Hi Rob
Welcome to the volunteer forum
In PowerDirector 10 you have the option of cross or overlap transitions in the preference settings - I'm sure this is the same as PD9.
You can also adjust the default transition length.
Overlap merges and shortens the clip and cross doesn't.
See image and video below
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4qkm_YqVrw&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Happy editing
P.S. Just watched your video - great stuff
You said that
"I put in a 10 second clip of a "2nd camera" in the middle (just video, no audio.)". You can use a
PIP track to drop a '2nd' camera clip (muted of course). This maintains the continuity of the 'action'.
All the best
This message was edited 2 times. Last update was at Apr 08. 2012 05:36
Happing editing
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