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– To add a video or audio-only transition using the keyboard: Select one or more edit points, and
press Option-T (Timeline > Add Video Only Transition) to add only a video transition, or Shift-T
(Timeline > Add Audio Only Transition) to add only an audio transition. Transitions are added using
the “Standard transition duration” as specified in the Editing panel of the User Preferences, which
defaults to one second, or however long the overlapping handles of the selected edit point allow.
– To add a transition with specific alignment using the keyboard: Select an edit, press the U key
to choose the start, center, or end of the edit, then press Command-T. The standard transition will
be added with its alignment based on the edit selection; selecting the start of the edit places a
transition that ends on the edit; selecting the end of the edit places a transition that starts on the
edit, and choosing the center of the edit places a transition that is similarly centered.
Methods of moving and duplicating transitions:
– To move a transition from one edit to another: Select a transition, then drag it to
another edit point.
– To copy a transition from one edit to another: Select a transition, then option-drag it
to another edit point.
– Copying a transition from one edit to multiple edit points:
– Right-Click on the transition you want to duplicate, and select copy (or hit Command-C).
– Hold down the Command-Key, and select all the edit points in the Timeline you want to copy
the transition to, so they’re highlighted green. Release the Command-Key.
– Right-Click on any one of the green highlighted edit points, and select Paste (or hit
Command-V) to duplicate the selected transition to all selected edit points.
Methods of altering transitions in the Timeline:
– To change a transition’s type: Drag a different transition from the Effects Library onto the current
one in the Timeline.
– To change a transition’s duration: Drag the beginning or end of the transition in the Timeline to be
longer or shorter symmetrically about the current edit. Alternately, you can do one of the following:
– Right-click any transition and select Change Transition Duration, or select the transition and
press Command-D, then alter the duration in the dialog that appears, and click Change.
– Double-click any transition to open it in the Inspector, and set a new duration in seconds or frames.
– Click and drag a transition’s edge on the Timeline to alter its duration. Holding down the
Command key while you drag allows you to adjust the duration of just one side of the transition.
– To change a transition’s alignment: Right-click a transition in the Timeline and choose a new
method of alignment from the contextual menu. Alternately, you can double-click any transition to
open it in the Inspector, and choose a new option from the Alignment drop-down.
– To remove a transition: Select a transition in the Timeline and press the Delete key. Or, right-click
a transition in the Timeline and choose Delete from the contextual menu.
Adding Transitions When
There’s Not Enough Handles
If the outgoing and incoming overlapping handles at a given edit point don’t have enough frames to fit
the standard transition duration, and you try to add a transition by selecting one or more edit points
and pressing Command-T, or by right-clicking an edit point and using the transition options in the
resulting contextual menu, then you’ll be presented with a dialog that gives you three choices:
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