error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions

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johnd24
error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 12:20PM
When I try to add a transition to any edit I get the message "insufficient content for edit." Doesn't make sense because this is occurring everywhere, even at edit points that are referencing the middle of a master clip.

Any ideas for fixes.
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Shane Ross
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 12:27PM
So handles aren't the issue?


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derekmok
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 12:29PM
If you're dead sure you have handles on the clips, then check to make sure you didn't turn off Snapping. If you have one-frame clip fragments trapped in an edit, or two clips are one frame apart instead of flush against each other, application of transitions will be hindered. You may not be able to see these issues if you're zoomed out too far in the timeline.


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johnd24
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 12:38PM
Nope. Handles aren't an issue and this is occurring on all edit points in every sequence, no matter the edit location in the source file.
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Michael Horton
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 12:40PM
You sure? Open a clip in the viewer and check where the in and out points are. If it is happening on every clip then trash your preferences

Michael Horton
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johnd24
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 01:37PM
Trashed my prefs and am still having the same issue.
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Nick Meyers
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 04:18PM
you would "insufficient content for edit" warning when you are doing an EDIT.

so are you attempting a "with transition" edit?

maybe you just need to clear you in/outs from the timeline?



nick
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johnd24
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 04:23PM
Nope. I cannot add a transition, to an audio edit for instance, anywhere. There's plenty of outgoing and incoming media for the transition, but FCP won't allow it. This started a few days ago. Not sure why.
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Nick Meyers
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 04:32PM
how are you applying the transition?

i wonder if you might have a transition duration that's wildly long?
like one hour or something?

but then you trashed your prefs, so they would go back to one second.


nick
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johnd24
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 04:41PM
Standard cross fade of one second. Won't do it. Trashed prefs. Re-launched
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johnd24
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 04:52PM
Here's an oddity:
It allows me to add the cross fade from the pull-down menu, but not with a keyboard stroke.
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Nick Meyers
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 05:31PM
check your keyboard layout?

but if you trashed prefs, it should be default:
Apple T for trans,
Option Apple t for Audio trans

can you drag and drop from the effects tab of the browser?


nick
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johnd24
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 05:36PM
Sure I could do that, but I prefer to use the keyboard. Weird, huh?
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Nick Meyers
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 05:45PM
not weird at all... keyboard rocks!
but my question was DOES IT WORK?

the thing is as i said early on "insufficient Content" is an EDIT waning.
i cant remember if i've gotten that from applying a TRANSITION.

so it may not be a TRANSITION issue.
something may be messing with your keyboard functionality.


nick
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johnd24
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 05:50PM
Right. I meant to say, weird that this error is occurring. Is there any way to trash keyboard prefs or some way to clear up this issue?
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Tom Wolsky
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 05:54PM
Could you post the project file somewhere. Maybe with just one sequence with a couple of clips that don't allow the transition. Don't need the media, just the project file.
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Nick Meyers
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 06:03PM
sure is weird
not sure how to fix it.

so anyway other than the keyboard works?
(effects menu, drag from browser, right click on edit + "Add transition"?)

have you notice any other weird KB behaviour?


1st port of call would be to look at your FCP keyboard layout.
Option H should bring that up,
otherwise Tools Menu > Keyboard Layout > Customise

you can reset that with the buttons lower right.
re-set will reset the defaults,
but also leave behind any custom settings that didn't interfere with the defaults.
(like if you had "Apple P" mapped to something)

for a TOTAL re-set, 1st use the CLEAR button, then the RE-SET


then check your system preferences.
try Key Board & Mouse > Keyboard Shortcuts.
or International

although i 'm not sure what you'd be looking for.


good luck,
nick
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johnd24
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 06:14PM
Thanks. Tried both steps:

Reset my keyboard to defaults.
Then, in System Prefs, Keyboard & Mouse, I restored defaults.

Still, no dice.
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Jude Cotter
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 08:50PM
Actually I just tested it and the 'insufficent content for edit' warning does come up if there's no room for a transition. I thought it said something different too - and it's not very intuitive, but there you go.

When you're trashing your prefs, are you using a stored copy to replace the dumped set? How do you trash your prefs?

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Nick Meyers
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 09:34PM
ok.
i should know that, shouldnt i?
i think i;ve reached saturation point and am starting to forget stuff i used to know.

like Glen Campbell "I think I need a small vacation"

i think i'm correct in saying that John CAN ad transitions,
but NOT via the keyboard shortcut.


nick
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Jude Cotter
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 10:11PM
Yeah that's what I'm hearing. Keyboard shortcut broken.

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Nick Meyers
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 07, 2007 11:51PM
ok, map the shortcut to another key.

then take it off Apple T, and map it BACK to Apple T.

i dunno, hit the side of your computer really hard?


nick
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Tom Wolsky
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 08, 2007 03:03AM
Are you actually selecting the edit point before you press Cmd-T or are you just putting the playhead there? Cmd-T won't work if you just have the playhead the edit point as the video track isn't autoselected. But that doesn't explain the error message. Very weird.
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barbgrover
audio transition not highlighted in effects tab
November 08, 2007 10:37AM
all of a sudden, I can't add audio tranisitons. when I go to Effects, neither transition is highlighted. any idea?
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Phil UK
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 08, 2007 11:18AM
Outside of transitions, thee insufficiant content for edit when applying clips anoys me immensely - it is straight out of 2001 A Space Oddyssey and is no good to anyone!!
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grafixjoe
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 08, 2007 12:51PM
Quote

...like Glen Campbell "I think I need a small vacation"

Have you seen Glen Campbell's mug shot on the internet? He looks like he's ALWAYS on vacation smiling bouncing smiley



Regarding the transitions...have you tried pulling one down from the effect window & dropping it on the edit?

When life gives you dilemmas...make dilemmanade.

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Michael Horton
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 08, 2007 01:04PM
Thats what all lineman who used to work for the County I grew up in looked like.

Michael Horton
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Nick Meyers
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 08, 2007 02:09PM
holly cow!
well that make me feel better.. sort of.
i don't feel THAT bad!
but poor old GC...


nm
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Nick Meyers
Re: audio transition not highlighted in effects tab
November 08, 2007 02:42PM
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barb
all of a sudden, I can't add audio tranisitons. when I go to Effects, neither transition is highlighted. any idea?

you're not parked on the cut?


nick
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Phil UK
Re: error message "insufficient content for edit" when adding transitions
November 09, 2007 07:01AM
That is a grizzly, life weary, haggard, most certainly troubled - a man with a dark secret that has been a burden to him for many years, no longer the rhinestone cowboy. That is truly shocking. I though Nick Nolty looked bad when he had a mug shot taken for drunk driving offences but Glen looks an unhappy man.
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