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5.2 Effect
Transition effects offer creative ways to shift from one scene to the next. They are applied
between clips in the Video Track and their attributes can be modified in the Options Panel to suit
a specific purpose. VideoStudio allows you to mix and match a variety of preset effects while
editing your project. Effective use of this feature can add a
professional touch to your work.
5.2.1 Creating effects
The Library provides a wide range of preset transitions from cross fades to explosions. We will
deal with the details of these effects later. For now, you just need a project with two video clips
in it.
To add a transition:
1. Select a category of effects from the Folder list.
2. Scroll through the effects thumbnails in the Library.
Select and drag an effect to the Timeline, roughly between two
video clips. Drop your effect and it will snap into place. You
can only drag and drop one clip at a time.
Drag and drop transition effects
right onto the tracks in both
Storyboard Mode and Timeline
Mode.
Note: Transitions work the same
way in both the Storyboard Mode
and Timeline Mode. But you may
find it easier to work on transi
tion