Add Fading for Video Clips
A smooth fade-in at the start and fade-out at the end is one of the most common effects in video editing. In the Bolide Movie Creator video editor, for example, this is the default for transitions and for start/end effects on a visual block. Fades let you ease into a movie, out of it, and between clips with a gradual change from nothing into something — and back again.
- To add a fade-in or fade-out, right-click the block on the timeline and choose Start/End Effects. You can apply the effect at both ends, only at the start, or only at the end, and pick a duration. If you are unsure which duration to use, pick any — you can change it later.
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Another way is to click the operations on visual blocks button on the toolbar and choose Start/End Effects from the menu.
- The effect area on the block is hatched (and outlined with a dashed line). To change the duration, drag the inner edge of that area with the left mouse button.
- To remove an effect, select it with the left mouse button and press Del on the keyboard, or use the red cross button on the toolbar.
- Right-click the effect area to open a menu where you can change the fade-in/fade-out animation (smooth fade is only the default) or remove the effect. With several blocks selected, the same menu items apply the effect to all of them at once.
- The Automate button lets you set fade-in and fade-out for all visual blocks on the current track using predefined times from 0.5 to 2.0 seconds. You can also remove all such effects from the current track with this button.
- When two visual blocks on the same track overlap, the editor automatically adds a crossfade transition.
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