How to you do audio transitions? at DVinfo.net

Bruce Meyers · February 9th, 2006, 09:27 AM

I know it's a dumb question, how does one do an audio transition (crossfade)? I select two subsequent audio tracks, go to effects, audio transitions and it's greyed out.... It's been so long, I've forgotten, someone please help!

Duane Smith · February 9th, 2006, 09:35 AM

I don't select the tracks themselves, I just click the mouse right where the two tracks meet; that highlights the border between the two, and then you hit "COMMAND-SHIFT-T" (at least, that's what I think the keystroke is; not sitting in front of final cut at the moment, so I can't verify). Either that, or you can go to 'transitions' in the menus.

2¢

Barry Werger · February 9th, 2006, 10:51 AM

You guys mean "clips", not "tracks", right?

You can just drag an audio transition from the effects pallette. However, you need to have enough "extra" audio (overlap) around the edit in both clips for the transition to work... perhaps that's why it's greyed out?

Duane Smith · February 9th, 2006, 10:54 AM

Ooo, that's right. Good point, you've got to have enough overlap to do the crossfade.

(And I don't know about Bruce, but I did mean to say 'clips' and not 'tracks').

February 9th, 2006, 09:27 AM	#1
Bruce Meyers Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Maldives Posts: 97	How to you do audio transitions? I know it's a dumb question, how does one do an audio transition (crossfade)? I select two subsequent audio tracks, go to effects, audio transitions and it's greyed out.... It's been so long, I've forgotten, someone please help!

February 9th, 2006, 09:35 AM	#2
Duane Smith Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 234	I don't select the tracks themselves, I just click the mouse right where the two tracks meet; that highlights the border between the two, and then you hit "COMMAND-SHIFT-T" (at least, that's what I think the keystroke is; not sitting in front of final cut at the moment, so I can't verify). Either that, or you can go to 'transitions' in the menus. 2¢

February 9th, 2006, 10:51 AM	#3
Barry Werger Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 104	You guys mean "clips", not "tracks", right? You can just drag an audio transition from the effects pallette. However, you need to have enough "extra" audio (overlap) around the edit in both clips for the transition to work... perhaps that's why it's greyed out?

February 9th, 2006, 10:54 AM	#4
Duane Smith Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 234	Ooo, that's right. Good point, you've got to have enough overlap to do the crossfade. (And I don't know about Bruce, but I did mean to say 'clips' and not 'tracks').