<p>The two most common approaches, if you don't have <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-roll" rel="nofollow">B-roll</a> coverage, is either a dissolve (usually a cross-dissolve) or a fade-out/fade-in (usually dip-to-black).  Garish effects (essentially all the others offered in a typical NLE) can also be used (but are usually avoided).</p>

<p>IF the clip you are cutting out means joining what looks like a single take (with a discontinuity in the middle), the dip is your friend.  If the clip you are cutting out takes you from one scene to another, the cross dissolve can also work.  A series of cross-dissolves can work to show the passage of time (where the camera stays fixed and the subject is seen doing on thing, fading into doing another, etc.).</p>

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2016-01-08T13:06:13.073Z
can these functions be found on openshot?
Jeff Caros
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2016-01-09T02:40:38.810Z
Yes, openshot does have transitions, and they have both dissolves and fades.  They also have a plethora of garish effects if you really want to call attention to the transition instead of letting the story and the video imagery speak for itself.
Michael Tiemann
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2016-01-08T12:57:41.207Z
2016-01-08T12:57:41.207Z
Michael Tiemann
<p>I used the Razor tool in Openshot to remove a scene from a movie. However, the transition between the two surrounding scenes is now very choppy. The movie is now simply two separate clips. Is there a way to "fuse" the two clips together, so the transition is smooth?</p>

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Cutting scene results in choppy transition
Jeff Caros
# Cutting scene results in choppy transition

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-01-08)

I used the Razor tool in Openshot to remove a scene from a movie. However, the transition between the two surrounding scenes is now very choppy. The movie is now simply two separate clips. Is there a way to "fuse" the two clips together, so the transition is smooth?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-01-08. Score: 1

The two most common approaches, if you don't have [B-roll](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-roll) coverage, is either a dissolve (usually a cross-dissolve) or a fade-out/fade-in (usually dip-to-black). Garish effects (essentially all the others offered in a typical NLE) can also be used (but are usually avoided).

IF the clip you are cutting out means joining what looks like a single take (with a discontinuity in the middle), the dip is your friend. If the clip you are cutting out takes you from one scene to another, the cross dissolve can also work. A series of cross-dissolves can work to show the passage of time (where the camera stays fixed and the subject is seen doing on thing, fading into doing another, etc.).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: can these functions be found on openshot?  
> **username_1**: Yes, openshot does have transitions, and they have both dissolves and fades.  They also have a plethora of garish effects if you really want to call attention to the transition instead of letting the story and the video imagery speak for itself.  

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