User Guide

Subpicture Effects 155

Adding a Subpicture Fade

With the fade effect you can cause any of the four subpicture colors to become more

transparent or opaque over a speciﬁed duration, so that the subpicture appears to fade in or

fade out.

Note: When applying a fade-in to subpictures, make sure the subpicture’s Display Color

Contrast (for the colors being faded) are fully transparent (0%), so the subpicture does not

ﬂash before the fade starts.

To add a subpicture fade:

1 In the Track Editor directory area, select the track to which you will add the fade effect.

2 If the Simulation window is not visible, select View > Simulation Window.

3 In the Simulation window, click the Subpicture and Highlight tab, then scroll to the

Advanced Effects page with the Left-Right arrows (on the right side of the tab). The

Effects tools and Effects timeline appear.

4 With the Fade tool, drag in the green timeline from left to right to insert the fade effect.

A dark green fade block appears in the timeline.

5 To adjust the placement of the fade, drag the fade block left or right.

6 To adjust the start time of the fade, click the fade block and drag the left edge of the

block, or enter a new time in the Start Time To Video ﬁeld.

7 To adjust the end time of the fade, click the fade block and drag the right edge of the

block, or enter a new time in the Duration ﬁeld.

Note: The resolution for fades is 16 steps when changing from the Start and End

Contrast. To avoid fades that appear uneven, use short durations of one second or less.

Scroll

Stop

Fade

Wipe

Select