Adjust transitions in iMovie on iPhone

1. In the iMovie app on your iPhone, open a movie project.

2. In the timeline, tap the icon for the transition you want to change.

3. In the inspector at the bottom of the screen, tap to select one of the following transitions:

   • None : Cuts from one clip to another with no effects.

   • Theme : Uses custom effects from the movie theme you’re using.

   • Cross-dissolve : One clip dissolves into another. If this option isn’t available, it means the clips on either side of the transition aren’t long enough to create a cross-dissolve.

   • Slide : One clip slides into another in the direction you pick. Choose left-to-right, right-to-left, bottom-to-top, or top-to-bottom.

   • Wipe : A line wipes one clip into another in the direction you pick. Choose left-to-right, right-to-left, bottom-to-top, or top-to-bottom.

   • Fade through black or fade through white : Choose a black or white fade from one clip to another.

   The icon changes to indicate the type of transition you selected.

4. To change how long the transition lasts, tap the duration shown, then tap another duration.

   The available durations are determined by the lengths of the clips on either side of the transition, up to a maximum of 2 seconds. The cut transition () has no duration.

5. Tap outside the inspector to close it.

Each transition style comes with a Hollywood-style sound effect to enhance what you see. You can turn the sound effect on or off for each individual transition.

1. In the iMovie app on your iPhone, open a movie project.

2. In the timeline, tap the icon for the transition you want to change.

3. In the inspector at the bottom of the screen, tap the Mute button to turn the sound effect on or off (by default, it’s off).

4. To preview the sound effect, scroll the timeline to position the playhead before the transition, and tap the Play button in the viewer.

5. Tap outside the inspector to close it.

To remove a transition from your movie project, you simply change it to None, so that one clip “cuts” directly to the next without additional visual effects.

1. In the iMovie app on your iPhone, open a movie project.

2. In the timeline, tap the icon for the transition you want to remove.

3. In the inspector at the bottom of the screen, tap the None button .

4. Tap outside the inspector to close it.

You can give your movie project professional polish by setting it to fade in from black at the beginning or fade out to black at the end.

1. In the iMovie app on your iPhone, open a movie project.

2. Tap the Project Settings button .

3. Tap to turn on “Fade in from black” or “Fade out to black.”

   When you add a fade-in or fade-out effect, a fade-in icon (shown below, on the left) or fade-out icon (shown below, on the right) appears in the first or last clip in your project in the timeline.

   

4. Tap Done.