Adding Transitions for the Ghost s Entrance and Exit


Adding Transitions for the Ghost's Entrance and Exit

When the ghost arrives and when he leaves, he abruptly pops in and out of the scene. Not a very convincing way for a ghost to materialize nor to vanish. It would be much better if he could somehow materialize by forming from tiny pieces and dematerialize in a similar way. Well, that is exactly what the Cross Dissolve transition does. This transition, when applied to an overlay such as this, appears to affect only the ghost character. Because the two clips are identical, there appears to be nothing "dissolving" between them except for the ghost. By applying the Cross Dissolve transition to the beginning and end of the ghost.avi clip, we create the illusion of a ghost materializing as he enters the room and dematerializing as he vanishes.

Add the Transition for the Ghost's Entrance

Select the Effects and Transitions button to access the Effects and Transitions panel, if it's not the active view.

In the text box on the Effects and Transitions panel, type cross.

Select the Cross Dissolve effect from the set of Dissolve effects and drag and drop it on to the front, or head, of the ghost.avi clip in the Video 2 track.

Adding a Transition for the Ghost's Exit

Select the Cross Dissolve effect again from the the Effects and Transitions panel.

Drag and drop it on to the back, or tail, of the ghost.avi clip in the Video 2 track.

Note

When you're done, a purple and white band will appear at both ends of the clip's name bar, as shown in the illustration. The purple and white band will be labeled with the name of the effect, which in this case is Cross Dissolve. Depending on your zoom level, you may see only a small part of this band and the effect's name.




Hollywood Special Effects with Adobe Premiere Elements 3
Hollywood Special Effects with Adobe Premiere Elements 3
ISBN: 0789736128
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 274
Authors: Carl Plumer

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