101 9 The Effects panel should be docked with the Project panel. Select the Effects
panel by clicking it, and then open the Video Transitions > Dissolve bin.
10 Drag Cross Dissolve to the edit between the first two clips of the sequence, but
don’t release the mouse button just yet.
11 While still holding down the mouse button, move the pointer to the left and
right, and note how the pointer and the highlighted rectangle on the clips
change (shown here). You can place the transition such that it ends at the edit
point, is centered on the edit point, or starts there.
12 Place the transition at the middle of the edit point, and drop the transition
there.
13 Put the current-time indicator to the left of the transition, and press the
spacebar to play it.
The transition has a one-second duration by default.
Changing the default transition and duration The default transition has two primary uses: It’s used when automating a storyboard
to a sequence or as a quick means to add a transition by using the keyboard short-
cut, which is Ctrl+D (Windows) or Command+D (Mac OS). To set a different default
transition, select the transition you want to use, open the Effects panel menu, and
choose Set Selected As Default Transition. A red box will appear around that transi-
tion. You can change the default duration by choosing Default Transition Duration,
which opens the Preferences dialog.
14 Open the 3D Motion bin under the video transitions, and drag Flip Over to the
beginning of the first clip. Note that the only placement option is to have the
transition start at the edit point.
One very cool characteristic of transitions in Adobe Premiere Pro is that you
can use them at the beginning or end of a clip. This is called a
single-sided transition .
Double-sided transitions go between clips.
15 Press the Home key or drag the current-time indicator to move the current-time
indicator to the beginning of the Timeline, and play the transition. This is an
interesting way to start a video.
