Apple Final Cut Express HD: Getting Started - Manual (Page 115)

Chapter 7 Adding Transitions 115
Deleting a Transition
If you’ve applied a transition and don’t like the effect, removing the transition is simple.
To delete a transition from a sequence:
m Select the transition you want to remove from the Timeline, then do one of the
following:
• Press Delete.
• Choose Edit > Clear.
• Control-click the transition, then choose Cut from the shortcut menu.
Copying and Pasting a Transition
To add the same transition quickly elsewhere within your sequence, you can copy and
paste a transition to other edit points. This is helpful if you’ve changed a transition’s
default settings and want to use the modified transition again.
To copy a transition from one edit point to another:
1 Do one of the following:
• In the Timeline, select the transition you want to copy, then press Command-C.
• Control-click the transition, then choose Copy from the shortcut menu.
2 Control-click the edit point where you want to add this transition, then choose Paste
from the shortcut menu.
To copy a transition by dragging it:
m Hold down the Option key while dragging an existing transition to another edit point.