A wipe is written W followed by a number, for example W001, in
the transition field of an event.
The numbers are the standard wipes of SMPTE 258M-1993. The video switcher uses the number
to choose the pattern.
Rules
- Add 500 to a wipe number to invert the wipe, so
002becomes502. This rule is documented by Autodesk for its conforming software. - The numbers fall roughly into groups. Autodesk’s notes describe the 100s as shapes that grow from the centre, the 200s as clock-style radial wipes and the 300s and above as matrix wipes.
- Programs map their own transitions to the nearest SMPTE number on export. Their private numbers are not part of the format.
The numbers
This list is Microsoft’s published list of the numbers DirectShow supports, which it states are the SMPTE 258M wipes except the quad split. The direction of codes 1 and 2 is described differently by different sources, and the standard itself could not be checked.
| Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Horizontal |
| 2 | Vertical |
| 3 | Upper left |
| 4 | Upper right |
| 5 | Lower right |
| 6 | Lower left |
| 7 | Four corners |
| 8 | Four squares |
| 21 | Barn doors, vertical |
| 22 | Barn doors, horizontal |
| 23 | Top centre |
| 24 | Right centre |
| 25 | Bottom centre |
| 26 | Left centre |
| 41 | Diagonal, north-west to south-east |
| 42 | Diagonal, north-east to south-west |
| 43 | Triangles, top and bottom |
| 44 | Triangles, left and right |
| 45 | Diagonal stripe, south-west to north-east |
| 46 | Diagonal stripe, north-west to south-east |
| 47 | Cross |
| 48 | Diamond box |
| 61 | Wedge, top |
| 62 | Wedge, right |
| 63 | Wedge, bottom |
| 64 | Wedge, left |
| 65 | V |
| 66 | V, right |
| 67 | V, inverted |
| 68 | V, left |
| 71 | Sawtooth, left |
| 72 | Sawtooth, top |
| 73 | Sawtooth, vertical |
| 74 | Sawtooth, horizontal |
| 101 | Box |
| 102 | Diamond |
| 103 | Triangle, up |
| 104 | Triangle, right |
| 105 | Triangle, bottom |
| 106 | Triangle, left |
| 107 | Arrow head, up |
| 108 | Arrow head, right |
| 109 | Arrow head, down |
| 110 | Arrow head, left |
| 111 | Pentagon, up |
| 112 | Pentagon, down |
| 113 | Hexagon |
| 114 | Hexagon, rotated |
| 119 | Circle |
| 120 | Oval, horizontal |
| 121 | Oval, vertical |
| 122 | Eye, horizontal |
| 123 | Eye, vertical |
| 124 | Rounded rectangle, horizontal |
| 125 | Rounded rectangle, vertical |
| 127 | 4-point star |
| 128 | 4-point star |
| 129 | 6-point star |
| 130 | Heart |
| 131 | Keyhole |
| 201 | Radial, 12 o’clock |
| 202 | Radial, 3 o’clock |
| 203 | Radial, 6 o’clock |
| 204 | Radial, 9 o’clock |
| 205 | Radial, 12 and 6 o’clock |
| 206 | Radial, 3 and 9 o’clock |
| 207 | Radial, 4-way |
| 211 | Radial, left-right, top |
| 212 | Radial, up-down, right |
| 213 | Radial, left-right, top-bottom |
| 214 | Radial, up-down, left-right |
| 221 | Radial, top |
| 222 | Radial, right |
| 223 | Radial, bottom |
| 224 | Radial, left |
| 225 | Radial, top clockwise, bottom clockwise |
| 226 | Radial, left clockwise, right clockwise |
| 227 | Radial, top clockwise, bottom anticlockwise |
| 228 | Radial, left clockwise, right anticlockwise |
| 231 | Radial, top split |
| 232 | Radial, right split |
| 233 | Radial, bottom split |
| 234 | Radial, left split |
| 235 | Radial, top-bottom split |
| 236 | Radial, left-right split |
| 241 | Radial, top-left corner |
| 242 | Radial, bottom-left corner |
| 243 | Radial, bottom-right corner |
| 244 | Radial, top-right corner |
| 245 | Radial, top-left, bottom-right |
| 246 | Radial, bottom-left, top-right |
| 251 | Centre radial, top |
| 252 | Centre radial, left |
| 253 | Centre radial, bottom |
| 254 | Centre radial, right |
| 261 | Box radial, right |
| 262 | Box radial, top |
| 263 | Centre radial, top, bottom |
| 264 | Centre radial, left, right |
| 301 | Matrix, horizontal |
| 302 | Matrix, vertical |
| 303 | Matrix, diagonal, top-left |
| 304 | Matrix, diagonal, top-right |
| 305 | Matrix, diagonal, bottom-right |
| 306 | Matrix, diagonal, bottom-left |
| 310 | Matrix, clockwise top-left |
| 311 | Matrix, clockwise top-right |
| 312 | Matrix, clockwise bottom-right |
| 313 | Matrix, clockwise bottom-left |
| 314 | Matrix, anticlockwise top-left |
| 315 | Matrix, anticlockwise top-right |
| 316 | Matrix, anticlockwise bottom-right |
| 317 | Matrix, anticlockwise bottom-left |
| 320 | Matrix, vertical top-left, top-right |
| 321 | Matrix, vertical bottom-left, bottom-right |
| 322 | Matrix, vertical top-left, bottom-right |
| 323 | Matrix, vertical bottom-left, top-right |
| 324 | Matrix, horizontal top-left, bottom-left |
| 325 | Matrix, horizontal top-right, bottom-right |
| 326 | Matrix, horizontal top-left, bottom-right |
| 327 | Matrix, horizontal top-right, bottom-left |
| 328 | Matrix, diagonal bottom-left, top-right |
| 329 | Matrix, diagonal top-left, bottom-right |
| 340 | Matrix, top double spiral |
| 341 | Matrix, bottom double spiral |
| 342 | Matrix, left double spiral |
| 343 | Matrix, right double spiral |
| 344 | Matrix, quad spiral, top-bottom |
| 345 | Matrix, quad spiral, left-right |
| 350 | Waterfall, left |
| 351 | Waterfall, right |
| 352 | Waterfall, horizontal, left |
| 353 | Waterfall, horizontal, right |
| 409 | Random mask |