Moving Clips Adjacent to Crossfades

When you move either of the clips that contributes to a crossfade, the clips separate. The status of the fade depends on the Preserve Fades when Editing preference (in the Editing Preferences page).

To separate crossfaded clips and retain the corresponding fades:

1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click the Editing tab.

2 Select Preserve Fades when Editing.

3 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.

4 Use the Time Grabber or Separation Grabber tool to select one of the contributing clips to a crossfade.

 

Selecting a clip with a crossfade

5 Drag the selected clip with the Grabber.

 

Separating clips while preserving fades

To separate crossfaded clips and remove the fade:

1 Choose Setup > Preferences and click the Editing tab.

2 Deselect Preserve Fades when Editing.

3 Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.

4 Use the Time Grabber or Separation Grabber tool to select one of the contributing clips to a crossfade.

 

Selecting a clip with a crossfade

5 Drag the selected clip with the Grabber.

 

Separating clips while removing fades