1. Set your cut-to-overlap conversion time to match your desired fade/transition length.

1. From the Options menu, choose Preferences.

2. Click the Editing tab.

3. In the Cut-to-overlap section of the tab, type the desired fade length in the Amount (seconds) box.

4. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.

2. Adjust existing fades or cuts on the timeline using any of the following techniques:

3. In the timeline, drag two events so they overlap. Notice that the time you set in step 1c is now a snap point when you drag the events over each other.

4. Click to position the cursor over an existing cut and press / on the numeric keypad. The cut is converted to a crossfade of the length you chose in step 1c.

5. If two events already have a fade or transition between them, click to position the cursor in the overlapping area and press Ctrl+/ (on the numeric keypad) to convert the fade to a cut. Next, press / on the numeric keypad to convert the cut to a crossfade of the length you chose in step 1c.

1. Click to position the cursor on an existing cut in the timeline.

2. Move the cursor to the desired beginning of the fade:

1. Press Ctrl+G. The Cursor Position box in the bottom-right corner of the timeline becomes editable.

2. Type an offset to move the cursor to the desired beginning of the fade. For example, to move the cursor three seconds to the left, type -3.0. To move three seconds to the right, type +3.0. The cursor moves by the offset amount.

3. Using the new cursor position as a snap point, trim the edge of the other event to the cursor.

Keyboard shortcuts help you edge-trim events quickly:

• Press [ or ] (or 7 or 9 on the numeric keypad) to move the cursor to the event edge you want to trim. [ or 7 selects the beginning of an event or moves to the previous event edge. ] or 9 selects the end of the event or moves to the next event edge. A red bracket is displayed to indicate which event edge will be trimmed.

  

• Use the 1, 3 and 4, 6 keys on the numeric keypad to trim the current event edge:

  Press 1 to trim one video frame left, or press 3 to trim one video frame right (or hold Ctrl+Shift+Alt while rolling the mouse wheel).

  Press 4 to trim one pixel left, or press 6 to trim one pixel right (or hold Ctrl+Shift while rolling the mouse wheel). Depending on the current zoom level, the trim duration will vary.

  Pressing 5 on the numeric keypad exits edge-trimming mode. If you are not in edge-trimming mode, 1, 3, 4, and 6 on the numeric keypad to nudge events on the timeline by frame (1 and 3) or by pixel (4 and 6).Press [ or ] to move the cursor to the event edge you want to trim.