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Post by gewb on Feb 15, 2024 21:55:44 GMT
Exactly, except the transition isn't locked.
Transitions span two consecutive resources connecting them together for the duration set in the transition properties but only as long as the shortest mating resource.
As such, one can not "move" a transition up or down a timeline.
Instead you need to lengthen/shorten the leading resource or lengthen/shorten the transition duration.
So a question please, I have a transition (Arrows) in the Time line and I want to move its position a bit, but this transition for some reason is locked in place... A circle with a slash like a road No Entry sign. I have no idea how it became locked, but what do I do to unlock it.
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Post by gewb on Feb 15, 2024 21:58:09 GMT
One last note on the transition lock problem. After deletion, it doesn't matter what Transition I use, as soon as I put it in the Time line it becomes locked. That's another thing to look in to tomorrow, and if I fathom something out I'll report back. Here in the UK it's getting a bit late... so good night and thanks. Ax (Yes this is a repeat post)
Exactly, except the transition isn't locked. Transitions span two consecutive resources connecting them together for the duration set in the transition properties but only as long as the shortest mating resource. As such, one can not "move" a transition up or down a timeline. Instead you need to lengthen/shorten the leading resource or lengthen/shorten the transition duration.
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Post by robertoz on Feb 15, 2024 22:33:56 GMT
The only Transition that can be customized is the Morph Transition located in Transitions F/X or under Transitions/All
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Post by arturox on Feb 16, 2024 8:53:16 GMT
Okay I now understand...
Thanks AX
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Post by arturox on Feb 16, 2024 9:05:40 GMT
Another little question about this UI of this app.
I've made a few adjustments to the UI to suit as best as I can this dreary dark UI for me.
Done a Settings-Layout Settings-Save to Custom #1
In Setting-Preferences UI Layout the "Custom 1" radio button is active (Blue), so I assume whenever I run CVS it will run to the UI I've configured, and sometimes it does, but other times is has reverted to the "Default".
Have I missed a step somewhere?
Thanks Ax
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Post by Trevor Andrew on Feb 16, 2024 12:13:26 GMT
Hi As far as I know the last used UI is used the next time we run the program. I do not know what happens should the program crash instead of a normal closure. For me the default layout has always worked for me.
So do not think you have missed anything....
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Post by arturox on Feb 17, 2024 12:27:36 GMT
Thanks to you folks I'm making good progress in my transition from the Former MoviePlus app to CVStudio... Now I have a question about Audio tracks. (Questions, questions old man, nothing but questions!) I guess it's a bit trivial, but something I need to know.
When I load up a Video file into CV Studio, I'm presented with a combined video and audio Timeline.
If I want to access the Audio content and separate it from the Video content, I split the Audio... "Context menu-Audio-Split Audio".
Good so far... and after doing whatever, I can select both Timelines and Group them.
My question is... Can the video and the audio be combined again into one Timeline as they were originally?
Thanks Ax
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Post by tanguero on Feb 17, 2024 15:28:40 GMT
No need to worry about colour boards and the like. Just go to transitions (the A|B icon in the vertical menu), find "Fade to black" and "Crossfade" (both are in my Favourites) then drag either one to each end of your video clip on the timeline. Both are smart enough to figure out to fade IN from black at the start of a clip and fade OUT to black at the end, if there is no adjacent clip before or after. However, there is one important difference between the two, which will probably make you want to choose Crossfade over Fade to black in this scenario: The Fade to black transitions fades to black from the previous clip for the first 1/3 of its duration (default 1 second, but can be stretched to any desired length as can any transition), then remains black for the next 1/3, then fades into the next clip for the last 1/3. This means that if you had a 3-second transition at each end, only 1 second will be the actual transition and 2 seconds will be all black. So you will (a) have lost 2 second of video on each end (which may or may not be important) and (b) the sound will continue to play from the start till the end, which may be disconcerting to have the sound playing while the screen is all black for 2/3 of the transition time. The Crossfade transition, on the other hand, will transition from/to black (assuming you have no adjacent clips) right from/to the very start/end of the transition and will thus be a lot smoother and probably more pleasing.
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Post by tanguero on Feb 17, 2024 16:16:54 GMT
Indeed a very good question, but I'm pretty sure the answer is "not easily" since I have been trying to find this myself and not succeeded. Also, splitting off the audio doesn't actually remove the audio from the video track: it merely mutes it (as you can see if you right click and select Unmute, in which case you have two copies of the audio track!). So a more correct description would be "Extract Sound and Mute Original." So what you really need is an "overwrite audio track in video by [some other audio track]" and I haven't seen anything like it in the editing features. Now since all editing in VS is non-destructive of the original source material, what such a feature would really be doing would be something like "Mute the original audio track of my video, create a hidden audio track that ACTS LIKE it's part of the main video track so I don't have to worry about keeping it in sync with my main video if I'm doing a lot of moving and chopping." Useful, I admit, but I don't think this is part of the architecture of VS. The ripple editing feature of VS along with synchronized cuts (where cutting on the timeline will cut all other tracks including audio the same time location) gives you a lot of this capability, though admittedly not as cleanly. Of course, the "not so easy" way is to render the video + edited audio which by definition combines the two but yes, this is clearly not the ideal solution for any number of reasons. If you do end up needing or wanting to do this, one way to minimize quality loss (and perhaps rendering time as well) is too make sure the VideoStudio knows to preserve all the video coding properties of the original imported video in the rendering and use the SmartRender feature. If you need to resort to this, the steps for it are: - When rendering (Share tab), check the box "Same as Project Settings" and select "Same as First Video Clip" from the dropdown selector - Also check the box "Enable Smart Render"
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Post by Trevor Andrew on Feb 17, 2024 17:08:57 GMT
arturox.... When we Split Audio two things happen 1 / the audio stream is placed on the voice track 2 / the video clip is muted
If we wish to undo that and return to the video as original, simply un-mute the video clip, a right click - Audio has the mute option Then remove the audio clip, you mention Grouping, undo that option otherwise you will delete the group.
However if you have modified the audio stream and wish to retain that, you will have to render to a new video file Share - Same as First Clip would be the best option This will render the entire project although there is an option to Create Proview Range only.
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Post by arturox on Feb 17, 2024 19:03:59 GMT
Thanks folks, most useful info answering my Audio question. Appreciated. :-)
Ax
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Post by arturox on Feb 17, 2024 19:47:22 GMT
No need to worry about colour boards and the like. Just go to transitions (the A|B icon in the vertical menu), find "Fade to black" and "Crossfade" (both are in my Favourites) then drag either one to each end of your video clip on the timeline. Both are smart enough to figure out to fade IN from black at the start of a clip and fade OUT to black at the end, if there is no adjacent clip before or after. However, there is one important difference between the two, which will probably make you want to choose Crossfade over Fade to black in this scenario: I'm finding everything about transitions a PITA, so after a Title board, I'm just doing "Context menu-Video Fade In and Context menu-Video Fade Out" at the end of the clip. :-)
Obviously I need to do some more work on that area, and when I can find some spare time I will have a go at it. ![:-/](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/undecided.png)
Ax
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Post by Trevor Andrew on Feb 17, 2024 20:16:57 GMT
arturox Are you now referring to creating Titles / text boxes.
If so the animation options and fade in / out are a little different. Updated for 2023 for me made things a little complex, unfortunately with some problems.
There is a process called Customise Motion aka Advanced Motion, this is worth taking the time to master, quite versatile in hat it can do.
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Post by gewb on Feb 17, 2024 20:59:08 GMT
Hello Ax - Above you posted "so after a Title board, I'm just doing "Context menu-Video Fade In and Context menu-Video Fade Out" at the end of the clip." Make use of black slides!
[Black] <Transition> [Title] <Transition> [Black] <Transition> [Menu Frame] ...etc.
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Post by arturox on Feb 18, 2024 11:58:10 GMT
Good day folks, I was hoping to leave you folks in peace for a while and get on with learning this new app, but unfortunately during a next step, a little something else has hove into view.
We're back to audio...
One of my short test videos has a noisy (windy) soundtrack, so I've muted it and added a piece of music (Mp3) to the the Music timeline.
Works a treat... :-)
I Selected both timelines and wanted to Group them, but I can't as that Menu option is Greyed out.
Why? Thanks...
Ax
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