# AI Transitions AI Transitions takes a start frame and an end frame, then generates the motion between them. Instead of adding a normal dissolve in Premiere, you can create a real AI bridge: a product reveal, whip pan, smoke reveal, flame burn, focus pull, time passage, flying camera move, or seamless transformation where the first image physically becomes the second.
{% hint style="info" %} **AI Transitions works best when both frames are intentional.** Treat the start and end frames like the first and last frames of a shot. If either frame is weak, mismatched, or poorly composed, the transition has to solve too many problems at once. {% endhint %} #### When to Use AI Transitions Use AI Transitions when you have two stills that should feel connected by motion. * **Bridge two Cinematic Lab frames** into a moving shot * **Turn before/after images** into a satisfying reveal * **Create product reveals** from silhouette, packaging, closed box, or detail frames * **Connect two locations** with a wipe, whip pan, or flying camera move * **Show time passage** from day to night, clean to messy, old to new, empty to full * **Make a transformation feel physical** instead of using a flat cross-dissolve * **Create stylized edit punctuation** for trailers, ads, music videos, gaming edits, explainers, and social clips AI Transitions is strongest when the relationship between the two frames is clear. The model should understand what is changing, what is staying the same, and what kind of motion should explain the change. {% hint style="warning" %} **Both frames must have matching aspect ratios.** If the start frame is 16:9, the end frame must also be 16:9. If the start frame is 9:16, the end frame must also be 9:16. The workflow checks this before generation and blocks mismatched pairs. {% endhint %}
#### Getting Started **Step 1: Add a Start Frame** The **Start Frame** is the first frame of the generated shot. You can add it from: * **Upload** * **Recents** * **Frame Capture** from the current Premiere playhead Use a frame that clearly establishes the subject, environment, and visual direction. The model analyzes this frame first and uses it as the starting anchor. **Step 2: Add an End Frame** The **End Frame** is the final target of the generated shot. Use a frame that matches the start frame's aspect ratio and has a believable relationship to it. The best end frame answers the question: "Where should this shot land?" Good pairs: | Start Frame | End Frame | Why It Works | | -------------------- | --------------------------- | ----------------------------- | | Closed product box | Product fully revealed | Clear transformation target | | Messy room | Clean room | Strong before/after structure | | Daytime city street | Same street at night | Natural time-passage logic | | Character in shadow | Character fully lit | Dramatic reveal | | Wide empty landscape | Final hero subject in scene | Scene reveal / flying camera | Weak pairs: * Different subjects with no clear relationship * Different aspect ratios * One frame close-up and one frame extreme wide, unless the selected style explains that move * Frames with conflicting camera angles and no transition style that can justify the change * Two images that both contain lots of text, logos, or detailed UI *** #### Step 3: Choose a Transition Style Click the center **Transition** card to open the style picker. Each style is more than a visual label. It carries a prompt structure: how to lock the first frame, how to describe the sequence, what the camera should do, and what artifacts to avoid.
StyleBest For
Seamless MorphFaces, costume changes, object transformations, age progression
Before & AfterCleaning, renovation, repair, fitness, makeovers
Product RevealPackaging, unboxing, e-commerce, brand moments
Time PassageDay/night, sunrise/sunset, timelapse, environmental changes
Scene WipeInvisible cuts, memory flashes, location changes
Flying CamAction, travel, real estate, epic scale moves
Smoke RevealCharacter intros, products, dramatic music-video moments
Flame TransitionAction edits, gaming, music videos, dramatic punctuation
Focus PullNarrative attention shifts, detail reveals, dialogue moments
Liquid/MeltSurreal morphs, abstract transformations, creative visuals
Whip PanFast edits, vlogs, action cuts, invisible scene changes
Transition Style Guide **Seamless Morph** Use **Seamless Morph** when the subject in the first frame physically becomes the subject in the second frame. Best for: * Face morphs * Costume changes * Product state changes * Object transformations * Age progression Avoid using it when the two images are totally different scenes. A morph needs shared structure. **Before & After** Use **Before & After** when the two frames are the same space or subject in different conditions. Best for: * Dirty to clean * Broken to repaired * Unedited to edited * Empty to furnished * Unstyled to styled This style works best when objects line up spatially. If the camera angle changes too much between frames, the wipe may feel unstable. **Product Reveal** Use **Product Reveal** when the transition should feel like an ad: light sweep, fog, rim light, hero reveal. Best for: * E-commerce videos * Luxury products * Packaging reveals * Brand intros * Beauty shots For best results, keep the product in roughly the same screen position in both frames. **Time Passage** Use **Time Passage** when the scene changes because time has moved forward. Best for: * Day to night * Construction progress * City timelapse * Weather shift * Room filling with people Keep the camera position as similar as possible between start and end frames. The more stable the geography, the better the timelapse reads. **Scene Wipe** Use **Scene Wipe** when a foreground object should pass close to camera and hide the cut. Best for: * Dream sequences * Memory flashes * Location changes * Invisible cuts * Story transitions It works best when you can imagine an object crossing the lens: a person, wall, car, pillar, tree, flag, door, or dark shape. **Flying Cam** Use **Flying Cam** when the transition should feel like a fast camera move through space. Best for: * Travel reveals * Real estate * Action sequences * Establishing shots * Environments with visible depth Flying Cam needs room to travel. It struggles with flat portraits or tight product shots with no background depth. **Smoke Reveal** Use **Smoke Reveal** when you want atmosphere to hide and reveal the subject. Best for: * Character intros * Product reveals * Music videos * Dramatic moments * Horror, mystery, or fantasy tones Smoke works best with high contrast and lighting direction. If both frames are flatly lit, the reveal may feel like a dissolve. **Flame Transition** Use **Flame Transition** when the edit needs energy and impact. Best for: * Action edits * Gaming content * Music videos * Sports * High-drama trailer moments Avoid it for subtle corporate, documentary, or luxury scenes unless the brand can handle the intensity. **Focus Pull** Use **Focus Pull** when the transition is about attention shifting from one plane to another. Best for: * Revealing a detail * Dialogue moments * Narrative discovery * Object to person, foreground to background, clue to reaction The two frames should feel like they could exist in the same shot with different focus planes. **Liquid/Melt** Use **Liquid/Melt** for surreal physical transformations. Best for: * Creative morphs * Album art motion * Abstract product campaigns * Beauty / fashion surrealism * Artistic social content Liquid/Melt is intentionally stylized. It is not the best choice for realistic continuity. **Whip Pan** Use **Whip Pan** when speed should hide the change. Best for: * Vlog cuts * Fast-paced social edits * Action beats * Music videos * Invisible location jumps Whip Pan works especially well when both frames have strong horizontal composition.
*** #### Composer Controls Below the three-frame setup is the composer row.
**Notes** Use the text box to add transition direction. Keep it short and physical. Good notes: * "Make the wipe travel left to right." * "Use golden light particles." * "Keep the camera locked off." * "Make the smoke reveal slowly and elegantly." * "Make the final frame feel like a luxury product hero shot." * "Use fast directional blur, not a dissolve." Weak notes: * "Make it cool." * "cinematic" * "better" * "smooth transition" * "do everything" The selected style already contains the main transition logic. Your notes should steer emphasis, not rewrite the whole shot. **Voice Input** You can use the microphone button to dictate notes. This is useful when you want to describe the editorial beat quickly: > "Start locked on the messy room, then let the wipe reveal the clean room slowly from left to right, like a satisfying before-after reel." **Duration** AI Transitions supports the full **3-15 second** duration range.
DurationBest For
3-4sWhip Pan, punchy social edits, fast scene changes
5-6sProduct Reveal, Smoke Reveal, Focus Pull, Flame, Before & After
8-10sSeamless Morph, Flying Cam, Time Passage
10-15sSlow environmental reveals or complex transformations
Most styles have a recommended duration marker. Use it as a starting point before experimenting. **Audio** The **Audio** toggle asks Kling to generate native audio with the transition. Leave it **Off** when: * You are cutting to music * You plan to design sound in Premiere * You want full control over SFX Turn it **On** when: * The transition has obvious physical sound potential, like flame, whip pan, flying camera, or smoke * You want a quick temp sound bed for review *** #### Working With Results After generation finishes, AI Transitions opens a single-video preview. You can: * **Play the result** * **Back** to adjust style, duration, resolution, audio, or notes * **Regenerate** by returning to setup and running again * **Done** to add the transition video to chat When you click **Done**, the video is saved as a normal Chat Video Pro video message. The message stores the transition style, model, duration, audio setting, and detected aspect ratio metadata. {% hint style="warning" %} **Do not close the panel while generation is running.** Kling O3 Pro can take several minutes. Long transitions can run 15-20 minutes. If the job times out or your connection drops, AI Transitions may show a **Resume** option so you can reconnect to the existing job instead of starting over. {% endhint %} *** #### Pro Tips **Design the first and last frame before choosing the transition** The style is the bridge, not the destination. Start by making sure both frames are strong. If the end frame is unclear, generate a better one in Cinematic Lab or Multi-Cam before trying to transition. **Keep the subject relationship obvious** The best transitions have a clear "same thing, different state" or "same camera energy, new location" relationship. If the model cannot tell what connects the frames, it may create a mushy hallucinated middle. **Match aspect ratio and visual language** The workflow enforces aspect ratio, but it cannot enforce art direction. If one frame is photorealistic and the other is stylized, the middle will usually wobble. Match lighting, realism, focal length, and framing before generation. **Use frame capture for timeline-native transitions** Park the Premiere playhead on the last frame of one shot and capture it as the Start Frame. Then capture or generate the destination frame. This is the fastest way to make AI Transitions feel connected to your actual edit. **Use Recents as your transition tray** Generate stills in Cinematic Lab, Multi-Cam, or Relight Scene, click Done, then pull them from Recents inside AI Transitions. This avoids export/import friction and keeps the whole chain inside Chat Video Pro. **Give complex transitions more time** Time Passage, Flying Cam, and Seamless Morph often need 8-10 seconds. Whip Pan and Flame can work faster. If the transition feels rushed, increase duration before changing the prompt. **Use 1080p to choose the idea, 4K to finish** Do not burn 4K generations while deciding whether Smoke Reveal or Product Reveal is the right direction. Find the style at 1080p, then run the keeper at 4K. **Use notes to specify direction** If direction matters, say it: "left to right," "camera pushes through the doorway," "wipe travels upward," "smoke parts from the center." Directional clarity reduces random motion. **Avoid asking for a hard cut** The value of AI Transitions is the in-between. If you want a true cut, do it in Premiere. Use AI Transitions when the middle motion matters.
Example Ideas **Product Box to Hero Reveal** | Setting | Choice | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | Start Frame | Product box closed in dark studio | | End Frame | Product fully revealed in hero lighting | | Style | **Product Reveal** | | Duration | **6s** | | Notes | "slow rim light sweep, premium product ad, no repositioning" | **Messy Room to Clean Room** | Setting | Choice | | ----------- | -------------------------------------------- | | Start Frame | Messy room | | End Frame | Same room cleaned and styled | | Style | **Before & After** | | Duration | **6s** | | Notes | "wipe left to right, keep furniture aligned" | **Day to Night City Timelapse** | Setting | Choice | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | Start Frame | City street at golden hour | | End Frame | Same street at night with neon and traffic | | Style | **Time Passage** | | Duration | **10s** | | Notes | "locked camera, light trails, buildings remain stable" | **Character Intro from Smoke** | Setting | Choice | | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | | Start Frame | Subject mostly hidden in fog | | End Frame | Subject fully visible in dramatic light | | Style | **Smoke Reveal** | | Duration | **6s** | | Notes | "volumetric smoke parts from the center, no dissolve" | **Fast Location Jump** | Setting | Choice | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------- | | Start Frame | Creator in one location | | End Frame | Creator in a second location | | Style | **Whip Pan** or **Scene Wipe** | | Duration | **3-5s** | | Notes | "fast horizontal motion blur hides the cut" |
*** #### Troubleshooting **The second frame is rejected**\ The aspect ratio does not match the start frame. Regenerate or crop one frame so both are the same ratio. **The transition looks like a dissolve**\ Use a more physical style, such as Flame, Smoke Reveal, Scene Wipe, Liquid/Melt, or Whip Pan. Add notes like "not a dissolve" and "the change is physical." **The subject changes too much in the middle**\ Use frames with stronger structural similarity, or choose Before & After / Product Reveal instead of Seamless Morph. Make sure both frames clearly show the same subject. **The camera drifts when it should stay locked**\ Use notes like "locked camera," "fixed tripod," or "no camera movement." Time Passage, Before & After, Focus Pull, and Seamless Morph usually want a stable camera. **The background warps or melts**\ The frames may be too different, or the transition duration may be too short. Try a longer duration and a style that explains the change more clearly. **The job takes a long time**\ Kling O3 Pro transitions can take several minutes, and longer clips can run much longer. Keep the panel open. If the workflow offers **Resume**, use it to reconnect to the existing job. **Generation fails immediately**\ Check Settings and confirm your FAL API key is configured. AI Transitions needs FAL access to create the Kling job. **The result is almost right but the timing feels wrong**\ Keep the same frames and style, then adjust duration only. Do not change every variable at once. *** **Next:** Learn about Relight Scene to change lighting and mood on a still or clip, or return to Cinematic Lab to create stronger start and end frames before transitioning. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.chatvideopro.com/features/studio/ai-transitions.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.