If an audio clip is not overlapped by another, you
can select a fade-in or fade-out by right-clicking the clip and
selecting Fade In or Fade Out from the menu.
Any audio effect you have applied to one clip will
automatically be applied to both clips if you split the clip.
A cross-fade is automatically created if you drag
one audio clip so it overlaps another.
COOL STUFF:
The so-called J-cut .... This is when
you're watching a scene and you hear the audio for the next
scene before you see it.
The so-called L-cut .... This is when
the audio of the first scene continues into the following scene.
L-cut: (audio continues into following
scene)
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Click-drag the desired video clip onto the Video
track in the normal manner.
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Then, click-drag a second copy of that
same clip onto the Audio/Music track below it.
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Follow the same procedure with the second
clip: Drag the second clip into the Video track,
then, drag a second copy of the second clip onto the Audio/Music
track below it.
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In the Video track, click and drag the
right side of the first clip's trim handles to the left
as desired. (When you release the mouse, a gray overlap
appears over the second clip in the timeline.)
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Click on the second clip's Audio/Music
track.
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Click and drag the trim handles so the right
side of the second clip in the Audio/Music track
matches the end of its video clip in the Video track
above.
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Okay, now right-click the first video
clip's Audio track, and click Mute.
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Then, right-click the second video clip's
Audio track, and click Mute.
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So, both Audio track clips have
been muted. The viewer will hear the sound coming from the
Audio/Music track, and the first clip's audio now extends
into the second clip, which you should be able to see.
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Of course, with the audio of the first clip
extending into the second, you will want to be sure your second
clip doesn't begin with someone speaking!
J-cut (audio precedes following scene)
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Click-drag the desired video clip onto the Video
track in the normal manner.
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Then, click-drag a second copy of that
same clip onto the Audio/Music track below it.
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Follow the same procedure with the second
clip: Drag the second clip into the Video track,
then, drag a second copy of the second clip onto the Audio/Music
track below it.
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Click the Audio/Music track of the first
clip. Drag the trim handles on the right side of the clip
to the left. A space opens between the first and second
clips in the Audio/Music track.
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Click and drag the second clip's Audio/Music
track to the left so that the two clips in the Audio/Music
track are adjacent once again.
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Click the second clip's Video
track. Click-drag the left side of the video clip
to the right such that the clips all end at the same point in
terms of their right ending points. You may need to use
the "nudge" feature to make this happen. Select
Clip from the menu and Nudge Left or Nudge Right as necessary.
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As with the L-cut, right-click the Audio
track of the first clip and select Mute.
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Right-click the Audio track of the second
clip and select Mute.
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So, both Audio track clips have
been muted. The viewer will hear the sound coming from the
Audio/Music track, and the second clip's audio now will
be heard before that clip's video is seen.
With both of the above procedures, one needs to
carefully plan the ending of the first clip and the beginning of the
second clip.
