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Create black video

Empty areas of a track appear black if no other visible clip areas are present on underlying video tracks. If necessary, you can also create clips of opaque black video for use anywhere in a sequence. A black video clip is a still image at the project frame size, with a five‑second duration. To create a clip of a different color, use a color matte (see Create a solid color matte).

  1. In the Project panel, click the New Item button  at the bottom of the Project panel and choose Black Video.
  2. In the New Synthetic dialog box, set Width, Height, Timebase, and Pixel Aspect Ratio to match these settings for the sequence in which you will use the black video. Click OK.