Matte Transitions Alpha Channel Templates for Adobe Premiere Pro (Best Free Transitions)

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Whether you’re editing a short film or your own portfolio, creating unique and compelling transitions is an essential skill. Yet, there are few resources available to help you learn how to create your own. For free templates that can help you get started with matte transitions, see this article

Create professional, ready-to-use alpha channels and green screen composites using Keyrocket’s palette of matte transitions. This collection includes a dozen high quality matte transition effects ranging from subtle to extreme. Each transition is available in three different shades that vary from subtle to drastic.

40 Free Matte Transitions for Adobe Premiere Pro.

You can download The Transitions Below.

This Matte transitions are an easy way to add more production value to a video, and they can be done very quickly and easily. Let’s take a closer look at what they are and how they work.

Let's dive right in:

Alpha Matte Transitions

Alpha matte transitions are made up of opaque (or a solid color) and transparent (clear) area of the clip. The idea is similar to luma matte, but in this case one clip is masked to the solid area and the other is masked to the transparent area.

Matte Transitions in Premiere Pro

In Adobe Premiere Pro, we will need to place our two video clips (that we want to transition) on two separate video tracks. (Such as V1 and V2.) Then we need to place our luma matte transition above them, on another video track. Think of this as a timeline sandwich: your second clip between the first clip and the luma matte transition clip. Make sure you reference the image below if you are not sure! Both clips need to overlap the same length of the luma matte transition.

Now apply the video effect Track Matte Key to your second clip. You will now see the Track Matte Key effect options under the effect controls for that clip. Set the Matte option to Video Track 3 (or whichever track has your luma matte clip on it), and set the Composite Using option to Matte Luma.

Set the Composite Using option to Matte Luma

You should now see your luma matte transition working between the two clips. Depending on your luma matte transition, you may need to turn on Reverse under the effect controls.
Finally, make sure you second clip continues to play (and doesn't cut to black). Turn on Snapping (S) and use the Razor (C) tool to split the second clip right after the transition layer. Then delete the Track Matte Key effect from that new clip you just created from the split.
Split the second clip right after the transition layer.
You should now see the luma matte transition joining both clips! The same method works for alpha matte transitions. Just set the Composite Using option on the Track Matte Key effect to Matte Alpha instead of Matte Luma.