Quick reference: Vegas shortcuts and mouse gestures 1.0b

Guy Bruner · February 5th, 2004, 08:06 AM

Magnus,
I have placed Vegas Keys in the Downloads on my website. It can be reached from the main page of the website

www.fortvir.net

or by direct link

www.fortvir.net/downloads/vegas_keys.pdf

Again, thanks so much for a fine piece of work. I'm honored to be of assistance in making it available.

Edward Troxel · February 5th, 2004, 08:36 AM

<<<-- Originally posted by Tor Salomonsen : BTW - don't let Edward discourage you about the Trimmer. It's a very good tool when you know how to use it ; ) -->>>

Hey... I'm not saying the trimmer is BAD - just that I seldom use it. Having said that, I DID use the trimmer several times Tuesday night!!!

Bill Ravens · February 5th, 2004, 08:42 AM

Great job...this is REALLY convenient...thanx

Glenn Chan · February 5th, 2004, 03:29 PM

One little thing. When I printed it out, a bit got chopped off on the sides.

Bill Ravens · February 5th, 2004, 03:32 PM

just select, "fit to paper size" when you print

Rob Lohman · February 9th, 2004, 08:08 AM

I've stickied this thread at the top of the forum for all to see,
thanks again for the great work Magnus!

Magnus Helander · February 20th, 2004, 06:18 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Rob Lohman : I've stickied this thread at the top of the forum for all to see,
thanks again for the great work Magnus! -->>>

Hi Rob,
really happy so many liked the guide. I just got the DVX-100AE today, and the batteries are charging. I'll be over in the DVX-100 forum for a while, that menu-button sure opens up a lot of interesting options and I will need to locate the Restore Factory settings feature real soon now.. Master Pedestal and Chroma Phase - here we go... shooting with the Arri 16 was a little less of a hassle, if it didn't work it was most likely the batteries. Good thing we don't have to change tapes with two hands in a velvet bag. That's an improvement.

Off topic: under optimal storage conditions, what is the expected/maximum time that the DV footage will be readable from the DV-tape? 6mo? 1year? 10years?

/magnus

Rob Lohman · February 23rd, 2004, 04:32 PM

Please post that question in the tape forum under a new thread.
I don't know the answer to that question I'm afraid...

Will Fastie · April 19th, 2004, 07:12 PM

Wow! This is great!

Andre Andreev · June 1st, 2004, 01:17 PM

Thanks!

Magnus Helander · June 8th, 2004, 04:10 PM

All the shortcuts are the basic ones, and they
are the same from V4 to V5, so I could just remove
the version number - you can use the same keyboard
and mouse gestures. In V5 you can also reassign
all key mappings...

There is some new UI stuff in V5
with transition envelopes and subclips, but I think
of the "shortcuts" as a basic introduction so I don't know
if it's needed..... let me know if you find anything confusing in
the document and we'll fix it.

/magnus

Magnus Helander · June 11th, 2004, 06:16 AM

>There is some new UI stuff in V5
>with transition envelopes and subclips, but I think
>of the "shortcuts" as a basic introduction so I don't know
>if it's needed..... let me know if you find anything confusing in
>the document and we'll fix it.

Just wasted another hour of my life trying to punch a hole
through a clip with a mask - not noticing that the "parent compositing mode" button has moved to the very left of the track display - together with the "parent motion" button. The compositing mode button to the right of the track opacity display has zilch, nil and nada effect.

Might add this to the shortcuts...

/magnus

Edward Troxel · June 11th, 2004, 07:05 AM

Both compositing mode buttons have their uses.

Brian Mitchell Warshawsky · June 11th, 2004, 11:53 AM

Has anyone seen a similar Quick Reference/Shortcuts guide for After Effects?

Being married to Vegas, I hardly open up AE, but soon I may require the use of tools which are only available in AE, and "intuitive" is not a word I would choose to describe AE.

Any thoughts?

Brian

Reid Bailey · August 4th, 2004, 07:56 AM

A million Thanks.

Your work is greatly appreciated.

February 9th, 2004, 08:08 AM	#21
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	I've stickied this thread at the top of the forum for all to see, thanks again for the great work Magnus! __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

February 20th, 2004, 06:18 PM	#22
Magnus Helander Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 221	<<<-- Originally posted by Rob Lohman : I've stickied this thread at the top of the forum for all to see, thanks again for the great work Magnus! -->>> Hi Rob, really happy so many liked the guide. I just got the DVX-100AE today, and the batteries are charging. I'll be over in the DVX-100 forum for a while, that menu-button sure opens up a lot of interesting options and I will need to locate the Restore Factory settings feature real soon now.. Master Pedestal and Chroma Phase - here we go... shooting with the Arri 16 was a little less of a hassle, if it didn't work it was most likely the batteries. Good thing we don't have to change tapes with two hands in a velvet bag. That's an improvement. Off topic: under optimal storage conditions, what is the expected/maximum time that the DV footage will be readable from the DV-tape? 6mo? 1year? 10years? /magnus __________________ Magnus Helander, Crossmediageek on G+

February 23rd, 2004, 04:32 PM	#23
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Please post that question in the tape forum under a new thread. I don't know the answer to that question I'm afraid... __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

June 1st, 2004, 01:17 PM	#25
Andre Andreev Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 98	Is v.5 coming up? Thanks!

June 8th, 2004, 04:10 PM	#26
Magnus Helander Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 221	Re: Is v.5 coming up? All the shortcuts are the basic ones, and they are the same from V4 to V5, so I could just remove the version number - you can use the same keyboard and mouse gestures. In V5 you can also reassign all key mappings... There is some new UI stuff in V5 with transition envelopes and subclips, but I think of the "shortcuts" as a basic introduction so I don't know if it's needed..... let me know if you find anything confusing in the document and we'll fix it. /magnus __________________ Magnus Helander, Crossmediageek on G+

February 5th, 2004, 08:06 AM	#16
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	Magnus, I have placed Vegas Keys in the Downloads on my website. It can be reached from the main page of the website www.fortvir.net or by direct link www.fortvir.net/downloads/vegas_keys.pdf Again, thanks so much for a fine piece of work. I'm honored to be of assistance in making it available.

February 5th, 2004, 08:36 AM	#17
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	<<<-- Originally posted by Tor Salomonsen : BTW - don't let Edward discourage you about the Trimmer. It's a very good tool when you know how to use it ; ) -->>> Hey... I'm not saying the trimmer is BAD - just that I seldom use it. Having said that, I DID use the trimmer several times Tuesday night!!!

February 5th, 2004, 08:42 AM	#18
Bill Ravens Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: santa fe, nm Posts: 3,264 Images: 10	Great job...this is REALLY convenient...thanx

February 5th, 2004, 03:29 PM	#19
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	One little thing. When I printed it out, a bit got chopped off on the sides.

February 5th, 2004, 03:32 PM	#20
Bill Ravens Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: santa fe, nm Posts: 3,264 Images: 10	just select, "fit to paper size" when you print

April 19th, 2004, 07:12 PM	#24
Will Fastie Major Player Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Jarrettsville, MD Posts: 353	Wow! This is great!

June 11th, 2004, 06:16 AM	#27
Magnus Helander Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 221	Re: Re: Is v.5 coming up? >There is some new UI stuff in V5 >with transition envelopes and subclips, but I think >of the "shortcuts" as a basic introduction so I don't know >if it's needed..... let me know if you find anything confusing in >the document and we'll fix it. Just wasted another hour of my life trying to punch a hole through a clip with a mask - not noticing that the "parent compositing mode" button has moved to the very left of the track display - together with the "parent motion" button. The compositing mode button to the right of the track opacity display has zilch, nil and nada effect. Might add this to the shortcuts... /magnus __________________ Magnus Helander, Crossmediageek on G+

June 11th, 2004, 07:05 AM	#28
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Both compositing mode buttons have their uses.

June 11th, 2004, 11:53 AM	#29
Brian Mitchell Warshawsky Major Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bay Area Posts: 216	After Effects Quick Reference? Has anyone seen a similar Quick Reference/Shortcuts guide for After Effects? Being married to Vegas, I hardly open up AE, but soon I may require the use of tools which are only available in AE, and "intuitive" is not a word I would choose to describe AE. Any thoughts? Brian

August 4th, 2004, 07:56 AM	#30
Reid Bailey Major Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fredericksburg, Va Posts: 220	A million Thanks. Your work is greatly appreciated.