The transitions and animations define the way the audience will look at your content. They are magical elements that you inject into the video or audio projects. For reference, you can go for various types of transitions to add as iMovie transitions on both Mac and iPhone devices. In this post, we will discuss the entire process of adding iMovie transitions simplistically that no one may have told you about. So, stay tuned to the post until the end to know about the iMovie transitions pack or free transitions for iMovie.

Part 1: How to add transitions in iMovie on Mac

Listed below is a step-by-step guide on adding transitions in iMovie on Mac devices. So, let’s explore the section to know more! In iMovie Mac, transitions can you can add both manually and automatically.

1. Steps to add iMovie transitions automatically

Step 1: Open iMovie and hit the Settings tab provided on the Timeline editing panel’s right-hand side.

Step 2: Check the Automatic Content box as shown below.

The cross-dissolve transitions will automatically add to the transitions between clips if a theme is already in the iMovie. You need to go through the section below to add non-themed transitions between clips.

Step 3: Hit the Theme button and then choose No Theme Change and then deselect the Automatic Content box as shown below.

2. Steps to add iMovie transitions manually

Beforehand, uncheck the Automatic Content box. You will get asked to do so even if you haven’t done it earlier or forgot to do so.

Step 1: Open iMovie and select the Transitions tab. Place the cursor from left to right over a transition to see its preview.

Step 2: Add iMovie transitions at the start and end of a video clip.

For this purpose, drag and drop a particular transition over the Timeline editing panel. To select a specific transition, double-click the transition and drag it to the timeline editor.

3. Steps to edit iMovie transitions/Adjusting their duration

You can edit the duration of iMovie transitions manually. And, this length will be two seconds in case of automatic iMovie transitions.

Step 1: Double-tap the transition in the timeline editor.

Step 2: Put in the number of seconds in the Duration box.

Step 3: Then, hit the Apply tab as shown below.

4. Steps to change the default duration of iMovie transitions on Mac

Step 1: Select iMovie Preferences on the menu bar.

Step 2: Adjust the default duration as shown in the image below.

To delete a transition, click it in the timeline and hit the Delete key.

Part 2: How to add transitions in iMovie on iPhone

Now, lets dive into the step-by-step tutorial of adding custom iMovie transitions on iPhone.

Step 1: Create an iMovie project on iPhone

After launching iMovie, select Create Project in the main panel.

Step 2: Upload Media

In this step, select the media you want to insert in the iMovie iPhone. You need to click on the photos and clips to create a movie. Given below is an example of a selection of 5 clips of 2 minutes.

iMovie will automatically arrange the clips in a sequence on a timeline editor. For a preview, swipe at the beginning and hit the Play button as shown below.

You can also add more video clips before you begin editing. For this purpose, select the + icon on the left-hand panel. Drag the video clips or photos to the desired position in case you want to change their order.

Step 3: Edit iMovie transitions

iMovie will add default transition by default. However, you can also adjust it to various other transitions, as mentioned below.

• Theme
• Side
• Wipe
• Fade
• Dissolve
• None

Tap on the transition icon present between the clips. It will open you a menu with different transitions available. You can tap the replacement option for their automatic insertion.

To adjust their default length, hit the time settings present on the transition editing panel’s left side. It will offer you a range from 0.5 to 2 seconds, which you can consider.

Step 4: Add fade-throughs

The fade-through transitions are ideal over time. Select Fade transition from the list as Dissolve transitions get added by default in between every video clip. This fade-through transition will first fade to black and then fade in from black, as shown below.

Step 5: Add fade-in and fade-out transitions

Tap the cog and select either Fade out to black or Fade in from the black option. Select Done tab after youve finished.

That was how you could add iMovie transitions at the start and end of video clips.

Conclusion

Thus, this was all about adding iMovie transitions on both Mac and iPhone devices. We’ve discussed every step on respective platforms for the ease of use of the audience. You must also have realised that transitions play a significant role in grabbing the viewers’ attention. Change or removal of one scene to another is defined by different kinds of transitions available on iMovie or any other video editing software.

So, don’t underestimate the power of any of the editing tools to make your content look competitive, among others!