Compound clip transition

trying to use "flip" transition to flip the compound clip only...and the primary track video also flips.  I added transition only to compound clip above the primary clip

I can think of a couple or three other approaches, but I don't believe they will give you the exact effect you want any better than using Transform. Anyway here they are: (1) Use the Blade tool and cut your clip in two places. Put the title clip above the portion you want it to cover then add the flip transition on both ends of the title, need to double click the flip transition in effects browser after selecting the beginning  of the title and the end of the title. This will turn it into a secondary storyline and the transition will be added to front and back of the title. Probably need to do this in two steps, one for the beginning of the title and another for the end. In the inspector the transition can be set to flip vertically. (2) A more simple approach is to cut your clip as above and just insert the transitions in the timeline. Again put the title above the middle section. (3) Try using the custom title. You can configure it to fly into your clip from above, rotate as it does by letter or word, and even using the z axis make it look as if it is coming in out of the background. I'm not sure if you can flip the letters or word.
My final thought is to use Motion. There you can create your title to do exactly what you want.
Have fun! Jim

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