How to Add Cross Dissolve to Multiple Clips in Premiere?

Quickly add cross dissolve transitions to multiple selected clips in Adobe Premiere Pro by using a simple keyboard shortcut. This method is efficient for applying a standard transition across many edits at once.

Adding Cross Dissolve to Multiple Clips Simultaneously

Based on the provided reference, the most direct way to apply a cross dissolve transition to several clips at the same time in your timeline is using a specific keyboard command.

Here are the simple steps:

1. Select the Clips: In your Premiere Pro timeline, select all the clips where you want to apply the cross dissolve transition. You can do this by clicking and dragging a selection box around them or by holding down Shift and clicking on each clip.
2. Apply the Transition: With the clips selected, press Control + D on Windows or Command + D on macOS.

Pressing Control + D (Windows) or Command + D (Mac) will apply the default video transition to all the selected clips' edit points (where they meet). By default, the cross dissolve is often set as the default video transition in Premiere Pro.

• Reference Confirmation: As mentioned in the reference, "select all Clips in your timeline. And press control plus d to apply cross dissolve to all of them at once." This confirms the shortcut and its function for applying cross dissolve to multiple clips.

Using this shortcut is a significant time-saver compared to manually dragging the cross dissolve transition onto each individual edit point.

What is Cross Dissolve?

A cross dissolve is a standard video transition effect where the outgoing clip gradually fades out while the incoming clip simultaneously fades in. This creates a smooth, overlapping blend between the two shots, often used to indicate the passage of time or a gentle change of scene.

Customizing the Default Transition (Optional)

While cross dissolve is often the default, you can verify or change which transition is set as the default.

1. Go to the "Effects" panel.
2. Navigate to Video Transitions > Dissolve.
3. Right-click on "Cross Dissolve".
4. Select "Make Selected Transition Default".

Once cross dissolve is set as the default, the Control + D or Command + D shortcut will apply it to your selected clips.