The cross fade window
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It is possible to create effective cross fades between films or fixed images with one of over 30 cross fades of FunMedia.
Each cross fade is singular and has a set of adjustment possibilities to control the transformation of the picture.
The simplest cross fade between clips is a hard cut - a direct change of one clip to the next.
In order to produce a hard cut between clips in FunMedia, you set simply the beginning of one clip in the cut window to the end of the previous clip.
However, if you want to create a fewer abrupt transition between the clips, you have to select from a variety of possible cross fades.
If the cross fade window is active, a thumbnail, the name and a short description of the effect are displayed for each effect.
If you create a cross fade between clips, you must place one clip on videotrack A and the other one on videotrack B in the cut window.
The cross fade belongs on the effect track, which is located between the videotracks A and B.
The clips on the tracks A and B should overlap themselves in a temporal sequence, so that the effect can be placed within the overlap area.
How to insert a cross fade into the cut window:
1. If the cross fade window is not visible, select 'Options -> Effects'.
2. Draw the desired effect from the cross fade window on the effect-track in the cut window.
If the clips on the videotrtacks A and B overlap themselves, FunMedia adapts the cross fade on the overlap area.
You are able to extend or shorten the play time within this area exactly as a clip.