This effect is an implementation of the 26 iris effects from ANSI/SMPTE 258M-1993, plus two Apple-defined wipes that choose a random effect. These are a series of "reveal" type effects that take place between two sources. For full definitions of these 26 iris effects and what they look like, please refer to the SMPTE documentation.
The SMPTE effects take two sources and seven parameters.
Use the descriptions below to help you understand what the parameters do. To learn how to use parameter atoms, see "Adding Video Effects to a QuickTime Movie"
The Wipe ID parameter can take the following values:
101. Rectangle
102. Diamond
103. Triangle
104. Triangle right
105. Triangle upside down
106. Triangle left
107. Arrowhead
108. Arrowhead right
109. Arrowhead upside down
110. Arrowhead left
111. Pentagon
112. Pentagon upside down
113. Hexagon
114. Hexagon side
119. Circle
120. Oval
121. Oval side
122. Cat eye
123. Cat eye side
124. Round rect
125. Round rect side
127. 4 point star
128. 5 point star
129. 6 point star
130. Heart
131. Keyhole
409. Random effect - one of the 133 SMPTE effects is chosen at random.
502. Random iris - one of the 26 SMPTE iris effects is chosen at random.
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