How to modify a transition effect

JSC

Member Joined: Apr 20, 2012 09:22 Messages: 71 Offline

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Apr 20, 2012 09:28

Once I've inserted a transition effect (cross, fade, etc.), the program won't let me modify (set the duration). Right-clicking it brings up a menu list of choices that are almost all grayed out, including set duration. Is this a bug? Is there any way to do this?

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babindia

Senior Contributor Location: India Joined: Aug 16, 2007 06:11 Messages: 884 Offline

Apr 20, 2012 10:01

Yes there is a problem.Once inserted it does not allow to change duration,only allows us to modify its behaviour.

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JSC

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Apr 20, 2012 10:25

Ok. So do we know if anyone is working on a fix, or are we just supposed to be content with this? PowerDirector 365, AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-core processor 4.05 GHz, 32GB RAM, Windows 10 64-bit OS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER

babindia

Senior Contributor Location: India Joined: Aug 16, 2007 06:11 Messages: 884 Offline

Apr 20, 2012 10:44

Right now we have to be content PC specs :
OS Windows 10.0 Pro
MB - AS rock Z77 extreme 11
Intel 3770K @ 4.0 Ghz OC
Gskill 32 GB RAM 1800 Mhz
6 TB HDD, SSD bootable
nVidia ASUS GTX 660 Ti
BenQ 22" LCD monitor 1920x1080

garioch7

Senior Contributor Location: Port Hood, Nova Scotia, Canada Joined: Feb 07, 2011 06:45 Messages: 852 Offline

Apr 20, 2012 11:19

JSC: You can modify transition duration, at least the fade transition - haven't experimented with the others. Just expand your timeline and select the transition. Then go to either edge of the transition, and an arrow will appear. Drag it out to your desired duration, in one or both directions.

Hope this helps. Have a great day.

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JSC

Member Joined: Apr 20, 2012 09:22 Messages: 71 Offline

Apr 20, 2012 13:36

Thank you, Phil. That's a good workaround. I'd prefer to be able to type in x seconds, but this will do for now.
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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Apr 20, 2012 14:39

JSC -

Don't worry - you're not alone. The voices of PD9 beta testers sang the same chorus unanimously & repeatedly... "Bring back the duration button!"

PD8 & previous versions had this feature. For some reason unknown to any of us, it was left out of PD9 & PD10.

So - we're stuck with it.

Of course, you can set the default transition duration in Preferences.

Cheers - Tony

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