I saw a thread on the Avid MC-PC Forum asking if there was a way to create a dissolve that would stay still for 8 seconds when it was halfway!
I never tried that before, so I was inspired to get started and make a video tutorial to answer the post.
Now, just under 2 hours later, I have uploaded the result!

Let's see if any other NLE Forum can match that for service!

Regards,
Douglas

PS. I know there must be lots of other ways to do this.
Please feel free to post your own ideas in answer to the question.