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Chapter 8 Adding Video Filters and Transitions

When you initially ingest your clips, you should include some extra footage around the

scene or event that a clip shows. Final Cut Pro requires extra footage before an In point

or after an Out point to create a transition. The extra frames on the ends of clips are

called handles. When you use transitions, your clips must have handles in order for the

transitions to work.

Handle before the In point

Handle after the Out point

If there are no handles between two clips, Final Cut Pro has no extra frames to work

with to create a transition. In this case, Final Cut Pro may prevent you from adding a

transition. Or, if clip handles are short, the transition that Final Cut Pro creates will be

short as well. To ensure that your transitions are the duration you want, make sure your

clips have handles long enough to allow the specic transition. Keep in mind that as

you initially capture or transfer clips, you must include enough extra frames around a

scene to allow for the handles that transitions require.

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