57 Fade In and Fade Out Your Soundtrack

Before You Begin

46 About Movie Maker Audio

48 Add a Soundtrack to Your Video

54 Adjust Audio Levels

See Also

58 About Finding Audio Content on the Web

If you want a clip to begin at a low volume and gradually rise to full volume, you need to fade in the clip. Movie Maker spends two- thirds of a second on the fade sound effect, so it takes almost a full second for the sound to rise from low volume to full volume. You can also fade out a clip's volume.

The fade-in and fade-out effects have a bearing on how split or combined audio clips behave. If you fade in or fade out a clip, you split that clip into two clips, and both of the split clips will also fade in or fade out. If, however, you combine two separate clips, Movie Maker applies the fade-in and fade-out effects of the first clip to the combined clip.

NOTE

The fade-in effect occurs at the start of a clip, and the fade-out effect occurs at the end of a clip.

1. Right-Click Clip
   
   Locate the clip to which you want to apply a fade effect and right-click it.
   
   
2. Select Fade In
   
   Select the Fade In option to apply the fading effect to the beginning of the clip.
   
   

   NOTE

   

   No visible sign appears when you fade in or fade out a clip. The only way you can tell whether you've set a fading effect for a clip is to right-click the clip and see whether one or both of the fade options are selected.

3. Right-Click Clip
   
   Once again, right-click the clip to which you want to apply a fading effect.
   
   
4. Select Fade Out
   
   Select the Fade Out option to apply the fading effect to the end of the clip.