at a time.
Note
If you have been using Premiere Pro for a while, there’s a small chance your settings will
prevent the Workspaces panel from being displayed. You can always restore it by
choosing the correct workspace from the Window menu and then going back to the
Window menu and choosing Workspaces > Reset To Saved Layout.You can enable stacked panels for any panel group by opening the panel menu and choosing
Panel Group Settings > Stacked Panel Group. The same option will toggle off stacked panels.
You can click the name of any panel in a stack to view its contents. Start with the Effects panel.
As you click effect category disclosure triangles to display their contents, the panel will
automatically change height to accommodate the list.
What are transitions?
Adobe Premiere Pro offers several special effects and preset animations to help you bridge
neighboring clips in the sequence. These transitions—such as dissolves, page wipes, dips to
color, and so on—provide a way to ease viewers from one scene to the next. A transition can
also be used to grab viewers’ attention to signify a major jump in the story.
Adding transitions to your project is an art. Applying them is simple enough; drag the transition
you want onto the cut between two clips. The skill comes in their placement, length, and settings,
such as direction, motion, and start/end positions.
You can adjust some transition settings in the Timeline panel, but it’s usually easier to make
precise adjustments in the Effect Controls panel. To view the settings for a transition in the
Effect Controls panel, select a transition effect in a sequence.
In addition to the unique options for each transition, the Effect Controls panel features an A/B