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1.

Send the first clip (Entering car; if you have downloaded the sample clips) to the Source Viewer, and place a mark-out point just after the door slams shut, about two seconds before the end (Figure 8.53 ). This creates a handle at the end of this clip one second in duration.

2.

Send the clip to the Timeline using the Insert Source into Master button .

3.

Send the second clip (Retreat) to the Source Viewer and add a mark-in point a few seconds from the start of the clip (Figure 8.54 ). This creates a handle at the start of this clip a few seconds in duration.

4.

Send this clip to the Timeline so that it adjoins the first clip (Figure 8.55 ).

1.

Select the Lib tab from the Project Browser.

2.

Open the Realtime Transitions FX folder by clicking on it once. Locate the Editors rack and click on this so the Editors are displayed in the right pane of the Project Browser.

3.

Drag and drop the 2D Editor GPU to the point where the two clips meet.

1.

Open the 2D Editor GPU by double-clicking the actual transition that should now be sitting on the line between the two clips (Figure 8.56 ).

The 2D Transition Editor comes with a built-in preset that brings in the incoming clip with a zoom and a rotation effect. Although you like the zoom effect, suppose you decide you don't want the rotation.

2.

Turn rotation off by clicking the Activate button in the Rotation text area (Figure 8.57 ).

Now the clip plays just the zoom effect. But what you really want is for the clip to stop at about 50 percent of its actual size around a third of the way through the transition.

3.

To do this, scrub the Timeline until the cursor is about a third of the way through the transition.

4.

Then type the numerical value "50" into the horizontal size box (Figure 8.58 ).

5.

Press the Tab key.

Once you do, this value is applied to both the horizontal and vertical boxes (because they are locked together with the padlock in the middle) and then a keyframe is created that holds this value.

Now the clip zooms in much faster, but you decide that want it to hold the zoom at 50 percent of its total size and stay that way until the transition is two thirds of the way through.

6.

Using the Next Keyframe button, you advance the timeline cursor until it reaches the keyframe you created in steps 4 and 5. This should be the second keyframe on the edit window Timeline. The first is the start keyframe at the very beginning. The third is the end keyframe at the very end.

7.

Click the Copy Keyframe button .

8.

Move the timeline cursor to about two thirds of the way through the transition, and click the Paste Keyframe button to create a copy of the keyframe at this point (Figure 8.59 ).

This now creates a transition that zooms in quickly to 50 percent of its total size, stays like that for a second, and then zooms to 100 percent of its total size when it reaches the original keyframe at the end of the Timeline.

In this example, I've set it up so the first zoom finishes with the sound of the door closing to make it feel more dramatic. Combining effects with the natural audio on a video clip is always more effective.

This transition still seems a little flat and you decide you want to add a border to make it look a little livelier.

1.

Using the Next Keyframe button, move the timeline cursor until it reaches the last frame in the transition.

2.

Open the Border Parameter settings and create a yellow border with a width of 6 and an edge softness of 100 (Figure 8.60 ).

3.

Because you want this yellow border to be present throughout the entire transition, drag the Keyframe symbol from the Border Text area into the preview window so that these values are applied throughout the transition (Figure 8.61 ).

You're almost happy, but you decide you really want this to be a little more subtle at the beginning. You can create this effect by adding a fade to the incoming clip as it zooms toward its first keyframe.

1.

Using the Previous Keyframe button, move the cursor to the first keyframe on the Timeline.

2.

Open the Transparency parameter settings and set the Transparency to 100.

This makes the clip almost entirely see-through (Figure 8.62 ).

3.

Move the cursor to the second keyframe and enter the numerical value "0" into the Transparency Parameter box.

The incoming clip gradually becomes more solid during the first zoom, and then it is 100-percent solid for the rest of the transition (Figure 8.63 ).

1.

After you place the two prepared clips on the Timeline, select the Lib tab from the Project Browser.

2.

Open the Classic Transitions FX folder and then click once on the Editors Rack to display the list of editors in the right pane.

3.

Drag and drop the 2D Editor to the point where the two clips meet.

1.

Using the mouse, move the cursor to the first frame of the Timeline and open the Size Parameter box. Alter the size in one of the following ways:

• Enter the numerical value in one of the boxes and press the Tab key to apply it.

• Drag the sliders to the size you require (Figure 8.65 ).

  Figure 8.65. Dragging the sliders.

  
  

  

• Use the One Click Size button found to the right of the preview window (Figure 8.66 ). To use this One Click Size button, select it, then with the mouse cursor inside the preview area, click and hold the left mouse button while pushing the mouse forward to expand the image and pulling it back to reduce the image (Figure 8.67 ).

  Figure 8.66. The one click adjust buttons provide a helpful shortcut.

  
  

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  Figure 8.67. The One Click Size button in action.

  
  

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2.

To make the Retreat clip zoom from nothing, drag the mouse back until the size is 0.

Now the clip plays the zoom effect from start to finish. But what you really want is the clip to stop at about 50 percent of its actual size at around a third of the way through the transition.

3.

To do this, scrub the Timeline until the cursor is at about a third of the way through the transition, and then type a numerical value of "50" into the width size box.

4.

Press the Tab key and this value is applied to both the width and height boxes because they are locked together using the padlock in the middle.

Now the clip looks like the first stages of the example you created in the RT section of this chapter. You can go on to finish building your effect so that it resembles the RT version in every detail, but before you do that, you decide you want to alter the speed at which the zooms occurs between the first and second keyframe. This is done using the middle graph area labeled "Keyframe Interpolation."

1.

Do one of the following:

• Return the cursor to the first keyframe and drag the acceleration line in the Keyframe Interpolation over until the number box reads 50 (Figure 8.68 ).

  Figure 8.68. Adjusting the Keyframe Interpolation to 50.

  
  

  

• Double-click inside this box and enter the number "50" with the keyboard.

2.

To soften this stutter, add a second Keyframe Interpolation to the next keyframe and reduce the acceleration to 10.

This cushions the slowdown of the interpolation so that it doesn't when it returns to normal speed.

3.

Because this is a Classic effect, you must exit the editor and wait for it to finish rendering before you can see the final results.

1.

Once it has finished rendering, set a mark-in and mark-out point on the Timeline on either side of the transition.

2.

Then play back the transition by clicking the Play from Mark-In to Mark-Out button .

Pan and Scan

Panning and scanning oversized clips is another action only a Classic effect can perform. Although it is possible to do this in a transition, the effect can be limited; this type of FX is usually used with the 2D Classic filter. For more details on this, see Chapter 9.

Gradient Wipe

The gradient wipe transitions are something a little special in Liquid Edition and they deserve a special mention. Previously known as the Spice Rack, they're a collection of organic transitions you can use in special effects and introduction sequences.

Version 6 offers both Realtime and Classic versions. Although the Realtime version (Figure 8.69 ) has the practicality of nonrendering on its side, the Classic version (Figure 8.70 ) has a much better range of presets.

Once more, experimentation is the key to realizing the full potential of this range of truly unique transitions.