Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS4 Classroom in a Book®

Chapter 7. Adding Video Transitions

Topics covered in this lesson

• Using transitions with restraint

• Trying some transitions

• Changing parameters in the Effect Controls panel

• Fine-tuning transitions

• Applying transitions to multiple clips at once

• Using audio transitions

This lesson will take approximately 60 minutes.

Transitions can make a video move more smoothly or snap the audience to attention. Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 has nearly 80 transitions that are easy to use and customize. Fun stuff—but try to use restraint.

Getting started

Bridging your clips with transitions—dissolves, ...