Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 370)

370 Part VI Rough Editing
Performing an Overwrite with Transition Edit
The overwrite with transition edit is a quick way to do an overwrite edit that includes a
transition between your new source clip and the clip before it in your edited sequence.
When you first install Final Cut Express, the default transition is a 1-second dissolve.
An overwrite with transition edit is exactly the same as an ordinary overwrite edit, but
it places the default transition into your sequence, centered on the edit point.
Important: When you perform an overwrite with transition edit, make sure that there is
enough media at the beginning of the new clip and at the end of the previously edited
clip to create the transition. Each source clip must have enough unused frames outside
the defined edit points to equal half the duration of the default transition.
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Tip: You can also perform an overwrite with transition edit with multiple clips. Each
clip will use the default transition into the next one until all the clips you selected are
laid out in a row.
To perform an overwrite with transition edit:
m Specify the necessary edit points and destination tracks, then do one of the following:
 Drag the clip from the Viewer to the Overwrite with Transition section of the Edit
Overlay in the Canvas.
 Press Shift-F10.
A B C
C A
D Before edit
After edit D
Overwrite with Transition
section of the Edit
Overlay in the Canvas