How to change the transition length.

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How to change the transition length.

I am using the newest iMovie 10.0.2 & am having difficulty changing the transition time from the default of 1.0 to 3.0. I went into Help & it said to double click on the transaction, change the transition time & hit return. 😕 Well, I did the first two things & when I hit "return" it went back to 1.0 seconds. Can any of you out there in Apple Cyberland help me with this. I have a lengthly movie to finish and another one to do in a couple weeks.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Mar 12, 2014 3:44 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 12, 2014 5:07 PM in response to mejudy

mejudy wrote:

Can any of you out there in Apple Cyberland help me with this.

It can be a bit finicky.

Try this: Select the "1" in the duration box. Just the "1" and not the ".0".

Type "3" and hit the return key.

Let us know what happens.

Matt

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Mar 13, 2014 9:44 AM in response to Matthew Morgan

Matt, that didn't work either. It changed back to "1".

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Mar 13, 2014 9:55 AM in response to mejudy

I just tried it again & before I hit "return" I clicked "to apply to all transitions, close & it worked but only on 1. So I tried to add to all the transitions & it still only applies to the one I am clicking on. I had the old iMove down pat & this is so confusing right now. I tood a class at the store but it didn't help that much.

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Mar 13, 2014 10:00 AM in response to mejudy

mejudy wrote:

… when I hit "return" it went back to 1.0 seconds.

rule:

"a transition can be max half as long as the shortest clip involved in that transition"

So, I simply assume, at last one of the clips is just 2secs long.. = no 3sec-dissolve possible.

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Mar 13, 2014 12:27 PM in response to Karsten Schlüter

Karston, i wish that was the problem. None of my clips are less than 9 seconds. I will be calling Apple once I get time.

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Mar 14, 2014 4:16 AM in response to mejudy

mejudy wrote:
... None of my clips are less than 9 seconds...

When in iMovie, hit cmd-shift-3 - you'll notice a 'shutter sound effect' and a screen-grab appears on your Desktop. Post a new reply here, click on the tiny camera while writing your reply and select from your desktop this screen-grab.

Would be interesting to see, what's wrong with these stubborn clips 😁

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