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Oct 13, 2015 2:59 AM in response to BoerMaarby Tom Wolsky,★HelpfulWhen the transition is created it extends the media on either side of the edit point to create an overlap.
If there isn't enough media, the transition cannot be created without shortened the clips so they can overlap
If you agree to the dialog, the clips are shortened, and the project will consequently be shortened as well.
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Oct 13, 2015 2:59 AM in response to BoerMaarby Luis Sequeira1,★HelpfulWhen you create a transition from clip A to clip B, it uses extra frames after the end of clip A and before the start of B to make that transition.
These extra frames are referred to as "handles". If, for example, you have all of clip A in the timeline, there are no extra frames to use, and you get this warning; If clip A lasts, say, 20 second but you only use the first 16 seconds, you have extra 4 seconds at the end.
Maybe a picture or two can help.
Here are clips A and B on the timeline:
The yellow line is an edit point, the place where you would place a transition from A to B.
If you double-click the edit point, you will see what is called the "precision editor" - it shows clips A and B with A above and B below.
It also shows that both clips have more frames that I am not using in my edit - these are the "handles".
Some of these frames will be used, for example, to cross dissolve from A to B:
See how frames from A *after the edit point* are being used in the transition? Without the handles, this can't be done.
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Oct 8, 2015 8:28 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1by Luis Sequeira1,And, of course, Tom got there first
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Oct 13, 2015 3:02 AM in response to Tom Wolskyby BoerMaar,Thank you Tom for this explanation. It is clear for me.
Maarten.
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Oct 13, 2015 3:05 AM in response to Luis Sequeira1by BoerMaar,Thank you Luis for this explanation. It is clear for me.
Maarten.
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Aug 21, 2016 2:55 PM in response to BoerMaarby Montevale101,I have two clips of 30 seconds each and it still gives me the same "not enough media" answer when I attempt to add a cross dissolve.
If I don't cancel and still choose create transition it then inserts a one second cross dissolve but I cant increase its duration, I can make it shorter though but I can't increase it.
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Aug 21, 2016 3:24 PM in response to Montevale101by Tom Wolsky,The lengths of the clip don't matter at all. What matters if how much extra material you have to create the overlap. If you put all the media in the project then there is nothing extra to create the overlap. If FCP creates space by shortening the project for the transition, it makes just enough space for the one second transition. If you you need more space you have to shorten the clips further by ripple trimming them in the timeline. Use the tabs at the bar at the top of the transition to trim the clips. You might have to zoom into the transition to see the tabs.
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Aug 21, 2016 4:39 PM in response to Tom Wolskyby Montevale101,Tom, ok, not sure I follow...
Here is the issue I'm having:
There are two 30 seconds materials each (I call them clips?) both of them are or on the primary story line side by side.

I click on the the Cross Dissolve transition and drag it over to place between the clips.
(The default transition is 1sec time)
when I release the mouse button, attempting to drop the transition between the clips
I get this message:
if I press "Cancel" button, well of course nothing happens and i'm back to square one.
If I press on the blue button "Create Transition" the Cross Dissolve of 1 second is inserted between the clips... BUT I can not increase the duration of the transition and can only make it shorter... what is the catch here? What am I missing?
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Aug 21, 2016 4:47 PM in response to Montevale101by Tom Wolsky,I understand all that. Watch the project closely as you click Create Transition. The application creates the transition by shortening the project. It does that by trimming from the two clips the media it needs to overlap the clips to make a one second transition, and only that much. You have no more additional trimmed media to overlap, because only enough was trimmed from the clips to make one second. If you want to make the transition longer you have to trim more from the clips. Open the Precision Editor to see what's going on.
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Aug 21, 2016 5:09 PM in response to Tom Wolskyby Montevale101,ok, yes I did that and by slip trimming managed to increase the duration...
this is awkward though... and feels like a glitch, because sometimes when I hover over the clips it gives me a placeholder where the transition will land, in this case I was getting that "not enough extra media" message.
A transition between the clips should be an obvious thing.
Thanks for your help Tom.





