Using the Gradient Wipe transition

Adobe Premiere can use any importable grayscale image as a gradient wipe. In a gradient wipe, image B fills the black area of the grayscale image and then shows through each level of gray as the transition progresses until the white area becomes transparent. When you create a Gradient Wipe transition, you can specify the "softness" of the transition's edges. Many third-party image collections can be used with this transition.

To create a Gradient Wipe transition:

1 Drag the Gradient Wipe transition from the Special Effect folder in the Transitions palette to the Transition track of the Timeline. The Gradient Wipe Settings dialog box appears.

2 Click Select Image, and then double-click the file you want to use in the wipe. The image you select appears in the Gradient Wipe Setting dialog box.

3 Adjust the softness of the transition's edges by dragging the Softness slider. As you drag the slider to the right, image A increasingly shows through image B.

4 Click OK. To preview the transition, see Previewing transitions.

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