"Sune" <suneREMOVETHIS@ANDTHISsuneworld.com

> wrote in message news:jdn3b.61628$Kb2.2652148@news010.worldonline.dk...

> I saw a nice and sweet transition the other day on TV.

> They freeze-framed the picture, went to black/white and then faded to black.

> This was sleek, nice and beatiful.

>

> My question is:

> - How do I freeze-frame my clip?

> - How do I gradually shift to black/white?

Export the last frame as a still, import it, place it on the timeline

at the end of the clip, stretch it out the length of the effect you want,

apply B&W filter and key-frame it to go from no effect to max

(you can use the saturation filter instead...), apply brightness and

contrast filter and keyframe it to go from no effect (where the B&W

shift is complete) to black (or just apply a dissolve transition [to black]

to the second part of the still-clip...).

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David Ruether

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