Cross-fading clips linked to videoWhen audio clips are linked to video clips that don't overlap, cross-fading the audio clips is more complex than an audio-only cross-fade. The audio clips linked to video clips cannot be dragged to overlap if the video clips are on the same track. You can solve this problem by moving the clips onto different tracks. First turn off Sync mode, so that you can move or trim a clip independently of its linked video or audio. Cross-fading audio linked to video is useful when performing a split edit, in which a clip's video and audio start or end at different times. In one version of a split edit, called an L-cut, the audio Out point is later than the video Out point so that you can continue playing a video clip's audio after the next video clip's In point. Another kind of split edit is an audio lead, called a J-cut, which you use when you want an audio/video clip's audio to start playing before the video In point. ![]() In an L-cut, the audio Out point is later than the video Out point (left); in a J-cut, the audio In point is earlier than the video In point (right). Note: Cross-fading existing clips in the Timeline usually requires extending the duration of one or more audio clips. Whenever you extend the duration of a clip, additional frames must be available in the clip's source (master) clip beyond the current In or Out point. For example, if you didn't trim the beginning or ending of a source clip before adding it to the Timeline, the clip is already using all frames available from its source, so its duration cannot be extended. To cross-fade audio clips linked to nonoverlapping video:
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