If you have one file and you need to split it into a few pieces to add transitions in between, you can also do that. Note, that you will need to provide access to your files for the app. Step 4 – Pick the place for your video transition. If you want to apply the same transition effect to all your files, navigate to Project Settings. Some transitions contain elements you can edit. For example, the Comic Book 3 transition (part of the Comic Book theme) displays multiple windows, each showing additional clips used in the movie. In the iMovie app on your Mac, select a transition in the timeline that you want to edit. If the transition uses multiple elements, frame markers appear at various points in the timeline.
A movie without transitions would seem very awkward. When moving from one scene to another, transitions make the viewer understand that the scenes have changed. It is a great way of easing the viewer from one part of the story into another. Transitions are great for showing changes in time, venue, and circumstances, among many others. Without the transitions, the viewer would be left shocked, and only realize the change after about 5 to 10 seconds. This would not make fro very good viewership. iMovie, like most other video editors, comes with tools which you ca use to include transitions in your work. They will help you in creating a seamless video production.
Part I: Step by Step Tutorial on Adding Transitions in iMoive
1) Open you project in iMovie, and then go to the timeline where the video clips are displayed. Depending on where you want to add a transition, go to the timeline and place the playhead in between the two clips in question.
2) Go to the 'Transitions' button on the viewer and click on it; the transitions screen will be opened and you can see the different types available to you. Before you select the transitions that you want, it would be a great idea to browse through them and preview how they will be played on the video. Simply select a transition, and you will see a preview of it.
3) Change the speed of the transition to suit the time you want it to take. There is a slider in the transitions window that you can use to change the speed. The default, and maximum, speed is 4 seconds; the shortest setting is a tenth of a second.
4) Once you are happy with the preview of the settings that you have chosen, you should drag the blue icon on the right side of the transitions name, into the timeline.
5) Allow the transition to be rendered into the project. Once it is rendered, you can get a real-time playback of it on the viewer.
6) If you are not happy with any of the settings of the transition, you can adjust them in the transitions screen.
TIPS:
The transition that you choose should make sense to the storyboard. If you want to transition between two fast action clips, then using a shorter transition period is best. If you are transitioning between two slow action clips, then a slow transition is best; you could even use a fade to black transition, and then fade back in from black. If you want to move from a fast clip to a slow clip, you should use a slow transition, and when moving from a slow action clip to a fast one, then you use a fast transition period.
When you want to delete any transition, you should simply click on it in the timeline and then hit the delete button.
There are many types of transitions and you should use these wisely; you do not have to have a sample of every transition in the program in your project. Select at least 3 or 4 and then use them sparingly. If you have all sorts of transition types in the production, then your work will start looking like a scrapbook rather than a fantastic video production.
Part II: Use iOrgSoft Video Editor for Mac to Add Transitions to Movie
A complete video is composed of multiple clips. In order to make the switch between clips more clear and smoothly, the use of transitional effects is required. In professional video editing software such as Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro, they have more controls on the transition effects, including more lens involving. In common video editor like iMovie, the transition effects are usually dissolve, fades, wipes, fly, zoom, etc.
iMovie is a free video editor for Mac that includes all common transition effects. It's easy to use iMovie to add transitions between clips. If iMovie doesn't suite your needs, try Movavi Video Editor, which is a more powerful iMovie alternative. It provides you with more transition effects and has more transition settings than iMovie. For example, you can apply the selected transition to all clips. Continue reading about how to add transitions to video in iMovie and Windows.
> Part 1: How to Add Transitions to Video in iMovie
> Part 2: How to Add Transitions to All Clips in iMovie
> Part 3: How to Get More Transitions on Mac and Windows
Part 1: How to Add Transitions to Video on Mac with iMovie
iMovie 10.1 contains about 25 transition effects like Cross Dissolve, Blur, Fade, Spin, Wipe, Swap, Circle, Ripple, Mosaic, etc. Now I'll show you how to apply transitions between clips in iMovie.
Part I: Step by Step Tutorial on Adding Transitions in iMoive
1) Open you project in iMovie, and then go to the timeline where the video clips are displayed. Depending on where you want to add a transition, go to the timeline and place the playhead in between the two clips in question.
2) Go to the 'Transitions' button on the viewer and click on it; the transitions screen will be opened and you can see the different types available to you. Before you select the transitions that you want, it would be a great idea to browse through them and preview how they will be played on the video. Simply select a transition, and you will see a preview of it.
3) Change the speed of the transition to suit the time you want it to take. There is a slider in the transitions window that you can use to change the speed. The default, and maximum, speed is 4 seconds; the shortest setting is a tenth of a second.
4) Once you are happy with the preview of the settings that you have chosen, you should drag the blue icon on the right side of the transitions name, into the timeline.
5) Allow the transition to be rendered into the project. Once it is rendered, you can get a real-time playback of it on the viewer.
6) If you are not happy with any of the settings of the transition, you can adjust them in the transitions screen.
TIPS:
The transition that you choose should make sense to the storyboard. If you want to transition between two fast action clips, then using a shorter transition period is best. If you are transitioning between two slow action clips, then a slow transition is best; you could even use a fade to black transition, and then fade back in from black. If you want to move from a fast clip to a slow clip, you should use a slow transition, and when moving from a slow action clip to a fast one, then you use a fast transition period.
When you want to delete any transition, you should simply click on it in the timeline and then hit the delete button.
There are many types of transitions and you should use these wisely; you do not have to have a sample of every transition in the program in your project. Select at least 3 or 4 and then use them sparingly. If you have all sorts of transition types in the production, then your work will start looking like a scrapbook rather than a fantastic video production.
Part II: Use iOrgSoft Video Editor for Mac to Add Transitions to Movie
A complete video is composed of multiple clips. In order to make the switch between clips more clear and smoothly, the use of transitional effects is required. In professional video editing software such as Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro, they have more controls on the transition effects, including more lens involving. In common video editor like iMovie, the transition effects are usually dissolve, fades, wipes, fly, zoom, etc.
iMovie is a free video editor for Mac that includes all common transition effects. It's easy to use iMovie to add transitions between clips. If iMovie doesn't suite your needs, try Movavi Video Editor, which is a more powerful iMovie alternative. It provides you with more transition effects and has more transition settings than iMovie. For example, you can apply the selected transition to all clips. Continue reading about how to add transitions to video in iMovie and Windows.
> Part 1: How to Add Transitions to Video in iMovie
> Part 2: How to Add Transitions to All Clips in iMovie
> Part 3: How to Get More Transitions on Mac and Windows
Part 1: How to Add Transitions to Video on Mac with iMovie
iMovie 10.1 contains about 25 transition effects like Cross Dissolve, Blur, Fade, Spin, Wipe, Swap, Circle, Ripple, Mosaic, etc. Now I'll show you how to apply transitions between clips in iMovie.
1. Launch iMovie for Mac and Import All Clips
Start iMovie by clicking its icon on the dock or double clicking on the icon in the Applications folder from Finder. When it starts, select an event containing your video and drag it from the browser to the timeline.
Imovie Transition Pack
To select a group of clips: Hold down the Command key as you click each clip you want to import, or drag a selection rectangle around multiple clips. And then drag them to the timeline.
2. Add Transitions Between Clips
Click the Transitions tab to show the transition effect browser in iMovie. To preview a transition, skim it. To add transitions between clips, simply drag it between two clips. To add a transition to both ends of a clip, first highlight the clip in the timeline, then double click a transition in the browser.
3. Make Necessary Changes and Export
Let's first see how to change the transition duration. As you could see below. The black vertical bar will change to the transition icon. Double click it to open the duration settings dialogue. Input the time in seconds and click Apply to the current transition, or Apply to All transitions.
By default, iMovie sets all the transitions to the same length, 1.5 second for standard transitions, and 2 seconds for theme-styled transitions. However, you're able to change the default duration in iMovie > Preferences.
To replace a transition effect in iMovie, just drag the new transition to the old one to replace it. You can move an existing transition between any two clips that don't have a transition effect.
How to Add Transitions to All Clips in iMovie
There are generally two methods to add transitions to all clips at one time.
1. Enable the Automatic Content option by clicking Settings in the upper-right corner of the timeline. Then apply a theme so that iMovie will insert the cross-dissolve transitions between clips, with occasional transitions depending on the theme. And some clips would have no transition. To use only standard, non-themed transitions in your movie, make sure No Theme is applied.
2. Apply the same custom transition to all clips. As the above image shown, clicking the Apply to All button will change all other transitions in your movie to the same type and duration.
How to Get More Transitions on Mac and Windows
iMovie comes with about 25 transition effects. If you want more transitions, or some popular transitions are not provided by iMovie, like Push, Flash, Origami, and Smear, you should try Movavi Video Editor, which is an easy-to-use yet powerful video editor alternative to iMovie for Windows. It includes 100+ transition effects to help you do transition effects with no limits. Below is a basic tutorial about how to add transition effect on Mac and Windows using Movavi Video Editor.
1. Download and Install Video Editor
Sketchup 3d programs. Save the setup file to your computer and set it up. When it completes, launch it and choose to create a new movie project. .
2. Add Clips and Apply Transitions to Video
Transition effects can be applied between photos and video. To import media files, click Add Media Files and choose your files in the show-up window. All the selected files will be imported immediately and thus appear in the Timeline.
To add transitions to your video, click the Transitions tab to show all free transition effects. Click to preview and if you like a transition, drag and drop it between clips in the timeline.
3. Modify Video Transitions and Export as New File
Right click the transition icon and choose Transition Properties, the settings dialogue will open. Here you can set the transition duration and change all transitions to the same length if necessary.
Spin Transition Imovie Pro
Movavi Video Editor also provides you a transition wizard to make settings to all clips in one place. Unlike iMovie, you can use random transitions to all clips, instead of the same transition in imovie. Of course, if you want the same transition throughout your movie, just choose from the drop-down menu.
Add Transitions To Imovie
When your movie is ready, click the Export button and select your preferred way to share your personalized video anywhere you want.
Video Transition Effects Conclusion
This article introduced how to add transition to video using iMovie on Mac and using Movavi Video Editor in Windows and Mac. The workflow of transition effects is similar to each other for these two video editor. But Movavi Video Editor won in term of transition effects quantity and transition effect settings. Get a free trial today if you like Movavi Video Editor. You won't be disappointed.