Make transition last full duration of freeze frame?

Hi, so in an iMovie that I'm editing, the opening shot is a freeze frame of an image for 2.9 seconds. What I'd like to do is have this image fade in with a cross dissolve for the full 2.9 seconds. However, when I add the transition, I can't make it last for the full time. The highest it will go is 1.4 seconds, and it adjusts the length of my freeze frame to 1.5 seconds (thus equaling 2.9 seconds in total). Is this possible to do, and if so how can I accomplish it?
Thanks,
KiSS

Hi CoDEFRo,
I apologize, I'm a bit unclear on the exact nature of the issue you are describing. I'm not sure if these will answer your direct question, but if you are talking about the overlap when working with the transition, you may find the following articles helpful:
iMovie '11: Add transitions between video clips
iMovie (2013): Add transitions to your movie
Regards,
- Brenden

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