Transitions

Finding video transitions

Transitions are available in the Video Transitions bin in the Effects window. Within the Video Transitions bin, transitions are organized by kind, in bins.

To display transitions:

Choose Window > Effects, expand the Video Transitions bin, and expand any Video Transitions bin.

To drag a transition to an edit point:

In the Effects window, reveal the video transition you want to use.

Drag the transition to the edit point between two clips, and release the mouse when one of the following icons appears:

	The End At Cut icon , to align the transition to the end of the first clip.
	The Center At Cut icon , to center the transition over the edit point.
	The Start At Cut icon , to align the transition to the beginning of the second clip.

If a dialog box appears containing transition settings, specify options and click OK.

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

Changing transition duration

You can edit a transition's duration in the Timeline window by dragging either end of the transition; you can edit the duration in the Effect Controls window by dragging or by changing the Duration value.

To change the duration of a transition by dragging:

If you want to align the transition in the Effect Controls window, double-click the transition and make sure that the timeline view is visible in the Effect Controls window. If the timeline view is hidden, click the Show/Hide Timeline View button .
In the Effect Controls window or the Timeline window, position the pointer over the transition until the In Point icon or the Out Point icon appears; then drag.

To change the duration of a transition by specifying a value:

In the Effect Controls window, change the Duration value.