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# Importing an AAF Sequence: Supported Transitions and Effects

Sections in this topic:

- Video and Audio Effects
- Video and Audio Transitions

## Video and Audio Effects

The following tables describe how effects are supported in Smoke.

### Blend

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Picture-in-picture | Supported
Superimpose | Translated to Soft Axis (transparency value is translated)

### Film

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
1.66 mask | Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored
1.85 mask | Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored
16:9 mask | Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored
Anamorphic mask | Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored
Mask | Supported; bkg is black, horizontal position ignored

### AVX Plugin

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Illusion FX | Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
AVX Plugins | Not supported; replaced by Cue mark

### Image

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Avid Pan and Zoom | Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Blur effect | Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
colour Correction | Converted to Soft CC (empty) + cue mark
colour Effect | Converted to Soft CC (empty) + cue mark
Flip | Converted to Soft Axis (Flip effect)
Flip-flop | Converted to Soft Axis (Flip-flop effect)
Flop | Converted to Soft Axis (Flop effect)
Mask | Supported; bkg is black, no mask, horizontal position off
Resize | Supported; background is black, no left and right cropping
Scratch removal | Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Submaster | Converted to Container

### Reformat

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
14:9 Letterbox | Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis + Cue mark
16:9 Letterbox | Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis + Cue mark
4:3 Sidebar | Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis + Cue mark
Pan and Scan | Not supported; replaced by Soft Axis + Cue mark

### Titles

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Classic Title | Converted to Soft Text; only text string is available (white Discreet font, size 50)
Marquee Text | Converted to Soft Text; only text string is available (white Discreet font, size 50)

### Key

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Animatte | Not supported; replaced by Cue mark
Luma key | Converted to Soft Axis (empty) + cue mark
Matte key | Converted to Soft Axis (empty) + cue mark
RGB keyer | Converted to Soft Axis (empty) + cue mark
Spectra Matte | Converted to Soft Axis (empty) + cue mark

### Miscellaneous

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Timewarp | Converted to Soft TW; recreate the curve type
Motion Effect | Translated to Soft TW (Constant speed, no strobe effect)
3D PIP | Translated to Soft Axis (Position / Scaling, ISO, Softness / Crop) + cue mark
Peel | Not supported; cue mark
Push | Not supported; cue mark
Spin | Not supported; cue mark
Squeeze | Not supported; cue mark
Video gap | Video gap
Video filler | Video gap
Video match frame edit | Match frame

### General Audio

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Audio level | Audio gain
Audio dissolve | Audio dissolve
Audio fade in | Audio dissolve
Audio fade out | Audio dissolve
Audio gap | Audio gap
Audio filler | Audio gap
Audio match frame edit | Match frame splice

### Audio Effects

Smoke does not support any of the RATS Audio Effects . Every RATS Audio Effect is replaced with a cue mark.

## Video and Audio Transitions

The following tables describe how AAF transitions are supported in Smoke.

Transitions marked with an * are also supported with the “Inverse” option set.

### Blend

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Dip to colour | Converted to Dissolve (linear animation)
Dissolve | Converted to Dissolve (linear animation)
Fade from colour | Supported; background is black only, reset manually
Fade to colour | Supported; background is black only, reset manually
Picture-in-picture | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark

### Film

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Film dissolve | Converted to Dissolve (bezier animation)
Film fade | Converted to Dissolve (linear animation)

### Box wipe

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Bottom box* | Converted to SMPTE 025; softness not supported
Bottom left to top right* | Converted to SMPTE 006; softness not supported
Bottom right to top left* | Converted to SMPTE 005; softness not supported
Left box* | Converted to SMPTE 026; softness not supported
Right box* | Converted to SMPTE 024; softness not supported
Top box* | Converted to SMPTE 023; softness not supported
Top left to bottom right* | Converted to SMPTE 003; softness not supported
Top right to bottom left* | Converted to SMPTE 004; softness not supported

### Edge Wipe

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Horizontal* | Converted to SMPTE 001; softness not supported
Horz open* | Converted to SMPTE 021; softness not supported
Bottom left diagonal* | Converted to SMPTE 042; animation is inverted, softness not supported
Bottom right diagonal* | Converted to SMPTE 041; animation is inverted, softness not supported
Upper left diagonal* | Converted to SMPTE 041; softness not supported
Upper right diagonal* | Converted to SMPTE 042; softness not supported
Vert open* | Converted to SMPTE 022; softness not supported
Vertical* | Converted to SMPTE 002; softness not supported

### Shape Wipe

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
4 corners* | Converted to SMPTE 007; softness not supported
Horizontal bands | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Horizontal blinds | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Vertical blinds | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Center box* | Converted to SMPTE 101; softness not supported
Circle* | Converted to SMPTE 119; softness not supported
Ellipse* | Converted to SMPTE 120; softness not supported
Clock* | Converted to SMPTE 201; softness not supported
Diamond* | Converted to SMPTE 102; softness not supported

### Sawtooth Wipe

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Horizontal sawtooth* | Converted to SMPTE 071; softness not supported
Horz open sawtooth* | Converted to SMPTE 073; softness not supported
Vert open sawtooth* | Converted to SMPTE 074; softness not supported
Vertical sawtooth* | Converted to SMPTE 072; softness not supported

### Matrix Wipe

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Grid* | Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 008
One-way row | Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 001
Speckle | Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 001
Spiral | Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 001
Zig-zag | Not supported; replaced by SMPTE 001

### Xpress 3D Effect

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
3D ball | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve (linear) + cue mark
3D page fold | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve (linear) + cue mark
3D slats | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve (linear) + cue mark
3D PIP | Translated to Soft Axis (Position / Scaling, ISO, Softness / Crop) + cue mark

### Miscellaneous

Avid | Smoke
--- | ---
Conceal | Converted to Soft Axis (bottom left to top right); softness not supported
L-Conceal | Converted to Soft Axis (bottom left to top right); softness not supported
Squeeze | Converted to Soft Axis (bottom centered); softness not supported
Peel | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Push | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Spin | Not supported; replaced by Dissolve + cue mark
Video gap | Video gap
Video filler | Video gap