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# Selecting the Transition Type

After you select a cut or transition on the timeline, select the type of transition you want to create.

Click: | To create:
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Cut (or press Delete) | A cut (a zero-length transition). The Cut button changes a blending transition to a cut; the Delete hotkey creates a new zero-length cut.
Dissolve (or press End) | A dissolve between two clips on the same track. See Creating Dissolves.
Wipe (or press Page Down) | A SMPTE or user-defined wipe from the incoming clip to the outgoing clip. See Adding a SMPTE Wipe and Editing Wipes .
Custom (or press Ctrl+Page Down) | A customized transition such as a push wipe. You can create a Custom transition only from the EditDesk record timeline. See Creating a Custom Transition.
Axis (or press Insert) | An axis transition between two clips. See Creating an Axis Transition.