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jimmyz wrote on 11/26/2006, 9:55 AM
Put the mouse on the edge of clip move till it turns to a little triangle shape then drag for the size of fade. You can then right click and add different curves to fade.
IanG wrote on 11/27/2006, 12:42 AM
You need to put the pointer at the top corner of the clip to get a fade.

Ian G.
autopilot wrote on 11/27/2006, 2:51 PM
Or you can take 3 seconds of Solid Black Background out of the Media Generator, crossfade a second and have two seconds left over so the DVD Studio doesn't cut the end of your show off so suddenly. Works at the beginning, too.
Chienworks wrote on 11/27/2006, 5:05 PM
Autopilot, that's one of my favorite techniques.
gmes29 wrote on 11/27/2006, 7:01 PM
"Or you can take 3 seconds of Solid Black Background"

i'll play with these just to learn something but it looks like they don't work with audio which is what i needed..
nice tip though because just sliding the fade backwards as i have to now, cuts into the overall time of the video in effect shortening it..
Chienworks wrote on 11/27/2006, 8:23 PM
Jimmy & Ian's suggestion work with audio events the same way they work with video events.

The full version of Vegas has a function under the Insert menu to insert an empty event. If the studio version has this, it also works on audio events just like black does on a video event. Or, you could generate 3 seconds of silence and render that to a .wav file to be used the same way.
gmes29 wrote on 11/28/2006, 2:53 AM
"Jimmy & Ian's suggestion work with audio events the same way they work with video events"

i know, i've done it.. i was referring to the media generators suggestion.. since they are video effects, vms doesn't allow you to drag them to any of the audio tracks which makes sense.
Glynn wrote on 11/29/2006, 2:54 PM
Inserting an Audio Envelope will give you perfect control for fading in and out and in the middle of a sound track if necessary.
gmes29 wrote on 11/29/2006, 4:25 PM
"Inserting an Audio Envelope will give you perfect control for fading in and out and in the middle of a sound track if necessary"

that brings up another question..
always wondered what the term 'envelope' meant within the context of VMS. what is it and how is it used?
Chienworks wrote on 11/29/2006, 6:24 PM
In this context, an envelope is a variable parameter that adjusts some measurable aspect over time. A volume envelope is simply a way to arbitrarily alter the volume from one point in time to another. It's represented on the screen by a thin line running through the middle of the clip showing the volume level. Raising the line at any particular point increases the volume and lowering the line decreases the volume. You can add points to the line and tug them around to change the volume as the clip plays similar to twiddling a physical volume control on an amp or mixer.

Other envelopes include things such as pan to move the sound right or left, velocity to make a video clip go faster or slower, compositing to make a clip more or less transparent, effects to make an effect more or less prominent, and some others too.
gmes29 wrote on 11/30/2006, 1:12 PM
thanx.. i'll have to play with it..