• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  duration of transitions

  Posted by Sarah Nicholus on December 4, 2009 at 10:54 pm

  I have two normal clips that I want to crossfade between. When I add the transition, I can only have a duration of .01. I can’t change it to be any longer. I have plenty of longer transitions in my project, but in some cases like these, the transitions act funny. The two clips are long and shouldn’t limit the length of the transition.

  What could I be doing wrong with this particular transition?

  Thanks!

  Sarah Nicholus replied 16 years, 5 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Kevin Monahan

  December 5, 2009 at 1:34 am

  You have no “handles”. You need to trim the clips before you can use a transition between them. Trim either side or both sides of the edit, then add the transition back on to the edit.

  Basically, you need overlapping media beyond your set in and out points to be able to add a transition to it.

  Kevin Monahan
  60 Blu-ray Templates for Final Cut Studio 2009
  http://www.fcpworld.com
  Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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  Richard Harrington

  December 5, 2009 at 2:46 pm

  Take a look at this podcast to see transition handles in use.

  https://podcasts.creativecow.net/final-cut-studio-podcast/gradient-wipe-transition-final-cut

  Richard M. Harrington, PMP

  Author: Video Made on a Mac, Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, Final Cut Studio On the Spot and ATS:iWork
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  Sarah Nicholus

  December 5, 2009 at 5:27 pm

  This was very helpful. Thank you.

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