That's right -

A transition can only be placed:

1. where 2 clips butt up to each other


2. at the start or end of a clip

A transition cannot be placed:

1. in the middle of a clip that hasn't been split


2. somewhere out on its own in the timeline!


3. where there's the slightest gap between two clips (e.g. 1 frame)

Cheers - Tony
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Quote That's right -

A transition can only be placed:

1. where 2 clips butt up to each other


2. at the start or end of a clip

A transition cannot be placed:

1. in the middle of a clip that hasn't been split


2. somewhere out on its own in the timeline!


3. where there's the slightest gap between two clips (e.g. 1 frame)

Cheers - Tony

Thank you. Absolutely perfect. All the tutorials I have watched didn't tell me that and yet it is obviously so basically clear. Much appreciated.

Quote That's right -

A transition can only be placed:

1. where 2 clips butt up to each other


2. at the start or end of a clip

A transition cannot be placed:

1. in the middle of a clip that hasn't been split


2. somewhere out on its own in the timeline!


3. where there's the slightest gap between two clips (e.g. 1 frame)

Cheers - Tony

Well I added a video and then split it into several videos. Could cut because the cut option didn't show. I am working through the transitions to see what I like but why do some work and some don't? Why do some work and then place them on another section they don't.

Is it a problem because I recorded a video and then split it in several places so I could break it up? Do I have to record the video in shorter pieces which seems silly because then why have an editor?

Help please.

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Quote That's right -

A transition can only be placed:

1. where 2 clips butt up to each other


2. at the start or end of a clip

A transition cannot be placed:

1. in the middle of a clip that hasn't been split


2. somewhere out on its own in the timeline!


3. where there's the slightest gap between two clips (e.g. 1 frame)

Cheers - Tony

Well I added a video and then split it into several videos. Could cut because the cut option didn't show. I am working through the transitions to see what I like but why do some work and some don't? Why do some work and then place them on another section they don't.

Is it a problem because I recorded a video and then split it in several places so I could break it up? Do I have to record the video in shorter pieces which seems silly because then why have an editor?

Help please.

When placing a transition move slow. When you grab the transition and move it down to the video on the time line make sure to pause for a couple secs and then release the mouse the button. I noticed on slowler computers if you move to quick it does not work. PowerDirector Tutorials Team

And have a look at:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISisIcMZ-9F9UDRBPRWdYg" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCISisIcMZ-9F9UDRBPRWdYg

and

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6a0_l0sZGJNO0FXqaCB4KA

and

https://www.youtube.com/user/vigor2001/featured


and maybe many more.

Hatti Win 10 64, i7-4790k, 32GB Ram, 256 GB SSD, SATA 2TB, SATA 4TB, NVidia GTX1080 8GB, LG 34" 4K Wide, AOC 24" 1080

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Quote That's right -

A transition can only be placed:

1. where 2 clips butt up to each other


2. at the start or end of a clip

A transition cannot be placed:

1. in the middle of a clip that hasn't been split


2. somewhere out on its own in the timeline!


3. where there's the slightest gap between two clips (e.g. 1 frame)

Cheers - Tony

Well I added a video and then split it into several videos. Could cut because the cut option didn't show. I am working through the transitions to see what I like but why do some work and some don't? Why do some work and then place them on another section they don't.

Is it a problem because I recorded a video and then split it in several places so I could break it up? Do I have to record the video in shorter pieces which seems silly because then why have an editor?

Help please.

When placing a transition move slow. When you grab the transition and move it down to the video on the time line make sure to pause for a couple secs and then release the mouse the button. I noticed on slowler computers if you move to quick it does not work.

I have a very fast HP Envy with 16GB Ram. Everything else works fine. Now I understand that it must be before the split or after the split but it can't be onn the split which is the obvious place if you want to transition from one to the other. I can make that work and it seems it will be easier for me to make separate videos up to each break point. I can do that.

No video I have watched makes this very clear. I am interested in seeing a video that goes through the whole process of creating a video from A to Z and use all the basic functions while doing it. I want to see where each function fits in and how it works. This would make it a lot easier rather than a million videos each highlighting one function, especially as an amateur video creator. I often have no idea what some of these things do and in any case they go so fast as if talking to experienced people.

The first part of my career was in IT, so I am fairly computer literate but completely illiterate when creating and editing videos.

Hi again -

I can't quite follow what you're up to with transitions. i.e. what's working for you & what's not.

Maybe there's something in this short annotated screen capture (not a tutorial) that will help you.

Hope it helps somehow.

Cheers - Tony
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Quote Hi again -

I can't quite follow what you're up to with transitions. i.e. what's working for you & what's not.

Maybe there's something in this short annotated screen capture (not a tutorial) that will help you.

Hope it helps somehow.

Cheers - Tony

Tony that is great. I'll go through it a few more times to get clear on it. Placing at the end or the beginning is working and so I can workk with that plus all the editing you showed me which is great. Thank you.

Do you have your transition preferences set to Overlap or Cross type? They look different on the timeline & behave differently in playback.



Glad the screen capture was of some help.

Cheers - Tony
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Hatti,

Thanks for including the Sharper Turtle in your recommendation links. I appreciate it!