Adjusting transitions – Adobe Premiere Elements 12 User Manual

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Adjusting transitions

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Duration

Alignment

Start/End Points

Show Actual Sources

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Anti-Aliasing Quality

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Adjusting transition properties
Adjust transition alignment
Adjust transition duration
Set a default duration for transitions
Adjust the center point of a transition
Copy and paste transitions in the Expert view timeline

Adjusting transition properties

All transitions have properties that you can adjust in the Transitions contextual control. Common properties are the location of the center point, the
start and end values, the border, and the anti-aliasing quality setting. (For some transitions, you can also change the orientation.) The following list
describes the most common controls and options you can use to adjust transition properties.

To open the Transitions contextual control, double-click the a transition in the Quick view timeline or the Expert view timeline.

Sets the duration of the transition. The default duration is one second.

Controls how the transition is aligned between clips. By default, transitions are centered between clips.

Set the percentage of the transition that is complete at the start and end of the transition.

Displays the starting and ending frames of the clips.

Plays the transition backward. For example, the Clock Wipe transition plays counterclockwise.

Adjusts the smoothness of the transition’s edges.

Changes settings specific to the transition. Most transitions don’t have custom settings.

Adjust transition alignment

You can change the alignment of a transition placed between two clips in the Quick view timeline or the Expert view timeline using the Transition
contextual control. A transition need not be centered or strictly aligned with a cut. You can drag the transition to reposition it over a cut as desired.
The Transition contextual control also contains options to specify alignment.

Whether clips have trimmed frames determines how you can align a transition between them.

Determine alignment options

In the Quick view timeline or the Expert view, position the pointer over the cut in a transition and note how the pointer changes:

If both clips contain trimmed frames at the cut, you can center the transition over the cut or align it on either side of the cut so that it
either starts or ends at the cut. A clip that has not been trimmed has a rounded edge in the upper-right corner of the clip.

If neither clip contains trimmed frames, the transition automatically centers over the cut and repeats the last frame of the first clip and the

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