Glitch Transition

Glitch transition

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In plain words

A digital, tense transition made of a few frames where the picture breaks up and the colors split.

When to use it

Tech, game and app ads, just before a twist.

Example videos

5 GLITCH Effect Transitions | After Effects Tutorial — Explainer: See five glitch transitions where the picture breaks up and the colors split.
3 Easy Glitch TRANSITIONS in Adobe Premiere Pro (Tutorial) — Explainer: See how to make glitch transitions in the editor.
25 Zoom Techniques for AI Filmmaking (The Masterclass) — AI: See an AI-made digital glitch zoom scene.

In AI video, like this

For just 3 to 6 frames, combine rgbashift, noise, and xfade=transition=pixelize or hlslice. You can also use it to cover the warped frames typical of AI.

One-click prompt

Hide a bad AI frame with a 4-frame glitch at second 2: ffmpeg -i in.mp4 -vf "rgbashift=rh=-12:bh=12:enable='between(t,2,2.16)',noise=alls=60:allf=t:enable='between(t,2,2.16)'" -c:a copy out.mp4. Add a short digital crackle sound on the same frames, and keep the whole effect under 0.2 seconds.

See it in real films and ads

Herman Huang — 5 GLITCH Effect Transitions

AI-made examples

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