Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 714)

Chapter 21 Adding Transitions 379
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 Centered on the cut: Choose this alignment if you want the cut point between the
two clips to be the midpoint in the transition.
 Ending on the cut: Use this alignment if you want the first frame of the incoming clip
to be fully visible.
Adding Transitions
You can add transitions when you edit a clip into the Timeline, or you can add
transitions between clips already in a sequence.
Adding Transitions With Clips You Add to the Timeline
You can choose the Insert with Transition or Overwrite with Transition options in the
Canvas Edit overlay when you edit a clip into your sequence. This adds the default
transition at the In point of the incoming clip and the Out point of the outgoing clip.
The default video transition is a 1-second cross dissolve, but you can change this if you
want (see “
Changing the Default Transition ” on page 390).
For information on performing edits with transitions, see “ Performing an Insert With
Transition Edit ” on page 155 and “ Performing an Overwrite With Transition Edit ” on
page 158.
A transition centered
on the cut
A transition ending
on the cut