Hi all! First post, so I hope I follow the local courtesy rules. I did a search on my question, but there are so many posts here with "fade" in them that I couldn't tell if what I'm after was in there or not.
Here it is: When I add the "fade out" video effect to the last clip in a sequence, it does what I want: it fades to black, applying its full duration to the clip, going to black at the clip's last frame. But, if I add the same video effect to any clip that is not the last clip in a sequence, it behaves as if I had added the "Fade through black" transition, using half of its duration to fade to black at the clip's last frame, but then using the remaining half of its duration to fade in from black at the start of the next clip.
I want to do the exact same thing "Fade out" does when used in the last clip in a sequence. I want it to fade to black, using its entire duration in the clip to which I apply it, and have no effect at all on the clip that follows.
As I worked on this, trying to figure out if I'm doing something wrong, I noticed that the "Fade in" video effect behaves the same whether it is applied to the first, last, or any other clip in a sequence. It only affects the clip to which it is applied. I would have expected "Fade out" to behave the same way, but it doesn't.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to fade a clip gradually to black without having any effect on the next clip after it?
Thanks in advance for any help!