Laurent Vieillefault

Q: issue with FCPX transition drag and drop and grouped clips...

hello when i do a alt G to group clip, i was unable to apply a transition to the end of this grouped selection...

drag and drop transition doesn't work...

 

- i try to let finalcut pro render the grouped part... it change nothing

- sometime drag and drop transtion does'nt work or a message ask to add the transtion to the clip... don't know why?

 

closing and starting finalcut pro x make things work for a time as soon as i don't group clip again...

 

need help please...

iMac (27-inch Late 2009), Mac OS X (10.7.4), i7 32 go of RAM and 1Go graphic car

Posted on Jul 12, 2012 1:34 AM

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  • by Luis Sequeira1,Helpful

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Jul 12, 2012 3:30 AM in response to Laurent Vieillefault
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    Jul 12, 2012 3:30 AM in response to Laurent Vieillefault

    You need to learn the concept of "Handles": these are the pieces of your clip that are before the start point and after the end point. The handles are used to create the transitions. One nice way to see how this works is by using the "Precision Editor" (to see it, select an edit point and hit Ctrl-E). In this picture, the parts surrounded by a red rectangle are the handles:

    Screen Shot 2012-07-12 at 11.27.22 AM.png

     

     

    If you select the edit point and the select is in red, that means there is no handle there (no extra frames that can be used). When there are no handles, you either can't make a transition or get this dialog:

    Screen Shot 2012-07-12 at 11.22.13 AM.png

    If you go ahead and click "Create Transition", the clip(s) will be shortened, because FCP will "pull" the right clip onto the left one to make the transition.

  • by Laurent Vieillefault,

    Laurent Vieillefault Laurent Vieillefault Jul 12, 2012 8:30 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1
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    Jul 12, 2012 8:30 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

    thanks for this advice, but it seems that the drag and drop transitions seems to not work all the time... as soon as i do a "grouped clip" in fact i was just unable to drag an effect or transition from the tool box... transition selected in yellow in the "toolbox", try to drop, nothing happen ont the screen, i just see my mouse and no transition " "cursor"... strange...

  • by somanna,

    somanna somanna Jul 12, 2012 8:23 PM in response to Laurent Vieillefault
    Level 1 (114 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jul 12, 2012 8:23 PM in response to Laurent Vieillefault

    Ungroup the clip, add the necessary transition and regroup again.

  • by Laurent Vieillefault,

    Laurent Vieillefault Laurent Vieillefault Jul 13, 2012 2:44 AM in response to somanna
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    Jul 13, 2012 2:44 AM in response to somanna

    for the moment i need to quit and lauch finalcut pro X 3 or 4 times a day to be able to just drag and drop effect or transitions... it's really strange... as soon as lauch it again i'm able to made transition and effect at the begining, the end and inside grouped clips... it *****... i got 32 Go of RAM and an I7 - (>_<)

  • by Luis Sequeira1,

    Luis Sequeira1 Luis Sequeira1 Jul 13, 2012 3:39 AM in response to Laurent Vieillefault
    Level 6 (12,211 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jul 13, 2012 3:39 AM in response to Laurent Vieillefault

    Clearly, something is not working well.

    Did you try to trash the preferences?

  • by Hanson7,

    Hanson7 Hanson7 Aug 12, 2012 6:23 AM in response to Laurent Vieillefault
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    Aug 12, 2012 6:23 AM in response to Laurent Vieillefault

    Having same frustrating problem.  I just tried command T and it is working.  I click on the clip right at the end or beginning.  After I get a red outline, "Command T" works.  Seems to just put the cross dissolve on, but that's good enough for me right now.  Guess it's time for a "One to One" session on this. 

  • by JoshTarzia,

    JoshTarzia JoshTarzia Aug 7, 2013 4:35 PM in response to Laurent Vieillefault
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    Aug 7, 2013 4:35 PM in response to Laurent Vieillefault

    Current bug, I get the error and and when I click "Create Transition" nothing happens. Regardless of whether I drag in a dissolve transition or use the keyboard shortcut. This seems to have started happening after the update, although I don't really know when.Anybody figured out a work around? I can drag in a non-dissolve transition and then add dissolve, but this is time consuming when considering adding hundreds of transitions with hours of editing.

    Current Verision, 10.0.9

    Mac Pro 2011 8-Core

  • by rilsbontempi,

    rilsbontempi rilsbontempi Jul 24, 2016 7:32 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1
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    Jul 24, 2016 7:32 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1

    Just want to echo the frustration of the other members here: I'm having the same issue - no matter what I try I get the same error message that 'offers' to 'Create the Transition' for me, with no result. Utterly maddening

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Jul 24, 2016 9:18 AM in response to rilsbontempi
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    Jul 24, 2016 9:18 AM in response to rilsbontempi

    PLease start another thread with details of your problem. This thread is 4 years old and May not the relevant. The application is working correctly. Give details of your process.