IMovie and Automator actions

Hello, i do have a question and help about imovie and automator, i need to create an action:
after i import photos to iMovie, i want to apply the same transition to 300 or + photos, and is a long process to do one by one and at the same time this transitions needs to be .29 on lenght and after the transition is applied to the images the clips need to be at 0:03:00 lenght, is all this possible or im asking to much, and pleaseeee don't tell me to use script cause i have no idea how to do it, thats why im thinking of automator...
thank you guys
iMac G5 2.1 Ghz. built in iSight   Mac OS X (10.4.3)   1.5GB RAM

You can do that all in iMovie
Select 300 photos set the length to 3:15 - Import
Select all in the timeline. Pick your transition. Set it to .29. Apply.
Daniel C. Slagle - Keeper of the "Unofficial" iMovie FAQ
http://iMovie.danslagle.com
Quad - 2.5 Ghz G5   Mac OS X (10.4)   GeForce 7800 GT, 3G RAM, 250GB & 500GB internals

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