Transitions are not inserting properly in Final Cut Express 3.5

I am having problems adding transitions between certain clips. I have searched these forums, but have not found any solutions to my problem. I will try and add transitions between two clips and it looks like it is only partially there. It won't let me adjust it in any way, either. Furthermore, it is only 7 - 12 frames when it should be 1 second long.
P.S. There is over five seconds of video on each side of the transition.

Its not the length of the clips, its the handles. Handles are frames beyond the length of the clips that FCE needs to create the transitions. Basically you need 15 extra frames or so for your transition; if one of the two clips is the very end of a camera shot, for instance, you won't have that
Try trimming the clips. Or double clip the transition to bring it into the Viewer. At the top of the Viewer window you will see three orientation buttons for the trans; middle, left and right. Try changing that to see if it helps

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