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is there a rule of thumb?

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:56 pm
by videojim
I usually put at least 3 seconds of black on the front of a video to help the eyes open up and look at the video. How much is a suggested amount? Thanks!

Re: is there a rule of thumb?

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:12 pm
by flvideo
I put 5 sec. I don't know that there is a set amount. JUst whats pleasing to you. Bob...

Re: is there a rule of thumb?

Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2010 2:29 pm
by craigpeer
Depends. If it's going straight out to tape for archiving, I might add 10 - 20 seconds on both ends. I can always trim it when I bring it back into the editor to burn a DVD or a Blu Ray.