In and out animations
How a clip can appear or leave in the Slicer editor — fade, zoom in, zoom out and slides in four directions, with a duration from 0.3 to 1.2 seconds.
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An animation sets how a clip's frame appears at its start and leaves at its end: from black, with a zoom, sliding in from the side and so on. Unlike a transition, an animation belongs to the clip itself, not to a cut — so you can add it to the reel's first clip and to the last one.
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Step 1 of 5
- Click the first clip and press “Animations”
- On the “In” tab pick “Zoom in” — the start of the clip plays
- Pick the 0.8 s duration
- Switch to “Out” and pick “Fade” — the end of the clip plays
- Click ✓ “Done” — the clip shows an animation badge
Adding an animation
Select a clip and open “Animations”
Click a clip on the video track, then Animations.
Pick a side
At the top of the panel are In (the clip's start) and Out (its end). Each side has its own animation; you can set both.
Pick an animation and a duration
Click a tile — the preview plays the start or end of the clip. Below is Duration: 0.3 s, 0.5 s (default), 0.8 s or 1.2 s. None removes the animation from the selected side.
Click ✓ “Done”
An animation badge appears on the clip.
All animations
| Animation | In | Out |
|---|---|---|
| Fade | The frame fades in from black | The frame fades to black |
| Zoom in | The frame appears enlarged (×1.3) and settles smoothly to its normal size | The frame grows smoothly to ×1.3 |
| Zoom out | The frame appears small (×0.6) and grows to full size — the background shows around it at first | The frame shrinks to ×0.6, revealing the background around it |
| Slide left | The frame slides in from the right and settles | The frame slides away to the left |
| Slide right | The frame slides in from the left | The frame slides away to the right |
| Slide up | The frame slides in from below | The frame slides away upwards |
| Slide down | The frame slides in from above | The frame slides away downwards |
An in-animation slows down towards its end — the frame “lands” softly; an out-animation speeds up instead.
The background around the frame
During Zoom out and the slides, space opens around the frame. That's where the clip's background shows: black by default, and you can pick a color in the Background panel (Frame, mask and background).
Ideas
- A soft start — Fade as the in-animation of the first clip.
- A clean ending — Fade as the out-animation of the last clip, especially with music.
- A lively cutaway — Slide left or Slide up on a short b-roll clip or photo.
- Emphasis on the result — Zoom in as the in-animation of the clip that shows the outcome.
Good to know
- An animation is never longer than the clip itself: on a short clip it shortens.
- When you split a clip, both parts keep the animations: the in-animation at the start of each part, the out-animation at its end.
- Animations combine with the effect, transition and keyframes.
- The Fade animation and the transition of the same name look alike. A transition goes on the cut between two clips, an animation on a single clip — for example the last one, so the reel ends nicely.
- Animations are free and show in the preview right away.