EditDV Application Note #9

Building New Transition Plug-Ins

Beneath EditDV’s deceptively short list of transitions lies a wide variety
of popular transitions that are accessible by simply experimenting with
the different controls.

Many of the transitions in this list are really “transition engines” with
titles that belie their scope. For example, look take a closer look at the
Wipe filter. Setting the Type popup and the “Zoom” and “Reverse”
checkboxes in various combinations yields over 17 different transitions,
including wipes, reveals, pushes, zooms, and slides.

Custom Transitions
When you have created a transition that you expect to use frequently,
you can create a “custom transition”, which is a Radius EditDV plug-in
file containing all the settings you used. These files can also be backed
up and distributed to other Radius EditDV editors, saving them the
trouble of recreating your transitions.

The easiest way to make a custom transition is to drag it from the
Sequencer into the Effects window. (This can also be done by selecting
the transition in the Sequencer and selecting “Save Custom Filter” from
the File menu.) You will be asked to name the custom transition.

This will become a standard Macintosh file that can be seen inside the
appropriate folder in EditDV’s Plug-Ins folder.

Conversely, any custom filter or transition that is dragged into a folder
in EditDV’s Plug-Ins folder will appear in the Effects window. In this
way, you can distribute custom filters and transitions to other editors
and they can add them to their system.

Keyframable Transitions!
Filters such as PIP can duplicate many of the transitions, but with added
control through keyframing, and added effects, such as drop shadows.
Examples of these appear in the Custom FX bins in the Effects Window.
They are documented in the Goodies folder in your EditDV folder.

Author: Mike Jennings
Applies to Version(s): All

Last Updated: 11/21/98

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