[noob question] Can't seem to create video opacity envelope points

JACKnight wrote on 12/12/2017, 4:40 PM

Hey All,

I put a bug in the corner of the video and when the action starts I want to reduce that bug's opacity, but I can't for the life of me add opacity envelope edit points.

Tried double clicking the cursor (tried both), nada. I can merely pull the "harndle" down and reduce it, but I need to have an automatable opacity reduction.

I'm probably missing something simple...please chime in on this, won't you.

Cheers

Jef K

Comments

Former user wrote on 12/12/2017, 5:04 PM

You want to use a Track Composite Level envelope. HELP explains how to use it. Opacity is not keyframeable.

JACKnight wrote on 12/12/2017, 6:21 PM

Thanks, David. The heIp file is not bad, but I couldn't get any of it to work the way it was described. I wanted to use TC but for some reason it was greyed out.

vkmast wrote on 12/12/2017, 6:35 PM

Did you "1. Select a video track"? See also the link to "Adjusting envelopes" in the same "Applying composite-level automation" Help section, point 4.

Former user wrote on 12/12/2017, 7:23 PM

INSERT>Track Composite Envelope

JACKnight wrote on 12/12/2017, 7:58 PM

Thanks again for your help, David. I think my mind is a bit blurry from editing all day [I'm a music producer running a fairly robust studio here and I've also been editing music all day...d'oh!]...so I'll have another crack at this tomorrow when I'm fresh again.

Cheers

Grazie wrote on 12/12/2017, 9:09 PM

Insert Transition Envelope.

Grazie wrote on 12/12/2017, 11:18 PM

Here's my take on it:

Grazie wrote on 12/13/2017, 1:06 AM

Bug IN . .Bug Faded OUT using Transition Envelope

JACKnight wrote on 12/17/2017, 10:34 AM

Thanks for the help guys. Much appreciated.

Cheers

Jef K