Copy and paste transitions

Last updated on Jun 23, 2025

Learn how to copy and paste transitions in Premiere Pro to save time and maintain consistency across your edits.

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Follow along with any project to learn how to copy and paste transitions.

You can copy any transition in a sequence and paste it to any other cut line on a track of the same type– video transitions to video tracks and audio transitions to audio tracks.

Before you begin

Create a project and add clips to the timeline.

  1. Select a transition in a sequence.

  2. Select Edit > Copy or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + C (Windows) or Command + C (macOS).

    A transition is selected in the sequence, and the Copy option is highlighted under the Edit menu in the menu bar
    Copy the selected transitions using the Copy option from the Edit menu.

  3. To copy a transition to a single clip, move the current-time indicator to the cut line where you want to paste the transition. 

    If you want to copy a transition to multiple clips, select multiple edit points in the sequence by dragging a marquee around them or using the Shift key with any trim tool.

  4. Select Edit > Paste or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V (Windows) or Command + V (macOS).

    If you paste a transition without selecting edit points, the transitions are pasted to edit points at or near the playhead, without overriding track targeting.

Tip

To replace a transition, drag the new video or audio transition from the Effects panel onto the existing transition in the sequence. 

When you replace a transition, the alignment and duration are preserved. However, this discards the settings for the old transition and replaces it with the default settings for the new transition.