In audio and video editing, what is a crossfade?
A crossfade is a transitional effect between two movie clips, two still images, or two audio tracks. The crossfade gently transitions by overlaying the events at the transition point so that both are visible or audible at the same time before the first event entirely disappears into the second. A crossfade differs from a simple fade transition in that the latter does not employ a point of overlay where both events are present at once. The first event fades out, then the second event fades in consecutively. With a crossfade the transition occurs concurrently with one event “crossing into” the next. Crossfades can be used in video editing to join clips or a series of movie files, such as home movies taken with a digital camcorder. It is also a popular transition effect for producing slideshows of still pictures. In addition to being a pleasant effect, a crossfade is a poignant way to show the passage of time. A crossfade transition can be short in duration or longer. Many factors play in
A crossfade is a transitional effect between two movie clips, two still images, or two audio tracks. The crossfade gently transitions by overlaying the events at the transition point so that both are visible or audible at the same time before the first event entirely disappears into the second. A crossfade differs from a simple fade transition in that the latter does not employ a point of overlay where both events are present at once. The first event fades out, then the second event fades in consecutively. With a crossfade the transition occurs concurrently with one event “crossing into?the next. Crossfades can be used in video editing to join clips or a series of movie files, such as home movies taken with a digital camcorder. It is also a popular transition effect for producing slideshows of still pictures. In addition to being a pleasant effect, a crossfade is a poignant way to show the passage of time. A crossfade transition can be short in duration or longer. Many factors play int
