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January 10, 2026

Why is my default transition suddenly "Cross Disolve (Legacy)"?

  • January 10, 2026
  • 4 replies
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Steps to reproduce:
1. Put two clips on the timeline

2. Ctl+D for default transition
 
Result: Cross Dissolve (Legacy) appears
Expected: Just plain Cross Dissolve. 

 

Why the Legacy all of a sudden?  If you've updated Cross Dissolve  wouldn't you also be changing the default to the new effect?  And BTW, where did the setting go to change the default?  I can't find it.


 
System info
    Application: Premiere Pro (Beta) v26.1.1.24
    OS: Windows v10.0.26200, RAM: 63.79 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 16

    4 replies

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 11, 2026

    When opening a new project, the default transition does net set itself automatable to the Impact one if the default setting was set to the old one.

    Inspiring
    January 10, 2026

    So, is what you're saying that the FI Dissolve Impacts has become the primary dissolve transitions, while the old ones have now become "Legacy?"

     

    I no longer see FI effects listed, so I guess that integration is complete.

     

    Makes sense.  The FI dissolves have a lot more control!

     

    My suggestion would be to make this the default transition in new projects.  (This was a new project, one build ago.)

    Fergus H
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    January 10, 2026

    @MisterAdvent I'm not seeing what you're seeing, using the same beta version. In v26.1.1.24, the default transition should be "Cross Disssolve". This transition is the "FI: Dissolve Impacts" transition in v25.x; we've renamed it. 

     

    If you have a v25 project that uses the v25 "Cross Dissolve", when you open it in v26.1.1, those transitions should be labelled on the timeline as "Cross Dissolve (Legacy)". However in that project, the new default transition will be still be "Cross Dissolve", which is also true of a new project created in v26.1.1. 

     

    Would you mind deleting your preferences (shift + launch Premiere) and see if you observe the same thing? 

     

    As part of the v26 release, we will be publishing documentation about how we've renamed some effects and transitions. 

     

    Regards,

    Fergus

    Ann Bens
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    January 10, 2026

    Its not a bug.

    There are now two: the legacy and FilmImpact

    Just change the default transition to FI cross dissolve.

     

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