Premiere Tutorial 3: Transitions

At the moment all we have are cuts between shots, the next step will be to add transitions between your shots to make an interesting join between clips. You can choose from a variety of wipes or dissolves.

• To expand the tracks so you can see the video 1a, 1b and Transition tracks, click on the triangle next to Video 1a.
• Align one clip underneath the other as in the diagram
• to add a transition either:
  • using the 'place on timeline' button align the edit line with the start of the lower clip (as in the diagram), then press the 'add default transition' button.
  • select a transition from the transition menu and drag it into the T track directly between the two tracks
• There are a lot of transitions to choose from. The most used is normally the dissolve, but it depends on the style & pace of the video.

If you double click on a transition an edit box will appear. From here you can alter all the transitions settings such as direction and style. The speed of a transition is governed by its length on the timeline