Free Overlay Transitions
9 free overlay transitions in HD. Burns to white, ink blooming in water and smoke wipes, all on black. Each one fills the frame at some point: put that moment on your cut and the edit happens underneath it. No signup, no watermark, commercial licence included.
How to use overlay transitions
Find the full frame, then place the cut
Scrub the transition until it covers the whole frame. Put that frame exactly on the cut between your two shots, with the transition on a track above both.
Screen for soft, luma matte for hard
A Screen blend gives a soft wash. For a hard reveal, use the ink or smoke clip as a luma matte on the incoming shot, so the new shot appears through the shape.
How do I use an overlay as a transition?
Put the transition on a track above the cut between two shots and set it to Screen. Line up the frame where it fills the screen with the cut point. The viewer sees the burn or smoke, not the edit.
How do I add a transition overlay in CapCut?
On a phone: open your project, tap Overlay, then Add overlay, and choose the clip. With it selected, tap Blend and pick Screen. On desktop: select the clip, then Video, Basic, Blend, Screen. Then drag it so it straddles the cut between your two clips.
Are these transitions free for commercial use?
Yes. Every clip is free for commercial use in videos, ads and client work, no watermark and no signup. Every clip is AI-generated and checked by hand.
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