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title: "Dolly Fade"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/html/Transitions_dolly-fade.html"
section_path: "Transitions > Dolly Fade"
description: "A 3D transition that moves a layer in z space while fading the other layer's opacity."
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## DOLLY FADE

[Video: Uni_Transitions_DollyFade_hero.mp4](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Multimedia/Uni_Transitions_DollyFade_hero.mp4)

A 3D transition that moves a layer in z space while fading the other layer's opacity.

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### Presets

Do you want the camera to move in or out? That's all you need to know when using these two presets to set up your transition. Simply keyframe the **Mix** duration (see below) and tune to taste! Find these presets via the blue **Open Dashboard...** button or the **Choose a Preset...** button below it.

![Image: Uni_Transitions_DollyFade_presets.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_DollyFade_presets.png)

As with all other Universe tools, you can modify or create a Dolly Fade look and then save it under its own name by pressing the **Save Preset...** button.

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### Getting Started in a Timeline ![Premiere_icon](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/premiere-pro_universe.png) ![FinalCutPro_icon](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/final-cut-pro-x_universe.png) ![Vegas_icon](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/sony-vegas-pro_universe.png) ![Resolve_icon](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/resolve_universe.png) ![Image: avidmedia_universe.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/avidmedia_universe.png)

1. Drag the transition over your edit in the timeline, placing it at the end or beginning. Alternatively, you can place it between two successive clips.
2. Modify the **Duration** of the transition either by entering a length in the field or dragging directly in the timeline.
3. You can choose the **Alignment** (**Center at Cut**, **Start at Cut**, **End at Cut**, or **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 ![AfterEffects_icon](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/after-effects_universe.png) ![Motion_icon](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/motion_universe.png)

1. Apply the transition to the layer from which you want to transition.
2. 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.)
3. Animate your transition using the **Mix** slider from 0% to 100 percent. Set a keyframe for 0% where the transition should start, then set another at 100% for the end.

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### Modify the Transition

- As with the two presets, use **Direction** to choose whether the animation will be a **Dolly In** or **Dolly Out**.
- The **Animation** drop-down menu offers multiple interpolation styles for your transition's animation. [Click here for more information about these animation presets](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/html/animation-tween-examples.html.md).
- The **Dolly** slider lets you move the camera closer in or farther away along the z axis from the transitioning layers. Bringing the control to 0 will move the layer directly to the camera and fill the comp, effectively resulting in a crossfade rather than a dolly fade. Increasing the slider value will move the camera away from the layer. The clip at the top of this page uses a **Dolly** value of 0.5. Compare that with these mid-transition captures using 0.2 (left) and the maximum of 1.2 (right).\
  ![Image: Uni_Transitions_DollyFade_Dolly.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_DollyFade_Dolly.png)
- **Motion Blur:**
  - Add realistic **Motion Blur** by choosing a setting from the drop-down menu: **Off**, **Low**, **Medium**, or **High**. Note that the nature of the Dolly Fade transition may make "motion" less apparent than in other Universe transitions.
  - The **Motion Blur Shutter** angle default is set to 180 degrees. Increasing it toward 360 will spread the motion blur iterations evenly with a high number of blur levels.
- **Edge Smoothing** provides levels of anti-aliasing to your edges, making them less jagged. Options for smoothing strength are **None**, **Low**, **Medium**, and **High**. Selecting **High** may increase playback and render time.