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Chapter 5: Transitions 79
Chapter 5:
Transitions
A transition is an animated effect that eases – or
emphasises – the passage from one clip to the next.
Fades, wipes and dissolves are common types of
transition. Others are more exotic, and may even
involve sophisticated 3-D graphics.
Transitions are stored in their own section of the
Album (see “The Transitions Section” on page 51). To
use a transition, drag it from the Album into the Movie
Window and drop it beside any video clip or still image.
A series of transitions (the icons between the video
clips) in Storyboard view.
In Timeline view, you can drop the transition on either
the Video track or the Overlay track. On the Video
track, the transition provides a bridge between two full-
screen clips (or between one clip and blackness if the
transition has only one neighbour, as at the beginning
of the movie). On the Overlay track, the transition
bridges two overlays, or one overlay and transparency.
Diagram: Five snapshots from the life of a 2-second
diagonal wipe transition.