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You can also use color clips as a background for other clips in the project,
such as when performing fades or to create certain types of effects. You
can set key frames to create impressive gradient effects with each frame
of the clip gradually shifting from one color to the next.
To insert a color clip:
Click the Insert Color Clip button
1.
on the Timeline toolbar (You an also
click Insert: Color Clip or right-
click on a video track and select
Color Clip from the pop-up menu.)
In the Insert Color Clip dialog
2.
box, specify the duration of the clip
in the Duration spin box.
3. Choose the color of the clip by clicking the color square or entering
RGB values.
Click the Pure Color button to quickly insert a solid color
clip.
Click OK. Drop the clip into position on a video track.
4.
If you choose different colors for the start and end key frames you can
create a gradient effect, such as a fade from black to white. The more key
frames you add, the greater the variety of colors you can have. For more on
adding key frames see the section on "Using key frame controls" on page
188.
Working with tracks
Video Editor has three types of tracks you can work with: video,
transition,
and audio. The video tracks consist of two primary tracks
(Va and Vb) and an additional 99 overlay tracks (V1...V99). Between the
primary Va and Vb tracks is the transition (Fx) track, which allows you to
control how clips in the Vb track merge with clips in the Va track. The
overlay tracks are used for performing color keying (blue screening),
moving path effects, rolling credits and much more. The audio tracks
behave similarly as the video tracks, with the exception that there is no
transition track.
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