How do I crossfade between video clips on different tracks?

Hulk wrote on 12/13/2021, 12:06 PM

I've been using Vegas for 20 years and have never come across this dilemma. How do I crossfade from the top video track to the two clips below on separate tracks? They are on separate tracks because I needed to do some track motion with them compositing them into one track. Is there a way to virtually bounce those tracks down or something? I know this is probably a cakewalk for most people here. Thanks, Mark

 

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j-v wrote on 12/13/2021, 12:35 PM

1. Fade out the upper track.
2. Fade in the underlaying tracks after select them all, ready, if the positioning is right

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john_dennis wrote on 12/13/2021, 12:37 PM

@Hulk

3d87c4 wrote on 12/13/2021, 1:23 PM

Here's a video showing how I do it:

Slide the tracks so they overlap, select the audio and video tracks, grab the crossfade handle (forget it's official name just now) and drag it to the desired overlap time, repeat on the other track. (1 second in my example.)

In your example, just select all the lower tracks then move them and fade them together.

 

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jetdv wrote on 12/13/2021, 1:25 PM

Technically, just fading out the top track should be sufficient. You really don't need to "fade in" the lower one.

Former user wrote on 12/13/2021, 1:36 PM

Or you can drag a transition from the list onto the start or end of a clip, the very first frame or last frame if you haven't already created a fade like mentioned above,

3POINT wrote on 12/13/2021, 2:47 PM

Technically, just fading out the top track should be sufficient. You really don't need to "fade in" the lower one.

+1

Hulk wrote on 12/13/2021, 2:51 PM

I feel kind of silly. Of course.

Thanks fellas!

Dexcon wrote on 12/13/2021, 3:53 PM

Technically, just fading out the top track should be sufficient. You really don't need to "fade in" the lower one.

+1 also.

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EricLNZ wrote on 12/13/2021, 5:00 PM

Technically, just fading out the top track should be sufficient. You really don't need to "fade in" the lower one.

+1 again. You will get a different fade if you also fade in the lower tracks.

Grazie wrote on 12/14/2021, 1:05 AM

Yah know, Fading on both Tracks does give the option of having TWO different Transitions 😉.

Former user wrote on 12/14/2021, 8:26 AM

Yah know, Fading on both Tracks does give the option of having TWO different Transitions 😉.

👍 More than Two if you duplicate the tracks/events