Transition Between iMoive and FCPX

Question

Hi, I was a iMovie user and recently I started to use FCPX. However, I am facing a big problem on transition in FCPX. I don't know why, when I put the transition between two videos, it doesn't go smooth as in iMoive; I mean it feels like in FCPX the transition "eat" up the video, its like I can hear two videos audio within the transition. It doesn't happen to me when I use the transition in iMovie. I'm lost!! Please help!!! Thank you.

Answer 1

In FCPX, if you click on the transition in the storyline to select it, and check the inspector, the bottom section is Audio Crossfade. You can design the respective fades (both default to S-curve, but your other options are Linear, +3dB and -3dB.)
Another thing you can do is manually edit the audio outside the transition. Here's how:
double click on the audio part of the clip in the storyline for both incoming and outgoing clips -- that should "Expand Audio/Video". Apply your transition to the video (audio will not be involved). [If your transitions are already in place, just double click on the audio tracks just outside the bounds of the transition; the audio will expand out of the transition.] You can use the audio level controls (a.k.a. Audio Animation) on the edges of the audio (small circle at the 0dB line - drag them to set a length; right click on the circle controls to set a fade type.)
Other options: with expanded audio, you can trim just the audio portions (expanded, the audio trim is separate from the video trim - this allows J and L split edits...) of the clip so you can have the audio be silent within a transition, or you can set the two audio portions to meet in the middle instead of overlap, and apply a quick fade out/in with the audio animation controls.
[http://help.apple.com/finalcutpro/mac/10.0.3/#ver1632d82c]