Can nested projects auto ripple when their length is changed at DVinfo.net

Ken Olson · June 26th, 2009, 08:54 PM

If I right click on the nested project sequence and choose "Edit in Vegas", and part of the edit is to change the length, and after it is saved and closed, is there some way to have Vegas auto ripple accordingly in the project to which it is nested?

John Rofrano · July 3rd, 2009, 11:14 AM

Yes and No. Vegas doesn't change the length of the event just because you changed the length of the nested project. Instead it loops the media in the event. If you have Ripple Edit turned on, then just adjust the event to match the new length of the nested project and ripple edit will take place. If you are asking if Vegas can do this automatically, the answer is no. This is consistent with the same behavior when you edit an audio event in Sound Forge and change the length. The length of an event and the length of the media have always been independent of each other.

~jr

Ken Olson · July 3rd, 2009, 12:24 PM

Thank you John for taking the time to reply.

Is this an industry standard way to handle nested timeline or project event modifications in length? Adobe, FCP, Avid handle the same way? Maybe it's just my limited knowledge and understanding to NLE as I"m just a hobbiest to NLE, but it would seem more logical to provide a setting or button to turn "nested auto ripples" on and off.

June 26th, 2009, 08:54 PM	#1
Ken Olson Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 92	Can nested projects auto ripple when their length is changed If I right click on the nested project sequence and choose "Edit in Vegas", and part of the edit is to change the length, and after it is saved and closed, is there some way to have Vegas auto ripple accordingly in the project to which it is nested?

July 3rd, 2009, 11:14 AM	#2
John Rofrano Sponsor: VASST Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York Posts: 516	Yes and No. Vegas doesn't change the length of the event just because you changed the length of the nested project. Instead it loops the media in the event. If you have Ripple Edit turned on, then just adjust the event to match the new length of the nested project and ripple edit will take place. If you are asking if Vegas can do this automatically, the answer is no. This is consistent with the same behavior when you edit an audio event in Sound Forge and change the length. The length of an event and the length of the media have always been independent of each other. ~jr __________________ Developer: VASST Ultimate S, Scattershot 3D, Mayhem, FASST Apps, and other VASST Software plug-ins Web Site: www.johnrofrano.com

July 3rd, 2009, 12:24 PM	#3
Ken Olson Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 92	Thank you John for taking the time to reply. Is this an industry standard way to handle nested timeline or project event modifications in length? Adobe, FCP, Avid handle the same way? Maybe it's just my limited knowledge and understanding to NLE as I"m just a hobbiest to NLE, but it would seem more logical to provide a setting or button to turn "nested auto ripples" on and off.