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Shuffling events

A quick way to change the order of a sequence of events in a track is provided. Right-click and drag an event to a new location in the track and choose Shuffle Events from the shortcut menu that appears. The events are shuffled into the new order.

The original four events

Right-click and drag event three between events one and two

The four events after the shuffle

Crossfading events

You are allowed to crossfade between two events on the same track. For audio events, crossfading fades out one audio event’s volume while another event’s volume fades in. For video events, crossfading creates a transition between two events, one fading out while the other fades in. Lines appear indicating how and when the event’s volume or transparency is being affected.

Fade in volume line

Fade out volume line

Using automatic crossfades

The automatic crossfade feature turns the overlapping portions of two events into a smooth crossfade. This feature is turned on as a default. Click the Automatic Crossfades button () or press Ctrl + Shift + X to turn automatic crossfades on and off.

Events before crossfade

Events after crossfade

 

Drag one event to

 

overlap the other

An option is provided for creating automatic crossfades when you add multiple media files to a track. For more information, see Automatically crossfading inserted events on page 57.

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