Pan/Crop and Effects Buttons Disappeared at DVinfo.net

Rick Newsom · July 22nd, 2008, 11:55 AM

Vegas 8.

I loaded a veg that I have been working on all week and the Pan/Crop button and the Event Effects button are gone on all of the clips on the timeline.

Rebooted, re-loaded the veg, same. Loaded another veg, same.

Is there any way I could have accidentally turned these buttons off?

Andrew Kufahl · July 22nd, 2008, 12:36 PM

Don't know of a way to turn them off. Did you try zooming in on the clips? (I believe the up-arrow key while the timeline has the focus is one method to zoom.)

If you right-click on the clips, are those options available on the context menu that appears?

David Delaney · July 22nd, 2008, 01:41 PM

It might be that the SIZE of the clip (using the + - on the right hand side) is too small. Clip on the + a few times and it will make the clip big enough to fix the FX, Media Generator and Pan/Crop icons

Rick Newsom · July 22nd, 2008, 04:03 PM

No, the size of the clips is not an issue. I have zoomed in to the point that a single track takes up the entire timeline, still, no buttons.

Of course, there are other ways to get to the pan/crop and effects, like through the menus, but it's just a pain, especially on the last day of a project.

Rick Steele · July 22nd, 2008, 04:35 PM

There's a toggle for those things under the "View" menu:

View --> Event Buttons

Ctrl+Shift+C

They're most likely toggled off.

Rick Newsom · July 22nd, 2008, 05:01 PM

Rick Steele, you are the man!

That is exactly what the problem was. I suspect at some point I reached for "ctrl-c" to copy something and inadvertently whacked the "shift" key at the same time. All is well now.

Well, mostly. If all my other antique equipment holds together until I can get 5 more DVDs burned, then I'm on vacation!

Ian Stark · July 23rd, 2008, 01:38 AM

Glad you found the solution.

One other thing it could have been (for others reading this thread) is that any long fade offset envelope on a clip may have obscured the icons.

In this screenshot, the clip on the left shows the icons but the clip on the right has a fade offset envelope that is larger (in proportion to the clip), thus causing the icons to be hidden.

As Andrew suggested, right clicking the clip should then present you with the options for pan/crop and event fx (and generated media properties, where appropriate).

July 22nd, 2008, 11:55 AM	#1
Rick Newsom New Boot Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elkins, WV Posts: 20	Pan/Crop and Effects Buttons Disappeared Vegas 8. I loaded a veg that I have been working on all week and the Pan/Crop button and the Event Effects button are gone on all of the clips on the timeline. Rebooted, re-loaded the veg, same. Loaded another veg, same. Is there any way I could have accidentally turned these buttons off?

July 22nd, 2008, 04:03 PM	#4
Rick Newsom New Boot Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elkins, WV Posts: 20	Size Matters? No, the size of the clips is not an issue. I have zoomed in to the point that a single track takes up the entire timeline, still, no buttons. Of course, there are other ways to get to the pan/crop and effects, like through the menus, but it's just a pain, especially on the last day of a project.

July 22nd, 2008, 05:01 PM	#6
Rick Newsom New Boot Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elkins, WV Posts: 20	Thanks! Rick Steele, you are the man! That is exactly what the problem was. I suspect at some point I reached for "ctrl-c" to copy something and inadvertently whacked the "shift" key at the same time. All is well now. Well, mostly. If all my other antique equipment holds together until I can get 5 more DVDs burned, then I'm on vacation!

July 23rd, 2008, 01:38 AM	#7
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Just for the sake of completeness . . . Glad you found the solution. One other thing it could have been (for others reading this thread) is that any long fade offset envelope on a clip may have obscured the icons. In this screenshot, the clip on the left shows the icons but the clip on the right has a fade offset envelope that is larger (in proportion to the clip), thus causing the icons to be hidden. As Andrew suggested, right clicking the clip should then present you with the options for pan/crop and event fx (and generated media properties, where appropriate). Attached Images __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

July 22nd, 2008, 12:36 PM	#2
Andrew Kufahl Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Menasha, WI Posts: 88	Don't know of a way to turn them off. Did you try zooming in on the clips? (I believe the up-arrow key while the timeline has the focus is one method to zoom.) If you right-click on the clips, are those options available on the context menu that appears?

July 22nd, 2008, 01:41 PM	#3
David Delaney Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Niagara Ontario Canada Posts: 1,121	It might be that the SIZE of the clip (using the + - on the right hand side) is too small. Clip on the + a few times and it will make the clip big enough to fix the FX, Media Generator and Pan/Crop icons

July 22nd, 2008, 04:35 PM	#5
Rick Steele Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado USA Posts: 654	There's a toggle for those things under the "View" menu: View --> Event Buttons Ctrl+Shift+C They're most likely toggled off.