The way in which any shots (or scenes) are joined together is called the transition. The most common transition is the cut, in which one shot changes instantly to the next. The next most common transition is the crossfade (AKA mix or dissolve), where one shot gradually fades into the next. Advanced transitions include wipes and fades. Transitions can be a lot of fun but be warned: Over-using transitions is a common mistake made by amateurs. In most professional productions, almost all transitions are simple cuts or crossfades. Too many animated transitions are distracting and impact on the flow of the video.
Transitions can be inserted between scenes and depending on the type the transition scene will shorten the preceeding or following scenes by a certain amount.
The following examples creates a cross fade between the videos in scene 1 and 2 and takes 0.7 seconds to complete the crossfade.
<scene>
<video url="https://cdn.impossible.io/xml/003.mov"/>
</scene>
<transition
type="crossfade"
duration="0.7s"
/>
<scene>
<video url="https://cdn.impossible.io/xml/004.mov"/>
</scene>
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