Apple MA261Z/A User Manual - Page 533

VII 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. Â The frame on the left: This displays the current frame at the transition's start point in the outgoing clip. Â 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, 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: Â Enter a new duration in the Timecode Duration field, then press Return. Â 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. Drag either end of the transition to the desired length. Chapter 36 Refining Transitions Using the Transition Editor 533