Hi, you are watching the VSDC channel. In today's video, we will remind you about a basic yet important video effect: transitions. We will learn about the different types of transitions available in VSDC, how they work, and how to add them to your videos. Stay tuned until the end of the video, where, as a bonus, we
will show you how we made this video using VSDC.
Without further ado, let's get started.
To begin, we need to have two video files on the
timeline. Let's add them. In order to create a transition, one file should be positioned
higher than the other on the timeline. Drag the second file one layer down,
as illustrated on the screen.
Next, we need to overlap these two
files. There are two ways to do this:
The first way is to do it manually –
simply hold and drag the lower file to overlap the upper file as much as you prefer. We recommend around 1 second.
The second way is to use the 'Set order with
offset' feature. To do this, select both files and click on the 'Set order with offset' button, which you can find just above the timeline. Set the offset value to -30 frames, which
is equal to one second, and click OK.
Both solutions will achieve the same result
– you will see on the timeline that the lower video is shifted by 1 second to the left. We've completed all the preparation work, and now let's move on to creating a beautiful transition. Select the first video file and go to the
Transitions feature. To find a transition that suits your preference, navigate to
Editor > Video effects > Transitions.
For this tutorial, we've chosen the Paint
brush transition effect. Once selected, a window will appear where you can choose
where you want the transition effect to start. Since we want it to start at the end of the video,
select "To the end of scene" and click OK.
Now that the effect is on the timeline, you can adjust its duration by extending it manually or setting the exact duration in the properties window. Each transition effect has specific settings you
can adjust according to your preferences or goals. For the paint brush transition, we'll adjust
the following parameters: stroke angle, starting corner, brush width, and brush movement direction. Set the parameters as illustrated on the screen: stroke angle - 60 degrees, starting corner - right top, brush width - 20%, brush movement direction - continuous. There's no limit to the number of simultaneous transition effects, so let's add another transition. Go to Editor > Video effects > Transitions and select Fade FX. Place it one layer above the initial transition effect.
In the parameters window, change the type to Diagonal line. By doing this, we've created a more complex transition. Additionally, you can also add a Wipe transition
with the Side type, as illustrated on the screen. This effect will help smoothen the edges of the brush strokes.
Take a look at the beautiful transition we've created.
In addition to transition effects, you can also create transitions through transparency. Let's explore this together. You can find these transitions in Editor > Video effects > Transparency. Fade in and Fade out are both transparency transition effects. The only difference is that Fade in starts with 0% transparency and gradually increases to 100%, while Fade out starts with
100% transparency and gradually decreases to 0%. Remember that you can adjust any
animation parameter by clicking on the three dots in the transparency settings. You will enter the curves window where you can manually adjust
the transparency curve or choose a template that best fits your needs. For this tutorial, let's select a sinusoid
curve with a flicker effect. To make the transition smoother, adjust the sinusoid
curves as illustrated on the screen.
In addition to manually adjusting transition
parameters, VSDC offers a variety of templates for transitions. You can find them in the View tab under the Templates button. Here, you will find a collection of pre-set transitions. These templates provide pre-configured parameters for the same transitions. For example, if you want your video to move from the bottom to the top of the frame, open the "Push side" folder in
Templates, select the "Bottom to Top" preset, and drag it to the desired position on the timeline. And there you have it, the transition is now ready. We hope you've learned something new
or refreshed your knowledge about this tool. Thank you for sticking with us until
this point. As promised, as a bonus, we will now show you how this entire video was edited using VSDC, highlighting the most interesting features and techniques available in the software. If we can do it, you can too! That's it for today. Don't forget to give
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