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Dissolve: The standard Dissolve mode is the equivalent of a cross dissolve: one clip
fades out as another clip fades in.
Additive Dissolve: Similar in look to a standard film dissolve, an Additive dissolve
adds the second clip and then fades out the first one.
Erode: The Erode method transitions between the two images by growing the
darkest areas of the background image to reveal the foreground image. The effect
appears similar to a filmstrip burning out.
Random Dissolve: A randomly generated dot pattern is used to perform the mix of
the images.
Random Noise Dissolve: A moving random dot pattern is used to perform the mix of
the images.
Gradient Wipe: The dissolve is controlled by the luminance values of the image in
the Gradient Map input. The edges of this dissolve can be softened. The density and
the color of the border can be adjusted independently.
SMPTE Wipe: The SMPTE wipe is similar to the basic effect wipes found on many video
effects switchers. There is a horizontal wipe and a vertical wipe provided. The wipes
can have soft edges and borders added. The density and the color of the border can
be adjusted independently.
Background/Foreground Slider: Defaults to Foreground. This control determines
whether the output is the background image, the foreground image, or a mix between
the two. The type of mix is determined by the Operation control. If one of the input
images is not currently available, the other one will be output despite the setting of
this slider.
Gradient/SMPTE Wipe Controls
The following controls appear only when Gradient Wipe or SMPTE Wipe are selected.
Wipe Style: (SMPTE Wipe only) This drop-down list allows the selection of two wipe
styles: Horizontal - Left to Right and Vertical - Top to Bottom. The direction of the wipes
can be reversed by using the Invert Wipe checkbox.
Invert Wipe: (SMPTE Wipe only) When checked, the direction of the wipe
will be reversed.
Softness: Use this control to soften the edge of the transition.
Border: Select the Border to enable coloring of the transition’s edge and to reveal the
associated controls. The effect is to create a border around the transition edge.
Border Softness: (Appears only when Border is turned on) The Border Softness slider
controls the width and density of the border. Higher values will create a denser border,
and lower values will create a thinner one.
Border Color: (Appears only when Border is turned on) Use Border Color to select the
color used in the border.
Common Controls
Settings Tab
The Settings tab in the Inspector is also duplicated in both the Dissolve and Merge nodes.
These common controls are described in detail at the end of this chapter in “The Common
Controls” section.
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