That is not how merge and stinger works.

if you have 2 layout with a small logo in the same position you will need to make a title with that same logo at the same position that animates this logo (grow and shrink back, pref a image sequence) and use it as a stinger unless you would want to create 3 layouts and merge between all 3 of those but will need extra tricks to change the backlayers to cut

A merge transitions can animated between layouts (if have the same content)
a stinger ( animated preferred) covers up a cut transition

Will always cut between the 2 inputs behind the stinger
When the stinger is not a GT Title it will apply the effect to the stinger itself. One can in fact use a single image and turn it into a stinger that way say with the zoom effect for example

a bit of trying told me that ;-)

Oh, Sorry


Isn't Merge more like a dissolve <> a fade ?

I don't get what you mean by this. So my understanding

Input 1 - Boxes (i.e. callers) + Small logo in corner
Input 2 - Graphics + same small logo


The stinger is obviously an image sequence that goes full screen, then the transition that you select takes place behind the stinger.

For one - what are you expecting to Merge? Merge will only transform any similarities between the two inputs, in which case, the small logo. If the small logo is in the same place/size on both inputs, it's not going to do anything to t he logo. It can't magically decide to scale it up/down/sideways. I hope that at least on Input 2 the logo is in a different location, in which case yes, you'd see it move across the screen, but it sounds like you've got a serious misunderstanding of what Merge can do.


Using a Merge behind a stinger would most likely be used if you time it correctly with the delay, i.e. you could play the stinger, and time the merge appropriately so that you can see the start/end of the merge taking place or something similar to that. But this will still require something to actually be Merged behind the scenes that you can see taking effect.