Is there a TRANSITION OVERLAP OPTION setting?

Question

My research into this problem has been uneventful -- doing a simple cross-dissolve.
I have two clips in the TL with  NO handles on either side.   I really don't want to manually overlap [hundreds] the clips (they are adjacent in the TL). 
I hit CMD+T & get a warning message saying “no handles” (obviously) then click okay.  I expect the right clip to shrink slightly (it does) – but the problem is, the transition is NOT CENTERED.  This means coming out of the transition on the target clip, it “jumps” noticably in magnification.   So I have to manually drag the transition to the right to correct it.
The forums talk about going to our [Mickey Mouse]  PREFERENCES & adjusting the (edit) transition setting – which only allows you to adjust the TIME.   There is no TRANSITION OVERLAP OPTION setting.   The manual's chapter "Transition overlap options" does not have an "option setting" that I could find.
Am I stuck doing this MANUALLY?
Thanks for your thoughts & time.
Dale

Answer 1

Tom,
Below, the first image shown is the LAST frame coming out of the dissolve (target clip).  The VERY NEXT frame shows a noticable SHRINK once in the target clip.   Most of the time the jump is bigger, not smaller.
In regard to the specs, all video was taken with the SAME late model camera (Canon XA10):
H.264, Linear PCM  1920x1080  29.97 fps (according to the inspector).
BTY- I notice this problem occurs with the CMD+T insert (with snapping ON and the playhead between both clips).  It doesn't occur with the "drag & drop" dissolve.