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Creating an Axis Transition

When you create an Axis transition, you modify the scaling, rotation, and position for the axis of one image to create the transition effect.

With an Axis transition, you can quickly swap the incoming and outgoing sources to reverse the animation. Swapping sources accommodates applications such as Apple's Final Cut Pro and Avid products, where the effect is applied to the outgoing source rather than the incoming one.

The Axis Transition menu is the same menu as the Axis Soft Effect menu, allowing you to add 3D text, and camera motion, as well as track any element within the image.

NoteThere is a palette of predefined Axis transitions located in /usr/discreet/<product name>/setups_edm. These setups fit the duration of the selected Axis transition.

To create an Axis transition:

1. Select a cut and then click Axis.

   The Axis transition icon appears.

2. Display the Axis Transition quick menu and create the effect.
3. If you want more control over the transition, enter the Axis Editor by clicking E beside the Axis button. See Creating Axis Soft Effects .

To reverse the animation using the swap source option:

1. Select a cut point between two video elements.
2. Apply a soft Axis transition.
3. Create the transition. For example:
   - At the first frame of the transition, set the Scale X and Y values to 0.
   - At the last frame of the transition, set the Scale X and Y values to 100.
4. Play the transition.
5. In the Axis Transition quick menu, enable Swap.
   NoteThe Swap button in the Axis Transition Editor is called Swap Sources.
6. Play the transition again.

   The incoming and outgoing sources are switched and the animation is reversed.