Transitions and Titles

TRANSITIONS AND TITLES

How transitions work

Usingtransitions, you can phase out one clip while phasing in the next or you can stylize the beginning or end of a single clip. A transition can be as subtle as a cross dissolve, or emphatic, such as a page turn or spinning pinwheel. You generally place transitions on a cut between two clips, creating adoublesidedtransition. However, you can also apply a transition to just the beginning or end of a clip, creating asinglesidedtransition, such as a fade to black.

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Page Peel transition between two clips (left), and Cross Dissolve transition at end of clip (right)

When a transition shifts from one clip to the next, it overlaps frames from both clips. The overlapped frames can either be frames previously trimmed from the clips (frames just past the In or Out point at the cut), or existing frames repeated on either side of the cut. It’s important to remember that when you trim a clip, you don’t delete frames; instead, the resulting In and Out points frame a window over the original clip. A transition uses the trimmed frames to create the transition effect, or, if the clips don’t have trimmed frames, the transition repeats frames.

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Transition uses trimmed frames to shift to the next scene.

A. First clip with trimmed frames at end

B. Movie containing both clips and transition

C. Second clip with trimmed frames at beginning

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Transition repeats frames for clips without trimmed frames.

A. First clip showing last frame repeated

B. Movie containing both clips and transition

C. Second clip showing first frame repeated

Types of transitions

A. Doublesided transition using repeated frames

B. Doublesided transition

C. Singlesided transition

To see if a transition is single-sided or double-sided and if it has repeated frames, select it and click Edit Transition in the Transition view of the Task panel to view it in Properties view.

Create a still title

The titling tools in AdobePremiereElements are powerful, yet easy to use. You can use any font installed on your computer, and create graphic objects by using the shape creation tools. You can also use an included template, preset text style, or image. Title text can run horizontally or vertically. You can stretch or shrink titles, or give them a color or shadow.

Choosing horizontal or vertical type for titles

1.  In the Sceneline, do one of the following:

o  To superimpose the new title on a video clip, select the clip.

o  To add a title without underlying video, select the first clip in the Sceneline. In the Edit view of the Tasks panel, click Project, and then click the New Item buttonand choose Black Video. In the Sceneline, drag the new black video clip to the beginning of the movie.

§  With the superimposed clip or the black video clip selected, do one of the following:

o  Choose Title > New Title > Default Still.

o  Choose File> New> Title.

AdobePremiereElements places default text in the Monitor panel, in title-editing mode.

§  Do either of the following:

o  To add horizontal type, double-click the default text, and type to replace it.

o  To add vertical type, click and hold the Type Tool button . Then choose Vertical Type Tool. Click anywhere in the Monitor panel, and type your title.

§  In the Monitor panel, click the Selection Tooland reposition the text as desired.

§  Click Done.

The title is saved and added to the Project view of the Tasks panel, and to the Sceneline.

Create a rolling or crawling title

Although static titles, graphics, and images may suffice for some projects, others require titles that move. Using roll and crawl options, you can instantly create professional-looking moving titles. The length of the title in the Timeline determines the speed of the movement. The more you increase the title clip length, the slower the movement.

Rolling titlesmove characters vertically across the screen.

Crawling titlesmove characters horizontally across the screen.

Keyframeslet you move characters across a custom path that you create by setting different position keyframes at several points in time.

Note:You cannot add a roll or crawl, or apply keyframes to a title that uses an animation preset. Applying an animation preset will overwrite all roll, crawl, and keyframe settings.

Use Roll/Crawl options to change a rolling title to a crawling title or vice versa, specify the direction of a crawl, and set the timing of movement.

A rolling title is commonly used for production credits.

Create a rolling or crawling title

1.  Do one of the following:

o  To create a rolling title, choose Title> New Title> Default Roll.

o  To create a crawling title, choose Title> New Title> Default Crawl.

§  Create the text and graphic objects for the title. Use the Monitor panel’s scroll bar to view offscreen areas of the title. When the title is added to the Sceneline or Timeline, the hidden offscreen areas roll or crawl into view.

§  Click the Roll/Crawl Options buttonat the bottom of the Tasks panel.

§  Specify options as desired, and then clickOK.

Note:You can specify a direction for crawling titles only. Rolling titles always move from the bottom to the top of the screen.

Set roll and crawl options

1.  Do one of the following:

o  In the Sceneline, select the superimposed clip. In the Monitor panel, click the clip, and then double-click the title text.

o  In the Timeline, double-click the title clip. (If necessary, scroll up the Video tracks to the Video 2 track.)

The Tasks panel changes to display the text options.

§  Click the Roll/Crawl Options buttonat the bottom of the Tasks panel, and set the following options as desired. Click in the Monitor panel outside of the box to save the converted title.

Title Type

Specifies the kind of title you want. Boxes created for rolling or crawling extend into offscreen areas when you convert a rolling or crawling title into a static title.

Start Offscreen

Specifies that the roll or crawl begins out of view and moves into view.

End Offscreen

Specifies that the roll or crawl continues until the objects are out of view.

Preroll

Specifies the number of frames that play before the roll or crawl begins.

Ease-In

Specifies the number of frames that the title rolls or crawls at a slowly increasing speed until the title reaches the playback speed.

Ease-Out

Specifies the number of frames that the title rolls or crawls at a slowly decreasing speed until the roll or crawl completes.

Postroll

Specifies the number of frames that play after the roll or crawl completes.

Crawl Left and Crawl Right

Specify the direction in which a crawl moves.