---
title: "Digital Signage Default Transition"
description: "Set a default transition in EasySignage so every new playlist, layer, and video wall starts with the same effect, and apply it to existing layers."
url: https://easysignage.com/help/account-settings/digital-signage-default-transition/
---

# 12- Default Transition

A transition is the effect that plays when one media item changes to the next, similar to a slideshow. The default transition is the effect that EasySignage applies to every new playlist, layer, and video wall you create. If you don’t set one, no transition plays.

## Set the default transition

1.  Go to **Settings** > **Media Settings**.

2.  Under **Default Transition**, choose a transition from the drop down.

![Default Transition](https://easysignage.com/help/assets/img/settings/default-transition.jpg)

The setting saves as soon as you choose it.

> **Note:** The default transition applies to content you create afterwards. **It does not change layers you already have**. To change those, see [Apply the transition to existing layers](#apply-the-transition-to-existing-layers) .

## Available transitions

| Transition | Effect |
| --- | --- |
| None | The next media item appears immediately. |
| Fade | One media item fades out as the next fades in. |
| Accordion | The next media item folds into view. |
| Background To Foreground | The next media item grows from the background. |
| Depth Page | The current media item drops back as the next comes forward. |
| Foreground To Background | The current media item shrinks away as the next appears. |

Check a screen to preview the effect. The transition plays between media items in the same layer.

## Change the transition for one layer

Each layer keeps its own transition, so you can set one layer differently from the rest of the playlist.

1.  Go to **Playlists** and open your playlist.
2.  Select the layer you want to change.
3.  Under **Layer’s Transition**, choose a transition from the drop down.

Only the transition set on the layer plays. Changing one layer does not affect the others, and it does not change your default transition.

## Apply the transition to existing layers

Use this when you want every layer you already have to match your default.

1.  Go to **Settings** > **Media Settings**.
2.  Under **Default Transition**, choose the transition you want.
3.  Select **Apply to all layers**.
4.  Select **Yes** to confirm.

> **Warning:** This replaces the transition on every existing layer and video wall in your account. You can’t undo it. To change only one layer, see [Change the transition for one layer](#change-the-transition-for-one-layer) .

Publish your screens to send the change to them.

## Troubleshoot transitions

**1\. A video stutters or the screen goes black for a moment between media items.**

Some screens can’t play a transition and a video smoothly at the same time. Set the transition to **None** on the layer that plays video. For Philips screens, see [How to fix the black screen between videos on Philips screens](https://easysignage.com/help/installation/philips/) .

**2\. A layer still plays the old transition after you changed it.**

The screen keeps playing its current content until it receives an update. Publish the screen, then check it again.

**3\. A layer plays no transition even though you set a default.**

The default applies to layers created after you set it. Use **Apply to all layers** to update the layers you already have.

## Related articles

-   [Media Settings](https://easysignage.com/help/account-settings/digital-signage-media-settings/)
-   [Playlist media and layers](https://easysignage.com/help/playlists/digital-signage-media/)
-   [Video wall](https://easysignage.com/help/videowall/digital-signage-videowall/)

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