Slideshow: Setting Image Default Image Duration

Howdy All!
I am again attempting to create a slideshow on FCE and it has been almost a year since I last used FCE. I have forgotten if there is a way to set the default duration of still images either as I import them into FCE or as I move them to the timeline.
I will also need to set a default duration for my transitions.
Does anyone know if there is a simple way to calculate how much inserting a transition will affect the duration of images. I know from past experience that if I calculate the duration of my still images so that a section of slide show is a specific length and then add in transitions, they will actually shorten the total duration of that section.
Thanks
HPL

It will only change new images as we said.
Regarding all the transitions, there is a way to streamline the process:-
1. Put all slides in Timeline.
2. Make your transition a Favorite.
3. Click on the first "join" and add the transition.
4. Press the Down Arrow and the playhead will jump to the next "join".
5. Drag the Favorite from the Browser and drop it over the "join".
Keep repeating steps 4 and 5. It is extremely quick taking less than 5 seconds each and getting quicker with practice. You should be able to do the whole lot in well under half an hour.
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