Gradient Wipe
Tuesday, March 04, 2008 Filed in: Weekly Tip
The Gradient Wipe is the most useful transition inside Final Cut Pro (after a Dissolve of course). Don’t be turned off by how the effect looks on its own; without an image dropped in the well, it’s useless. The effect creates a transition between two clips by using a luminance map. The transition will occur between the darkest and lightest areas in the map. Why is this so cool? You can create as many transitions as you like using graphic files. Make your own or download away.
Like this tip? It comes from the book
Final Cut Studio On the Spot from Focal Press.