Dissolve
noun
Subject Field: Cinematography

The dissolve consists of a fade-out and a fade-in overlapping. Petzold			Sinonimi Lap dissolve Cross dissolve - Hyperonyms - Fade Notes There is a formal difference concerning the term dissolve between the Italian and the English taxonomy. In Italian dissolve does not only refer to a lap-dissolve effect but it is used in a broader sense including the concept of fade (as a consequence, of fade-in and fade-out too).   Bibliography Index Home Conceptual tree
Context: Because of its simplicity, the dissolve was repeated again and again in television's early days, and is still often overdone. But such haphazard, impulsive transitions contribute nothing to the total unit. Manoogian Attestation: 3 Dissolvenza incrociata Reliability: 3