Specifications
Chapter 28: Fades and Crossfades 623
To set the length of automatic fade-ins/outs:
1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click the
Operation tab.
2 Type a value between 0 and 10 ms for the Clip
Auto Fade In/Out Length
. A value of zero (the
default) means that no auto-fading will occur.
3 Click OK. The AutoFade value is saved with the
session, and is automatically applied to all free-
standing clip boundaries until you change it.
Creating Fades and
Crossfades in Batches
Using Batch Fades, you can create many fades at
once. Select across several clips and use the Create
Fades command to create crossfades for each clip
transition. If your selection includes clips that al-
ready have crossfades, this feature lets you modify
them.
To apply crossfades between multiple clips:
1 With the Selector tool, click in the first clip in
which you want to create a crossfade. Make
sure that the selection includes the entire clip.
2 Drag to extend the selection to include the last
clip you want to crossfade. Make sure that the
selection includes the entire clip.
3 Do one of the following:
• Choose
Edit > Fades > Create.
• Press Command+F (Mac) or Control+F (Win-
dows).
4 In the Batch Fades dialog, select whether you
want to
Create New Fades, Create New Fade-
Ins & Outs
, Adjust Existing Fades, or a combi-
nation of these options.
If you choose to create new fades and new fade-ins
and outs, new crossfades are created at each clip
boundary that is bordered by another selected clip,
a fade-in is created at the start of the first clip, and
a fade-out is created at the end of the last clip.
5 Select the placement of the Fades: Pre-Splice,
Centered, or Post-Splice (see “About Cross-
fades and Curves” on page 611).
6 Enter a crossfade length in milliseconds.
7 Click OK.
Pro Tools creates the fades for all selected clips.
Selected clips for Batch Fades
Batch Fades dialog
Fade lengths can be resized with any of
the Trim tools, including Nudge Trim
commands. See “Using the Trim Tools”
on page 549 and “Trimming with Nudge”
on page 594.