The art of transitioning

[ZephyrStar]

Film Editing 101

cross fades are to show a larger gap in time.

cuts are for when you just want to move on to the next shot in a sequence.

[Enigma]

Scene selection. And whats with all the this stupid hardcut/crossfade bull shit? I'm pretty sure when it comes to AMV's they all have a purpose. They are both needed.

[Megamom]

It boils down to finding similar elements in both clips to match up, like shape, color, or direction of movement. Masking overlays work too, as Eva-Fan suggested.

This...

[Kitsuner]

The scene is too static?
Crossfade! Or slight zoom in/out

How would a crossfade solve that problem at all?

[Phantasmagoriat]

I get the impression conventional editing techniques try to hide transitions. Yet when there is music involved, I prefer to see those transitions go along with the music. In this way, I would say that editing AMV's adds a whole new element in terms of synchronization. If you want to have good sync, I think you have to make transitions more obvious, and consistent with the music. So if a note is held for a long time in the music, a long cross-fade may be suitable; and a fast note would benefit from a simple cut. Most of the time, a good transition will look like what you are hearing.
[Assuming you want sync in the first place...]

[Bauzi]

The scene is too static?
Crossfade! Or slight zoom in/out

How would a crossfade solve that problem at all?

The static image is not too obvious and too... static? When you add a crossfade to a next scene. You're not that much bothered.

[EvaFan]

Perhaps we need a real cross/fade to explain how they work best.

[AaronAMV]

use vegas transitions

[NS]

Just keep movement going, and ease through. Don't just have a sudden stop or action. Ease into it by slowing or speeding. And try to pay attention to color schemes in clips, in can help to have two adjacent clips look somewhat the same visually.

[nommay]

I get the impression conventional editing techniques try to hide transitions. Yet when there is music involved, I prefer to see those transitions go along with the music. In this way, I would say that editing AMV's adds a whole new element in terms of synchronization. If you want to have good sync, I think you have to make transitions more obvious, and consistent with the music. So if a note is held for a long time in the music, a long cross-fade may be suitable; and a fast note would benefit from a simple cut. Most of the time, a good transition will look like what you are hearing.
[Assuming you want sync in the first place...]

I've never really thought of it this way. I guess this is pretty much how I feel about transitions