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August 9, 2019
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Hot to apply a Transition to a single layer?

  • August 9, 2019
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How can I apply a transition between two clips (titles) without affecting the video layers below??? Tried to nest, make a new sequence, but the transition still affects the video on the layer below.

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    Christian.Z
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    Christian.ZCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 9, 2019

    Can you please explain further? perhaps a screen recording?

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    MailqqjfAuthor
    Participant
    August 10, 2019

    Hey there, thanks a lot for your help.

    I have two layers. The one below is the main video layer, with the interview. Above this layer, I have titles, like his name, logos, and other informations about what he is saying. Well, I want to apply some transitions on the layer above the video, on the titles. For example, If I place a transition like  "Dip to black" between two titles (on the layer above the video) during his speech, the main video below will go black together with the titles, I don´t want that. I need this transition to affect only the titles layer, that happens to be above the video, without affecting all the layers below. I guess it would be like in Photoshop when you hold "Alt/Option" and click between layers to apply a layer or effect only to the one below it.

    Is there a way to do it???  Thanks a lot again!

    Cheryl Williams
    Cheryl Williams
    Participant
    June 23, 2021

    I found changing from a dip to black to and Additive dissolve on the top layers gave me the end result I was after. 


    Thanks SimSteve. I get that the dip to black is "doing it's job," but in other software it only effects the item it is attached to (and not the layer beneath). So I too was trying to use it to fade in text on a second layer. It was also dipping the video beneath to black as well. I appreciate finding your remedy to use "additive dissolve"...giving me exactly what I wanted, without having to go in and keyframe the opacity of each text clip!

      Ann Bens
      Community Expert
      Ann BensCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      August 9, 2019

      They usually do. Which transition?

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