or place it wherever the resulting mix looks best. You will have to do this individually for each set of clips, but at least the opacity will be constant across each clip.
netsmith wrote on 5/6/2003, 11:51 PM
Fantastic.
I thought I had seen every nook and cranny of VF.
But this was obviously a critical piece I had overlooked.
It would be nice to be able to vary this effect over time like an envelope but it seems to be fixed as a horizontal line. I guess I can cut my clip into a number of pieces and vary the opacity in each one....
IanG wrote on 5/7/2003, 4:47 AM
Try grabbing the top corners of your clips and seeing what that does for you. Or use very long dissolves, perhaps between two copies of the same clip set with different transparencies. You can also change the style of the dissolves to give different effects.

Ian G.
Chienworks wrote on 5/7/2003, 6:43 AM
Netsmith, this is a feature of Vegas. You can use keyframes to vary the opacity as the clip progresses.
netsmith wrote on 5/8/2003, 4:12 PM
Ahh yet another reason to lure me into an upgrade.
Thanks to everyone for your help.