Adorage is pretty much like other effects. Drag it to the effects track, double click, select "Stand-alone effect". The "?" on the left of the loaded Adorage window will take you to a manual.

Jeff

Hi Dan -

What Jeff said!

There's a fair bit to explore in both Adorage & VitaScene transitions. After you've found something you want to apply in the timeline, click OK or Yes and there it is.

They're each like an complete extra transitions module.

Cheers - Tony
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Thanks Jeff, Tony. I would never have figured that out on my own, but pretty straightforward now (even if there are a million combinations and permutations). Regards,
Dan
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Hi, Richmond Dan & Tony!

I also noted the Adorage transition but I didn't see anything of Vitascene. I tried the Adorage effect once but wasn't impressed, so I simply don't bother with it. I'm perfectly happy with the other transition effects.

Cheers!

Neil.

Quote: Hi, Richmond Dan & Tony!

I also noted the Adorage transition but I didn't see anything of Vitascene. I tried the Adorage effect once but wasn't impressed, so I simply don't bother with it. I'm perfectly happy with the other transition effects.

Cheers!

Neil.

Neil,

You mention the Adorage transition (singular). Not sure if you realize this, but if you drag the Adorage transition icon from the transition window and position it between two clips, you can then click on the "Modify" button. Then go up to the Transition Settings window which appears above, select either either overlap or cross, and then click on "Stand Alone Effect". When you do so, it will bring up a zillion (more or less) different transitions to play with.



P.S. Jeff said this also, but I just wasn't sure you realized how many are available. Regards,
Dan
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Hi, Richmond Dan!

As I said, what I saw of the Adorage transitions, I didn't see, or didn't notice what you were referring to. I may try again at some future date and see what lies behind that "green door"(channeling Jim Lowe there, ha-ha).

Cheers!

Neil.

Those Adorage transitions are a lot better than those user created transitions in the DZ. They can be the same ones for other NLE's. Example would be the box, circle, ellipse, and rectangular ones beats the same transitions created by most users in the DZ hands down for looking professional.

Quote: Those Adorage transitions are a lot better than those user created transitions in the DZ. They can be the same ones for other NLE's. Example would be the box, circle, ellipse, and rectangular ones beats the same transitions created by most users in the DZ hands down for looking professional.

Tomasc!

Thanks! You really know how to make us users of Power Director feel like we're contributing.....Hmmm! Some of us may go to great lengths to create those transitions, others(like me with my two diagonal wipes) might want to keep it simple, but we do our best to provide an end-user with something to give his/her video that extra "zing"!

Cheers!

Neil.

I did look at your two diagonal soft wipe in the DZ previously. They would be a compliment to the PD soft wipe in which does not include the diagonal ones. Those user created transition are limited only by the imagination of the creators like the camera shutter effects not otherwise available to PD users.

Hello Tomasc

I tried an Adorage transition effect on some old content I had been tinkering with. This content was old analogue video shot in 4:3 that I "touched up" by converting(through CLPV) to 16:9 and cleaning up the image with Fix/Enhance.

The Adorage Transition, to me, appears to have limited usefullness, at the beginning or end of a clip, spin in/out from/to any corner(with or without growing/shrinking) or growing in or shrinking out from/to black in the centre of the screen. I'm yet to see what other "hoops" Adorage can jump through, that'll come with time and a bit of experimentation.

Cheers!

Neil