Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 786)

About the Two-Up Display in the Canvas
You can drag the pointer in the Transition Editor to trim the transition and change the
duration of the transition or the actual location, or edit point, where the transition occurs
between two clips. When you do this, a dual-frame display appears in the Canvas to show
how your change affects the clips surrounding this transition.
• The frame on the left: This displays the current frame at the transition’s start point in
the outgoing clip.
• The frame on the right: This displays the current frame at the transition’s end point in
the incoming clip.
The name of each clip is at the top of each display, and the timecode for the transition’s
start or end point is visible at the bottom of each display.
The start point of the
transition in the
outgoing clip
The end point of the
transition in the
incoming clip
Trimming the Duration of a Transition
When you move the pointer to either edge of a transition in the Transition Editor, the
pointer changes to a Resize pointer. You can then change the duration of the transition,
depending on how much clip overlap is available.
To change the duration of a transition
1 Open the transition in the Transition Editor.
2 Do one of the following:
• Enter a new duration in the Timecode Duration field, then press Return.
786 Chapter 48 Refining Transitions Using the Transition Editor