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ADOBE PREMIERE 5.0
User Guide
To add an image mask as a transition:
1
Drag the Image Mask transition from the Transitions palette to the Transition track of
the Timeline. The Image Mask Settings dialog box appears.
2
Click Select Image, and double-click the image file you want to use as a transition mask.
The image you selected appears in the Image Mask Settings dialog box.
The Image Mask transition reveals the B clip through the white pixels of a selected image
file, and the A clip through the black pixels.
3
Click OK.
Using the G
radient Wipe transition
Adobe Premiere can use any importable grayscale image as a gradient wipe. In a gradient wipe,
image B fills the black area of the grayscale image and then shows through each level of gray as
the transition progresses until the white area becomes transparent. When you create a Gradient
Wipe transition, you can specify the “softness” of the transition’s edges.
To create a Gradient Wipe transition:
1
Drag the Gradient Wipe transition from the Transitions palette to the Transition track
in the Timeline. The Gradient Wipe Settings dialog box appears.
2
Click Select Image, and then double-click the file you want to use in the wipe. The image
you select appears in the Gradient Wipe Setting dialog box.
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