I am trying to create a simple animation. Just a fade into a jpg from a blank screen. I've created my beginning and end point images and expanded time to 5 seconds per image but when I run the file I get 5 seconds of image one followed by 5 seconds of image 2. Just a hard break between the images. What am I doing wrong? Any ideas welcome as this is a bit frustrating. thanks!
Hi,
The program did exactly as you asked - it showed the first image for 5 seconds, then the second image for 5 seconds. It has no other idea as to what you want to do.
What you want is an effect - a fade in. This is simply done by using 1 image and dragging the left fade handle to the right, the amount that you want for the fade in. You should review what the handles on the objects do and how to use effects. You may want to watch my tutorials on Basic Editing in Movie Edit Pro - pretty much the same thing as in PhotoStory.
Tutorials:
John CB
Ah yes. I have done fade outs. I was thinking to start simple with a fade as animation but my needs may be met with simple effects as you suggest. I'm familiar with handles and use them all the time for audio. Thanks for your help.