1
Do one of the following:
•
Choose Edit > Preferences > General.
•
In the Effects window, choose Default Transition Duration from the Effects window
menu.
2
Change the value for the Video Transition Default Duration or Audio Transition Default
Duration; then click OK.
To add the default transition to the timeline:
1
Target the track where you want to add the transition. (See “Specifying source and
target tracks” on page 128.)
2
Position the current-time indicator at the edit point where the two clips meet. For
precision and convenience, you may want to use the Next Edit and Previous Edit buttons
in the Program view.
3
Choose Sequence > Apply Video Transition, or choose Sequence > Apply Audio
Transition, depending on the target track.
To apply default transitions more quickly, you can assign a custom keyboard shortcut
to the Apply Video Transition or Apply Audio Transition command by choosing Edit >
Keyboard Customization. The commands can be customized in the Application group in
the Keyboard Customization dialog box.
Dragging transitions between clips
You can drag a transition to the edit point between two clips on the same track. As you
drag a transition to an edit point, you can control the transition alignment interactively.
However, your choice of transition alignment and duration are limited by each clip’s
handles—the number of available frames beyond the edit point. For example, if the first
clip has no handle frames, then the only available alignment option will be “end at cut.”
Similarly, insufficient handles can limit a transition’s duration, causing it to be shorter than
the default. If neither clip contains handles, Adobe Premiere Pro warns that the last frame
of the first clip or the first frame of the second clip will be repeated to fill the transition
duration. Diagonal warning bars appear on transitions that use repeated frames. (See
“About clip handles and transitions” on page 170.)
To drag a transition to an edit point:
1
In the Effects window, reveal the video transition you want to use.
2
Drag the transition to the edit point between two clips, and release the mouse when
one of the following icons appears:
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The End At Cut icon , to align the transition to the end of the first clip.
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The Center At Cut icon , to center the transition over the edit point.
•
The Start At Cut icon , to align the transition to the beginning of the second clip.
3
If a dialog box appears containing transition settings, specify options and click OK.
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4
To preview the transition, play back the timeline or drag the current-time indicator
through the transition.
Adjusting transition alignment
At any time, you can adjust how a transition aligns to the edit point. You can align
transitions
in the Timeline window by dragging; you can align transitions in the Effect Controls
window by dragging or specifying an option. When you adjust by dragging, you can drag
the entire transition, its In point, or its Out point. In addition, the transition controls in the
Effect Controls window let you adjust the edit point itself using a rolling edit.
You can fade a clip in or out by applying a transition, such as Cross Dissolve, aligned to
