crossfade
crossfade — verb
1. to gradually lower the volume or brightness of one sound or image at the same ti
to gradually lower the volume or brightness of one sound or image at the same time as raising another, so that the two blend smoothly during the transition.
Gabriel crossfaded the two songs so the party music never stopped.
transitive: crossfade + [two tracks]
The editor crossfaded the wedding footage into a slow shot of the empty hall.
crossfade + clip + into + clip (video pattern)
Asher crossfaded a piano line under the speech so the words faded in without a jolt.
Most streaming apps can crossfade tracks automatically to avoid silent gaps between songs.
- cut
abrupt change with no overlap between the two clips.
文法句型
crossfade + [track/clip] + into + [track/clip]
用法筆記
Object is usually a pair of audio tracks or video clips; in podcasts and DJ sets, the subject is often a person, while on phones and streaming apps the subject is the software itself.
常見錯誤
crossfade — noun
1. a single moment in a recording or film where one sound or image fades down while
a single moment in a recording or film where one sound or image fades down while another fades up, so the change between them feels seamless.
Ramón added a two-second crossfade between the interview and the closing music.
a crossfade between [A] and [B]
The crossfade at the end of the third song was so short the audience barely noticed it.
Jin spotted a clumsy crossfade where the drums dropped out for half a beat.
Each scene change in the documentary used a slow crossfade instead of a hard cut.
- transition
broader — covers any way of moving between two clips, including hard cuts.
- dissolve
video-specific term for the visual version of a crossfade.
- cut
instantaneous switch with no overlap.
文法句型
a crossfade between [A] and [B]
用法筆記
Refers to ONE specific transition in a piece of work — countable. Distinguish from sense 2, which refers to the general technique. You can count crossfades in a track; you cannot count the technique itself.
常見錯誤
2. the general method of mixing two sounds or images by overlapping them while one
the general method of mixing two sounds or images by overlapping them while one goes quiet and the other comes up, used as a standard tool in editing software and DJ gear.
Most editing software supports crossfade as a built-in transition option.
uncountable — refers to the technique itself
Hassan turned on crossfade in his music app so songs would blend during long drives.
turn on crossfade (settings / feature)
DJ schools teach crossfade as the first transition skill before touching beat-matching.
Faisal prefers a hard cut to crossfade because it keeps the rhythm tight.
- cutting
the abrupt-transition technique — the opposite editing philosophy.
文法句型
use crossfade
crossfade settings
用法筆記
Uncountable — names the technique itself, not one instance of it. Distinguish from sense 1: 'add a crossfade' (sense 1, one transition) vs 'use crossfade' / 'turn on crossfade' (sense 2, the feature or skill).