Operation Manual

Adobe Premiere Elements 9 guide

Transition appearance in the Sceneline and the Timeline

In the Sceneline, a transition appears as a rectangle between two clips. In the Timeline, a transition appears just

above the cut between two clips, or just above the In or Out point of a single clip (Figure 5).

Figure 5 Transitions in the Sceneline (above), transitions in the Timeline (below)

Applying double-sided and single-sided transitions

Transitions that gradually replace one clip with another are called double-sided transitions. Those that affect only a

single clip, such as a Dip to Black, are called single-sided.

Double-sided transitions occur between clips and are typically used to leave the first clip while introducing the

second. A single-sided transition occurs at the beginning or end of a clip (Figure 6). These transitions are typically

used to fade to black or to let a second clip show through the first.

Figure 6 Types of transitions

Double-sided transition B. Single-sided transition

If neither clip has extra frames, Adobe Premiere Elements applies a Center At Cut transition, which combines the

last frames of the first clip with the first frames of the second. From the beginning of the transition, it repeats, or

duplicates, the first frame of the second clip until the cut line. Following the cut line, it repeats the last frame of the

first clip to the end of the transition.