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Fading to Black or Fading from Black on the Timeline
 
 
 

You can create a fade from black (fade-in) by adding a dissolve at the beginning of the first segment on a track or at the beginning of a segment preceded by a gap. Likewise, you can create a fade to black (fade-out) at the end of the last segment on a track or at the end of a segment followed by a gap.

The following procedure shows how to create a fade from black. To create a fade to black, follow the same instructions but work at the end of the video clip instead of the beginning. Note that head and tail frames are not needed for fades, as the first frames of the segment are used.

To create a fade from black:

  1. Move the positioner to the beginning of the timeline or to the beginning of a segment preceded by a gap.
  2. Add a dissolve by pressing End.

    A dissolve is added using the default duration. The alignment is set automatically to From Cut.

  3. Adjust the dissolve duration, mix rate, and mode as needed.

Creating a Fade on Multiple Timeline Tracks

You can add a fade-in or fade-out to both video and audio tracks simultaneously on the timeline.

To create a fade on multiple tracks:

  1. Place the positioner at the beginning or end of the Batch timeline.
  2. Press Shift+End.

    A fade-in or fade-out is created on each track.

  3. Adjust the duration of the fade on each track as needed.