Hi Simon -

Here are two transitions. One is Vertical Open & the other is Vertical Close.

If you drop the Vertical Open at the start of a clip (prefix) it will give you something like what you want... opening vertically from the centre.

If you want something a bit more stark, with hard edges, these PiP Objects might do the job.

BlackBars Open 1 - BlackBars Open 2 - BlackBars Close 1 - BlackBars Close 2

Cheers - Tony
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Quote Hi Simon -

Here are two transitions. One is Vertical Open & the other is Vertical Close.

If you drop the Vertical Open at the start of a clip (prefix) it will give you something like what you want... opening vertically from the centre.

If you want something a bit more stark, with hard edges, these PiP Objects might do the job.

BlackBars Open 1 - BlackBars Open 2 - BlackBars Close 1 - BlackBars Close 2

Cheers - Tony

Unfortunately cannot download into PD15. keeps saying file missing??

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Quote Hi Simon -

Here are two transitions. One is Vertical Open & the other is Vertical Close.

If you drop the Vertical Open at the start of a clip (prefix) it will give you something like what you want... opening vertically from the centre.

If you want something a bit more stark, with hard edges, these PiP Objects might do the job.

BlackBars Open 1 - BlackBars Open 2 - BlackBars Close 1 - BlackBars Close 2

Cheers - Tony

Unfortunately cannot download into PD15. keeps saying file missing??

Now downloaded but i want the bars to meet in the middle and then open. A completely black screen opening up towaqrds the top and bottom from the middle. Any help will be appreciated as this is starting to grind. Every other editing suite has a film but not PD....

It's odd as you say that something as simples as that hasn't been included.

All the wipes and transition are too swizzy jazzy for my liking and to be honest I hardly ever use anything but a simple fade.

You can achieve what you want by dropping 2 x black colour boards onto separate video tracks in front of your clip and then keyframing each one. Very easy to do but a good excercise in the basics of keyframing.

Quote It's odd as you say that something as simples as that hasn't been included.

All the wipes and transition are too swizzy jazzy for my liking and to be honest I hardly ever use anything but a simple fade.

You can achieve what you want by dropping 2 x black colour boards onto separate video tracks in front of your clip and then keyframing each one. Very easy to do but a good excercise in the basics of keyframing.

Thank you. I will try this later...

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Quote It's odd as you say that something as simples as that hasn't been included.

All the wipes and transition are too swizzy jazzy for my liking and to be honest I hardly ever use anything but a simple fade.

You can achieve what you want by dropping 2 x black colour boards onto separate video tracks in front of your clip and then keyframing each one. Very easy to do but a good excercise in the basics of keyframing.

Thank you. I will try this later...

Hi

Longedge's suggestion will do exactly what you want, but remember, when you go into the PIP designer to create the image, make certain that in "object settings" you uncheck Maintain Aspect Ratio. Also, you will find it much easier if you enable "grid lines" and "snap to reference lines". The keyframed colour boards should be placed immediately below the image you wish to display.

Note: the speed of the transition will be dictated by the duration of the colourboard. If you want a fast action, make the board narrow. Panny TM10, GH2, GH4,

Simon -

Here's one thread where this was discussed previously. There's a link to a little tutorial, showing what Longedge & The Shadowman have suggested.

Using black colour boards is fine, but I've found inconsistencies when trying to save as a template... so using an acyual black rectangle graphic is my preference.

Cheers - Tony
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