Dissolves with Motion'd Stills

I'm having trouble getting cross dissolves to work when I try to use them between clips that come back in from Motion, ie 2 second stills with New Camera>Behavior>Basic Motion>Move applied. Just can't seem to figure it out. I'm using a freshly installed Studio 2, an upgrade from 1.
Thanks!

It works, looks nice, but seems not the proper way to do it in the New Age.
The reasons I use handles on the .motn:
1. Give me some room to change my mind later. I need more time for movement? I need more time for an effect to resolve? I just open in editor and make some changes.
2. Allow the thing to be slipped within FCP.
I almost always use separate stacked tracks with this kind of assembly. But not because it's the olden way of doing things. It offers the most flexibility and, sad to say, whoever I'm usually editing with simply cannot grasp the paradigm of the interface where overlapped clips are on the same track.
bogiesan

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        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
        Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 67 Check version
        Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    Audio Plug-ins: ?
        BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
        AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
        AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
        iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
    iTunes Plug-ins: ?
        Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
        CUDA Preferences  Support
        Fan Control  Support
        Flash Player  Support
        Java  Support
    Time Machine: ?
        Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ?
             1%    WindowServer
             1%    fontd
             0%    firefox
             0%    SystemUIServer
             0%    SophosWebIntelligence
    Top Processes by Memory: ?
        229 MB    firefox
        156 MB    SophosScanD
        152 MB    InterCheck
        131 MB    com.apple.IconServicesAgent
        115 MB    SophosAntiVirus
    Virtual Memory Information: ?
        424 MB    Free RAM
        1.53 GB    Active RAM
        1.37 GB    Inactive RAM
        699 MB    Wired RAM
        1.26 GB    Page-ins
        0 B    Page-outs

    I'd start by getting rid of the following software responsible for these extensions.
    Kernel Extensions: ?
        [loaded]    com.nvidia.CUDA (1.1.0) Support
        [loaded]    com.sophos.kext.sav (9.0.61 - SDK 10.7) Support
        [loaded]    com.sophos.nke.swi (9.0.53 - SDK 10.8) Support
    Startup Items: ?
        CUDA: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CUDA
        FanControlDaemon: Path: /Library/StartupItems/FanControlDaemon
    Use the uninstaller provided with the Sophos software. You can uninstall CUDA via the preference pane. Be sure you remove the com.nvidia.CUDA extension which is located in the /System/Library/Extensions/ folder. Not sure if Fan Control has an uninstaller so you will have to do it manually:
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    Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application.  In some cases the uninstaller may be part of the application's installer, and is invoked by clicking on a Customize button that will appear during the install process.
    Some applications may install components in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/ folder.  You can also check there to see if the application has created a folder.  You can also delete the folder that's in the Applications Support folder.  Again, they don't do anything but take up disk space once the application is trashed.
    Some applications may install a startupitem or a Log In item.  Startupitems are usually installed in the /Library/StartupItems/ folder and less often in the /Home/Library/StartupItems/ folder.  Log In Items are set in the Accounts preferences.  Open System Preferences, click on the Accounts icon, then click on the LogIn Items tab.  Locate the item in the list for the application you want to remove and click on the "-" button to delete it from the list.
    Some software use startup daemons or agents that are a new feature of the OS.  Look for them in /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Library/LaunchDaemons/ or in /Home/Library/LaunchAgents/.
    If an application installs any other files the best way to track them down is to do a Finder search using the application name or the developer name as the search term.  Unfortunately Spotlight will not look in certain folders by default.  You can modify Spotlight's behavior or use a third-party search utility, EasyFind, instead.
    Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder.  Usually with the same name as the program or the developer.  The item generally has a ".pkg" extension.  Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.
    There are many utilities that can uninstall applications.  Here is a selection:
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        2. AppDelete
        3. Automaton
        4. Hazel
        5. AppCleaner
        6. CleanApp
        7. iTrash
        8. Amnesia
        9. Uninstaller
      10. Spring Cleaning
    For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.
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    Boot to the Recovery HD:
    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
    Repair
    When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported then click on the Repair Permissions button. When the process is completed, then quit DU and return to the main menu.
    Reinstall Lion, Mountain Lion, or Mavericks
    OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
    OS X Mountain Lion- Reinstall OS X
    OS X Lion- Reinstall Mac OS X
         Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet
                     if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

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    So, in short, what is going on with Java, and how can I fix it?
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    HOWEVER, this DOES NOT mean that the problem is solved or over with. I STILL WANT TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND GET JAVA TO WORK. Even if I never actually need it, I would still like to have a (working!!!) Java version because of two reasons: 1) I would rather have such a program and not need it, than need such a program and not have it, and 2) aesthetics. Sorry to say, but I am very particular about how things look when it comes to my belongings, and the fact that Java is messing up is making me actually stressed. In short, I still want the above issue solved, even if it's just purely for the sake of Peace Of Mind.

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