Fade-In Offsets

patlaw wrote on 4/7/2019, 7:08 AM

Being very new to video editing and to Movie Studio 16 Platinum, I don't understand why the time on a fade-in offset, for example, counts up from 00;27, 00;28, and 00;29 to 01;00. If I want a fade-in that is 00;45, I don't see a way to do it. Please help me understand why this feature works this way. (I'm an expert audio editor, for what those skills are worth in editing video.)

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Eagle Six wrote on 4/7/2019, 11:02 AM

Click on 'Help', 'Contents and Index', select 'Index', type in the search bar 'Time Ruler', this will provide some insight. As a default the time is set for 'SMPTE Non-Drop (29.97 fps, Video)'. With 29.970 fps second, the count is in frame per seconds, 29.970 frames counted for a second, ten starting back at zero again. If you want you can change the display to 'Time & Frames', or nay other option as explained in the Help files.

vkmast wrote on 4/7/2019, 11:13 AM

Try changing your Ruler time Format to Seconds. To get the exact length turn off Quantize to Frames, then turn it back on.