Half editing / half fcpx question (transition example)

General Editing question but I cut in FCPX so I think it's relevant. The transitions early on in this video, is that custom use of the Transform composite or a plugin? Thanks for any help!

Looks like a pretty standard zoom transition.

gloryhornetboi wrote: … The transitions early on in this video, …

don't notice Transitions at all, only speed-ramps … (?)

And yes, varying playback-speed and speed-ramps available out-of-the-box in FCPX …

I also don't see transitions, the editing is not remarkable, imo. There is a kind of transition that's very effective, and it has little to do with plugins or effects:
vimeo.com/27244727

These are rapid pans at the start and the end of each take (scripted transitions, if you will), and there is just a very short crossfade (cmd+t) between them. Try that.

A more advanced approach, utilizing digital crops from UHD to HD is explained here:

Here it's done in After Effects, but it can be done in FCP X / Motion as well.