Creating transitions

To add a transition, place it in the Timeline window between two clips. Transitions can be applied only to clips on the Video 1 tracks. You can also click the default transition button in the Monitor window (or use keyboard shortcuts in the Monitor or Timeline windows) to apply a default transition (see Specifying and adding a default transition). You can add a transition to the Video 1 track when the Timeline is in either Single-Track Editing mode or A/B Editing mode (see Customizing track views). However, switching between Single-Track Editing and A/B Editing after you have begun editing in the Timeline may cause unexpected or unpredictable behavior.

You can add the default transition between each clip automatically when you add clips to the Timeline using the Automate to Timeline command from the Project window menu or the Storyboard window menu. See Adding multiple clips using an automated process.

To enhance the transitions provided with Premiere, you can sequence two or more transitions together. To do this, use the A/B Editing mode and place the transitions side by side in the area where the clips overlap. For example, to create the effect of one clip pushing into and out of another clip, keeping the starting and ending clip the same, use two instances of the Push transition and reverse the direction setting for the second transition. See Changing transition settings.

Adding Transitions > Creating transitions

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