Video Clips
Updated: 8 Aug 2025
Blend between video clips using the time line.
Video Clips
Method #
This node enables a timeline based video editting workflow, by automatically blending between connected videos in the timeline using thier position and length on the timeline.
Parameters
Parameter Details Preview In Viewport Preview the generated image as an overlay in the viewport.
- Off : No preview is generated.
- RGBA : Preview the image blended with alpha in the viewport.
- RGB : Preview the colour channels in the viewport.
- Alpha : Preview the alpha channel in the viewport.
- PIP : Preview the image blended with alpha in the viewport, in a smaller picture in picture display, on top of the existing content.
Apply PostFX Before Alpha Image Input (Legacy) When enabled, the alpha input image is applied after the postfx pass, overwriting any effects the postfx would have applied to the alpha channel.
Fade Duration The time in seconds taken to blend from one video to another. Only available with Transition Mode set to Fixed Duration Crossfade.
Fade A keyframeable slider to blend from one video to another. Only available with Transition Mode set to Manual Crossfade.
Transition Mode Control how to transition between connected videos.
- Cut : Hard cuts from one video clip to another with no interpolation. The lowest active node input to the Video Clips input will be placed on top.
- Auto Crossfade : Automatically fades between the input clips, using the clips overlapping time in the timeline for the duration.
- Fixed Duration Crossfade : Automatically fades between the input clips, over a fixed duration in seconds.
- Manual Crossfade : Places lowest active node input to the Video Clips input will be placed on top. The user defines the blend time and rate using modifiers or keyframes.
Inputs
| Parameter | Details |
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| Preview In Viewport | Preview the generated image as an overlay in the viewport.
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| Apply PostFX Before Alpha Image Input (Legacy) | When enabled, the alpha input image is applied after the postfx pass, overwriting any effects the postfx would have applied to the alpha channel. |
| Fade Duration | The time in seconds taken to blend from one video to another. Only available with Transition Mode set to Fixed Duration Crossfade. |
| Fade | A keyframeable slider to blend from one video to another. Only available with Transition Mode set to Manual Crossfade. |
| Transition Mode | Control how to transition between connected videos.
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| Name | Description | Typical Input |
|---|---|---|
| Video Clips | All connected video nodes will be used for fading, based on thier position in the nodegraph. | Video Loader |
| Effect Mask | Mask out areas that Post-FX applied to this node won’t be applied. | Video Loader |
| Alpha Image | Use a separate video nodes luminance values to overwrite the alpha channel of the image. | Video Loader |