Slide

The composition type Slide is a transition. For the duration of the composition in the timeline the clips are transitioned like slides in an old-fashioned slideshow.

Settings for the Slide transition

1:

Select the composition type

2:

Select the composition track. Automatic uses the track immediately below. Only tracks with lower numbers can be selected.

3:

Start position of the slide (click to select)

4:

End position of the slide (click to select)

5:

Transparency (opacity) sliders. Can be used to add a fade in or out.

The default settings are start position S1 and end position E5. This slides the clip in from left offscreen covering the other clip in the process.

Settings for the Slide transition

Note the Slide being set up as a Mix to work properly sliding the second slip over the first one. If set up as a Composite Transition, the second clip overlapping the first in the track below is slid over the first, tripping the whole transition.

This list shows the reasonable combinations of start and end position:

Start-End	Example	Notes
S1-E5		Slides from left offscreen to center. Default setting.
S1-E3		Slides from left offscreen to right offscreen. S3-E1 is the reverse.
S1-E2		Slides from left offscreen diagonally up offscreen. S2-E1 is the reverse.
S1-E4		Slides from left offscreen diagonally down offscreen. S4-E1 is the reverse.
S5-E3		Same as S1-E5 but flips the clips
S2-E5		Slides from top offscreen down to center. S5-E2 is the reverse.
S2-E4		Slides from top offscreen down to bottom offscreen. S4-E2 is the reverse.