There are a lot of fades. The ones I used in that clip are the same style fades used to transition to those scenes on the original DVD. I noticed with Revenge of the Sith they were extremely repetitive with their transitions. That closing circle one is used to transition to the funeral, then to the star destroyer scene, then to baby Leia, and finally to baby Luke. Probably the reason my transitions seemed weird is because I used womble with the cross-fade option.

The reason I didn't include anything of the birth of Vader is because I had keeping the "I am your father" revelation as best as possible in mind. I kind of like the first Darth Vader scene to be the part in Episode 4 where he bursts into the Tantive IV. I think that is a fantastic introduction scene. The birth of Vader felt like a rushed CG fest to me. It is like Palps had an instant Vader maker lying around for just such an occasion. Throw in the half dead, charred body of a fallen comrade and presto! Out pops your very own Sith Lord! I just didn't like how he spends a few minutes on the table as a bunch of droids throw artificial appendages on him, and slip a leather suit right onto his freshly burnt and still melty skin. Then he stands up and everything is fine. I would have imagined months of rebuilding with some of the republics finest physicians. I think it is kind of cool not to know what happens or even how he survives. In the next movie a new villian is introduced, and as time goes on we slowly learn it is actually Anakin.