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Video Fader Handles
If you want to dissolve a clip to or from another clip, or to or from black, the traditional way to do
so has been to use one of the transitions in the Effects Library. However, you can also use fader
handles that appear at the beginning and end a clip when you position the pointer right over it.
Fader handles are a fast, ubiquitous method of creating a fade to or from black. However, they
also make it easy to fade to or from other clips that are underneath one that’s superimposed, as
seen in the following screenshot.
Dragging a video fader handle on a clip in track V2
To use a fader handle, move the pointer over the clip you want to adjust, and when small white
fader handles appear at the upper left and upper right of the video of the clip, drag them to the
left or right for the duration you want the fade effect to last.
Fade In and Out to Playhead Commands
A pair of commands in the Trim menu let you use the playhead position over a clip to “Fade In to
Playhead” or “Fade Out to Playhead.” This can be done for a single clip or for multiple
superimposed clips.
These commands work for both audio and video items, in both the Edit and Fairlight pages.
Alpha Channel Support
If a superimposed video or still image clip in the Timeline has an embedded alpha channel, that
alpha channel automatically creates transparency within that clip, compositing it against
whatever is in the track underneath. There’s no need for you to do anything for this to work.
Superimposing a clip with an alpha channel above
automatically composites that clip against the clip beneath it
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