Transitions

[josel]

Hi all
I am about to endevaour on a project where I have stills and moving images using Pemire Pro 2. Their will be a lot of transitions as their will be over 10mins approx 100 still images lasting 5 mins and the rest moving images.
My question is this- what is the rule of thumb using transitions? I mean if i use a still image of a person close up and the next one is a different person close up, do I use a fade or a dip?

What rules do professional editors use for transistions?

Thankyou in advanced josel

[guns1inger]

To be honest, the rules are what you want them to be. Some will tell you to always fade this way or that way, however it really comes down to the effect that you want your viewer to experience. You may want to slowly zoom in on one face, x-fade to another face and zoom out again. Or you may want to zoom out from a single face in a large photo to show a group, then x-fade to the same face in another photo, and repeat the effect. Each will feel very different to the person watching.

Unless you want a very jarring effect when cutting, try using a small overlap - maybe 4 - 5 frames of x-fade - to smooth the edit when doing hard cuts.

But otherwise, the rules are your to make and break as you see fit. Once upon a time, one of the golden rules of film editing was never, ever cut on action. Always wait for a pause. Nowadays, everybody cuts on action and film is much more dynamic because of it.

[pijetro]

Keep your transitions as a simple crossfade..

You'll get more attention to background music, slow moving stills (panning, slow rotate etc...), timing, and if you know Photoshop, take advantage of layering..
Personally, i like to keep the pans moving beyond the last frame. Go to the flyout above the Effects Control Tab, and uncheck "Pin to Clip"..This allows you to extend movements beyond the transition...

Good luck!!!

[josel]

Keep your transitions as a simple crossfade..

You'll get more attention to background music, slow moving stills (panning, slow rotate etc...), timing, and if you know Photoshop, take advantage of layering..
Personally, i like to keep the pans moving beyond the last frame. Go to the flyout above the Effects Control Tab, and uncheck "Pin to Clip"..This allows you to extend movements beyond the transition...

Good luck!!!

Hii and thanks, but is pins to clip, is it in premiere pro 2? I know you said it is above the flyout menu but i cannot find it! Any ideas how i can see the pin to clip?

Thankyou josel

[josel]

Sorry just found it