Adding Transitions - Adobe PREMIERE PRO 2 Manual

Single-sided transitions fade to and from a transparent state, not to and from black. Whatever is below the transition
in the Timeline panel appears in the transparent portion of the transition (the portion of the effect that would display
frames from the adjacent clip in a two-sided transition). If the clip is on Video 1 or has no clips beneath it, the trans-
parent portions display black. If the clip is on a track above another clip, the lower clip is shown through the
transition, making it look like a double-sided transition.
Single-sided transition with clip beneath it (left) compared to single-sided transition with nothing beneath it (right)
If you want to fade to black between clips, use the Dip To Black dissolve. Dip To Black doesn't reveal any underlying
clips; it always fades to black.
In the Timeline panel or the Effect Controls panel, a double-sided transition has a dark diagonal line through it,
while a single-sided transition is split diagonally with one half dark and one half light.
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Types of transitions
A. Double-sided transition using duplicate frames B. Double-sided transition C. Single-sided transition
Note: If a double-sided transition must repeat frames (rather than use trimmed frames), the transition icon contains
additional diagonal lines. The lines span the area where it has used the repeated frames. (See "Clip handles and transi-
tions" on page 164.)

Adding transitions

Adding a transition
To place a transition between two clips (centered on the cut line), the clips must be on the same track, with no space
between them. As you drag the transition to the Timeline panel, you can adjust the alignment interactively. Whether
or not the clips have trimmed frames determines how you can align the transition as you place it between the clips.
The pointer changes to indicate the alignment options as you move it over the cut:
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If both clips contain trimmed frames at the cut, you can center the transition over the cut or you can align it on
either side of the cut so that it either starts or ends at the cut.
B C
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