Transitions
ScreenFlow lets you create transitions in clips. These are visual effects, such as a turning page or a dissolve, used to emphasise a cut between two clips. You create a transition between two clips by dragging a clip so that it overlaps another one. In the overlapping range a transition effect is applied, going from the first clip to the second. The larger the overlap, the slower the transition effect. In the example below the two clips are dragged on top of each other, creating a transition period of about 1.5 s. The icon in the transition box shows which transition is applied, in this case “Page Curl”.
If you move the mouse into the transition box a
icon appears. Pressing the
icon pops up a context menu for the clip. You can also get the same
menu by right-clicking or ctrl-clicking anywhere on the clip. The menu
options are “Show Transition Inspector…” and a list
of the available transitions. The Transition Inspector contains the
same transitions, but in the form of icons.
It is also possible to add transitions to the ends of single clips, for example to end a presentation with a dissolve. You do this by selecting “Add Starting Transition” or “Add Ending Transition” from the “Edit” menu or the context menu for the clip.