Transition seamlessly by warping two images to go from one image to the next in a fresh and fluid way.
Getting Started in a timeline
Dragging the transition over your edit in the timeline, drop it at the end or beginning of a clip, or in between two clips.
Modify the
Duration
either by entering a length in the field, or dragging directly in the timeline.
You can choose the
Alignment
(Center at Cut, Start at Cut, End at Cut, Custom Start) either by positioning the transition in the timeline, or by choosing from the Alignment drop-down in some host applications.
Getting Started in a compositor
Apply the transition to the layer you want to transition from.
Choose the footage layer you would like to transition to in the
Transition B
drop-down menu. (
Note for Motion users
: drag the footage layer up to the Transition B box).
Animate your transition using the
Mix
slider from 0-100%. Set a keyframe for 0% where the transition should start, then set another at 100% for the end.
Presets
Click the
Choose a Preset
button to see an animated preview of all the presets available. Double-click any preset to apply.
After modifying the effect, select
Save a Preset...
to save the modifications as a custom preset.
Modify the Effect
Transition Type
determines whether the transition will
Zoom Forward
,
Zoom Backward
, or
Slide
from one part to the next.
Slide Direction
sets the direction of the
Slide
when its
Transition Type
is used.
Lens Distortion
adjusts the amount of distortion applied while mixing the imagery together.
Use the
Channel Settings
below to adjust the various color distortions that occur within this effect.
Clip A
and
Clip B Position
sets the location the zoom is applied to when
Zoom Forward
or
Zoom Backward
are selected as the
Transition Type
.
Scale
controls the size the clips offset to during the transition.
Rotation
sets the angle the clips offset to during the transition.
Animation Curve
contains a list of speed presets that determine how the transition is executed. For more information on what these presets mean, visit the
Animation Tweening
page.
Dissolve Start
and
End
set at what percentage of the transition's completion that the mixing between clips will occur.
Channel Settings
Red
,
Green
, and
Blue Distortion
changes the position of the distorted color channel in the footage.
Radial Blur
softens the lens distortion effect towards the focal point of the layer.
Zoom Blur
adjust the blur effect that moves through Z-space when working with a
Zoom Forward
or
Zoom Backward
transition type.
Slide Blur
adjusts the blurring of the slides when working with the
Slide
transition type.