• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Problem adding transitions

  Posted by King Law on July 1, 2011 at 2:07 am

  I managed to capture all the video I needed from my canon xha1,I also managed to apply transitions to almost
  Every part of the project as needed tested them and they work fine, accept for the last 3 clips in the timeline.
  Whenever I try to add a transition between 2clips the transition stays on one of the clips instead of bridging the two clips as usual what am I doing wrong here.help
  I have a Mac pro intel 3.0 ghz,
  8 gigs ram,
  Radeon 1900xt video card

  Jeff Greenberg replied 15 years, 2 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Jeff Greenberg

  July 1, 2011 at 11:46 am

  King,

  A transition requires footage from past the edge of the clip. If you use the last frame of a clip, the transition cannot extend beyond that point – as there is no material to draw from. The concept is called a ‘handle’ – the unused footage.

  There are a couple of ways to deal with this. IF you use the blade tool and cut 15 frames off the ends (shortening both clips) you’ll be able to create a transition.

  Best,

  Jeff G

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