Selecting Appropriate Transitions

Transitions define changes occurring between frames. Transitions are most effective when new cast members enter the stage or when movie scenes change. The Movie Player supports all MacroMind transitions. Some transitions play quickly and are appropriate for general use; others play more slowly and are better suited for infrequent use.

The following transitions play quickly; consider these for general use in your movies:

Venetian blinds, vertical blinds

Center out horizontal, center out square, center out vertical

Checkerboard

Cover down left, cover down right, cover up left, cover up right

Dissolve boxy rectangles, dissolve boxy squares, dissolve patterns

Edges in horizontal, edges in square, edges in vertical

Random rows, random columns

Strips (all)

Wipes (all)

The following transitions play slowly; consider these for limited use in your movies:

Cover down, cover left, cover right, cover up

Dissolve bits, dissolve bits fast, dissolve pixels, dissolve pixels fast

Push down, push left, push right, push up

Reveal (all)

Zoom close, zoom open