--- title: "Turbulence Transition" url: "https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/html/turbulence-transition.html" description: "A luminance-based transition effect, with the dissolve driven by an adjustable fractal gradient. Includes controls for type of fractal pattern …" --- # Turbulence Transition Universe ## TURBULENCE TRANSITION [Video: Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_hero.png.mp4](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Multimedia/Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_hero.png.mp4) A luminance-based transition effect, with the dissolve driven by an adjustable fractal gradient. Includes controls for type of fractal pattern, complexity, fractal evolution speed, size, and transition direction. --- ### Presets The forecast calls for cloudy with a high chance of convenience with these Turbulence Transition presets. 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_TurbulenceTransition_presets.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_presets.png) As with all other Universe tools, you can modify or create a Turbulence 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 - **Pattern** lets you select from **Clouds** (below, top left), **Billowed** (top right), **Ridged** (bottom left), or **Plasma** (bottom right) options for the turbulence noise maps.\ ![Image: Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_Pattern.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_Pattern.png) - The **Transition Type** drop-down menu controls the direction from which the second layer will appear. The default is **Dissolve**, which applies to the whole layer evenly. Other options indicate the effect's directionality: **Top Left**, **Top Middle**, **Top Right**, **Left Edge**, **Right Edge**, **Bottom Left**, **Bottom Middle**, and **Bottom Right**. Directionality can make for a smooth way to match your transition to the underlying content, as we did below with matching the storm's motion to a **Left Edge** transition. [Video: Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_Type.png.mp4](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Multimedia/Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_Type.png.mp4) - The **Animation** drop-down menu gives multiple interpolation style choices for your transition animation. The default is **Linear Tween**. [Click here for more information about these animation presets](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/html/animation-tween-examples.html.md). - The **Noise Speed** control allows you to adjust how fast the noise pattern moves within the image during the transition. Increase this control for more of a frantic or flickering look, or turn it lower for a smoother, more gradual change within the pattern. Here's a look at the maximum value of 400 applied to the **Plasma** pattern. [Video: Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_NoiseSpeed.png.mp4](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Multimedia/Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_NoiseSpeed.png.mp4) - Adjusting the **Noise Detail** slider up toward 10.00 will shrink the map and add more of the gradient pattern into the composition. For less detailed noise within the transition, turn the slider down toward 0 and the map will increase in size over the image. Compare the default value of 1 (below, left) with the much smaller patterns of 5 (right).\ ![Image: Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_NoiseDetail.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_NoiseDetail.png) - When turned up, the **Noise Complexity** parameter will increase the fractal pattern's complexity within the noise map. Bring this control down to 1 (the minimum, left, below) for a more simplified look to the turbulence, or slide toward the maximum (5, right) for peak chaos.\ ![Image: Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_NoiseComplexity.png](https://help.maxon.net/rg/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/Uni_Transitions_TurbulenceTransition_NoiseComplexity.png) - The **Noise Seed** feature is useful for adding uniqueness and variety into the noise map. Changing this control will alter the starting point of the noise map, giving it a slightly new appearance.