Small gab between video and photo after Autofollow

[Øystein Sonstad Sonstad]

Hi fellow Qlabbers,,

I have made a cue list with several instances of the combination a photo, a video and a photo. The first cue is the first photo frame from the video (jpg), while the last cue is a photo with the last frame from the video. The idea is to make the still photo morph into a video, and then freeze again.

Autofollow is enabled on the video.

Problem is that when the video is finished and it is time for the photo cue, there is a small, irritating gab. Autoload is activated for every cue. What can I do, except making a fade for each transition (which is much more work)?

Sincerely, Øystein

[Alexander (Mailing List) Taylor]

I would set the photo to be a layer (or several) below the video, and not ever stop the photo.  That way when the video stops you don’t have to wait for an auto follow, your still photo is still there.  If you need to swap it out to a different one, then stop the first and start the second on the same lower layer while the video is playing above.

Alexander

On Feb 26, 2026, at 12:44 PM, Øystein Sonstad Sonstad <pys...@gmail.com> wrote:

You don't often get email from pys...@gmail.com. Learn why this is important

Caution - This email is from outside ORCSD. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

---

--
Contact support anytime: sup...@figure53.com
User Group Code of Conduct: https://qlab.app/code-of-conduct/
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Figure53
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@QLab.app
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/qlab.app
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "QLab" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qlab+uns...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qlab/1849b978-a3fd-45a2-940a-6b9e9ac33e5dn%40googlegroups.com.

The Right-To-Know Law provides that most e-mail communications to or from School District employees regarding the business of the School District are government records available to the public upon request. Therefore, this e-mail communication may be subject to public disclosure.

[micpool]

Last frame is easy, tick the hold on end check box

First frame, set the still and the video to bottom layer, and set fade peers in the trigger tab of the video, with a time of 0.1s.

This also gets round the fact that it is likely your jpg still and your video have discrepancies in color balance.

Mic

[Øystein Sonstad Sonstad]

That was it! Thank you! I never saw that tick box before…

First frame is not a problem, that is silky smooth.

Sincerely, Øystein

--

Contact support anytime: sup...@figure53.com
User Group Code of Conduct: https://qlab.app/code-of-conduct/
 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Figure53
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@QLab.app
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/qlab.app
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "QLab" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qlab+uns...@googlegroups.com.

To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qlab/d773c4ca-ee2b-4ff1-bfee-03a24156b45fn%40googlegroups.com.

[Tim Reid]

Hi

I’ve also had good results by putting the video and a pause cue targeting it in a timeline group to start together, so the video comes in “paused” on its first frame.

Then a “start” cue can play the video later without having to swap out for a still image.

Best

Tim

On 26 Feb 2026, at 18:28, Øystein Sonstad Sonstad <pys...@gmail.com> wrote:



To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qlab/VI0PR05MB12805858D2EC598A8C9327AE1A572A%40VI0PR05MB12805.eurprd05.prod.outlook.com.