The transition effects can be put into two categories: wipes and digital video. The table below details each of the transition effects, starting with the wipes.
| Avid Cinema Transition Effects |
| Name | Action |
| Barndoor | The image opens from the middle, revealing the second image. |
| Blinds | The second image appears over the first image as though through venetian blinds opening. |
| Clock Wipe | The second image is revealed by an invisible line sweeping clockwise around the center. |
| Fan Wipe | A fan-shaped wipe around the center reveals the second image. |
| Iris Wipe | The second image opens over the first in an expanding circle. |
| Random Blocks | Small blocks of the second image gradually cover the first image. |
| Wipe Left | A wipe reveals the second image under the first one, from right to left. |
| Wipe Right | A wipe reveals the second image under the first one, from left to right. |
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| Book Turn | Simulates turning a page in a book; the second image lies on the next page. |
| Cross Emboss | The second image is raised in relief over the first image. |
| Cross Mosaic | The second image comes out of the first one pixel by pixel. |
| Cross Spin | As everything spins, the first image zooms out and the second image zooms in. |
| Cross Zoom | The first image zooms in, and the second zooms out to replace it. |
| Drop | The second clip drops and bounces over the first. |
| Explode | The first image explodes to reveal the second image. |
| Peel | Peels off the first image from the top left corner to reveal the second image. |
| Push | The second image pushes the first one off the screen. |
| Sliding Boxes | Blocks slide into place one by one to reveal the second image. |
| Spin In | The second image spins and zooms in over the first image. |
| Spin Out | The first image tumbles in to cover the second one. |
| Tumble In | The second image tumbles in to cover the first one. |
| Tumble Out | The first image tumbles out to uncover the second one. |