ABSTRACT
The default transition has been added at the beginning of the clip, as well as a default audio cross fade. The Gradient Wipe transition is a deceptively simple-looking filter with very few controls. Its real power lies in the Gradient Well. Double-click on the transition in the Timeline window to open it into the Viewer. The Viewer displays the transition as a separate track sitting between the two clips as if they are overlapping on two video tracks. In most transitions, this produces a rather ugly effect. There is also a small arrow button to the right of the End slider. Any transitions or effects created using Apple’s FXScript or FxPlug code bases will work in Final Cut Express 4, but filters created using the After Effects plug-in structure will not work in Final Cut.
