Transitions

Add a transition by dragging the desired transition in the Transitions pane to the Clip Viewer.

You can continue to work while it renders. To remove a transition, click on it in the Clip Viewer, then press the delete key or select "Edit" -> "Clear".

• Always add fade in and fade out at the start and end of a movie.
• Most clips should have no transition. Adding transitions between every clip annoys viewers.
• Cross dissolve is the most common transition. Other transitions call attention to themselves and as such are very distracting and so they should be used sparingly, if at all!
• Many transitions overlap video clips. This means if you have 2 clips that are 5 seconds long, and you overlap them for 2 seconds, you will have a 3 second clip, a 2 second transition, and then a 3 second clip, reducing the time from 10 seconds to 8 seconds. If you try to create a 6 second transition between two 5 second clips, iMovie will give you an error.