FilmImpact has been a separate plugin creator for video and audio transitions, and was purchased last week by Adobe, and immediately incorporated into Premiere. Although you can get to the FilmImpact effects/transitions via the Effects panel, it is probably easier to go to Premiere's Window/Extensions menu option, and select Film Impact, which launches that extension's panel. It includes all their transitions with examples of what each does. It is for many quite a welcomed addition. And you're right about digital sensors. When our portrait studio first went digital back in 2002, dust/specs were a constant issue and we were cleaning those sensors every couple weeks. Since then, somehow, things don't stick nearly like what they used to, apparently the sensors are either coated better or less electrically attracted to dust/gunk. Shifting into video production a decade back, there was still some cleaning I had to do. But I haven't needed to clean a sensor in the last three months or so, and I'm a picky sot. I don't think most users would have even noticed what I needed to clean. The dust/scratches was generally assuming film with dust scratches, and so was used more in years gone by. As you comment though, a lot of DPs or other camera operators out there at this time never seem to even think about checking a sensor or cleaning it ... and yea, they can produce images that need image cleaning effects. So maybe we'll get a rebuilt effect for digital sensor use ... ? I would hope so. Most sincerely.
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