after effects, need some help (easy)

[panYama]

need some help with some movie im trying to put together, but something is messing about, if you got knowledge post here.

 

[no1knowsy]

Lol, what do you want it to do?

 

[panYama]

got skype or something so we can type faster?

 

[no1knowsy]

Sorry, but I'm at work. Are you using Windows Movie Maker?

 

[panYama]

if not then explain to me the following:

I have 1 whole movie that i've recorded from a game, but it's splitted in 4 parts. Now when I'm in after effects I want to put them right after eachother, but when I do so it seems the timeline is full. So once it played the first part the program thinks the timeline ends and thus does not play the second one nor the other 2. Now how do I solve this?

Then for my second question how can you do a fade in fade out on a image ?

 

[no1knowsy]

It's something to do with dragging the next video slightly over the previous one, this creates a short fade if I'm not mistaken...
Just click and drag it a little to the left.

The fading is an effect, and can be dragged over the previous item in the timeline in the same way.
The fade may be a "fade in" effect for the image, and then you would just drag that image slightly over the last item.

I'm not entirely sure about the image...
Possibly just add to project, drag onto the timeline, and grab right limit to extend the time shown?
then add another fade effect

 

[panYama]

I tried dragging it right after the first part of the video but the timeline won't extend nor play that part...

 

[no1knowsy]

Hmm... are you just looking at that preview video? cause that part of their program sux major dix.

 

[panYama]

no the actual timeline below you know, where you see the bars from that video. the bar is like as long as the timeline for 1 part but the timeline doesn't extend if I add another video behind it...

 

[no1knowsy]

so when you add the next one, it doesn't actually add it? or it cuts it off short?

I haven't used WMM in a long time. I'd have to look at it to understand completely.

 

[panYama]

using after effects, not windows movie maker mate

 

[MadDog]

Lol, who uses WMM? Sony vegas pro FTW!

 

[no1knowsy]

Trololo

"Fail Free, or Die Hard" starring Panda!


I didn't even know After Effects was video editing software...

 

[panYama]

it's to add effects to it and do nifty stuff with it, but yeah its video editing with a twitch of extras

Anyhow got it sorted forgot completely about making a compesition and fill in the length of the movie, as I just played part 1 inside the timeline the composition became as long as part 1. Failure, but as title stated it was a rather easy solved problem.

thanks anyways!

 

[Megser]

You can always hit me up if you need further help with AE, been using it for quite some time.

 

[lathrodectus]

Imho just use Premiere or Vegas.
Regarding to your question:

Right click on your current composition-> Composition settings. Edit the duration field to your total video length.
If this is not the issue you need to check your workspace limiters, (yellow markers above your timeline)

There are many different ways to achieve the "fade to" effect, these type of transition effects are mush easier and faster to apply at premiere and vegas.
For Afx; your 1st and 2nd video should overlap at the rate you want your transition.
From Effects pane (Ctrl+5 / Window->Effects&Presets) there are some bunch transition effects under "transition" group. Block Dissolve will do the job.
Ofc you need to keyframe the effect to your desire. (Add some feather to get rid of grains)