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- Using transitions with restraint
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t Using transitions with restraint t Trying some transitions t Changing parameters in the Effect Controls panel t Fine-tuning transitions t Applying transitions to multiple clips at once t Using audio transitions This lesson will take approximately 60 minutes. ptg 97 Transitions can make a video move more smoothly or snap the audience to attention. Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 has nearly 80 transitions that are easy to use and customize. Fun stuff —but try to use restraint. ptg 98 LESSON 6 Adding Video Transitions Getting started Bridging your clips with transitions—dissolves, page wipes, spinning screens, and the like—is a nice way to ease viewers from one scene to the next or to grab their attention. Adding transitions to your project is an art, though. Applying them starts sim- ply enough; it’s a mere drag-and-drop process. The art comes in their placement, length, and parameters, such as colored borders, motion, and start/end locations. Most transition work takes place in the Effect Controls panel. In addition to the various options unique to each transition, that panel displays an A/B timeline . This feature makes it easy to move transitions relative to the edit point, change the transi- tion duration, and apply transitions to clips that don’t have sufficient head or tail frames. With Adobe Premiere Pro, you can also apply a transition to a group of clips. Using transitions with restraint Once you discover the cornucopia of transition possibilities that Adobe Premiere Pro offers, you’ll be tempted to use them for every edit. They can be great fun. That said, it is highly recommended that you exercise restraint with transitions. Watch some TV news stories. Most use cuts-only edits. It’s unlikely you’ll see any transitions. Why? Time is a factor, but most stations these days have ready access to nonlinear editors (NLEs) such as Adobe Premiere Pro, and it takes almost no time to add a transition when using an NLE. The principal reason for the dearth of transitions is that they can be distracting. If a TV news editor uses one, it’s for a purpose. Their most frequent use in newsroom editing bays is to take what would have been a jarring edit—such as a major jump cut—and make it more palatable. That’s not to say transitions don’t have their place in carefully planned stories. Consider the Star Wars movies with all their highly stylized transitions, such as obvious, slow wipes. Each of those transitions has a purpose. George Lucas purposely created a look reminiscent of old serialized movies and TV shows. Specifically, they send a clear message to the audience: “Pay attention. We’re transitioning across space and time.” |