To Add A Transition; Default Transitions; To Add The Default Transition Between Clips - Adobe PREMIERE PRO 2 Manual

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If neither clip contains trimmed frames, the transition automatically centers over the cut and repeats the last frame
of the first clip and the first frame of the second clip to fill the transition duration. Diagonal bars appear on transi-
tions that use repeated frames.
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If only the first clip contains trimmed frames, the transition automatically snaps to the In point of the next clip.
The transition uses the first clip's trimmed frames for the transition and does not repeat frames from the second
clip.
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If only the second clip contains trimmed frames, then the transition snaps to the Out point of the first clip. The
transition uses the second clip's trimmed frames for the transition and does not repeat frames from the first clip.
The default duration of a transition, for either audio or video, is set to 1 second. If a transition contains trimmed
frames, but not enough to fill the transition duration, Adobe Premiere Pro adjusts the duration to match the frames.
You can adjust the duration and alignment of a transition after you place it.

To add a transition

In the Effects panel, find the transition you want to apply. You'll need to expand the Video Transitions bin, and
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then expand the bin containing the transition you want to use.
To place a transition between two clips, drag the transition to the cut line between two clips, and release the mouse
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when one of the following icons appears:
Aligns the end of the transition to the end of the first clip.
End At Cut icon
Centers the transition over the cut.
Center At Cut icon
Aligns the beginning of the transition to the beginning of the second clip.
Start At Cut icon
Note: As you drag in the Timeline panel, you can see the area covered by the transition outlined.
3 To place a transition on a single cut, Ctrl-drag the transition into the Timeline panel. Release the mouse when you
see either the End At Cut or Start At Cut icon.
If you drag a transition to a clip that is not adjacent to another clip, you don't need to Ctrl-drag. The transition
automatically becomes single-sided.
If a dialog box appears containing transition settings, specify options and click OK.
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To preview the transition, play the sequence or drag the current-time indicator through the transition.

Default transitions

You can specify a video transition and an audio transition as default transitions and quickly apply them between clips
in a sequence. Default transition icons are marked by a red outline in the Effects panel. Cross Dissolve and Constant
Power Crossfade are preset as the video and audio default transitions.
If you use another transition more frequently, you can set it as the default. When you change the default transition
setting, you change the default for all projects. Changing the default transition doesn't affect transitions already
applied to sequences.
If you are preparing to add clips to a sequence and you know you want to apply the default transition to most or all
of the clips, consider using the Automate To Sequence command, which can put the default video and audio
transition between all the clips it adds. See "To add clips to a sequence automatically" on page 121.

To add the default transition between clips

Click a track header to target the track where you want to add the transition.
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