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seanbrennan
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April 12, 2017
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Fade out not smooth, why?

  • April 12, 2017
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I've noticed that when I fade a video clip to either black or into another clip the first 0- 80% of the dissolve is smooth, then the last 20% is rather abrupt and quick. I'm not sure how to explain this properly but it seems the dissolve is not evenly spaced, I've even created a handle and slowed the last bit of the transition down but it's very fiddly to do, is this normal behaviour?

I've not had any issue with earlier versions of Premiere, the fades used to be smooth and even, anyone else notice this or got a fix?

many thanks 

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    Correct answer Ann Bens

    Might want to read this:

    Free Impact Dissolve from FilmImpact - PremierePro.net

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    samuelo78367289
    Participant
    August 19, 2020

    I had the same issue, it appeared on a rendered playback whilst still in premiere but the issue went away in an export.

    jamesg88!
    jamesg88!
    Participating Frequently
    February 10, 2019

    I always put a black matte on top track and dissolve into that. Since 2019 version I was noticing abrupt fades and transitions. Did a search, found this post, turned off Composite in Linear Color and I'm now happy with results. Thanks folks!

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Ann BensCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    April 13, 2017

    Might want to read this:

    Free Impact Dissolve from FilmImpact - PremierePro.net

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      seanbrennanAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      April 13, 2017

      omg, that's exactly what I'm on about, thanks for the link!  I'm pleased to see filmimpact have addressed this problem and notice the jump between 0 and 22%. I'm going to purchase the transitions pack now as I really don't like the look and feel of the built in default dissolve, bit cheap and rough looking.

      Adobe should take note and improve the quality of this dissolve, I'm just glad it's not a problem with my system

      Thanks for everyone that offered help

        Peru Bob
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        Peru BobCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        April 12, 2017

        Instead of fading to black, put black video on a track above the clip and keyframe its opacity from 0-100%.

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          Meg The Dog
          Inspiring
          April 12, 2017

          If you do the fade by key framing the opacity of the clip, do you get the same results?

          MtD

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          seanbrennanAuthor
          Participating Frequently
          April 12, 2017

          Yes I've been keyframing the opacity and adding a handle from 90% complete to stretch out the last 10% of the transition to make it more even. It's happens with any dissolve from the effects palette where the opacity goes from 100 - 0, the last bit always appears rushed, like it's not linear or been keyframed evenly.. yet it's the default dissolve.

          Disabling the graphics acceleration but made no difference maybe it's just me as I'm fussy and have a good eye to notice these things lol

          thanks

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          Meg The Dog
          Inspiring
          April 12, 2017

          Try a Film Dissolve Video Effects > Video Transitions > Dissolve > Film Dissolve and see if you like that better.

          MtD

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