Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 533)

Chapter 36 Refining Transitions Using the Transition Editor 533
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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.
Trimming the Duration of a Transition
When you move the pointer to either edge of a transition in the Transition Editor, it
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.
 Drag the beginning or end of the transition to the desired length. When you do this
to a transition centered at the edit point, both sides of the transition change
duration, but the edit point itself doesn’t move.
The start point of the
transition in the
outgoing clip
The end point
of the transition
in the incoming clip
Drag either end of the transition
to the desired length.