Vegas Noob, Preview in Event/Crop Window at DVinfo.net

Kevin Janisch · February 26th, 2008, 04:47 PM

Hi guys, long time Premiere user giving Vegas a fair shake. When using the Event Crop/Pan to animate stills, how can I preview the animation in the Event Pan/Crop window (not the Preview window) so I can see my animation along with keyframess in real time? I can drag the playback head but can't seem to get it to play. Thanks.

Kevin Janisch · February 26th, 2008, 06:50 PM

Well, let me rephrase that, how do I get the playback head in the Event Pan/Crop Window to just play so I can reference my keyframes with the preview.

Edward Troxel · February 26th, 2008, 08:14 PM

You don't. You can play back the timeline and see it animated - I'd set up a loop area around it first so it can auto repeat until you stop it. If you turn on "sync Cursor", when you stop the playback the cursor on the Pan/Crop timeline will match the cursor on the main timeline.

Kevin Janisch · February 26th, 2008, 09:52 PM

Bummer, thanks for the response though.

Seth Bloombaum · February 27th, 2008, 11:36 AM

Kevin, I don't know exactly what Premiere behavior you're used to, but there are some good workflows for this in Vegas - maybe they'll be good for you, maybe not.

First, once you've turned on sync cursor, you can drag the playback head in the event pan/crop (or track motion) window and the timeline cursor will follow and you'll see preview. You can also use the keyframe navigation controls to directly advance from keyframe to next/previous keyframe, and again, with sync cursor on, the timeline and preview will track.

For finer control, I frequently press alt-0 to bring focus to the timeline, then use j-k-l scrubbing to look at keyframe behavior in slomo (hold down k and press l once, twice for faster, etc.).

These behaviours are consistent through all filters & etc. that use keyframes. I suspect this is a little different than what you're used to, but it seems very capable to me.

And of course, as Edward suggested, looping a section of the timeline is a very powerful technique as well. This can also be used with j-k-l to slowmo through a tough section, it'll just keep running while you move keyframes, change keyframe type, etc. Usually, you'd turn sync cursor back off for this, so that you could edit a keyframe during playback and see it on the next looped pass.

Kevin Janisch · February 27th, 2008, 04:02 PM

Thanks Seth!

February 26th, 2008, 04:47 PM	#1
Kevin Janisch Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 406	Vegas Noob, Preview in Event/Crop Window Hi guys, long time Premiere user giving Vegas a fair shake. When using the Event Crop/Pan to animate stills, how can I preview the animation in the Event Pan/Crop window (not the Preview window) so I can see my animation along with keyframess in real time? I can drag the playback head but can't seem to get it to play. Thanks.

February 26th, 2008, 08:14 PM	#3
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You don't. You can play back the timeline and see it animated - I'd set up a loop area around it first so it can auto repeat until you stop it. If you turn on "sync Cursor", when you stop the playback the cursor on the Pan/Crop timeline will match the cursor on the main timeline. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

February 26th, 2008, 06:50 PM	#2
Kevin Janisch Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 406	Well, let me rephrase that, how do I get the playback head in the Event Pan/Crop Window to just play so I can reference my keyframes with the preview.

February 26th, 2008, 09:52 PM	#4
Kevin Janisch Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 406	Bummer, thanks for the response though.

February 27th, 2008, 11:36 AM	#5
Seth Bloombaum Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,420	Kevin, I don't know exactly what Premiere behavior you're used to, but there are some good workflows for this in Vegas - maybe they'll be good for you, maybe not. First, once you've turned on sync cursor, you can drag the playback head in the event pan/crop (or track motion) window and the timeline cursor will follow and you'll see preview. You can also use the keyframe navigation controls to directly advance from keyframe to next/previous keyframe, and again, with sync cursor on, the timeline and preview will track. For finer control, I frequently press alt-0 to bring focus to the timeline, then use j-k-l scrubbing to look at keyframe behavior in slomo (hold down k and press l once, twice for faster, etc.). These behaviours are consistent through all filters & etc. that use keyframes. I suspect this is a little different than what you're used to, but it seems very capable to me. And of course, as Edward suggested, looping a section of the timeline is a very powerful technique as well. This can also be used with j-k-l to slowmo through a tough section, it'll just keep running while you move keyframes, change keyframe type, etc. Usually, you'd turn sync cursor back off for this, so that you could edit a keyframe during playback and see it on the next looped pass.

February 27th, 2008, 04:02 PM	#6
Kevin Janisch Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Monterey, CA Posts: 406	Thanks Seth!