user5738: With the composite transition in kdenlive I am already able to let the the lower third (with the name and a line of additional information, just like in the news) appear. Now I want it to fade in (or some other effect), but kdenlive only allows to add one transition.
Is there a way to avoid this dilemma?

user10597: Just use an affine transform for the title 

Create a title with the text
Put the video on track 2
Put the title on track 1
Combine them with an affine transformation
On the affine transformation, add 4 key frames for a title of 5 seconds, at 0 / 1 / 4 / 5 seconds
Set the opacity for keyframe at second 0 and second 5 to 0. Keyframes at second 1 and 4 keep 100% opacity
Play. The title fades in for a second, stays for 3 seconds and fades out for a second.

Screencast: http://cweiske.de/tagebuch/kdenlive-lower-third.htm

5738: <p>With the composite transition in kdenlive I am already able to let the the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_third" rel="nofollow">lower third</a> (with the name and a line of additional information, just like in the news) appear. Now I want it to fade in (or some other effect), but kdenlive only allows to add one transition.</p>

<p>Is there a way to avoid this dilemma?</p>
 10597: <p>Just use an affine transform for the title </p>

<ol>
<li>Create a title with the text</li>
<li>Put the video on track 2</li>
<li>Put the title on track 1</li>
<li>Combine them with an affine transformation</li>
<li>On the affine transformation, add 4 key frames for a title of 5 seconds, at 0 / 1 / 4 / 5 seconds</li>
<li>Set the opacity for keyframe at second 0 and second 5 to 0. Keyframes at second 1 and 4 keep 100% opacity</li>
<li>Play. The title fades in for a second, stays for 3 seconds and fades out for a second.</li>
</ol>

<p>Screencast: <a href="http://cweiske.de/tagebuch/kdenlive-lower-third.htm" rel="nofollow">http://cweiske.de/tagebuch/kdenlive-lower-third.htm</a></p>
