ADOBE PREMIERE PRO 2.0
User Guide
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Default center (left) and repositioned center (right)
To change transition settings
1
In the Timeline panel, click a transition to select it.
2
In the Effect Controls panel, adjust settings:
Edge selectors
Change the orientation or direction of the transition. Click an Edge selector arrow on the transition’s
thumbnail. For example, the Barn Doors transition can be oriented vertically or horizontally. A -transition doesn’t
have Edge selectors if it has one orientation or if orientation isn’t applicable.
Start and End sliders
Set the percentage of the transition that is complete at the start and end of the transition. Hold
down the Shift key to move the start and end sliders together.
Show Actual Sources
Displays the starting and ending frames of the clips.
Border Width
Adjusts the width of the optional border on the transition. The default Border is None. Some transi-
tions do not have borders.
Border Color
Specifies the color of the transition’s border. Double-click the color swatch or use the eyedropper to
choose the color.
Reverse
Plays the transition backward. For example, the Clock Wipe transition plays counterclockwise.
Anti-Aliasing Quality
Adjusts the smoothness of the transition’s edges.
Custom
Changes settings specific to the transition. Most transitions don’t have custom settings.
Customizable transitions
To use an image as a transition mask
You can use a black-and-white bitmap image as a transition mask in which image A replaces the black in the mask,
and image B replaces the white in the mask. If you use a grayscale image for the mask, pixels containing 50% or more
gray convert to black, and pixels containing less than 50% gray convert to white.
Image serves as a mask to create transition.
1
In the Effects panel, expand the Video Transitions bin and then the Special Effect bin.
2
Drag the Image Mask transition from the Special Effect bin to an edit point between clips in the Timeline panel.
3
Click Select Image, and double-click the image file you want to use as a transition mask. The image appears in the
Image Mask Settings dialog box. Click OK.
Note:
To change the image used for the mask, click Custom in the Effect Controls panel.