Question about transitions

[Dave McElderry]

Was watching Steve's tutorials on the new version and I have a question. If you click on the Transitions button and then choose a category, is that choice sticky? That is, will that category still be the one to open up the next time you click on Transitions?

[Chuck Engels]

Sorry to tell you that it is not Dave, it does not seem to remember what transition or category you selected last.

[Dave McElderry]

Disappointing. They did away with the Favorites a while back. It seems to me that at least being able to get directly to a commonly used transition such as a dissolve would be pretty basic. Thanks Chuck.

[Chuck Engels]

I was doing a project the other day and it was driving me crazy too. Even though I selected the "Dissolve" category, whenever I closed and then opened the transitions again it would be back to "All". I tried it a number of times and it never did stick.

[pch006]

Very odd because I just tried it and, as long as the project was open, the transitions stayed to my chosen selection. Only when I closed the project and opened it again did it return to default. I just don't understand why dissolve isn't the default.

[Dave McElderry]

Very odd because I just tried it and, as long as the project was open, the transitions stayed to my chosen selection. Only when I closed the project and opened it again did it return to default. I just don't understand why dissolve isn't the default.

Well now I'm confused!

[Chuck Engels]

As long as I leave the transitions window open they don't change, but if I switch to audio transitions from video, or if I switch to effects and then back to transitions they do not stay. Are you using the version 11 trial or do you have the full version installed Paul?

[pch006]

I believe I have the full version. I just tried it again. Put on two pictures and did a dissolve between them and then went to effects and added a light effect. Went back to transitions and the dissolve options were still available.

[Chuck Engels]

I am going to try it again now, will report back soon

[Chuck Engels]

I stand corrected, what Paul says is correct. As long as you don't close the project or open a new project the choice you make in Effects and Transitions sticks. I think that I was using version 10 when I tested this the first time.
Anyway, thanks Paul, it really does work

[Dave McElderry]

That's a good thing! Thanks guys.