CHAPTER 4: ADDING EFFECTS AND TITLES 993. Enter a Border value of 1. Change the color of the border by clicking on theColor square and selecting a color.4. Select one of the two Direction buttons to set the movement of the transition.5. Enter an X value of 60 and a Y value of 50. This is the starting position of thetransition effect.6. Click OK to close the dialog box and apply the attributes to the transitioneffect. Preview the new transition.You now have a customized transition. When you have done this, it is an excellentidea to save this customized effect to the Production Library for future use.To save a transition effect:1. Modify a preset transition as detailed above.2. In the Transition Options dialog box, click Add to send the effect to theProduction Library.3. Enter a name and a description. Click OK.Commonly used transitionsWhile Video Editor has dozens and dozens of different transition effects to choosefrom, the jump cut with no transition and the crossfade are probably the only twothat are commonly used in Hollywood movies. Another popular technique is to fadeto black at the end of a program or scene.To fade to black:1. Place a video clip onto the Video1 track.2. Create a black color clip (see “Inserting title, color, and silence clips” onpage 49) and drag onto the same Video1 track, making sure the start of thecolor clip overlaps the end of the video clip.3. From the F/X folder, drag the Crossfade transition effect onto the overlappingregion between the clips.4. Adjust the Transition Options dialog box (make sure the transition is selectedas Forward) and click OK. Preview the effect.You can also set the starting position by dragging the control point thatappears in the center of the sample image. This option may not beavailable for all effects.
