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June 1, 2015
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What does "Insufficient media. This transition will contain repeated frames" mean?

  • June 1, 2015
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Premiere Pro CS5.5.2. Windows 7 Pro.

What does "Insufficient media. This transition will contain repeated frames" mean?

Image A duration 00,00,08:48

Image B duration 00,00,31:00

Transition duration 00,00,00:30

At max zoom, there is no gap between the two clips at 00;33;44;44 in the timeline.Transition info window pops up no matter what video transition i use.

Movie duration is currently 01;09;39;38

    Correct answer Creative_Clod

    D0NNN wrote:

    What am i not understanding?

    Clip handles and transitions

    https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/using/transition-overview-applying-transitions.html#clip_handles_and_transitions

    3 replies

    Known Participant
    June 1, 2015

    Some of the responses above have suggested that you visualize A and B tracks.  However, Premiere has a facility to show you this live time.

    • Click on the transition effect that is giving the problem
    • Open the effects dialog and expand the timeline in the dialog.   Here you will the transition to timeline scale and the incoming and outgoing clips arranged as A and B with the transition separating

    • To have a good transition, the transition has to be "covered" by both the incoming and outgoing clips.
    • If that's not the case, you will see part of the transition cross hatched where it is not covered by the incoming or outgoing clips.  The cross hatch indicates the missing head and tail.
    • You can use the various timeline trim tools in the effects dialog to move the transition to eliminate the cross hatching.  Note that that the effect dialog an the main timeline are synced
    BartonGarrett256
    Inspiring
    June 1, 2015

    ‌A simple way to visualize it is put the clips on two tracks, one above the other, in the exact position where you want the cut to be.

    Extend each clip towards the other.  If you can't go half the length of the transition you desire you can't do a transition- you need overlap. The little triangle in the upper corner of the clip is also a warning that there is no more media to work with, that's why it's there.

    austinm59594076
    Participant
    June 1, 2015

    From what you have said it sounds like you don't have enough "heads" and "tails" on your clips. Take off 16 frames from the end of clip A and Take off 16 frames of the beginning of clip B. This should fix your problem. I say 16 on each just to give a little extra to work with.

    Participating Frequently
    June 1, 2015

    Thanks for your reply Austin, but i don't understand it. Cutting off frames, shortening the clips, seems to be counter to "insufficient media" and "heads and tails" not being enough. What am i not understanding?

    Participating Frequently
    June 1, 2015

    Clip A is at the end, and clip B is at the beginning. How can you perform a transition between them if there is no overlap? In other words, two clips are butted together, there is no extra material with which to perform a cross-dissolve or any transition. Look for the little triangle at the upper corner of end or beginning of video clip - this signifies that none of the clip has been trimmed (no heads or tails available).

    So if you have two raw clips and want to do a 1-second transition between them, you would first need to trim 15 frames from the end of first clip, and 15 from beginning of next clip, then when they are butted together there is "room" to perform the transition. Material from both clips must be combined for that duration, therefore you need to create some "overlap" first. That is what AustinM was telling you.

    Thanks

    Jeff Pulera

    Safe Harbor Computers