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Preset Add-Transition Speed
Quick question, when you CNTL-Click to “Add Transition cross-dissolve”, it always comes in at 30 frames. How can you change that rate to something different?
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8 Replies
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Go into your effects tab in the browser, select the duration of the dissolve and change it to whatever length you want.
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No good. Yes, you can change the preset time in the EFX length window, and when you drag a dissolve into the transition, it takes that time, that’s great.
But, when you Cntl-Click ‘Add Transistion’ it’s always inserts a 30 frame diz. That’s the rate I want to change.
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Well… I don’t know all the most efficient ways to do things, but for one:
Modify an existing dissolve, drag THAT dissolve to your browser (your project tab, not your effects tab), right-click it in the browser (or cntrl-click if only a 1-button mouse), choose “set as default transition”. Walah! Hope that helps.
Nick
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It will add the 30fr dissolve because that is what you have set as the default transition length. As I said change the default duration in the browser and the next time you control click on an edit and add transition it will add the new length transition you have set in the browser.
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I must be doing something wrong. OK, Browser, Effects Tab, Dissove Bin, I changed ALL the dissolves (Additive, Cross, etc) to :20.
But, when you Cntl-Click Add Transistion – Cross Dissolve, It puts in a :30.
This is insane!
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What version of FCP are you on? I am on 5.0.3 and I just did exactly what you described and it changes it to the new 20fr duration when I control click add transition. I even left the audio at 30fr and just changed the default video dissolve duration and with clips linked, it placed a 20 fr on the video and a 30 fr dissolve on the audio. May be it could be a version thing or?
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I’m current 5.0.3 on a G5 DP 2.7. Nick’s suggestion above does work. So, Chalk that up as a ‘bug’.
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After you cahnge the transition lenght in the Effects window, try to right-click it (in the Effects window) and select “set as default transition”.
If it still doesn’t work, maybe you could try to trash FCP’s prefs…
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