Transitions

Click the + on a cut, or drag a transition from the Transitions tab onto it. Drag the transition's band to change how long it lasts.

Mosh transitions last exactly as long as their band, then a fresh keyframe brings the next shot back clean (turn Resolve at the end off to let the melt run on). Classic transitions blend the two shots.

Mosh transitions

Transition	What it does
Melt	The keyframe at the cut is removed, so the next shot's movement drags the last picture around until it resolves.
Bloom melt	Melt, then the first movement of the next shot repeats, so the old picture smears and erupts outward.
Glitch cut	Melt with a burst of corrupted data around the cut: blocks tear and rain.
Stutter melt	Melt, then the motion rocks back and forth in short loops.
Liquid melt	Melt with flow-warped, amplified motion for a silky, liquid smear.
Ghost melt	Melt with echoed motion, so the movement doubles up like a ghost trail.
Rewind melt	Melt with the next shot's motion played backwards, so the old picture folds and un-melts.

Classic transitions

Transition	What it does
Cross dissolve	The two shots overlap and fade into each other.
Dip to black	Fades out to black, then in to the next shot.
Dip to white	Flashes to white between the shots.
Wipe left	The next shot slides in behind an edge moving left.
Wipe right	The next shot is revealed by an edge moving right.
Wipe up	The next shot is revealed from the bottom up.
Wipe down	The next shot is revealed from the top down.
Slide left	Both shots slide left together, like turning a page.
Slide right	Both shots slide right together.
Circle open	The next shot opens out from a growing circle in the middle.
Pixelize	The picture breaks into big pixels and re-forms as the next shot.
Whip left	A fast pan: both shots blur past to the left. Keep it short (0.2–0.4 s).
Whip right	A fast pan to the right.
Whip with the motion	A fast pan that goes the way the picture is already moving (from a tracked object or a keyframed move), so the cut feels thrown. Keep it short.
Circle crop	The first shot shrinks to a circle and goes, then the next grows out of a circle.
Box crop	The first shot shrinks to a box and goes, then the next grows out of a box.
Doors open	The first shot splits down the middle and opens like doors on the next.
Dip to grey	Fades through flat grey, like an old film leader.
Grainy dissolve	The next shot comes through as scattered grains instead of a smooth fade.
Zoom through	Rushes into the first shot and out into the next.
Blur dissolve	Both shots blur as they cross, then the next one sharpens.
Clock wipe	The next shot sweeps round like a clock hand.
Diagonal wipe	The next shot comes in from the top-left corner.
Squeeze	The first shot squeezes to a line, the next springs out of it.
Circle close	The first shot shrinks away into a circle in the middle.

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