You access the Dissolve menu before creating the dissolve.
(a) Dissolve Type box (b) Dissolve Mode box (c) Keep/Delete Sources box (d) Render Type box (e) Render Mode box (f) Video/Audio option box
The Dissolve options are described as follows.
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Dissolve | Create a dissolve between two clips. The dissolve duration is based on the frame you select in the incoming clip. See Dissolving between Two Clips. |
CrossFade | Create a dissolve between two clips. You can choose the dissolve duration and the criteria used when selecting clips. See Crossfading between Two Clips. |
Fade In | Create a dissolve that fades from a black source to a clip. See Creating a Fade-in or Fade-out. |
Fade Out | Create a dissolve that fades from a clip to a black source. See Creating a Fade-in or Fade-out. |
Mix | Mix the pixels between two clips based on a percentage you specify in the Mix menu. See Mixing Source Clips. |
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Additive | Add the colour value of a pixel in the first source clip to the colour value of the corresponding pixel in the second source clip. This value is assigned to the pixel in the resulting dissolve. |
Nonadditive | Evaluate corresponding pixels in the first and second source clips to determine which has the higher colour value. The pixel in the resulting dissolve is assigned the higher of the two values. |
Inverse Nonadditive | Evaluate corresponding pixels in the first and second source clips to determine which has the lower colour value. The pixel in the resulting dissolve is assigned the lower of the two values. |
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Start Point | The starting frame of the transition in both the outgoing and incoming clip. |
Mid Point | The middle frame of the transition in both the outgoing and incoming clip. |
End Point | The end frame of the transition in both the outgoing and incoming clip. |