Operation Manual

Chapter 7: Transitions 145
Trimming with the Clip properties tool
The Toolbox ¾ Modify Clip Properties menu command
invokes the Clip properties tool for the selected clip.
For all transition types, this tool provides previewing
controls, and the ability to set two properties:
• To set the duration of the transition, change the value
in the Duration counter. A transition’s duration must
always be less – if only by a single frame – than the
shorter of its neighboring clips.
• The Name text field lets you assign a custom name
to the clip to replace the default one assigned by
Studio. The Name field is provided on the Clip
properties tool for all clip types. Clip names are used
by the Movie Window’s List view, and can also be
viewed as fly-by labels when your mouse hovers
over clips in the Storyboard view.
Many transition effects also support a “reverse
direction” option, which causes the transition animation
to run backwards, allowing a rotary wipe, for example,
to be either clockwise or counterclockwise. The
Reverse checkbox is enabled when the current
transition supports this option.
If you have purchased the HFX Creator application,
you can open it within Studio by clicking the Edit
button on the Clip properties tool for Hollywood FX
transitions. HFX Creator is an external editing program
with many options, whose use is described in its
accompanying documentation.