Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 733)

398 Part III Fine-Tuning Your Edit
Controls in the Transition Editor
When you double-click a transition in the Timeline or the Effects tab of the Browser, a
special tab for the transition opens in the Viewer. This Transition Editor window
indicates that the transition is “loaded,” or opened, so you can view and modify the
transition’s settings.
The following are property and edit point controls common to all transitions.
Timecode Duration Field
This timecode field displays the current duration of your transition. Changing the value in
this field shortens or lengthens the duration of the applied transition up to the maximum
amount of overlapping frames available at the edit point. (To change the duration in the
Timeline, see “
Changing the Duration of a Transition in the Timeline ” on page 386.)
How the duration will change depends on the alignment of the transition. If the
transition occurs before the edit point, the duration affects the clip to the left of this
point, or the outgoing clip. If the transition is centered on the edit point, changes in
duration extend in both directions. If the transition occurs after the edit point, the
duration affects the clip to the right of this point, or the incoming clip.
Recent Clips
pop-up menu
Alignment buttons
Tab with the name
of the transition
Start slider (with
percentage to the right)
Effects (specific to
each transition)
Timecode Duration field
Drag hand
End slider (with
percentage to the right)
Reset button
Reverse Transition button
Ruler
Transition
Timecode Duration field