Specifications

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Introducing Effects
3. Play the transition in the Effect Preview monitor. You’ll notice that
Media Composer added a 30-frame (one second) transition, peeling
the image away from the bottom-left corner to the top-right corner.
It looks fine; but because it’s revealing a slower and wider shot, the
peel might look a little better if it was slowed down slightly.
4. Park the position indicator on or near the transition effect, and click the
Effect Mode button to open the Effect Editor.
5. In the Duration text box at the bottom of the Effect Editor, enter 40 and
press Enter. The display will change to 1:10, which is simply displaying
the 40 frames as seconds: 1 second and 10 frames.
6. Close the Effect Editor, and play the transition. If you’re happy with it,
move on to the next locator. If not, enter the Effect Editor, and tweak
the transition duration or location to your liking.
7. Drag the Y Spin transition effect (Spin category) to the transition at the
next red locator. Play through it.
This transition vertically flips the A-side shot to reveal the B-side shot,
which matches pretty well with the shot of the jumping feet in the
B-side shot.
By default, it takes one second (30 frames) to play. The fast pace of
the jumping feet in the next shot, however, seems like it should just pop
on the screen as the beat of the music changes. To achieve this, you
need to speed up the transition.
8. Park the position indicator on or near the transition effect, and click the
Effect Mode button to open the Effect Editor.
9. In the Duration text box at the bottom of the Effect Editor, enter 10
and press Enter. This will increase the speed of the transition by three
times. (It will take 10 frames, or one-third of a second, instead of a full
second).
10. Close the Effect Editor, and play the transition. If you’re happy with it,
move on to the next locator. If not, enter the Effect Editor, and tweak
the transition duration or location to your liking.
11. At the last red locator, choose any effect that you want. Try to pick a
transition that matches the movement and pacing of the shot’s content
and music. Then, time the transition so that it matches well with the
tempo. If you need to, change any parameters in the main window of
the Effect Editor. Feel free to experiment!
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