Blackmagic Design DV/RESSTUD User Manual

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Lesson 7 Applying Transitions andEffects

Shortening and Lengthening Transitions

Changing the duration of a transition can be done just like the Cut page, by dragging the

transition directly in the timeline.

1 Place the mouse pointer over the right edge of the dissolve between 08_SOUTH_

POLE_DC3 and 07_KENYA.

2 Drag the right edge in toward the edit until the tool tip reads -00:06.

As you drag, the transition is shortened by six frames on both sides of the edit for a

total decrease of 12 frames. This dissolve transition is aligned to the center of the cut,

so the transition will remove the same number of frames on each side of the cut

regardless of how short you make it. How long can you make a transition? That depends

upon the length of the two source clips in the bin.

3 Drag the right edge away from the edit until the selected edit will not extend

anyfurther.

The transition can extend only so far because you will eventually run out of handles on one

of the clips, which means that no more media is available to create a longer transition.

Customizing Transitions

Each transition has several adjustments that you can use to customize its appearance.

Some of the simpler transitions, such as the cross dissolve, have fewer parameters than

specialty transitions such as wipes. In every case, customization controls appear

intheInspector.

1 Double-click the Cross Dissolve transition in the timeline to open it in the Inspector.

TIP If you are finding it difficult to select a transition, drag the zoom slider

tozoom in on the timeline until you can select the transition icon without

accidentally selecting the cut point.

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