Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS3 Classroom in a Book®

6. Adding Video Transitions

Transitions can make a video move more smoothly or snap the audience to attention. Some transitions are whimsical, others draw attention to a portion of the scene, and still others create a frantic mood. Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 has nearly 80 transitions that are easy to use and customize. Fun stuff—but try to use restraint.

Topics covered in this lesson:

• Using transitions with restraint

• Experimenting with transitions

• Changing parameters in the Effect Controls panel

• Fine-tuning transitions

Getting started

Applying transitions between clips—dissolves, page wipes, spinning screens, and many more—is a nice way to ...