crossfade
crossfade — 動詞
1. to gradually lower the volume or brightness of one sound or image at the same ti
交叉淡化
讓一段音訊或影像漸弱、另一段同時漸強
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.
Gabriel 把兩首歌交叉淡化處理，派對音樂就沒中斷過。
transitive: crossfade + [two tracks]
The editor crossfaded the wedding footage into a slow shot of the empty hall.
剪輯師把婚禮畫面交叉淡化到一段空蕩會場的慢鏡頭。
crossfade + clip + into + clip (video pattern)
Asher crossfaded a piano line under the speech so the words faded in without a jolt.
Asher 把一段鋼琴聲交叉淡化墊在演講底下，讓話聲自然進來、不突兀。
Most streaming apps can crossfade tracks automatically to avoid silent gaps between songs.
大多數串流 App 可以自動把歌曲做交叉淡化，避免歌與歌之間出現空白。
- 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 — 名詞
1. a single moment in a recording or film where one sound or image fades down while
交叉淡化點
一次具體的兩段音訊或影像漸弱漸強切換
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.
Ramón 在訪談和片尾音樂之間加了一段兩秒的交叉淡化。
a crossfade between [A] and [B]
The crossfade at the end of the third song was so short the audience barely noticed it.
第三首歌結尾那段交叉淡化短到觀眾幾乎沒察覺。
Jin spotted a clumsy crossfade where the drums dropped out for half a beat.
Jin 發現一段做得很粗糙的交叉淡化，鼓聲整整少了半拍。
Each scene change in the documentary used a slow crossfade instead of a hard cut.
紀錄片每次場景切換都用慢速的交叉淡化，沒有用硬切。
- 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
交叉淡化技術
讓兩段聲音或畫面重疊銜接的剪輯手法
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.
大多數剪輯軟體都內建支援交叉淡化這種轉場功能。
uncountable — refers to the technique itself
Hassan turned on crossfade in his music app so songs would blend during long drives.
Hassan 在音樂 App 開啟交叉淡化，這樣長途開車時歌曲就能順暢銜接。
turn on crossfade (settings / feature)
DJ schools teach crossfade as the first transition skill before touching beat-matching.
DJ 學校把交叉淡化當作第一個要學的轉場技巧，然後才碰拍點對齊。
Faisal prefers a hard cut to crossfade because it keeps the rhythm tight.
Faisal 寧可用硬切也不用交叉淡化，因為硬切能把節奏抓得更緊。
- 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).