Applying multiple transitions

Can someone tell me how to apply transitions to multiple slides in iMovie? I want my slide duration,the fade in, and the fade out all set for 2.5 seconds each. I keep getting error messages and I'm loosing my patience. Every time I try to change a time duration, then another time changes. If I do it all individually, I have 104 slides. Thats 104 slide durations, 104 fade ins, 104 fade outs. It could take hours. Please help.
Thank you.

Thank you, Lennart. You CAN "select all" for slide duration times, I've done that. Looks like I'll be doing 208 transition times manually. I'm using iLife '04 on OSX v.10.3.9. That's the most current program for that OS.
If you find out differently, I'd be happy to hear back.
Thanks again,
Randy

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I'm banging my head against the wall trying to achieve something that seems like it should be fairly simple.
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A simple example would be the edit at 1:47 in this video I producted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Yvef14A00
I'd like to apply a slide transition so that not only the image of my holding my guitar, but also the title "Stage 2", slid over the preceding footage.
And more importantly, what if, in addition to the text "Stage 2," there was a still image and several other titles? How would I get all of them to slide over together?
Storylines don't seem to be the answer--You'd have to create a different one for each additional clip, which seems cumbersome. And compound clips and transitions don't seem to mix well--when I try to transition between compound clips I'm told there isn't enough extra media to create the transition.
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Thank you Jakob, this will make things quicker once I know how to apply the transition.
But it doesn't answer my primary question: How to apply the transition.
Maybe some screenshots would illustrate the problem:
Image 1
www.heartwoodguitar.com/temp-imgs/1.png
Here the playhead is just before an edit point between two sections: The Guitar Strap section and the Capo section. Right now, a single still image is visible (dude with a chain for a guitar strap).
Image 2
www.heartwoodguitar.com/temp-imgs/2.png
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Does that make things clearer?

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Using CS6
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Hi D. Vivian,
d. vivan wrote:
What you need to do is to select the clips and enable trim (some red brackets will appear at the beginning or end of the clips).
I just marquee drag with the Roll tool to select the edit points.
d. vivan wrote:
Then, right click and Apply default transition.
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Thanks for the responses.
I have many cuts in my timelines, i usually select them all and apply the default transition.
i would then like to use the 'go to next clip' keyboard shortcut and doublecheck for any last minute color correction, but it lands me smack in the middle of the dissolve.
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This is the flip side to the threads on how to apply a transition to multiple edits simultaneously -- and a search of the manual, this forum, and some Googling has yet to find an answer.
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I apply the Zoom to the tail of the outgoing shot. But this doesn't get the exact effect I want, since the dithering affects the full frame of the new incoming shot, whereas what I want is for the dither dissolve to only be happening within the ever-shrinking frame of the outgoing clip. < </div>
(I'm not at my FCP machine at the moment, can't test it.) Because these are transitions, you may not be able to apply them like you can filters; they must be applied between two overlapping clips. That could make this a bit difficult.
I suggest you copy and place the outgoing and incoming shots in separate sequences because you're going to render them and export them separately as movies.
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I imported into the project resources many still photos. The defaut time for each seems to be 5.1 second. If I drag them into the timeline, select them all and change the duration there are time gaps between images...how can I scrunch them together easily OR how can I change the default time duration before I drag them to the timeline?
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When applying a transition between particular clips it only applies to the end of the previous clip and will neither 'Center on Edit' nor 'Start on Edit'. I'm kind new to FCE 4 so please excuse my inexperience.

This indicates that you only have handles available on one side of the edit point. If the transition ends on the edit, that means that the next shop begins on the first frame of the media file and there is no room for it to extend and create the necessary overlap.
Click <a class="jive-link-external" href="http://www.fcpbook.com/Effects1.html">here</a> to find out how transitions work.

Trimming multiple transitions simultaneously.

Didn't we use to be able to trim multiple transitions simultaneously? For instance, having a cross dissolve on a clip on video track 1 as well as on audio track 1. Selecting both clips and dragging to trim the transition which adjusts both video and audio together. Also if there was video on tracks 1-3 and you wanted to trim all the transitions the same.
Now it seems that you have to click and drag each individually. I always hated that final cut operated like that and now premiere?

Logical would be if more than one item is selected then the all are manipulated. Also efficient.
A video dissolve doesn't infer an audio cross mix. It's very common at the end of a segment to fade to black. Fading the audio at this time is also a good choice. If you added a default 1 second dissolve to the video and also to the linked audio and then decided to increase the transition duration of both at the same time you can't. Move one then the other. Inefficient.
Perhaps a better example would be when you have two mono channels linked and add a cross fade transition to both. You're likely want to adjust them the same. Moving one the. Having to move the another to match is very wrong.
I've never noticed it being an issue before which is why I believe there has been a change. I'm hoping someone will have a solution.

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So I've got a clip in the the timeline, and added a cross dissolve to the end of it for a fade out. Is there a way to trim the clip without deleting the transition off the end of it first?
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Johnny143 wrote:
So I've got a clip in the the timeline, and added a cross dissolve to the end of it for a fade out. Is there a way to trim the clip without deleting the transition off the end of it first?
If you're familiar with trimming using the keyboard, do the same thing you would if you didn't apply a transition. That is, (carefully) select the edit point (and not the transition) and use the [ and ] keys (with the Shift key, if you're looking to work several frames at a time) to trim.
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Hi all.......I am in the process of converting old mini DV tapes to DVD. What I would like to do is to put a transition between each clip. This is no problem to do manually of course, you just drag the particular transition between 2 clips.
But this becomes cumbersome with a video that will have 30-40 clips. I have been looking for an option to allow the program to just place multiple transitions automatically, where the programs not only places the transitions but also varies them also. I can't find this option within I movie.
I have used this opition in Roxio products.
Do I have any options for what I am referring to? A I missing something?

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