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 Select the In or Out point of a clip, then press and hold Option-Shift down and drag the
selected edit point to overlap a neighboring clip where you want to create a transition.
Creating a transition by Option-Shift dragging an
edit point to create an overlap between two clips
 Select a clip, then press and hold Option-Shift down and drag the entire clip to overlap
a neighboring clip where you want to create a transition.
Creating a transition by Option-Shift dragging a whole clip
to create an overlap between it and another clip
 Hold the Option-Shift keys down while you drag a clip from the Media Pool to overlap a
clip that’s already in the Timeline.
Creating a transition by Option-Shift dragging a clip from
the Media Pool to overlap a clip in the Timeline
Transition Properties in the Inspector
Double-clicking a transition in the Timeline opens that transition’s properties in the inspector.
Each transition has the following properties you can edit.
 Duration: The duration of the transition, shown in both seconds and frames.
 Alignment: A drop-down that lets you choose the transition’s position relative to
the edit point it’s applied to. Your choices are “Start on Edit,” “Center on Edit,” and
“End on Edit.”
 Video Transition style: A drop-down that lets you change the type of transition; you
can choose from among all of the transitions that come with DaVinci Resolve by default.
 Audio Transition style: If an audio transition is simultaneously selected, presents
a drop-down that lets you change the type of audio transition; you can choose
from among all of the audio transitions that come with DaVinci Resolve by default.
For more information about Audio Transitions, see Chapter 36, “Working with Audio in
the Edit Page.”
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