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Horizontal Effects
Horizontal Effects
Horizontal effects are probably the most common type of effect because
both vertical and nested effects often contain horizontal effects within the
effect designs. They are also usually the most straightforward to apply and
manipulate, so it’s good to master horizontal effect design strategies.
Transition Effects
All transition effects span the cut point between two clips. It’s important to
realize that one or both clips on either side of a transition effect must have
adequate handle so that the frames from one clip can be mixed with the
frames of another clip to create the desired result. (For a detailed descrip-
tion of handle, see Chapter 4.)
Adding Visual Dissolves and Fades
Using Quick Transitions
Yo u a lre ad y u nd e rs t a nd t he con ce pt o f d iss ol ve s fr om y our st ud y o f a ud i o
crossfades in Chapter 5. Audio crossfades, which smoothly change from
one audio value to another, are very similar to visual dissolves, which
smoothly change from one image to another.
To add a visual dissolve:
1. Place the position indicator on or near a transition in the Timeline.
Select one or more tracks on which you want to place the dissolve.
Click the Quick Transition button
, or press the backslash (\) key.
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