Custom Dissolve Lengths

Just finished my first Adobe Premiere Pro project and my biggest headache was dissolves. In FCP I had a variety of "Favorite" dissolves created set to 7, 10, 15, 20, 30 frame lengths. I could just grab the length I needed and drop it on the transition point. In Premiere I can't find a way to do anything other than drag a 30 frame dissolve and manually adjust it over and over again. It really adds a lot of time to something that seems like it should be simple. I'm guessing there is an easy work around that I just haven't figured out yet. Anyone have a good way of handling this?

Thank you.

Don Hertz
AC Media Inc.

Premiere has but one default length for transition.
This can be adjusted in the Preferences under General.

However you can make a separate sequence with cross dissolves with different lengths (just use a color matte for clip).
You can copy/paste the transitions in any sequence (don't forget to target the track).
To make it more accessible you can dock this sequence in upper or lower docking zone of your main sequence.

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[Ann Bens] "To make it more accessible you can dock this sequence in upper or lower docking zone of your main sequence."

Holy smokes! When did Adobe do THAT! I know I have been away a long time, and all of the changes between CS3 and CS6 are new to me, but that is pretty darned interesting. Multiple timelines in the same panel. Did CS3 have that and I just never noticed?

Steven

http://www.stevengotz.com

I know docking has been around, but I guess I never really gave any thought to the idea of having two timelines on screen at the same time.

Of course, my excitement is probably due to the fact that I now have two 1920X1080 monitors, so using up half of one monitor for sequences is not a problem. I still have plenty of room for everything else.

I have always kept a collection of different transitions and effects on a separate sequence that I import into every project in order to be able to copy and paste highly modified transitions and interesting effects. I just never thought about keeping it on screen all the time to make it easier to get to. Which I will start doing all the time now.

Thanks Ann.

Steven

http://www.stevengotz.com