Operation Manual

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Applying transitions and special effects
Last updated 10/4/2016
Resize an adjustment layer
You can resize the duration of an adjustment layer. To resize an adjustment layer:
1 Click the adjustment layer in the Timeline display area
2 Drag the anchor point in the center of the screen to reposition the adjustment layer, and then drag the edge of the
clip to scale it down.
Using blending modes
You can select the way in which Premiere Elements blends, or superimposes, a clip on a track in a Timeline with the
clip or clips on lower tracks.
In a Timeline, place a clip on a track higher than a track where another clip is located. Premiere Elements
superimposes, or blends, the clip in the higher track over the clip in the lower track.
Select the clip in the higher track, and select the Applied Effects panel.
In the Effect Controls panel, click the triangle next to Opacity to view the available options to configure the opacity.
Drag the Opacity value to the left to set the opacity to less than 100%.
Click the triangle in the Blend Mode menu.
Select a blend mode from the list of blend modes.
Blend mode reference
For in-depth information about the concepts and algorithms behind these blend modes as implemented in several
Adobe applications, see the
PDF reference material on the Adobe website.The Blend Mode menu is subdivided into six
categories based on similarities between the results of the blend modes. The category names do not appear in the
interface; the categories are simply separated by dividing lines in the menu.
Normal category Normal, Dissolve. The result color of a pixel is not affected by the color of the underlying pixel unless
Opacity is less than 100% for the source layer. The Dissolve blend modes turn some of the pixels of the source layer
transparent.
Subtractive category Darken, Multiply, Color Burn, Linear Burn, Darker Color. These blend modes tend to darken
colors, some by mixing colors in much the same way as mixing colored pigments in paint.
Additive category Lighten, Screen, Color Dodge, Linear Dodge (Add), Lighter Color. These blend modes tend to
lighten colors, some by mixing colors in much the same way as mixing projected light.