Changing transition type disrupts timeline

jerrys

Senior Contributor Location: New Britain, CT, USA (between New York and Boston) Joined: Feb 10, 2010 21:36 Messages: 1038 Offline

Solved by

Nov 23, 2010 21:44

If you have "Link all tracks" on, changing the duration of a clip will move the stuff on all of the tracks together.

Changing a transition type does not obey that rule! If you change a transition from cross to overlap, or the other way around, everything to the right on the video track will shift. The other tracks will not! Your music, PIP, etc. will be left behind.

Am I missing something? This is a real usability problem.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Nov 23. 2010 21:48

Jerry Schwartz

James Dotson

Senior Contributor Location: Tennessee Joined: Aug 24, 2009 20:40 Messages: 3066 Offline

Nov 23, 2010 22:35

Yes, it seems to happen when switching from overlap to cross, but not vice versa. I think I got that right. When switching from cross to overlap in my quick experiment, it did shift as expected. __________________________________
CORNBLOSSOM

jerrys

Senior Contributor Location: New Britain, CT, USA (between New York and Boston) Joined: Feb 10, 2010 21:36 Messages: 1038 Offline

Nov 24, 2010 20:09

What really steamed me is that I upgraded in the middle of a project, and all of my transitions from PD8 turned into overlaps. Not only did that change the effects I wanted, but it brought me to my other problem (unable to "find" the start of a clip that is preceded by an overlap transition).

Boo, hiss.
Jerry Schwartz

NicolasNY

Senior Contributor Location: Caracas Joined: Sep 28, 2008 17:49 Messages: 805 Offline

Nov 24, 2010 20:52

That's good advice, that you back up your project during editing. Something like this could happen again, especially if you have a large project. A good tip to avoid future headaches.

1Nina

Senior Contributor Location: Norway, 50km southwest of Oslo Joined: Oct 08, 2008 04:12 Messages: 1070 Offline

Nov 25, 2010 02:35

jerrys: "If you change a transition from cross to overlap, or the other way around, everything to the right on the video track will shift. The other tracks will not! Your music, PIP, etc. will be left behind. "

If I remember correctly; this was an issue Cranston pointed out very clearly during Beta-testing.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at Nov 25. 2010 02:36

Just something.
https://www.petitpoisvideo.com

CubbyHouseFilms

Senior Contributor Location: Melbourne, Australia Joined: Jul 14, 2009 04:23 Messages: 2208 Offline

Nov 25, 2010 02:49

Yes, I agree, very annoying!

It's almost impossible to add a transition without putting everything out of sync! Voices etc etc.

Happing editing

Best Regards

Neil
CubbyHouseFilms
My Youtube Channel
My Vimeo Channel
PD3.5, 5, 6 & 7. Computer: Dell Dimension 5150, Intel Pen. 2.80 GHz, 2GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT 256MB, Windows XP Pro!!
PD8 Ultra v3022. Computer: Dell Studio 1747, Intel, i7 Q740 1.73 GHz, 8GB RAM, ATI Mob. Radeon HD 560v 1GB, Windows 7 Ult. 64
PD10 Ultra v2023. Computer: HP Pavilion dv7, Intel, i7 2630 2.00 GHz, 8GB RAM, ATI Mob. Radeon HD 6770 2GB, Windows 7 Pre. 64
PD12 Ultra v2930. Computer: HP Pavilion dv7, Intel, i7 2630 2.00 GHz, 8GB RAM, ATI Mob. Radeon HD 6770 2GB, Windows 7 Pre. 64
PD13 Ultim v3516. Computer: HP Pavilion dv7, Intel, i7 2630 2.00 GHz, 8GB RAM, ATI Mob. Radeon HD 6770 2GB, Windows 7 Pre. 64
PD16 Live v2101 Computer: HP Pavilion dv7, Intel, i7 2630 2.00 GHz, 16GB RAM, ATI Mob.Radeon HD 6770 2GB, Windows 7 Pre. 64
Director Suite 6: PowerDirector 16 Live, PhotoDirector 9, ColorDirector 6, AudioDirector 8

Cameras: Sony(s) HXR-NX5P, HXR-NX70P, NEX-VG10E, a6300 4k, HDR TG5E, GoPro 4 Black, Canon 6D DSLR

Visit PDtoots. PowerDirector Tutorials, tips, free resources & more. Subscribe!
Full linked Tutorial Catalog - PDtoots happily supports fellow PowerDirector users!

jerrys

Senior Contributor Location: New Britain, CT, USA (between New York and Boston) Joined: Feb 10, 2010 21:36 Messages: 1038 Offline

Nov 25, 2010 09:12

Quote: Yes, I agree, very annoying!

It's almost impossible to add a transition without putting everything out of sync! Voices etc etc.

What's really horrifying is that grouping objects from different tracks doesn't solve the problem. You'd think that would do it. Jerry Schwartz