Transitions

Connect clips with visual transitions. From subtle fades to energetic zooms and spins.

Transition types

Fade and dissolve

• Fade — dissolve to/from black
• Crossfade — overlap dissolve between clips
• Dip to black/white — brief flash color
• Flash — bright white flash
• Flicker / Strobe — rapid flashes (use sparingly)

Slide

• Slide left/right/up/down — slides current clip out while revealing next
• Push — pushes first clip away as second reveals
• Wipe — edge wipes across

Zoom

• Zoom in — pushes into overlap
• Zoom out — pulls back transition
• Zoom punch — quick movement into next
• Zoom blur — zoom + motion blur

Iris and masks

• Iris in/out — circle expands/contract
• Clockwise/counter spin — rotate transitions
• Spin — full rotation between clips

Dynamic

• Whirl — spins and zooms
• Swing / Pendulum — swings across
• Pop — pops and lands
• Bounce — bouncy landing
• Rubber — elastic warp
• Flip — card flip in 3D space
• Fold — paper fold effect
• Glitch — digital artifact transition
• Shake — shake and land
• Jitter — vibrating settle
• Tumble — 3D tumble between clips

Snap variants

Many transitions have "snap" vs. "soft" versions:

• Snap — abrupt, energetic
• Smooth / Soft — slower, gentle movement

How to add transitions

Via agent:

"Add crossfade transitions between all clips"

"Put a zoom punch at 0:15"

"Add slide-left at each cut point"

Manually:

1. Select the edge between two clips
2. Click Transitions tab in left panel
3. Drag a transition onto the gap
4. Adjust duration if needed

Timing and duration

• Default — 0.5 seconds
• Short — 0.25–0.5s (snappy edits)
• Medium — 0.5–1s (standard)
• Long — 1–2s (dramatic)

Per-clip and timestamped

Apply to:

• Whole-clip transitions — a single effect between clips
• Timestamped transitions — affect only portion of clip (for multi-effect)

Combining transitions

Chain transitions with effects:

"Crossfade with a subtle zoom"

"Slide left + film grain during transition"

Tips

• Match to pace — fast transitions for TikToks, slower for documentaries
• Don't over-use — every cut doesn't need a transition; keep some hard cuts
• Consider platform — heavy transitions can distract on course content; energize social clips
• Audio matters — pair with SFX for impact
• Partial edges — drag transition to apply to just beginning or end of clip

Keyboard shortcuts

None specifically for transitions, but selecting edges:

• Click space between clips — selects transition point
• Cmd/Ctrl + click — select multiple
• Cmd/Ctrl + D — duplicate selection

See also

• Effects and color — clip effects (not transitions)
• Style packs — which include transition recommendations per aesthetic