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Previewing a transition
The easiest way to preview a transition is to set the loop region to the duration of the transition and then loop the playback. This allows you to adjust the transition while it is playing and make changes in real time.
1.
2.Click the Loop Playback button (
) to turn loop playback on. The selection area bar is dark blue when loop playback is turned on.
3.Click the Play button (
).
To preview complicated transitions, you may want to build a dynamic RAM preview or prerender the effect. For more information, see Building dynamic RAM previews on page 291 or Prerendering video on page 289.
Modifying a transition
All of the transitions include several presets that create standard transitions. If a preset doesn’t meet your needs, you can customize a transition to suit your taste.
Tip: You can also animate the parameters of a transition with keyframes. For more information, see Using keyframe animation on page 273.
1.Click the Transition Properties button
(
) on the transition or
2.Change the parameters. Changes update in real time in the Video Preview window. For help on the different controls in the Video FX window, click the 
) to access online help.
Transition parameters
Saving custom settings as a preset
After you modify a transition, you can save |
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your settings as a preset for use at a later |
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time. You can apply presets by choosing | Keyframe |
them from the Preset | controller |
1.Modify the settings in the window to create your desired transition effect. For help on the different controls in the
window, click the 
) to access online help.
2.Click the name in the Preset
3.Enter a name for the new preset.
4.Click the Save Preset button ( 
).
You can save any additional changes to the custom preset by clicking the Save Preset button.
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