Specifying and adding a default transition

The default transition can be applied quickly, without stopping to open the Transitions palette and drag the transition to the Timeline. Premiere automatically uses Cross Dissolve as the default transition, as it is one of the most commonly used transitions. If you frequently use another transition, you can set it as the default.

The technique you use to add a default transition depends on whether you are editing in Single-Track mode or A/B Editing mode.

To specify a default transition, and set the default duration and alignment:

1 If necessary, choose Window > Show Transitions.

2 Select the transition that you want to make the default.

3 From the Transitions palette menu, choose Set Selected as Default.

4 Type the default duration for the transition. (You can later change the duration, once the transition is added to the Timeline.)

5 Choose the default alignment for the transition. This setting applies to transitions added when using the Single-Track Editing mode; when you use A/B Editing mode, transitions always fill the overlapping space unless you physically resize them using the trim tool.

6 Click OK. These settings remain in effect for all projects until you change them.

To add the default transition to the Timeline:

1 Do one of the following:

2 Position the edit line where the two clips meet or overlap.

You can easily move the edit line to the intersection between two clips by clicking the Next Edit () or Previous Edit () button in the Monitor window.

3 Do one of the following:

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