Fade to Black and White

Prosumer wrote on 3/18/2004, 5:57 PM

I've got color video that I want to fade in to black and white but keep it running without any transitions or what not...just a fade away of the color...
Can it be done?

Thanks in advance,
Steve

Comments

frogmugsy wrote on 3/18/2004, 6:44 PM

If I understand you correctly, yes it can be done. Add the blackk and white FX. Keyframe and blend amount to a gradual black and white.

BillyBoy wrote on 3/18/2004, 7:35 PM

Or over time (key frames) reduce saturation to zero on the Color Corrector.

corug7 wrote on 3/18/2004, 7:45 PM

I know you said no transitions, but you COULD just cut the piece, change the second piece to B/W, and then do a normal crossfade.

TorS wrote on 3/18/2004, 11:35 PM

Well, well, well - here you got three very different methods, all valid, all easy to do. All perfectly meeting your requirements. That says a lot about Vegas, but also about this forum. They're both great.
Tor

cyanide149 wrote on 3/19/2004, 4:00 AM

Or you could duplicate the track- make the lower track b/w, then adjust the fade-in from the top track to the lower track...

FuTz wrote on 3/20/2004, 9:52 AM

... or use HSL fx and pull back satuaration to zero?

cyanide149 wrote on 3/20/2004, 11:23 AM

I haven't tried this, but I believe I read somewhere that it's better to use the b/w filter than to screw with the color settings- I believe it effects the render time...