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Preserving Effect Transitions in the Timeline
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The duration of the transition changes as you drag the transition handle. If you enable link
selection, the duration of the transition in the Timeline changes for all linked clips.
The monitor display changes to a Transition Corner display, showing you six frames that you can
use as reference points when trimming a transition effect.
To adjust the position of the effect in the Timeline:
1. Click the Transition Manipulation button in the Smart tool.
2. Position the mouse pointer over the effect icon for the transition you want to move.
The pointer changes to a hand.
3. Drag the effect to adjust its position with respect to the cut point.
The Timeline updates to show the new effect position. If you enable link selection, the transition
moves on all tracks in the Timeline with linked clips.
The monitor display changes to a Transition Corner display, showing you six frames that you can
use as reference points when trimming a transition effect.
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You cannot drag an effect beyond the ends of the handles on the media because you cannot create a
transition unless both incoming and outgoing media are available for every frame of the transition.
You also cannot drag an effect beyond the cut point.
Preserving Effect Transitions in the Timeline
This topic describes the behavior of clips with transition effects when you trim and move them in the
Timeline.
Segment Editing
When you move a segment with a transition effect into filler, the effect remains with the segment.
Your Avid editing application does not remove the effect.
When you move a segment with a transition effect into another segment, the effect remains with the
stationary segment.
For information about Segment editing, see “Working with Segments” in the Help.
Splicing and Overwriting
When you splice or overwrite a sequence onto another sequence, your Avid editing application
preserves the transition effects at the marks in the source, depending on the position of the mark. For
example: