Almost anything other than a fade or wipe can look very cheezy, you never see pros using them.
However there are plugins for PD with some more variety such as Pixelan and Prodad. Go to the Cyberlink store and take a look.
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Quote Almost anything other than a fade or wipe can look very cheezy, you never see pros using them.
However there are plugins for PD with some more variety such as Pixelan and Prodad. Go to the Cyberlink store and take a look.
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Spot on - I often pay more attention to transitions since becoming a PD user and agree - wipes & fades dominate the profressional field. Why don't the pros use a more varied selection? Too cheesy? - they don't use PD?

I worry anything more than fades or wipes and you begin to detract from the content - which should be King.

Much the same comment could be applied to credits - how many ways can you display credits using PD? Hundreds if you were to count, and how many different forms of credits do you see professionals use - no more than one or two I would wager.

Titles I think there is more flare and variety in the professional world, and I think PD offers plenty of scope for flare short of sophisticated and specialist title development tools.

Alan.

You will find some tutorials on the Adorage transitions and other transitions here.

Unless you're going for novelty, I agree with the other guys that simple is generally better.

Quote Almost anything other than a fade or wipe can look very cheezy, you never see pros using them.
However there are plugins for PD with some more variety such as Pixelan and Prodad. Go to the Cyberlink store and take a look.
Partner plug-ins

Thanks Barry, After reading your input, It occured to me you are spot on mate. Thanks heaps for the reply buddy.

Now I feel bad, you asked for transitions and not opinions.
Novelty transitions can be fun and eye-catchy and I do use them but they don’t really go with a professional project.
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Quote Now I feel bad, you asked for transitions and not opinions.
Novelty transitions can be fun and eye-catchy and I do use them but they don’t really go with a professional project.
Just use them judicially.

Nah mate you opened my eyes. What you said made perfect sense. All good champ really. I can focus on other things and stick with the fade as it really does work fine.

stay safe buddy and thank you again.