Effects and transitions

Apply a single-sided transition

1In the Effects panel, find the transition you want to apply. You’ll need to expand the Video Transitions bin, and then expand the bin containing the transition you want to use.

2To place a transition on a single cut, Ctrl-drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS) the transition into a Timeline panel. Release the mouse when you see either the End At Cut or Start At Cut icon.

End At Cut icon Aligns the end of the transition to the end of the first clip.

Start At Cut icon Aligns the beginning of the transition to the beginning of the second clip.

Note: As you drag over heads or tails of clips in a Timeline panel, you can see the area covered by the transition outlined.

To place a transition at the end of a clip that is not adjacent to another clip, drag and drop the transition. Don’t Ctrl- drag (Windows) or Command-drag (Mac OS). The transition automatically becomes single-sided.

To preview the transition, play the sequence or drag the current-time indicator through the transition.

Specify and apply default transitions

You can specify a video transition and an audio transition as default transitions and quickly apply them between clips in a sequence. A red outline marks default transition icons in the Effects panel. Cross Dissolve and Constant Power Crossfade are preset as the video and audio default transitions.

If you use another transition more frequently, you can set it as the default. When you change the default transition setting, you change the default for all projects. Changing the default transition doesn’t affect transitions already applied to sequences.

If you want to apply the default transition to most or all of the clips in a sequence, consider using the Automate To Sequence command. Automate To Sequence places the default video and audio transition between all the clips it adds. See “Add clips to a sequence automatically” on page 179.

Specify a default transition

1Choose Window > Effects and expand the Video Transitions or Audio Transitions bin.

2Select the transition that you want to make the default.

3Click the Menu button for the Effects panel, or right-click the transition.

4Choose Set Selected As Default Transition.

Set the duration of the default transition

Add the default transition between two clips

You can apply the default transition to adjoining pairs of clips on one or more tracks

1Click one or more track headers to target the tracks where you want to add the transition.

2Position the current-time indicator at the edit point where the pair or pairs of clips meet. To navigate to an edit point, you can click the Go To Next Edit Point and Go To Previous Edit Point buttons in the Program Monitor.

3Choose Sequence > Apply Video Transition or Sequence > Apply Audio Transition, depending on the target tracks.

Last updated 1/16/2012