Effects and Transitions in Premiere

The old Video Software Help forum, left visible as an archive.

Effects and Transitions in Premiere

Postby Maniac » Fri Nov 08, 2002 10:12 pm

I'm rather new to this music video thing and am still learning so don't be to harsh on me. Now i've done one video already and am working on the second (which will be much better than the first, MUCH better). Anyways, I can't seem to figure out how to use (make work) transitions and effects in Premiere. I've been able to make really cheap effects like a quick repeat to go with the music using copy and paste and the razor tool. Now i've read every guide in the guides section of this site and still don't know how to get them to work. Any help would be appreciated.
Maniac
 
Joined: 31 Aug 2002

Postby f~a~e~r~i~e » Fri Nov 08, 2002 10:14 pm

take part A

Part A
___________________

and part B

Part B
------------------------ and overlap them like so


_______________-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_---------------------------
Image

Hey Hye!

RAINBOWY
User avatar
f~a~e~r~i~e
 
Joined: 05 Nov 2002
Location: EmPtYnEsS, CaNaDa

Postby klinky » Fri Nov 08, 2002 11:27 pm

Transitions are pure evil. :evil:

The only two you'll want to use are Additive Dissolve and Cross Dissolve.


Only reason you would want to use a transition would be for a purposeful cheesey look.

It is just like Faerie said:

Image

You want to make sure that the arrow is pointing down towards the track you want to transition to. So if you want A to B it needs to be down, B to A is up.

I would just use the rubberbands though, just skip over Track A + B. I never use them anymore, I did use them in about my first three vids :p

Here's how to use the rubberbands:

Image


~klinky
User avatar
klinky
 
Joined: 23 Jul 2001
Location: Cookie College...

Postby gypsy » Sun Nov 10, 2002 3:00 am

Or you could check out the manual on page 239... :)
gypsy
 
Joined: 20 Feb 2002
Location: South Africa

Postby TaranT » Sun Nov 10, 2002 4:59 am

klinky wrote:Transitions are pure evil...The only two you'll want to use are Additive Dissolve and Cross Dissolve...


So is Star Wars evil ? :? Or maybe Lucas is the only one who can get away with using wipes, spirals, zooms, slides, etc.

Sometimes I wonder if it's worth taking up the challenge and making a video that used these (would be like juggling steak knives). But I'm not ready to write them off entirely. Not yet.

******
TaranT
 
Joined: 16 May 2001

Postby ErMaC » Sun Nov 10, 2002 5:01 am

Yes, only George Lucas can get away with that wipe. That's why it's called the Star Wars wipe. They tried to get away with it in Battlefield Earth, and aside from the fact that the movie itself sucked ass, the transition didn't work either.
User avatar
ErMaC
The Man who puts the "E" in READFAG
 
Joined: 24 Feb 2001
Location: Irvine, CA

Postby TaranT » Mon Nov 11, 2002 12:59 am

ErMaC wrote:Yes, only George Lucas can get away with that wipe. That's why it's called the Star Wars wipe. They tried to get away with it in Battlefield Earth, and aside from the fact that the movie itself sucked ass, the transition didn't work either.


I'm trying to forget I ever spent money to see BE.

The official take on Star Wars transitions can be found here:
http://www.starwars.com/episode-iv/feature/19970811/indexp2.html

These transition effects played into the grand showmanship of the film, contributing to its feel as an exciting story being told with flair. In another context they would seem out of place, and in the mostly gritty and 'realistic' world of 1970's films like Dirty Harry, they were virtually never to be seen. But they were right at home in the more comic-book fun approach of Star Wars, and they once more linked the film to its inspiration origins in classic adventure serials like Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe, which regularly employed creative wipes. Lucas was also influenced by the work of the great Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, who was himself known to use transition effects.


*********
TaranT
 
Joined: 16 May 2001


Return to Video Software Help Archive

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest