Effects and transitions

2If the Effect Controls time ruler is not visible, click the Show/Hide Timeline View button in the Effect Controls panel. If necessary, widen the panel to make this button visible and active.

3In the Effect Controls time ruler, position the pointer over the transition, placing it on the thin vertical line that marks the cut. The pointer changes from the Slide Transition icon to the Ripple Edit icon .

4Drag the cut as desired. (You can’t move the cut beyond either end of the clip.)

Change transition duration

You can edit a transition’s duration in either a Timeline panel or the Effect Controls panel. The default duration for transitions is initially set to 1 second.

Lengthening a transition’s duration requires that one or both clips have enough trimmed frames to accommodate a longer transition. (See “Clip handles and transitions” on page 331.)

Change transition duration in a Timeline panel

In a Timeline panel, position the pointer over the end of the transition until the Trim-In icon or the Trim-Out icon appears; then drag.

Change transition duration in the Effect Controls panel

1Double-click the transition in a Timeline panel to open the Effect Controls panel.

2Do one of the following:

•In the Effect Controls time ruler, position the pointer over the transition until the Trim-In icon or the TrimOut icon appears; then drag. (If the Effect Controls time ruler is not visible, click the Show/Hide Timeline View button in the Effect Controls panel. If necessary, widen the panel to make this button visible and active.)

•Drag the Duration value, or select it and type a new value. How the transition changes length depends on the alignment option currently selected:

Center At Cut or Custom Start The transition’s start and end points move equally in opposite directions.

Start At Cut Only the end of the transition moves.

End At Cut Only the beginning of the transition moves.

Set the default duration for transitions

If you change the default, the new setting has no affect on transitions already placed.

1Choose Edit > Preferences > General.

2Change the value for the Video Transition Default Duration or Audio Transition Default Duration; then click OK.

Reposition the center of a transition

Some transitions, such as Iris Round, are positioned around a center. When a transition has a center that can be repositioned, you can drag a small circle in the A preview area in the Effects Control panel.

1Click the transition in a Timeline panel to open the Effect Controls panel.

2In the A preview area in the Effect Controls panel, drag the small circle to reposition the transition center. (Not all transitions have an adjustable center point.)

Last updated 1/16/2012