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Preparation: You need a steady tripod that supports the weight of the camera perfectly. Adjust the camera height so that you can get the subject’s full height, and there is enough between the head and the top of the frame.
Stand next to a cupboard where you will be choosing and changing clothes. The tripod needs to be on your right, and choose a spot and do not move from it through the filming process. Put the clothes in the cupboard where they are easy to grab.
Pretend that you are walking into the dressing room and open the cupboard door. Grab clothing A and admire it. Then open it up and grab the top corners and throw it onto yourself while leaning back and cut the video.
How to Create Changing Clothes Magical Transition Video Effect
What you need to prepare:
- Your computer or laptop
- Greenscreen video of the subject dancing
- Wondershare Filmora video editor
Download and install Wondershare Filmora on your computer. Launch the application and choose New Project on the welcome screen. Go to File> Import Media> Import Media Files to import the video clips. Otherwise, you can drag and drop the video clips directly into the Project Media folder.

Drag and drop Video 2 onto the timeline. Drag Video 1 on top of Video 2 on the timeline. Turn off audios of the videos by pressing Ctrl + Shift + M. Drag Video 2 right next to Video 1 where Video 1 finishes. Look for one frame where you are fully leaning back in Video 1. Place the playhead them and trim Video 1 clip.

Hit “M” on your keyboard to mark the spot out on the timeline. Double-click on Video 1 and go to Animation> Customize and lower the opacity. Drag and place Video 2 underneath Video 1 now. Find the spot on Video 2 where you are leaning back. Hit “M” and delete the parts before it.

Move Video 2 underneath Video 1 again and make sure the markers are matching. Grab the keyframe on Video 1 that you created beforehand and delete it. Then make another keyframe with 100% opacity. Move forward two frames and create another keyframe with 0% opacity. Bring in Video 3 underneath Video 2.

Again, we are going to check where we are leaning back on Video 2 and hit “M” to mark the spot. Press Ctrl + Shift + M to mute the audio. Lower the opacity. Mark out the spot of leaning back on Video 3 now. Match the markers and get rid of the keyframe on Video 2. Add keyframes at 100% opacity and 0% opacity as done before for Video 1.

Get rid of excess parts and move the second keyframe to the right so that it is away from the first keyframe by seven frames. Click on Export button at the top and save the video as “Base”. Import Base video to Project Media folder. Delete all video clips on the timeline and drop Base video onto the timeline.

Find the part where we are throwing in the shirt and go to Speed Ramping option by clicking on the timer icon. Click on Customize and bring the three keyframes next to one another. Move the second keyframe upwards to Speed 4.8X.

Go to the part where we are throwing in the second shirt and look for the motion blur. Add a keyframe and add another keyframs a few frames later. The third keyframe should be where you have put on the shirt. Make the second keyframe speed to 4.8X. That is it and you can play the video to watch the effect.

What you’ve learned:
- How to actual shoot the video in three parts.
- How to use keyframe to mark the transition points.
- How to play with speeds of keyframes to make it look seamless.
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