I cannot control the duration of a subtitle in iMovie HD 6

I am using a set of photos to create a slideshow/movie. By default each photo is set for a duration of 5 seconds, which is fine. However, when I add a subtitle to one of the photos, the duration is changed to 4:28 seconds, which is a little too quick. I am unable to change the title to have a longer duration. If I use the slider to change it to 5 seconds, I get a message that the title is too long for this part of the movie. This appears to be a contradiction since the title is not too long when the duration is less.
Could someone advise as to whether I am doing something wrong or this a quirk in the program? Thanks for your assistance!

That's great! Glad I was able to help.
Generally, you are correct that you need to first remove the title and any added special effects before changing the duration of a photo. There is an exception, however.
If you start out with, say, a 10 second duration photo, and then insert a title that displays for only 6 seconds, you can shorten the photo by placing your cursor on the edge of the photo and, after the cursor changes shape, you can drag the edge of the photo up to the point where the title fades from the screen, or even farther if you want. (Before dragging, you need first to deselect Show Clip Volume Levels in the View menu.) I like to start with a long duration photo, and then after adding the title I can shorten the photo by dragging its edge so that the title fits the way I want it.
Try experimenting with the dragging option to see what you can do. I'm typing on my PC at the moment, and don't have access to my Mac.

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