Lighting term: fading one lantern (or group of lanterns) up while fading another down.

A lighting design term referring to a cue in which one set of lights increases in intensity while another set simultaneously decreases in intensity. A crossfade is one common way in which a change of scene can be indicated in a theatrical production. On a manual controller the master handles literally must be cross faded from one scene bank to another to accomplish a cross fade. See Also: Light Cue

An audio transition during which one audio source fades in while one source fades out. A cross fade is the audio equivalent of a video dissolve.