Uneven cross-dissolve

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March 12, 2023
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I had a long clip of inflating a hot-air balloon during which I zoomed out and panned up the balloon to show it inflating. I decided to shorten the clip by cutting it before the zoom and putting the two pieces - let's call them A and B - together with a 15 frame cross-dissolve. When I played it back I noticed that it looked like it "stopped" during the dissolve, and close inspection showed that it did - at least in the 'B' clip.

In the attached images I show 3 frames of the dissolve. The flame in the A clip (the top flame) changes in each frame. But Premiere Pro uses the SAME frame for all three images in the 'B' clip, as you can see from the bottom flame. This makes it appear stuck when you play it. What causes this and how do I fix it?

Thanks in advance.

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Peru Bob

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Try unchecking Composite in linear color in the sequence settings.

Peru Bob

Community Expert

@peternelson wrote:

Second part: Both ends of both clips have already been cut

Did the red line above the timeline turn from red to green after you rendered it? If not, it didn't render.

Ann Bens

Community Expert

Try rendering the clip at least the cross dissolve section.

If you drop a 15 frame transition in the center, both clips need to be trimmed back at least 8 frames.

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peternelsonAuthor

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I don't understand either part of your response.

First part: I did render it; that's when I noticed the problem.

Second part: trimmed back with respect to what? Both ends of both clips have already been cut so this should not be an "insuffient media" situation. How would additional trimming help?