Effects and transitions

Default center (left) and repositioned center (right)

Change transition settings

1In a Timeline panel, click a transition to select it.

2In the Effect Controls panel, adjust settings:

Edge selectors Change the orientation or direction of the transition. Click an Edge selector arrow on the transition’s thumbnail. For example, the Barn Doors transition can be oriented vertically or horizontally. A transition doesn’t have Edge selectors if it has one orientation or if orientation isn’t applicable.

Start and End sliders Set the percentage of the transition that is complete at the start and end of the transition. Hold down the Shift key to move the start and end sliders together.

Show Actual Sources Displays the starting and ending frames of the clips.

Border Width Adjusts the width of the optional border on the transition. The default Border is None. Some transitions do not have borders.

Border Color Specifies the color of the transition’s border. Double-click the color swatch or use the eyedropper to choose the color.

Reverse Plays the transition backward. For example, the Clock Wipe transition plays counterclockwise.

Anti-Aliasing Quality Adjusts the smoothness of the transition’s edges.

Custom Changes settings specific to the transition. Most transitions don’t have custom settings.

Effects and transitions reference

For audio effects and transitions, see “Audio effects and transitions reference” on page 404.

Effects and transitions list

Adjust effects

•“Auto Color, Auto Contrast, and Auto Levels effects” on page 344

•“Convolution Kernel effect” on page 344

•“Extract effect” on page 345

•“Levels effect” on page 345

•“Lighting Effects effect” on page 345

•“ProcAmp effect” on page 345

•“Shadow/Highlight effect” on page 346

Blur and sharpen effects

• “Antialias effect (Windows only)” on page 347

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•“Camera Blur effect (Windows only)” on page 347

•“Channel Blur effect” on page 347

•“Compound Blur effect” on page 347

•“Directional Blur effect” on page 348

•“Fast Blur effect” on page 348

•“Gaussian Blur effect” on page 348

•“Ghosting effect (Windows only)” on page 349

•“Sharpen effect” on page 349

•“Unsharp Mask effect” on page 349

Channel effects

•“Arithmetic effect” on page 349

•“Blend effect” on page 350

•“Calculations effect” on page 350

•“Compound Arithmetic effect” on page 351

•“Invert (video) effect” on page 351

•“Set Matte effect” on page 352

•“Solid Composite effect” on page 352

Color correction effects

•“Brightness & Contrast effect” on page 353

•“Broadcast Colors effect” on page 353

•“Change Color effect” on page 353

•“Change To Color effect” on page 354

•“Channel Mixer effect” on page 355

•“Color Balance effect” on page 355

•“Color Balance (HLS) effect” on page 355

•“Equalize effect” on page 356

•“Fast Color Corrector effect” on page 356

•“Leave Color effect” on page 357

•“Luma Corrector effect” on page 358

•“Luma Curve effect” on page 359

•“RGB Color Corrector effect” on page 360

•“RGB Curves effect” on page 361

•“Three-Way Color Corrector effect” on page 363

•“Tint effect” on page 365

•“Video Limiter effect” on page 365

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Distort effects

•“Bend effect (Windows only)” on page 366

•“Corner Pin effect” on page 366

•“Lens Distortion effect (Windows only)” on page 367

•“Magnify effect” on page 367

•“Mirror effect” on page 368

•“Offset effect” on page 368

•“Spherize effect” on page 368

•“Transform effect” on page 368

•“Turbulent Displace effect” on page 369

•“Twirl effect” on page 370

•“Wave Warp effect” on page 370

Generate effects

•“4-Color Gradient effect” on page 370

•“Cell Pattern effect” on page 371

•“Checkerboard effect” on page 372

•“Circle effect” on page 372

•“Ellipse effect” on page 373

•“Eyedropper Fill effect” on page 373

•“Grid effect” on page 374

•“Lens Flare effect” on page 374

•“Lightning effect” on page 374

•“Paint Bucket effect” on page 375

•“Ramp effect” on page 377

•“Write-on effect” on page 377

Image control effects

•“Black & White effect” on page 378

•“Color Balance (RGB) effect” on page 378

•“Color Pass effect (Windows only)” on page 378

•“Color Replace effect (Windows only)” on page 378

•“Gamma Correction effect” on page 378

Keying effects

•“Alpha Adjust effect” on page 378

•“Blue Screen Key effect (Windows only)” on page 379

•“Chroma Key effect (Windows only)” on page 379

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•“Chromakey with the Ultra Key effect” on page 380

•“Color Key effect” on page 381

•“Difference Matte effect” on page 382

•“Eight-Point, Four-Point, and Sixteen-Point Garbage Matte effects” on page 383

•“Image Matte Key effect” on page 384

•“Luma Key effect” on page 385

•“Non Red Key effect” on page 386

•“RGB Difference Key effect (Windows only)” on page 386

•“Remove Matte effect” on page 387

•“Track Matte Key effect” on page 387

Noise and grain effects

•“Dust & Scratches effect” on page 389

•“Median effect” on page 389

•“Noise effect” on page 390

•“Noise Alpha effect” on page 390

•“Noise HLS and Noise HLS Auto effects” on page 391

Perspective effects

•“Basic 3D effect” on page 391

•“Bevel Alpha effect” on page 392

•“Bevel Edges effect” on page 392

•“Drop Shadow effect” on page 392

•“Radial Shadow effect” on page 393

Stylize effects

•“Alpha Glow effect” on page 394

•“Brush Strokes effect” on page 394

•“Color Emboss effect” on page 395

•“Emboss effect” on page 395

•“Find Edges effect” on page 395

•“Mosaic effect” on page 395

•“Posterize effect” on page 395

•“Replicate effect” on page 396

•“Roughen Edges effect” on page 396

•“Solarize effect” on page 397

•“Strobe Light effect” on page 397

•“Texturize effect” on page 397

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