Photo Montage

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Image: Geometry group. 22 built-in presets are available.

The following options are available:

• Fill

  The image is cropped and scaled so that when the Scale parameter is set to 1.0 (100%) it completely fills the frame.

  When images do not have the same aspect ratio as the frame, this method causes portions of the image to be invisible, i.e. outside the frame.

• Fit — initial selection
  The image is scaled so that when the Scale parameter is set to 1.0 (100%) it is entirely visible within the frame. When the image does not have the same aspect ratio as the frame, this method causes areas of the frame to remain empty (as in pillarboxing or letterboxing).

Set to 0.75 by default. Only values between 0 and 2 are allowed.

This is the default scale factor for every image in the sequence. You can customize the scale on a per-image bases through the configuration window.

A value of 1.0 means that the image is scaled to have the same dimensions of the frame. The Scale To parameter also affects the scale factor, since images do not necessarily share the same aspect ratio of your timeline.

For example, when this parameter is set to 1.0 and the Scale To parameter is set to Fill, the image is scaled so as to cover the entire frame, but some of its content may be cropped.

When the value is 1.0 and the Scale To parameter is set to Fit, some pillarboxing or letterboxing may occur:

Comparing Fill (left) and Fit (right) placement methods

Please note that other parameters in this group also affect the dimensions of each image. Automatic Pan and Zoom and randomized geometry alter the location, angle and scale of each image as part of their animation.

A point parameter centered in the frame by default.

Angle set to 0° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

Angle set to 0° by default.

Defines an axis on the 2D plane used as the basis for a rotation in 3D space.

Images are rotated in 3D space according to this 3D Axis and 3D Angle parameters. For example, when this parameter is set to 0˚ and 3D Angle is set to 45˚, the result is a 3D rotation of 45˚ around the X axis.

This particular way to represent 3D rotations is more suitable to automatic animations. When image geometry is randomized, the 3D Axis is chosen at random between 0˚ and 360˚, while the rotation can be controlled by picking 3D Angle values within a certain range.

3D rotation defined by the axis angle (left) and rotation angle (right)

This parameter is not available when Randomize is on. In that case, a random angle is chosen over the entire possible range.

Set to 0° by default.

The following options are available:

• Off
  All Pan and Zoom animations are disabled.
• In
  Pan and zoom into the prominent subjects in the image.
• Out
  Pan and zoom out from the prominent subjects in the image.
• In then alternate — initial selection
  Start by zooming into the prominent subjects in the first image, then alternate zooming in and out on subsequent images.
• Out then alternate
  Start by zooming out from the prominent subjects in the first image, then alternate zooming in and out on subsequent images.
• Randomize
  Choose whether to zoom in or out of the prominent subjects in the image, at random.

  As for all randomized aspects of the output, you can force a new set of choices by assigning a new Seed parameter value under the Advanced group.

Set to 50% by default.

On by default.

Off by default.

Set to -0.05 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

This is the lower bound for random changes to the value of the Scale parameter.

A value of -0.1 means that each image will at most be scaled down by 10%, relative to the frame size.

Set to 0.05 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

This is the upper bound for random changes to the value of the Scale parameter.

A value of 0.1 means that each image will at most be scaled up by 10%, relative to the frame size.

Set to -0.02 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

This is the lower bound for random changes to the X coordinate of the Position parameter.

A value of -0.02 means that each image may be moved left at random by no more than 2% of the overall size of the frame.

Set to 0.02 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

This is the upper bound for random changes to the X coordinate of the Position parameter.

A value of 0.02 means that each image may be moved right at random by no more than 2% of the overall size of the frame.

Set to -0.01 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

This is the lower bound for random changes to the Y coordinate of the Position parameter.

A value of -0.02 means that each image may be moved down at random by no more than 2% of the overall size of the frame.

Set to 0.01 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

This is the upper bound for random changes to the Y coordinate of the Position parameter.

A value of 0.02 means that each image may be moved down at random by no more than 2% of the overall size of the frame.

Angle set to -5° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

This is the lower bound for random changes to the value of the Rotation parameter.

A value of -5 means that each image may be rotated clockwise at random by no more than 5 degrees.

Angle set to 5° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

This is the upper bound for random changes to the value of the Rotation parameter.

A value of 5 means that each image may be rotated counter-clockwise at random by no more than 5 degrees.

Set to -5° by default.

Set to -25° by default.

On by default.

When enabled, image scale animates from its assigned value to its randomized value.

Since the animation progresses to or from a randomized scale, this option is only available when Randomize is on.

On by default.

When enabled, the image angle animates from its assigned value to its randomized value.

Since the animation progresses to or from a randomized angle, this option is only available when Randomize is on.

On by default.

On by default.

When enabled, the X coordinate of each image animates from its assigned value to its randomized value.

Since the animation progresses to or from a randomized coordinate, this option is only available when Randomize is on.

On by default.

When enabled, the Y coordinate of each image animates from its assigned value to its randomized value.

Since the animation progresses to or from a randomized coordinate, this option is only available when Randomize is on.

The following options are available:

• Continuously — initial selection
  Geometry is always changing while the image is displayed on-screen.
• Only during pause
  image geometry only changes when the image is being displayed alone in the frame. The animation stops when the transition to the next image begins.
• Only during transition
  image geometry only changes while transitioning from one image to the next. The animation stops when the transition to the next image is complete.

Geometry is animated by interpolating between two sets of values: the fixed values defined by the Scale, Angle and Position parameters, and the values picked at random by the plug-in.

This parameter lets you decide whether geometry is animated from fixed to random geometry, or viceversa.

Keep in mind that geometry may also be simultaneously affected by a pan and zoom effect, as decided by the Zoom parameter.

The following options are available:

• Fixed to random geometry
  The animation always interpolates from fixed geometry to random geometry.
• Random to fixed geometry — initial selection
  The animation always interpolates from random geometry to fixed geometry.
• Fixed to random, then alternate

  On its first use, the animation interpolates from fixed geometry to random geometry.

  On subsequent uses, it inverts the direction.

• Random to fixed, then alternate

  On its first use, the animation interpolates from random geometry to fixed geometry.

  On subsequent uses, it inverts the direction.

• Randomize

The following options are available:

• Linear
  
• Ease in
  
• Ease out
  
• Ease in/out — initial selection
  

On by default.

Set to 3% by default.

Set to 0% by default.

Controls the thickness of the border on the left edge of each image.

This parameter is only available when Uniform Border is off.

Set to 0% by default.

Controls the thickness of the border on the right edge of each image.

This parameter is only available when Uniform Border is off.

Set to 0% by default.

Controls the thickness of the border on the top edge of each image.

This parameter is only available when Uniform Border is off.

Set to 0% by default.

Controls the thickness of the border on the bottom edge of each image.

This parameter is only available when Uniform Border is off.

Controls whether the percentage you specify borders in expresses a dimension that is relative to the output of the plug-in (the video frame) or relative to the size of the image.

This behavior affects border sizing whether or not Uniform Border is enabled.

For example, if you wish to create a border on the left edge of each image that covers half of the image, you would select Relative to image and specify a Left Border of 50%

The following options are available:

• Relative to frame — initial selection
  Border size is a percentage of the video frame.
• Relative to image
  Border sizes is a percentage of the image dimensions.

Set to 0% by default.

Set to 0% by default.

This parameter lets you simulate the effect of aging along the borders of each image. A higher value increases the amount of degradation around the edges.

The effect of simulated border aging on a white image

The simulated aging process guarantees different results for each image. Border aging works great in combination with certain color adjustments, such as Sepia tone, available through the Effect parameter under the Image::Effects group.

The following options are available:

• Coarse — initial selection
  Edges are aged as if by ripping and fraying.
• Round
  Edges are aged by cutting out round sections.

Set to 0% by default.

Set to 0% by default.

Controls whether the image fades out towards the edges. This effect can be used to simulate aging, or to simulate printing techniques from the early days of photography.

This effect should not be confused with vignetting, which artificially controls how dark the edges appear compared to the center of the image.

The following options are available:

• Single Color
• Adaptive Color — initial selection

Set to 85% by default.

Controls the overall brightness of the adaptive border color.

While the Border Fill parameter allows you to enable the computation of an adaptive color, this parameter allows you to controls its brightness.

Set to 100% by default.

The following options are available:

• Normal — initial selection
• Add
• Subtract
• Negative
• Screen
• Overlay
• Lighten
• Darken
• Hue
• Saturation
• Luminosity
• Linear Light
• Vivid Light
• Soft Light
• Hard Light
• Pin Light
• Dodge
• Burn
• Divide
• Exclusion

Off by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Controls the softness of the areas affected by the color adjustment when Vignette is on.

Less contrast provides a more gradual shift from the original image colors to the darkened areas on the edges.

Controls whether any particular effect is applied to all images in the sequence, or whether one of the built-in effects is chosen at random.

When choosing at random, you can control which effects to choose from by enabling the corresponding option.

The following options are available:

• None — initial selection
  No effects are applied to images in the sequence.
• Randomize
  Apply an effect to each image by choosing at random among effects that have been enabled.
• Saturate
• Desaturate
• Boost warm colors
• Boost cool colors
• Black and white
• Sepia tone
• Duotone
• Vintage color
• Vibrant color
• Halftone

Set to 100% by default.

Set to 100% by default.

Set to 100% by default.

Set to 100% by default.

Set to 100% by default.

Set to 100% by default.

When the Black and White effect is applied to an image, this parameter controls the intensity of the effect.

When set to 100%, all original color information is lost, and the output is purely black and white.

Set to 100% by default.

When the Sepia effect is applied to an image, this parameter controls the intensity of the effect.

When set to 100%, all original color information is lost, and the output is purely in sepia tone.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

When the Vibrant effect is applied to an image, this parameter controls the overall intensity of the effect.

When set to 100%, all original color information is replaced by the output of the duotone color adjustment.

Set to 100% by default.

When the Vibrant effect is applied to an image, this parameter controls the intensity of the effect.

Vibrancy is a process that only boosts color saturation for pixels that have muted colors to start with.

Set to 100% by default.

The following options are available:

• Dot
  Color information is used to generate a series of dots, whose size is proportional to how dark the original color values are.
• Line
  Color information is used to generate a pattern of parallel lines whose thickness derives from how dark the original color values are.
• CMYK — initial selection
  Color information is used to generate multiple layers of dots, for for each sutractive primary used in the printing process, plus black. The size of each dot is based on the conversion from RGB to CMYK primaries.

Set to 15% by default.

Set to 30° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

Set to 50% by default.

Controls the intensity of the current Halftone Process.

When set to 100%, all original color information is replaced by the halftone pattern.

On by default.

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Set to -0.25 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Set to 50% by default.

Off by default.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Accordion group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

Set to 5 by default.

The slider is limited to values between 0 and 50 but you can type values between 1 and 50 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.

The following options are available:

• Right — initial selection
• Down
• Left
• Up

The following options are available:

• Off
  The transition always uses the same direction.
• Clockwise — initial selection

  On its first use, the transition proceeds along the edge specified by the Direction parameter.

  On subsequent uses, the transition picks among possible directions in clockwise order.

• Counter-clockwise

  On its first use, the transition proceeds along the edge specified by the Direction parameter.

  On subsequent uses, the transition picks among possible directions in counter-clockwise order.

• Flip

  On its first use, the transition proceeds along the edge specified by the Direction parameter.

  On subsequent uses, the transition flips to the opposite direction.

• Randomize
  The transition picks a direction at random.

  As for all randomized aspects of the output, you can force a new set of choices by assigning a new Seed parameter value under the Advanced group.

Set to 0% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 75% by default.

Set to 75% by default.

Set to 10% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

The following options are available:

• Full scene — initial selection
  Any portions of the background visible behind the images are also affected by the flash.
• Images only
  Only images are affected by the light.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Channel Switch group. 1 built-in presets are available.

Set to 50% by default.

On by default.

When enabled, the images are progressively composited over a black background as the transition progresses.

This option allows for the output to more closely resemble the look of an old TV set, but it also implies that any background behind the images will be hidden during the transition.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 95% by default.

Set to 0% by default.

Set to 0.25 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Controls the direction in which the distortion pattern moves vertically.

Negative values cause the pattern to slide up, positive values cause the pattern to slide down.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 100% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to -0.5 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Controls the brightness adjustment applied to the image as the transition reaches its peak.

Negative values mean that the images are darkened during the transition. Positive values cause the images to brighten.

Set to 0% by default.

Set to -1 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Controls the saturation adjustment applied to the image as the transition reaches its peak.

Negative values mean that colors are desaturated during the transition. Positive values cause colors to become saturated.

Set to 0% by default.

Set to 10% by default.

Set to 0% by default.

Controls the visibility of extra signal information around the frame.

Under normal circumstances an old TV set based on analog transmission would not display this information. The extra content was designed to help the set synch the image vertically and horizontally, deliver captions, etc.

Set to 1 by default. Only values between -5 and 5 are allowed.

Minimum amount by which the image will lose vertical synch during the transition.

A value of 1.0 means that the image will lose vertical synch by at least one full height of the frame.

When the Allow Snapback parameter is enabled, vertical sync may also be lost for non-multiples of the frame height. For example, if the randomization causes V-Sync to be lost by 1.5, the image will slide up one and a half times before snapping back to its correct, synched position.

Set to 3 by default. Only values between -5 and 5 are allowed.

Maximum amount by which the image will lose vertical synch during the transition.

A value of 3.0 means that the image can lose vertical synch by up to 3 full heights of the frame.

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -5 and 5 are allowed.

Minimum amount by which the image will lose horizontal synch during the transition.

A value of 1.0 means that the image will lose horizontal synch by at least one full width of the frame.

When the Allow Snapback parameter is enabled, horizontal sync may also be lost for non-multiples of the frame width. For example, if the randomization causes H-Sync to be lost by 1.5, the image will slide sideways one and a half times before snapping back to its correct, synched position.

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -5 and 5 are allowed.

Maximum amount by which the image will lose horizontal synch during the transition.

A value of 3.0 means that the image can lose horizontal synch by up to 3 full heights of the frame.

On by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

On by default.

Set to 3 by default. Only values between 1 and 10 are allowed.

Set to 75% by default.

Controls the contrast of the simulated scanlines.

This parameter has noticeable side effects only for higher values of the Scanline Height parameter

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Copy Machine group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 0° by default.

Angle set to 90° by default.

Angle set to 60° by default.

On by default.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Cube group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

The following options are available:

• Single side
  The same side is used for all uses of this transition, as specified by the Reveal parameter.
• Random side — initial selection
  A random side is picked every time this transition is used.
• Alternate horizontally
  The transition will alternate between using the left and right sides of the Cube.
• Alternate vertically
  The transition will alternate between using the top and bottom sides of the Cube.
• Cycle clockwise
  On its first use, the transition will reveal the side of the Cube specified by the Reveal parameter. On subsequent uses, it picks the next side by moving in clockwise order.
• Cycle counter-clockwise
  On its first use, the transition will reveal the side of the Cube specified by the Reveal parameter. On subsequent uses, it picks the next side by moving in counter-clockwise order.

The following options are available:

• Right side — initial selection
• Top side
• Left side
• Bottom side

Set to -0.1 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

The following options are available:

• Round-trip to given angle — initial selection
  The cube tilts up to the given angle as the transition peaks, then tilts back to its rest position as the transition ends.
• Complete a full rotation
  The cube performs one or more complete rotations. The direction is determined by the Direction parameter. The number of rotations is specified by the Rotations slider.

The following options are available:

• Constant
  The same angle is used for all images.
• Increase

  At each image, the Angle is incremented by the value specified in the Increment parameter below.

  For example, if Angle is set to 30˚ and Increment is set to 60˚, on the second image the cube will rotate up to 90˚. On the third image, it will rotate up to 130˚, and so on.

• Flip — initial selection

  On its first use, the cube is rotated by the value specified by the Angle parameter. On subsequent uses, the angle is flipped to its negative value.

  For example, if angle is set to 30˚, on the second image the cube will rotate to -30˚ and back. The transition will keep alternating between those two values on subsequent images.

• Randomize
  A random angle is used for every image, chosen between -180˚ and 180˚.

Set to 30° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

The maximum angle of tilt reached by the transition.

This parameter is only available when Rotation is set to Round-trip to given angle.

Angle set to 90° by default.

Set to 1 by default. Only values between 1 and 10 are allowed.

Number of full rotations about the Z axis the cube completes during the transition.

This parameter is only available when Rotation is set to Complete a full rotation.

The following options are available:

• Clockwise
• Counter-clockwise
• Alternate starting from clockwise — initial selection
• Alternate starting from counter-clockwise

The following options are available:

• Randomize
• Standard
  A blur that uniformly affects all pixels in the image.
• Bokeh — initial selection
  A blur that simulates out-of-focus artifacts as caused by a camera lens.
• Directional
  A blur applied only along one direction.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

The following options are available:

• Constant
  All images will be blurred along the same direction, as specified by the Angle parameter.
• Increase
  The first image starts in the direction specified by the Angle parameter. The direction is increased for subsequent images by the angle specified by the Increment parameter.
• Flip
  The Angle parameter specifies the initial direction. The angle is flipped to the opposite direction on every subsequent image.
• Randomize — initial selection
  The direction of the blur is picked at random for every image.

  As for all randomized aspects of the output, you can force a new set of choices by assigning a new Seed parameter value under the Advanced group.

Set to 0° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

Angle set to 90° by default.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Defocus Wipe group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 100% by default.

Set to 0° by default.

Angle set to 90° by default.

Angle set to 60° by default.

On by default.

The following options are available:

• Standard — initial selection
• Directional

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 0.5 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Doorway group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

The following options are available:

• Open — initial selection
  Door panels are always opened to reveal the next image.
• Close
  Door panels are always closed to reveal the next image.
• Open, then alternate
  On its first use, the transition will open the door panels to reveal the next image. On subsequent uses, it will alternate between opening and closing.
• Close, then alternate
  On its first use, the transition will close the door panels to reveal the next image. On subsequent uses, it will alternate between closing and opening.
• Randomize
  The transition will choose at random between opening or closing the door panels.

The following options are available:

• Vertical — initial selection
  Panels swing left and right to reveal the next image.
• Horizontal
  Panels swing up and down to reveal the next image.
• Vertical, then alternate
  On its first use, the transition will swing panels left and right to reveal the next image. On subsequent uses, the transition alternates between vertical and horizontal directions.
• Horizontal, then alternate
  On its first use, the transition will swing panels up and down to reveal the next image. On subsequent uses, the transition alternates between vertical and horizontal directions.
• Randomize
  The transition always chooses at random between opening the panels horizontally or vertically.

Off by default.

The following options are available:

• Swing both — initial selection
  Both panels are swung open or closed simultaneously.
• Swing left/down
  Only one panel is swung: left when Orientation is set Vertical, or down when Orientation is set to Horizontal.
• Swing right/up
  Only one panel is swung: right when Orientation is set Vertical, or up when Orientation is set to Horizontal.
• Swing left/down, then alternate
  On its first use, the transition begins by swinging only one panel left or down (depending on current Orientation). On subsequent uses, it flips to the opposite direction.
• Swing right/up, then alternate
  On its first use, the transition begins by swinging only one panel right or up (depending on current Orientation). On subsequent uses, it flips to the opposite direction.
• Randomize
  The transition randomly chooses which panel to swing, or whether to swing both.

Set to 75% by default.

Controls the amount of space that separates each panel as it swings.

This amount is specified relative to the dimensions of the frame.

Set to 0% by default.

Set to 20% by default.

Set to 0° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

The following options are available:

• None — initial selection
  The transition uses the same starting angle for every image, as defined by the Angle parameter.
• Flip
  On its first use, the starting rotation is defined by the Angle parameter. On subsequent uses, the transition alternates between the original angle and one in the opposite direction.
• Randomize
  The transition picks the initial angle at random, within the range defined by the Min Angle and Max Angle parameters.

Set to -90° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

Defines the lower bound of the range the random angle can be choosed from.

This parameter is only available when Angle Animation is set to Randomize.

Set to 90° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

Defines the upper bound of the range the random angle can be choosed from.

This parameter is only available when Angle Animation is set to Randomize.

The following options are available:

• Standard — initial selection
• Zoom

Set to 20% by default.

Controls how out-of-focus the next image should be when the transition begins.

As the transition progresses, the image is brought into focus.

The outgoing image fades to this color, while the incoming image fades in from the same color.

The opacity allows you to control the visibility of the background.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 0.5 by default.

The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between -∞ and +∞ by clicking on the current value in the inspector.

The following options are available:

• Out — initial selection
• In

The following options are available:

• Bright pixels
• Midtones
• Dark pixels — initial selection
• Custom luminance
  Allows you to select a specific luminance value to identify pixels that should fade in/out first.
• Randomize

Set to 0% by default.

Allows you to select which pixels should be dissolved first by specifying their brightness. The range is further defined be Softness parameter.

Available only when Select is set to Custom Luminance.

Set to 25% by default.

Allows you to widen the range of pixels that should be dissolved first. The location of the range is defined by the Luminance parameter.

Available only when Select is set to Custom Luminance.

The following options are available:

• Constant
  The transition uses the same direction for every image, as determined by the Start Direction parameter.
• Alternate with opposite of start direction
  On its first use, the transition proceeds along its Start Direction. On subsequent uses, the transition flips back and forth between opposite directions.
• Cycle clockwise from start direction
  On its first use, the transition proceeds along its Start Direction. On subsequent uses, the next direction is picked in clockwise order.
• Cycle counter-clockwise from start direction
  On its first use, the transition proceeds along its Start Direction. On subsequent uses, the next direction is picked in counter-clockwise order.
• Randomize — initial selection
  The transition chooses a direction at random.

Initial direction in which the current image is flipped to reveal the next.

The actual direction used by the transition is a dependent on the Direction parameter too, since it allows for changes to the direction over time.

The following options are available:

• Left — initial selection
• Up
• Right
• Down

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Controls the minimum scale reached by the image as it flips.

Scaling the image down simulates the effect of moving the image away from the viewer, in 3D space.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Genie group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 10% by default.

Controls the point in time when the image begins to be squeeze, relative to the overall progress of the animation.

Increase this value to delay the moment when the squeeze distortion is applied.

Set to 85% by default.

The following options are available:

• Constant
  The direction in which the current image disappears does not change from one use of the transition to the next.
• Increase
  The direction in which the current image disappears increases with each use of the transition by the angle specified by the Increment parameter.
• Flip
  The direction in which the current image disappears begins with the Angle parameter value, and flips to the opposite direction on subsequent uses of the transition.
• Randomize — initial selection
  The direction in which the current image disappears is chosen at random.

  As for all randomized aspects of the output, you can force a new set of choices by assigning a new Seed parameter value under the Advanced group.

Set to 0° by default.

Angle set to 90° by default.

Angle that the direction in which the current image disappears should increment at each use of the transition.

This parameter is only available when Offscreen Direction is set to Increase.

The following options are available:

• Same as offscreen
  The direction used to move the incoming image onscreen is identical to the direction used by the outgoing image.
• Offset offscreen — initial selection
  The direction used to move the incoming image onscreen is calculated by adding the Offset parameter to the angle used to animate the outgoing image offscreen.
• Randomize
  The direction used to move the incoming image onscreen is chosen at random.

  As for all randomized aspects of the output, you can force a new set of choices by assigning a new Seed parameter value under the Advanced group.

Angle set to 60° by default.

On by default.

On its first use, the transition will only offset the direction of the outgoing image by the angle specified by the Offset parameter. When this option is enabled, the offset will be flipped on all subsequent uses.

For example, if the Offset parameter is set to 45˚, on its next use the transition will use an offset of -45˚, and keep alternating between these two values indefinitely.

This parameter is only available when Onscreen Direction is set to Offset.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Glow Dissolve group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

The following options are available:

• Brightest pixels
• Medium bright pixels — initial selection
• Darkest pixels
• Custom luminance
  Select an exact luminance value that identifies which pixels should emit light, via the Custom Luminance parameter.

Set to 90% by default.

Pixels that match this luminance value emit light as part of the effect.

A value of 0% matches black, a value of 100% matches white.

This parameter is only available when Source is set to Custom Luminance.

The following options are available:

• Original — initial selection
  Emitted light has the same color as its source pixels.
• Duotone
  Emitted light uses two colors specified by the Bright Color and Dark Color parameters.

The following options are available:

• Standard — initial selection
• Bokeh

Set to 5% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

The following options are available:

• Red and green — initial selection
• Red and blue
• Green and blue

Set to 0.1 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Set to 0° by default.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Halftone Wipe group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

Set to 75% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 0° by default.

Angle set to 90° by default.

Angle set to 60° by default.

On by default.

The following options are available:

• Randomize — initial selection
  The transition chooses a halftone technique at random, among those that have been enabled.
• Line
• Hatched
• Dot
• Circular
• CMYK

On by default.

On by default.

On by default.

On by default.

Off by default.

Set to 10% by default.

Set to 75% by default.

Set to 75% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Controls the color used to render the halftone pattern onscreen.

This parameter is not available for the CMYK technique, since it uses multiple ink colors.

Controls the background color behind the halftone pattern.

This parameter is not available for the CMYK technique.

Angle set to 0° by default.

The following options are available:

• Normal — initial selection
  The halftone pattern replaces the original color information.
• Add
• Subtract
• Overlay
• Screen
• Soft Light
• Hard Light
• Lighten
• Darken

Set to 45° by default.

Set to -90° by default.

The following options are available:

• Red and green — initial selection
• Red and blue
• Green and blue

Set to 0.1 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

A point parameter.

The following options are available:

• Fixed — initial selection
  The origin does not change from one use of the transition to the next.
• Increment at each image
  The origin of the pattern is incremented by the angle specified by the Increment by parameter. Make sure the Origin is somethere othen that in the center of the frame for this method to have the desired effect.
• Randomize
  The origin of the geometric pattern used by the transition is choosen at random.

  As for all randomized aspects of the output, you can force a new set of choices by assigning a new Seed parameter value under the Advanced group.

Angle set to 90° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

Angle used to move the origin of the geometric pattern around the frame. This value is added with each use of the transition.

This parameter is only available when Location is set to Increment at each image.

Set to 90° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

The following options are available:

• Fixed — initial selection
  The same rotation is applied to the pattern with every use of the transition.
• Reverse at each image

  On its first use, the transition rotates the geometric pattern by the value of the Winding Angle parameter. On subsequent uses, the angle is reversed.

  For example, if the Winding Angle is initially 30˚, on the next use of the transition it becomes -30˚.

The following options are available:

• Northeast — initial selection
• Southeast
• Southwest
• Northwest

The following options are available:

• Off
  The transition always uses the same corner.
• Clockwise — initial selection

  On its first use, the folding begins or ends at the location specified by the Corner parameter.

  On subsequent uses, the transition picks among possible corners in clockwise order.

• Counter-clockwise

  On its first use, the folding begins or ends at the location specified by the Corner parameter.

  On subsequent uses, the transition picks among possible corners in counter-clockwise order.

• Opposite

  On its first use, the folding begins or ends at the location specified by the Corner parameter.

  On subsequent uses, the transition picks the opposite corner.

• Randomize
  The transition picks the corner at random.

  As for all randomized aspects of the output, you can force a new set of choices by assigning a new Seed parameter value under the Advanced group.

The following options are available:

• Out
  The next image folds out to reveal itself from the selected corner.
• In
  The current image folds into the selected corner to reveal the next image on its backside.
• Out, then alternate — initial selection

  On its first use, the transition folds the next image out from the selected corner.

  On subsequent uses, the transition alternates between folding in and out.

• In, then alternate

  On its first use, the transition folds the current image into the selected corner.

  On subsequent uses, the transition alternates between folding in and out.

• Randomize
  The transition chooses whether to fold in or out of the selected corner at random.

  As for all randomized aspects of the output, you can force a new set of choices by assigning a new Seed parameter value under the Advanced group.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 20% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 100% by default.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Pixelate Wipe group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 0° by default.

Angle set to 90° by default.

Angle set to 60° by default.

On by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 5% by default.

The following options are available:

• Red and green — initial selection
• Red and blue
• Green and blue

Set to 0.15 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Push group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

Set to 0° by default.

Angle set to 90° by default.

Angle set to 60° by default.

On by default.

Set to 25% by default.

A point parameter centered in the frame by default.

Set to 0 by default.

The slider is limited to values between 0 and 1 but you can type values between 0 and 0 by clicking on the current value in the inspector.

Set to 90° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

On by default.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Scatter Wipe group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 0° by default.

Angle set to 90° by default.

Angle set to 60° by default.

On by default.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

The following options are available:

• Red and green — initial selection
• Red and blue
• Green and blue

Set to 0.1 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Slice group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

Set to 3 by default. Only values between 1 and 100 are allowed.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 20% by default.

The following options are available:

• Constant
• Increase — initial selection
• Flip
• Randomize

Set to 30° by default.

Angle set to 90° by default.

The following options are available:

• Same as start
• Offset from start — initial selection
• Randomize

Angle set to 60° by default.

On by default.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Transition: Whoosh group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

The following options are available:

• Swipe Right
• Swipe Up
• Swipe Left
• Swipe Down
• Cycle Clockwise
• Cycle Counter-clockwise — initial selection
• Alternate Horizontally
• Alternate Vertically
• Randomize

Set to 10% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 20% by default.

The following options are available:

• Red and green — initial selection
• Red and blue
• Green and blue

Set to 1 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Set to 5% by default.

Set to 40% by default.

Set to 20° by default.

The following options are available:

• Constant
  The distortion always happens along the same angle, as defined by the Twist Angle parameter.
• Alternate — initial selection
  The distortion shifts from the Twist Angle to its opposite with every use of the transition.

The following options are available:

• Red and green
• Red and blue — initial selection
• Green and blue

Set to 0.5 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Titles: Appearance group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

Font parameter set to Helvetica Bold by default. The first popup menu allows you to choose a font family. The second popup menu allows you to choose a typeface among those supported by the font:

Font family and style

Set to 25% by default.

The following options are available:

• Left
• Right
• Center — initial selection
• Justified

Off by default.

Set to 80% by default.

Maximum width of each line, relative to its enclosure.

When embedding titles in image, the image acts as the enclosure. When floating titles above images, the frame acts as the enclosure.

When a word would exceed the maximum width allowed for a line, it is wrapped to a new line.

Set to 50% by default.

Relative horizontal position of the title within its enclosure.

A value of 25% means that whatever text is generated, it is centered at 1/4 distance from the edge of the image or screen, depending on whether Titles is set to Embeddded or Floating.

Set to 50% by default.

Relative vertical position of the title within its enclosure.

A value of 50% means that whatever text is generated, it is centered at 1/2 distance from the edge of the image or screen, depending on whether Titles is set to Embeddded or Floating.

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

The following options are available:

• None — initial selection
• In
  The only visible portions of each image are those that overlap the title.
• Out
  The only visible portions of each image are those that do not overlap the title.

Blend mode used to composite the title over its background.

Unavailable when Mask is set to In or Out since in that case the title is not visible in the output.

The following options are available:

• Normal — initial selection
• Add
• Subtract
• Negative
• Screen
• Overlay
• Lighten
• Darken
• Hue
• Saturation
• Luminosity
• Linear Light
• Vivid Light
• Soft Light
• Hard Light
• Pin Light
• Dodge
• Burn
• Divide
• Exclusion

Enable a drop shadow behind each title.

Please note that the current Blend Mode may affect your ability to see the drop shadow applied to the text.

Set to 10% by default.

Set to 0 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Set to -0.02 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Set to 0° by default.

Value must be between 0° and 0°.

A point parameter.

Set to 20% by default.

Set to 40% by default.

Set to 75% by default.

Set to 75% by default.

Set to 20% by default.

Set to 100% by default.

Set to 100% by default.

Set to 0° by default.

Set to 75% by default.

Set to 20% by default.

Angle set to 30° by default.

Set to 0.25 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Set to 10% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Presets saved and applied through this parameter affect only to parameters within the Background: Hyperspace group. While no built-in presets are available through this parameter, you can still save and load your own preset files.

Set to 10% by default.

Set to 0 by default. Only values between 0 and 1 are allowed.

Set to 20% by default.

Controls the speed at which light rays travel from the center of the frame to the edges.

A value of 0% causes light rays to be still.

Set to 0.01 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Controls the speed at which all light rays rotate around the center of the frame.

Positive values rotate the pattern clockwise, negative values rotate the pattern counter-clockwise. A value of 0 disables any rotation.

Set to 100% by default.

Set to 50% by default.

Set to 25% by default.

Set to 5% by default.

Set to 0.05 by default. Only values between -1 and 1 are allowed.

Controls the distortion applied to light rays as they travel across the frame.

Negative values twirl the light rays in one direction, positive values in the other.

The following options are available:

• Standard
• Zoom — initial selection

Set to 25% by default.

Enables motion blur at different quality settings. The higher the quality, the more samples are used. Multiple samples are blended together to produce a single frame of output.

• Off — initial selection
  Output frames are rendered without motion blur. This is the fastest setting.
• Low
  Combine 4 samples to produce each output frame.
• Medium
  Combine 8 samples to produce each output frame.
• High
  Combine 16 samples to produce each output frame. This is the slowest, highest quality setting.

Multiple samples are combined to produce a single output frame with motion blur

The Shutter Angle slider controls the size (aperture) of the shutter used to simulate motion blur. The size of the shutter determines how long light is allowed to pass through the lens. The angle is set to 90° by default. A shutter angle of 360° means that samples are collected for the entire duration of the frame.
Setting a value of zero means that you want the shutter to collect light only once, which is equivalent to turning motion blur off.

The Shutter Offset slider controls the moment in time when the shutter opens and closes, relative to the duration of the frame. The offset is set to 0 by default. An offset of zero means the shutter is perfectly centered over the moment in time when the frame occurs. The shutter is therefore open an equal amount of time before and after the current frame occurs.

The Shutter Angle and Shutter Offset parameters are only available when motion blur is enabled.

The following options are available:

• Highest
  Images are processed at the highest resolution supported by the current hardware. This limit is quite high for most graphics cards (16K). This option is discouraged on Macs with Apple processors equipped with less than 32GB of unified memory, or on Macs with Intel processors equipped with less than 8GB of dedicated video memory (VRAM) available on the graphics card.
• HD
  Limit the resolution of images to full HD, equivalent to 1920 pixels either horizontally or vertically.
• 4K — initial selection
  Limit the resolution of images to 4K, equivalent to 4096 pixels either horizontally or vertically.
• 8K
  Limit the resolution of images to 8K, equivalent to 8192 pixels either horizontally or vertically.

Controls which transition to use at the very start of the image sequence animation.

Because this parameter affects the transition into the first image, it is only available if the Build In option under Transitions is on.

On its default value of Inherited, the transition used at the beginning of the animation is dependent on the value selected in the Transition parameter. In other words, it could be randomized, or it could be the same transition style used for all images.

The following options are available:

• – — initial selection
  The transition used to display the first image in the sequence is chosen according to the Transition parameter. If that parameter is set to Randomize, the animation too begins with a transition chosen at random, among those that have been enabled.
• Accordion
• Blocks Dissolve
• Camera Flash
• Channel Switch
• Copy Machine
• Cross Dissolve
• Cube
• Defocus Dissolve
• Defocus Wipe
• Doorway
• Fade to Color
• Filmic Dissolve
• Flip
• Genie
• Glow Dissolve
• Halftone Wipe
• Jump Cut
• Mod
• Origami
• Pixelate Dissolve
• Pixelate Wipe
• Push
• Radial Wipe
• Scatter Wipe
• Slice
• Whoosh
• Zoom

Set to 0 by default. Only values between 0 and 120 are allowed.

Seconds to wait before the photo sequence animation begins.

This parameter is only available when the Build In option is on, since it controls when the transition to the first image in the sequence begins.

Off by default.

A number that controls random aspects of the output.

Click the New button to assign a new seed value. When the seed value is changed, the effect makes new random choices to produce a different output.