crossfading

yamyy · Post by **yamyy** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 2:45 am

this message is gonna be realy newbie.. ok here goes:

i understand, that crossfading is a effect to videos (one clip is crossfading on the other clip) ... My question is: wich software allows me to make that effect? I`m using windows movie maker, so this one dosen`t have that effect .. anyway I`m looking for better video maker, but I can`t find .. and i realy want to have this crossfading effect

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:47 am

http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/P ... sp?PID=856

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:50 am

Forgot this: if you are using Windows XP, then an upgrade to Windows Movie Maker 2 will provide the transitions.

yamyy · Post by **yamyy** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:52 am

yes, I`m using win xp .. hmm, I think I have windows movie maker 2 .. but still I can`t find the effect/transition

Or does Windows movie player 2 have an upgrade package?

yamyy · Post by **yamyy** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:57 am

actually when Iopen the movie maker .. then it says windows movie maker .. but when I click on help --> about windows movie maker .. then it says windows movie maker vesrion 2.0 ....

thats why i`m kind of puzzled .. i can`t tell if i`m using windows movie maker ot windows movie maker 2

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 4:29 am

The Help-About page will tell you what version you have.

You might want to put this link on your Fave list:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/movi ... efault.asp
If you go there, then select "Intermediate How To", you'll see a tutorial called "Creating Video Transitions".

yamyy · Post by **yamyy** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 4:45 am

ok got it ... then I have windows movie maker 2

hmm... it seems, that I defined the word crossfading wrong

cause I understanded it is that kind of transition:

A prime picture/video ...
then i want to have another picture/video to go fading over the prime picture/video ... so like the character in the prime picture/video is reminding something ... BUT! when the other picture/video has faded away, the prime picture/video is still there! ..

ok, now i translated my opinion of crossfading

.. and i think i did it very bad, but thats the only way i can translate it

hope u understanded what i was trying to say

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 2:06 pm

yamyy wrote:ok got it ... then I have windows movie maker 2

hmm... it seems, that I defined the word crossfading wrong cause I understanded it is that kind of transition:

A prime picture/video ...
then i want to have another picture/video to go fading over the prime picture/video ... so like the character in the prime picture/video is reminding something ... BUT! when the other picture/video has faded away, the prime picture/video is still there! ..

ok, now i translated my opinion of crossfading .. and i think i did it very bad, but thats the only way i can translate it hope u understanded what i was trying to say

I think what you want is called an "overlay", and probably a "masked" overlay, meaning the secondary picture does not cover the entire screen; i.e. some of the first picture still appears.

I don't think WMM will allow that. You need another video track which WMM doesn't have. Funny thing about this thread is - I've never used WMM

. Maybe someone who has can step in and explain it if it is possible.

(WMM allows title overlays as explained here.)

That software package that I mentioned in my first reply will do overlays, however, and a lot of other stuff, too.

PC Magazine recently posted a nice overview of video editing software here.

yamyy · Post by **yamyy** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 3:26 pm

yes, yes, yes... overlay .. alright now I know the right name

this PC magazines review of some software is pretty good, I have to thank you, cause now I know what I want (goood byeee windows movie maker

) ... now the only problem is how will I get it

Thank you again!!

ErMaC · Post by **ErMaC** » Sun Nov 16, 2003 5:35 pm

TaranT: Best avatar. EVAR. I bet like 99.9% of the site has no idea what it is.