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Using the Gradient Wipe transition


    Adobe Premiere can use any importable grayscale image as a gradient wipe. In a gradient wipe, image B fills the black area of the grayscale image and then shows through each level of gray as the transition progresses until the white area becomes transparent. When you create a Gradient Wipe transition, you can specify the "softness" of the transition's edges. Many third-party image collections can be used with this transition.

To create a Gradient Wipe transition:

  1. Drag the Gradient Wipe transition from the Special Effect folder in the Transitions palette to the Transition track of the Timeline. The Gradient Wipe Settings dialog box appears.
  2. Click Select Image, and then double-click the file you want to use in the wipe. The image you select appears in the Gradient Wipe Setting dialog box.
  3. Gradient Wipe Settings dialog box
  4. Adjust the softness of the transition's edges by dragging the Softness slider. As you drag the slider to the right, image A increasingly shows through image B.
  5. Click OK. To preview the transition, see Previewing transitions.
  6. Result of Gradient Wipe transition on clip
    Result of Gradient Wipe transition on clip