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Linear wipe

Linear wipe is a Transition effect.

The frame before Linear wipe is appliedThe same frame with Linear wipe applied

Wipes the layer away along a straight line.

ParameterControlRangeDefaultUnit
CompletionSlider0 to 10050Per cent
Wipe angleDialAny angle; snaps every 15° while a modifier is held90°Degrees
FeatherSlider0 to 500; higher0Pixels at composition size
MixSlider0 to 100100Per cent
BlendDropdownNormal · Darken · Multiply · Colour burn · Linear burn · Darker colour · Add · Lighten · Screen · Colour dodge · Lighter colour · Overlay · Soft light · Hard light · Linear light · Vivid light · Pin light · Hard mix · Difference · Exclusion · Subtract · Divide · Hue · Saturation · Colour · LuminosityNormal-
MatteLayerAny layer in the compositionNone-
InvertCheckboxOn or offOff-
ChannelDropdownLuminance · Alpha · Red · Green · BlueLuminance-

In the Effect Controls panel:

  • Matte scales Completion per pixel: the wipe is further along where the matte is bright, so a grey ramp is a gradient wipe and a black matte holds the frame back. Invert reads that matte inverted.
  • Completion is how far the edge has travelled as a percentage.
  • Wipe angle sets the direction the edge runs.
  • Feather softens the edge.
  • Mix: how much of the result replaces the original.
  • Matte and Invert drive the strength of the effect from another layer’s brightness; see Effects.