<table border="0" cellpadding="20px" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_7_14_0.html" title="Using the Image Mask transition">Previous</a> | <a href="1_7_16_0.html" title="About superimposing and transparency">Next</a> | <a href="1_7_0_0.html">Applying Effects and Transitions</a></div><h3 class="head1">Using the Gradient Wipe transition</h3><hr /><ol><p class="paragraph">Adobe Premiere Elements can use any importable grayscale image as a gradient wipe. In a gradient wipe, the second clip 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.</p></ol><p class="headstep">To create a Gradient Wipe transition:</p><ol><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="1">In the Effects window, expand the Video Transitions folder, and then expand the Wipe folder.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="2">Drag the Gradient Wipe transition to a cut between clips in the Timeline window.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="3">In the Gradient Wipe Settings dialog box, click Select Image.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="4">Locate and select the image file you want to use in the transition, and click Open. The image appears in the Gradient Wipe Settings dialog box.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="5">Adjust the softness of the transition's edges by dragging the Softness slider. As you drag the slider to the right, the first clip increasingly shows through the second clip.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="6">Click OK. To preview the transition, drag the current-time indicator through the transition in the Timeline window.</li><div class="anchorc"><img src="images/ae_23.gif" alt="The gradient wipe source image (far left) and resulting transition" height="75" width="500" /></div><div class="caption">The gradient wipe source image (far left) and resulting transition</div></ol><p class="headstep">To change the image used for a Gradient Wipe transition:</p><ol><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="1">Double-click the transition in the Timeline window to open the Effect Controls window.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="2">In the Effect Controls window, click the Custom button.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="3">In the Gradient Wipe Settings dialog box, click Select Image.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="4">Locate and select the image file you want to use in the transition, and click Open. The image appears in the Gradient Wipe Settings dialog box.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="5">Adjust the softness of the transition's edges by dragging the Softness slider. As you drag the slider to the right, the first clip increasingly shows through the second clip.</li><li class="numberstep" type="1" value="6">Click OK. </li></ol><hr /><div class="breadcrumbs"><a href="1_7_14_0.html" title="Using the Image Mask transition">Previous</a> | <a href="1_7_16_0.html" title="About superimposing and transparency">Next</a> | <a href="#top">Top</a> | <a href="1_7_0_0.html">Applying Effects and Transitions</a></div></td></tr></table>
