Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 411)

Each still clip in a track has its own transition settings, accessible in the Transition tab in
the Clip Inspector. You can also set a default transition for the track in the Transition tab
in the Track Inspector.
The transition is considered part of the still clip, and, in most cases, does not affect its
duration. Using long transitions may lead to the still being visible for only a short time,
or may require the clip’s duration to be increased. If any clips use transitions, the transitions
appear as a shaded area in the timeline.
Transition indicator
Each transition has a start and end frame. The start frame is the still you are transitioning
from and the end frame is the still you are transitioning to. If you are transitioning to a
video clip, the end frame is the first frame of the video clip.
Note: You cannot configure a transition from a video clip to a still clip.
Adding Transitions to Still Clips
You can add a transition to any still clip in a track.
Setting a Track’s Default Transition
You can set a default transition for a track. All still clips with their type set to Same as
Track use the transition.
To set a track’s default transition
1 Click in an empty stream in the Track Editor to show the Track Inspector.
2 Click the Transition tab.
3 Choose the transition to use from the Transition pop-up menu.
Choose “not set” if you do not want still clips to use a default transition. (You can still
configure individual clips to use transitions.)
4 Configure the transition using its specific parameters.
Setting an Individual Still Clip’s Transition
You can set each still clip’s transition settings.
To set a still clip’s transition
1 Click the still clip in the timeline to which you want to add the transition.
2 Click the Transition tab in the Clip Inspector.
3 Choose the transition to use from the Transition pop-up menu, or choose Same as Track
to use the track’s default transition settings.
411 Chapter 17 Creating and Editing Tracks