[MacDV] Transitions in iMovie HD

[Trueman H. Hight]

Try adjusting the size of your transitions making them less than the 
size of the clips.

Tueman

>In the past, I often used iMovie to create Ken Burns sequences with 
>several still photos. After adjusting the motion of each photo, I 
>would add Fade In, Fade Out, and a Cross Dissolve between each photo.
>
>I just tried to do the same thing with iMovie HD for the first time. 
>When I try to add transitions, I get a dialog box telling me that I 
>can not add transitions between very short clips. It says that clips 
>must be at least 3:49:16 to add transitions. Old versions of iMovie 
>handled transitions between ten second clips just fine!
>
>If you are doing serious editing, most of your clips will be less 
>than 3 minutes. So iMovie HD is, in effect, telling me that I can't 
>use transitions at all. Anyone have any idea why there should be 
>such a radical change between the versions? Anyone have a good work 
>around?
>
>Thanks,
>Steve R.
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