Cross Fade Transition prob

Just happened...don't know if I changed something by accident:
I have two clips on the timeline. Right-click to "add default transition" (a 15 frame cross fade that I set). But instead of putting the effect ON the cut (where the playhead is), it puts it to the left of it...so that the end of the effect is at the playhead, instead of centered on it like it did previously.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Jonathan

Hey...I don't mind if you call it a "Shane moment." Because it wasn't a SENIOR moment, as I am not that old, and YOU aren't that old (I assume). But there should be a name for a person who really knows their stuff in a given field, but forgets a basic thing...or just plain messes up.
Shane Moment works for me. And I have plenty...
Like last night at 2AM...I noticed that I had cut in an interview WITHOUT MAKING AN OUTPOINT...so the interview clip was 1:07 longer than it should have been. And my nice show that was 5 seconds long, was now 1:02 SHORT. So I am going thru and tryng to make up the difference. Ooof.
Shane

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