Brightness/Contrast Keyframes - Please Help a Noobie

[Ol23456789]

Hey all,

I've done most of my videos on FCP and cheap PC editors but recently got Premiere CS3 for my home PC and I'm cutting my first project on it. I would like to use keyframes (or any other viable method) to raise the brightness/contrast linearly from a few seconds into a clip until it becomes almost entirely white at it's junction with the next clip, which will start at a raised brightness/contrast and slide back down to normal exposure. I do not want to simply fade to white using the standard "Dip to White" transition but essentially I want the effect to be similar to that fade, just more organic.

Here I have drawn a diagram of the effect I want with standard characters: "_/\_"




Also, here's a picture of my timeline:

And here's a computer augmented image of what the timeline might look like when edited for the effect I aspire to create:

Thanks for taking the time to look at this.

 

[Huy Vu]

Apply Brightness/Contrast filter. There is a watch symbol next to the value. Turn it on. This will create a keyframe at that point in the timeline. Move ahead into the timeline and set the value all the way up. This will automatically create another keyframe. Then move to the point where you want the next image to transition into and turn the value all the way down.

 

[Ol23456789]

jade, exactly what I was looking for! Thank you very much for your help!