Saved transitions and Quick Transitions

Choose the visual change between shots and save reusable transitions for a collection.

Before you start

Select the intended collection or item before changing its settings.

Where to find it

File > Transitions > Manage Transitions; layout Manage > Transitions.

Use it

1. Choose New in Transitions.
2. Enter a name and select Transition type.
3. Choose Next.
4. Keep Active enabled if the transition should appear in selectors.
5. Adjust the settings for the type.
6. Choose Preview Transition.
7. Choose Save.
8. Select it in the layout transition selector.

Controls and additional tasks

Cut is immediate. Fade blends shots. Swipe and Slide move them. Fade To Color uses a color and switch point. Luma Wipe uses a pattern, inversion, and softness. Stinger uses a media clip and a switch point in time or frames. Move matches source items and sets motion for matched, appearing, and disappearing items. Browser transitions use web/local content, timing, matte, and audio options. Visual presets include Zoom, Blur Dissolve, Cube, Fly, Glitch, Grid Flip, Ripple, Swirl, Noise Dissolve, 3D Swap, Diffuse, Page Curl, Pixelate, and CrossZoom. Defaults resets type settings. Set Default chooses the collection default. In Quick Transitions, choose an available transition, enter Duration (ms), and choose Add. This duration is separate from the saved transition. Remove deletes the quick button.

Control reference

If something is wrong

If a transition is absent, check Active and the collection. If a stinger is blank, choose valid media. If a Cut seems instantaneous, that is its intended behavior.

Related pages

Transition Board · Keyboard shortcuts · Menu reference · Manual contents

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