Adding Transitions
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This lesson will take about 75 minutes to complete. To get the lesson files used in this lesson, download them from the web page for this book at peachpit.com/PremiereProCIB2025. For more information, see “Accessing the lesson files and Web Edition” in the “Getting Started” section at the beginning of this book. Store the files on your computer in a convenient location.
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Starting the lesson
Although the most common transition is a cut—where one clip abruptly ends and another begins—there are great opportunities for creativity using transition effects you can animate.
In this lesson, you’ll learn to use transitions between video and audio clips to help your edits flow more smoothly. You’ll also learn best practices for choosing the most appropriate transitions.
For this lesson, you’ll use a new project file.
Start Adobe Premiere Pro, and open the project Lesson 07.prproj from the Lessons folder.
Use the Workspaces menu to choose Effects. Reset the workspace to the saved layout.
This changes the workspace to a preset optimized for working with transitions and effects. In particular, the Effects panel is now in the upper-right corner with the Properties panel beneath it.
In the Effects panel, you can click any effect category’s triangle to display its contents.
Save the project as Lesson 07 Working.prproj in the same folder.
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Because most effects are applied to clips in sequences, the Source Monitor is now hidden in its panel group and the Effect Controls panel has been brought to the front.
