Slow fade to black

Hi. I am trying to create a very slow fade to black. Regardless of the amount of time I select for the fade, it just doesn't seem to work. Never had this problem with previous versions of iMovie. If anyone can help me out, I would be very grateful!
Nick

To do this, I would use the Fade Throought Black transition.
The way transitions work, they can be no longer than half the length of the shortest clip to either side. (In your case, there would be only the one clip to the side, since the transition is at the end. So let's say your clip is 4 seconds long. You can make the transition up to 2 seconds long.
If you need a longer transition than you have footage for, I would suggest creating a freeze frame at the end of the last clip. Set the freeze frame to be however long you need it to be so you can apply a transition to half its length.

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unfortunately, this version is not searchable, so I also keep the Motion 4 user manual bookmarked here:
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http://www.applemotion.net/macbreak-studio/
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If you let your eyes wander to the right hand side of this page, you will Mr. Wolsky's name at the top of an impressive list showing the number of responses he has made to struggling FCE-ers. You will notice that he is number one.
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