[MacDV] GradientWipeTransitions

[James Asherman]

On Tuesday, February 17, 2004, at 04:44  PM, Jimbo wrote:

>
> On Feb 17, 2004, at 5:46 AM, Macintosh Digital Video List wrote:
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>> On Monday, February 16, 2004, at 11:43  AM, Jill Arenson wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you for these Gradient Wipe Transitions.  Can you help with how
>>> to install them in FCP 4?  The instructions in the help on FCXBuilder
>>> give a path to install effects such as transitions are:
>>>
>>
>> Put them anywhere. Import that folder into your browser in FCP.
>> Use the CGM softwipe w/ pattern selected and just drop 'em in.
>> And thanks here too.
>> JIm
>
> Hi, Jim!
>
> I tried importing the folder into iMovie4, and each file was grayed 
> out. Will they not work in iMovie?
>
> Jimbo
> S Cal
>
>

They would only be still pics in iMovie unless you paired them with a 
transition of effect that requires a gradient channel. They are not 
transitions themselves,
  For iMovie this is apparently covered in Erica's book on iMovie.
  In FCP they are also not transitions but can be used as a transition 
element where called for by little squares or as alpha channel thingys 
if you know how to do that for a composite.
Except for one which is a nested sequence that makes a special effect 
which seems cool and very instructive. for me anyway. and thanks again 
Darrin!
Jim