Premiere Pro Guru: Better Transitions

Learn how to create better transitions by combining Premiere Pro's built-in transitions with filters and other effects, and then find out how to customize and save your results.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Applying, and Working with, Transitions

• What are clip handles?
• Applying transitions between clips
• How to use transitions when you don't have enough handle
• Clip-based transitions

2. Refining Transitions

• Refining transition position in the Effect Controls panel
• Positioning transitions in the Timeline panel
• Controlling duration, direction, and advanced options
• Setting and customizing default transitions
• Using single-sided transitions and hold frames
• Trimming shots with transitions applied

3. Working with Effects and Transitions

• The layered transition stack
• Creating a blur transition
• Creating a flash-frame transition
• Luma fade
• Applying the gradient wipe
• Creating custom gradients using images
• Creating and applying custom gradients from Photoshop
• A better cross-zoom
• Transitioning with a flare

4. Saving Transitions

• Copy and paste a transition
• Apply a transition to multiple edit points
• Creating transition presets
• Storing transition presets
• Organizing, and backing up, presets

5. Essential Third-Party Plugins

• FilmImpact
• Red Giant
• NewBlueFX
• Sapphire
• CoreMelt

Conclusion

• Next steps