A Theme's Slide Transition Time

Is there a way to modify a theme's transition time in Imovie or is this automatically set.
From what I have been looking at I can modify my clips time from 5 seconds to whatever. But when I click on the clip using one of themes transition slides I can't find how I would change that time.
Thanks,
Kathy

Not entirely sure what you are asking. I think you are phrasing transitions incorrectly here. A transition occurs in-between two clips, or you can say that it starts (fade-in) ends (fade-out) or joins (cross-dissolve) clips together.
Themes on the other hand, are themselves independent clips. Once you define the theme elements by specifying the text and using photos in the drop zones, they are rendered as a stand alone clip. You can not re-edit them the way you would use "edit photo settings" for kenburns on a photo.
But if I am reading your post correctly, you want to change the duration of a theme element such as Road Trip's Open or the Bumper element? Correct?
The easiest way to do this, IMHO, is to use the Fast/Slow/Reverse f/x in the video f/x section. You can then slow down or speed up the theme to your liking and thereby give it a longer or shorter duration. This can be tedious however, since all you have is a slider bar for faster and slower and no real way to determine the exact length until it actaully renders. But you can always use the revert to original option (or undo command before it finishes rendering) and try again...and again...and again...till it is the precise length you want.
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