diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp
index 3ac5280684..6d42452156 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteData.cpp
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ void NoteData::CopyRange( NoteData* pFrom, int iFromIndexBegin, int iFromIndexEn
 	// copy recorded TapNotes
 	int f = iFromIndexBegin, t = iToIndexBegin;
 	
-	while( f<=iFromIndexEnd )
+	while( f<iFromIndexEnd )
 	{
 		for( int c=0; c<m_iNumTracks; c++ )
 			SetTapNote(c, t, pFrom->GetTapNote(c, f));
diff --git a/stepmania/src/NoteDataUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/NoteDataUtil.cpp
index c629510651..1dd47012ae 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/NoteDataUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/NoteDataUtil.cpp
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ void NoteDataUtil::Wide( NoteData &in, float fStartBeat, float fEndBeat )
 
 	in.ConvertHoldNotesTo4s();
 
+
 	int first_row = 0;
 	if( fStartBeat != -1 )
 		first_row = BeatToNoteRow(fStartBeat);
@@ -512,7 +513,7 @@ void NoteDataUtil::Wide( NoteData &in, float fStartBeat, float fEndBeat )
 	if( fEndBeat != -1 )
 		last_row = BeatToNoteRow(fEndBeat);
 	
-	for( int i=first_row; i<=last_row; i+=ROWS_PER_BEAT*2 ) // every even beat
+	for( int i=first_row; i<last_row; i+=ROWS_PER_BEAT*2 ) // every even beat
 	{
 		if( in.GetNumTapNonEmptyTracks(i) != 1 )
 			continue;	// skip.  Don't place during holds
@@ -586,7 +587,7 @@ void NoteDataUtil::InsertIntelligentTaps( NoteData &in, float fBeatInterval, flo
 
 	int rows_per_interval = BeatToNoteRow( fBeatInterval );
 	int insert_row_offset = BeatToNoteRow( fInsertBeatOffset );
-	for( int i=first_row; i<=last_row; i+=rows_per_interval ) 
+	for( int i=first_row; i<last_row; i+=rows_per_interval ) 
 	{
 		int iRowEarlier = i;
 		int iRowLater = i + rows_per_interval;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Player.cpp b/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
index a21091ab54..0fc4cdabc0 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Player.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,15 @@ void Player::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 			m_NoteField.m_bIsHoldingHoldNote[i] = bIsHoldingButton && bSteppedOnTapNote;
 
 			if( bSteppedOnTapNote )		// this note is not judged and we stepped on its head
-				m_NoteField.GetHoldNote(i).fStartBeat = fSongBeat;	// move the start of this Hold
+			{
+				// Move the start of this Hold
+				//
+				// IMPORTANT: Every HoldNote::fStartBeat must be at least 1 index less than
+				// its HoldNote::fEndBeat.  Otherwise, when HoldNotes are converted to the 
+				// 4s representation, it disappears, which causes problems for the way we 
+				// store HoldNote life (by index of the hold).
+				m_NoteField.GetHoldNote(i).fStartBeat = min( fSongBeat, m_NoteField.GetHoldNote(i).fEndBeat	-NoteRowToBeat(1) );
+			}
 
 			if( bSteppedOnTapNote && bIsHoldingButton )
 			{
@@ -328,36 +336,34 @@ void Player::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 		float fEndBeat = GAMESTATE->m_pCurSong->GetBeatFromElapsedTime( fEndSeconds );
 		fEndBeat = ((int)fEndBeat)+1;
 
+		LOG->Trace( "Applying transform from %f to %f", fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
+
 		switch( GAMESTATE->m_TransformsToApply[m_PlayerNumber][i] )
 		{
 		case PlayerOptions::TRANSFORM_LITTLE:
 			NoteDataUtil::Little( *this, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
-			NoteDataUtil::Little( m_NoteField, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
 			break;
 		case PlayerOptions::TRANSFORM_WIDE:
 			NoteDataUtil::Wide( *this, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
-			NoteDataUtil::Wide( m_NoteField, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
 			break;
 		case PlayerOptions::TRANSFORM_BIG:
 			NoteDataUtil::Big( *this, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
-			NoteDataUtil::Big( m_NoteField, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
 			break;
 		case PlayerOptions::TRANSFORM_QUICK:
 			NoteDataUtil::Quick( *this, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
-			NoteDataUtil::Quick( m_NoteField, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
 			break;
 		case PlayerOptions::TRANSFORM_SKIPPY:
 			NoteDataUtil::Skippy( *this, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
-			NoteDataUtil::Skippy( m_NoteField, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
 			break;
 		case PlayerOptions::TRANSFORM_MINES:
 			NoteDataUtil::Mines( *this, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
-			NoteDataUtil::Mines( m_NoteField, fStartBeat, fEndBeat );
 			break;
 		case PlayerOptions::TRANSFORM_NONE:
 		default:
 			ASSERT(0);
 		}
+
+		m_NoteField.CopyRange( this, BeatToNoteRow(fStartBeat), BeatToNoteRow(fEndBeat), BeatToNoteRow(fStartBeat) );
 	}
 	GAMESTATE->m_TransformsToApply[m_PlayerNumber].clear();
 
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
index 350f152fee..937a59fb0d 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenEdit.cpp
@@ -1421,23 +1421,25 @@ void ScreenEdit::HandleAreaMenuChoice( AreaMenuChoice c, int* iAnswers )
 			break;
 		case transform:
 			{
-				HandleAreaMenuChoice( cut, NULL );
+//				HandleAreaMenuChoice( cut, NULL );
 				
+				float fBeginBeat = m_NoteFieldEdit.m_fBeginMarker;
+				float fEndBeat = m_NoteFieldEdit.m_fEndMarker;
 				TransformType tt = (TransformType)iAnswers[c];
 				switch( tt )
 				{
-				case little:		NoteDataUtil::Little( m_Clipboard );	break;
-				case wide:			NoteDataUtil::Wide( m_Clipboard );		break;
-				case big:			NoteDataUtil::Big( m_Clipboard );		break;
-				case quick:			NoteDataUtil::Quick( m_Clipboard );		break;
-				case skippy:		NoteDataUtil::Skippy( m_Clipboard );	break;
+				case little:	NoteDataUtil::Little( m_NoteFieldEdit, fBeginBeat, fEndBeat );	break;
+				case wide:		NoteDataUtil::Wide( m_NoteFieldEdit, fBeginBeat, fEndBeat );	break;
+				case big:		NoteDataUtil::Big( m_NoteFieldEdit, fBeginBeat, fEndBeat );		break;
+				case quick:		NoteDataUtil::Quick( m_NoteFieldEdit, fBeginBeat, fEndBeat );	break;
+				case skippy:	NoteDataUtil::Skippy( m_NoteFieldEdit, fBeginBeat, fEndBeat );	break;
 				default:		ASSERT(0);
 				}
 
 				// bake in the additions
-				NoteDataUtil::ConvertAdditionsToRegular( m_Clipboard );
+				NoteDataUtil::ConvertAdditionsToRegular( m_NoteFieldEdit );
 
-				HandleAreaMenuChoice( paste_at_begin_marker, NULL );
+//				HandleAreaMenuChoice( paste_at_begin_marker, NULL );
 			}
 			break;
 		case alter: