FCP won't add cross-dissolve

I know everybody has this problem, and I've read about handles countless times.
I fully understand the concept of handles, I just have no idea how to apply that
knowledge in FCP. I am not getting any type of error message at all, it simply
does not do anything when I tell it to insert a cross-dissolve.
Explanations will not help. What I need is a step by step list of what to do.
(click here on this menu, type that, etc.)

Hi -
Qbert wrote:
I have to apply a transition before I can adjust its duration right? I can't apply a transition at all...
All I am doing is bringing in 2 clips (not edited) placing them on the timeline, and adding
a cross-dissolve, which usually works.
That's the problem. If you place the complete clip on the timeline, there is no room for the dissolve to work - it needs to have material "after" the end point of the clip, but since you have placed the total clip on the timeline, there is none for the transition to work with.
Try this:
Put your first clip on the timeline.
Click on the end of the clip, so the end is highlighted.
Type "- 30"
Now, a little further down the timeline, place your second clip.
Click on the start of that clip, so the start is highlighted and type "+30".
Now click in the center of the second clip and drag it to where the two clips are touching.
Click on the cut point that is between the two clips and type "Command - T"
You should now have a 30 frame dissolve between those two clips.
If you want to make the transition shorter, Control-click on the transition and adjust the duration.
I really wish the program would let you apply faulty dissolves and then fix them after they're applied.
Well, that is an interesting wish, but I think once you get the hang of it and are clear about how a transition work, this won't be a problem for you.

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