Operation Manual

Chapter 7: Transitions 137
CHAPTER 7:
Transitions
A transition is an animated effect that eases – or
emphasizes – the passage from one clip to the next.
Fades, wipes and dissolves are common types of
transition. Others are more exotic, and may even
involve sophisticated 3-D graphics.
Transitions are stored in their own section of the
Album (see “The Transitions section” on page 50). To
use a transition, drag it from the Album into the Movie
Window and drop it beside any video clip or still image.
A series of transitions (the icons between the video
clips) in Storyboard view.
In Timeline view, you can drop the transition on either
the main video track, the overlay track, or the title track.
On the video track, the transition provides a bridge
between two full-screen clips (or between one clip and
blackness if the transition has only one neighbor, as at
the beginning of the movie). On the overlay and title
tracks, the transition bridges two neighboring clips (or
one clip and transparency).