Apple Media Tool: Can‘t Set Dissolve Duration

I am using Apple Media Tool to create presentations. I have selected the "dissolve" effect to transition between pictures and would like to slow down the time it takes to change. Is there a way to do this? I have also discovered that the dissolve effect does not look the same on computers using Microsoft Windows. Why?

There is no way to set the number of "ticks" for the "dissolve" effect. The faster your machine, the faster the dissolve functions. The other transitions in Media Tool do let you change the duration, but not dissolve.



On Windows platforms, the dissolve feature may often appear blocky or not show a transition at all. If your video card supports it, try setting the colors to thousands, or 16-bit color. This allows more colors and creates smoother transitions.
Published Date: Feb 18, 2012