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Fade: A gently curving shot from left to right (right-handed player)

Fade Away: A fade away shot is variation on a set jump shot in which the shooter attempts his shot leaning backward, creating the effect of 'fading away' from his defender. This makes it more difficult . . . View Full Definition

Fader: Rather like the right to left balance control, however the fader moves the sonic position between the front and back speakers.

Cross-Fade: Akin to a dissolve, one sound fades out while the other fades in, resulting in a brief overlap.

Push Fade: A shot that is both a push and a fade, starting and curving to the right of the intended target line for right-handers

Fade Out-Fade In: A special effect often used for scene-to-scene transition. In a fade out the image darkens until the screen is black. In a fade in, the image starts out black and then gradually becomes visible.

Rain Fade: The loss of signal from the satellite during a heavy rain. This happens more or less to all DBS systems.

Fade Cut: A cut used by an offensive player coming off a screen when the defender is is a sagging position.

Power Fade: (also 'slider') a slight curve from left to right for a right-handed player (usually thought of in terms of tee shots or long shots)

Vignetting: Is a printing technique where the edges of the picture are gradually faded out to black or white. It also refers to a fall off in illumination at the edge of an image, such as may be caused . . . View Full Definition