Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 552)

552 Part VII Fine-Tuning Your Edit
QuickTime
QuickTime includes a set of built-in video effects listed here, some of which are implementations of
standard effects defined by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE).
For more information, visit the Apple QuickTime website at http://www.apple.com/quicktime .
Channel Compositor Combines two images using the alpha channels of the images to
control the blending. It provides the standard alpha blending
options and can handle pre-multiplying by any color, although
white and black are most common and often run faster.
Chroma Key Combines two sources by replacing all the pixels of the first source
that are the specified color with the corresponding pixels of the
second source. This allows the second source to show through the
first. This appears to put the second clip behind the first clip and
make the selected color transparent.
Explode The second clip grows from a single point, expanding outward
until it entirely covers the first clip. The center point of the
explosion is defined in the effect parameters.
Gradient Wipe Uses a matte image to create a transition between two source
images. The transition from the first clip to the second clip occurs
first where the matte image is darkest, last where the matte image
is brightest.
Implode The first clip shrinks down to a single point, revealing the second
clip. The center point of the implosion is defined in the effect
parameters.
Iris The first clip opens like an iris to reveal the second clip.
Matrix Wipe These are a series of matrix reveal type effects that take place
between two sources.
Push One source image replaces another, both images moving at the
same time. For example, the first clip occupies the entire frame,
then the second clip pushes in from the right while the first clip
slides out to the left.
Unlike the slide effect, both sources are moving. The push effect
executes from the top, right, bottom, or left.
Radial The first clip sweeps in a radial (or semi-circular) way to reveal the
second clip.
Slide The second clip slides onto the screen to cover the first clip. The
angle from which the second clip enters the frame is stored in a
parameter, with 0 degrees being the top of the screen.
Wipe The first clip wipes to reveal the second clip.
Zoom One clip zooms in or out of the other clip.