Originally Posted by postprosound  Daniel,
If i get what you are saying, you are just looking for a quick way to apply these fades so as to prevent the clicks that are sometimes associated with 'hard edits' with no fades.
Please understand i'm going with the assumption that you are 'brand new' to Pro Tools, and if i say something that is obvious to you, i intend no offense.
First, try simply using the smart tool, which allows you to apply fades with the mouse. it's the long rectangle under the Hand, trim, and selector tools. You can also press any two of the F6, F7, or F8, at the same time. Move the cursor around the track and regions, note how it changes.
With it, you can highlight the breath, press delete, and then apply fades as needed.
Some prefer to work with keyboard shortcuts. After you highlight and delete the breath, and with your playhead between the two regions that you want to put fades on: press option + tab. this will take you the end of the first region. then press the comma key, this will move you back one unit of your nudge value. then press the 'G' key for a fade out. Then press tab until you are at the head of the next region, press the period key to move your playhead one 'nudge value' ahead, then the 'D' key to make a fade in. Once you get the hang of it, a person can use this method pretty quickly.
(As a note, the nudge value is set in the drop down directly below the main counter. for post on films, i normally use one frame, YMMV. The fades that we are talking about here do not need to be that long, under normal conditions. )
One other thing; I often scrub to make it easy to make my selections. With the transport stopped, move your cursor to the middle (up and down) of the track you want to scrub. The cursor becomes a capitol 'I' shape. now move it near the area in the region that you think the start of the offending breath is located. press and hold the control key. now move your mouse to the right. This will let you scrub. Keep holding the control key as you find the start of the breath, moving your mouse left and right as needed. When you find that point, with the control key still pressed. hold down the 'shift' key as well and scrub to the end of the offending breath. Let go of your mouse button, then let go of the control and shift keys. whammo, the breath is selected...
Again, if this is something you already know, then oops. if not, then this might make your life easier. |