fade in

noun, verb — 3 senses

fade in

noun
1

Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television A type of transition used in visual media, in which the transition is at first black, fading to a visual image.

fade in

verb
1

Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television To fade from black to a visual image in a film or other visual media.

  • Fade in and out of a daydream / Our waking life torn at the seam / I am the match / You're the gasoline2024, Jackie Evancho, “Behind My Eyes”, in Solla:
2

Audio, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music, Natural sciences, Physical sciences To commence with silence in a song and then slowly increase the volume of the music until the intro of the song is over.

Coordinate terms
fade out

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