A coworker asked me a question that I can't answer, so here I am! He has a clip in his timeline which he'd like to effectively "grey out" for a portion in the middle. That is, he'd like to create a window in the center where the audio and video drops out temporarily without effecting it's overall length or placement. He seems to think he saw a way to just drop out a section in the middle, kind of like dragging one of the ends toward the center, but from the inside out. Anyone hear of this or know how to do it? It's not important as a practical concern, but I am curious to know if he's right.
I suggested he set keyframes for the audio level at the in and out points and just drop the sound there, since the clip superimposed above would cover up the video anyway. I also suggested that he copy the layer, cutting off the original at the out point and the new one at the in point, spearating the two to create the window.
What sayeth the Adobe User Forum?