--- title: "Warp" url: "https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/html/Transitions_warp-transition.html" section_path: "Transitions > Warp" description: "Transition seamlessly by warping two images from one image to the next in a fresh and fluid way." --- ## WARP TRANSITION [Video: Uni_Transitions_Warp_hero.mp4](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Multimedia/Uni_Transitions_Warp_hero.mp4) Transition seamlessly by warping two images from one image to the next in a fresh and fluid way. --- ### Presets Ready to beam up some easy but impressive presets for slides, swirls, and other creative transitions? Engage! 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_Warp_presets.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_Warp_presets.png) As with all other Universe tools, you can modify or create a Warp Transition look and then save it under its own name by pressing the **Save Preset...** button. --- ### 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. --- ### Modify the Transition - **Transition Type** determines whether the transition will **Zoom Forward**, **Zoom Backward**, or **Slide** from one part to the next. Compare this clip using **Slide** to the **Zoom Forward** type (based on the Zoom Forward 180 preset) used above. [Video: Uni_Transitions_Warp_Slide.mp4](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Multimedia/Uni_Transitions_Warp_Slide.mp4) - **Slide Direction** sets the direction of the **Slide** when its **Transition Type** is used. The following triptych shows three frames from around the middle of the above clip's transition as it slides to the right. The stills give a better sense of the distortion and light blooming happening amidst all that glowing motion.\ ![Image: Uni_Transitions_Warp_SlideDirection.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_Warp_SlideDirection.png) - **Lens Distortion** adjusts the amount of distortion applied while mixing imagery. This comparison shows the values of 10 (left) and 100 (right).\ ![Image: Uni_Transitions_Warp_LensDistortion.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_Warp_LensDistortion.png)\ Use the **Channel Settings** (see below) to adjust the various color distortions that occur within this effect. - **Clip A/B Position** sets the location to which the zoom applies when **Zoom Forward** or **Zoom Backward** are selected as the **Transition Type.**\ ![Image: Uni_Transitions_Warp_ClipPosition.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_Warp_ClipPosition.png) - **Scale** controls the size to which the clips offset during the transition. Note that the impact of this control may change depending on your selected **Transition Type**. For example, with **Zoom Backward** selected, this is the 2000 (maximum, left) and 100 (minimum, right) difference on our B clip just after the midpoint of our transition.\ ![Image: Uni_Transitions_Warp_Scale.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_Warp_Scale.png) - **Rotation** sets the angle to which the clips rotate from level during the transition. - **Animation Curve** contains a list of speed presets that determine how the transition executes. For more information on what these presets mean, visit the [Animation Tweens](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/html/animation-tween-examples.html.md) page. - **Dissolve Start/End** set at what percentage of the **Mix** completion the transitioning between clips occurs. **Channel Settings** - **Red/Green/Blue Distortion** changes the position of the distorted color channel in the footage. Below, we have values of Red: 100, Green: 0, and Blue: -15. Notice how the distortion effect grows more prominent the farther you get from the center. This is why, on the left alien, -15 moves the blue channel more to the left than 100 moves the blue channel to the right.\ ![Image: Uni_Transitions_Warp_ChannelRGB.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_Warp_ChannelRGB.png) - **Radial Blur** softens the lens distortion effect toward the layer's focal point. Below, we show values of 0 (left) and 70 (right).\ ![Image: Uni_Transitions_Warp_RadialBlur.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_Warp_RadialBlur.png) - **Zoom Blur** adjust the blur effect that moves through z space when working with a **Zoom Forward** or **Zoom Backward** transition type. This blurring can greatly enhance (or restrain) your zoom effect, as shown in this comparison of 10 (left) and 700 (right).\ ![Image: Uni_Transitions_Warp_ZoomBlur.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_Warp_ZoomBlur.png) - **Slide Blur**, much like **Zoom Blur**, adjusts lateral blurring when working with the **Slide** transition type.