Animating the Colour Fade Effect

When using a Colour Fade effect, you need to animate the transition from the original colours to the alternate colours. This is done by animating its Fade parameter, which can range from 0 to 100. At 0, the Colour Fade outputs the original colours. At 100, the Colour Fade outputs the alternate colours. At any value in-between, the Colour Fade outputs a mix of the original and alternate colours.

  1. Locate the Colour-Fade effect in the Timeline view.

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    You can quickly locate the Colour-Fade in the Timeline view by doing the following:

    1. Select the Colour-Fade node in the Node View.
    2. Click on the Timeline view to focus on it.
    3. Press O to scroll to the Colour-Fade node in the Timeline view.

  2. In the Layers list, right of the Colour-Fade layer, click on the Expand button to expand the layer’s parameters.

    The Fade parameters is listed under the Colour-Fade layer.

  3. Right of the Fade parameter, select the frame where you want the colour fade effect to begin.

  4. Do one of the following to create an animation keyframe:

    • In the Timeline toolbar, click the Add Keyframe button.
    • Right-click and select Add Keyframe.
    • Press F6.
  5. In the Parameters column, next to the Colour-Fade layer, there should be the number 100. Do one of the following:
    • Double-click on this value and type 0.
    • Click on the value and drag towards the left until it reaches 0.
  6. Right of the Fade paramter, select the frame where you want the colour fade effect to end.

  7. Do one of the following to create an animation keyframe:

    • In the Timeline toolbar, click the Add Keyframe button.
    • Right-click and select Add Keyframe.
    • Press F6.
  8. In the Parameters column, next to the Colour-Fade layer, do one of the following:
    • Double-click on the value and type 100.
    • Click on the value and drag towards the right until it reaches 100.

    The Colour-Fade effect will fade its input image from its original colours at the frame where its Fade parameter is set to 0 to its alternate colours at the frame where its Fade parameter is set to 100.

  9. If you are not satisfied with the way the original colours transition to their replacement colours, try changing the Colour Space parameter to a different option: