change the timeline style in Vegas? at DVinfo.net

Obin Olson · July 14th, 2004, 11:38 AM

Hello all I am using vegas instead of premiere pro now and I would really like to turn off the picture frame style on the timeline so that I have a solid video clip with a picture at the FRONT of it ONLY not a bunch of pictures like it has now..any way to do this?

TIA

Edward Troxel · July 14th, 2004, 12:45 PM

You have TWO options:

1) See picons all the way across and wave forms on audio
2) See NEITHER of the above

Personally, I LIKE all the picons across. Tells you instantly where you are in the video. However, there is no "Premiere-like" option. (one picon on head and tail)

Obin Olson · July 14th, 2004, 02:16 PM

great, how do you turn the picons off?

Edward Troxel · July 14th, 2004, 02:25 PM

Options - Preferences - Turn OFF Draw waveforms and frames in events

Richard Alvarez · July 14th, 2004, 02:50 PM

Is there an option to turn the waveform on/off seperately?

Obin Olson · July 14th, 2004, 03:14 PM

I echo that question

Edward Troxel · July 14th, 2004, 03:29 PM

No

Aaron Koolen · July 14th, 2004, 04:58 PM

Minimise the waveform window is about as good as you'll get.

Aaron

Richard Alvarez · July 14th, 2004, 08:32 PM

Can you show waveform in a select area only? Like between in and out marks?

Edward Troxel · July 14th, 2004, 08:54 PM

You either get it all or you get nothing.

Glen Elliott · July 15th, 2004, 06:50 AM

Why would you turn picons/waveforms off? Is it slowing down your cpu?

Edward Troxel · July 15th, 2004, 07:13 AM

I, personally, find the picons VERY useful. Gives you a good summary of where you are and allows you to quickly scroll and find any section of the video. However, it DOES cause some overhead. On my equipment, it plays at 29.97 until the cursor hits the egde of the screen. While the screen refreshes, it will drop to 15 or so before going back up to 29.97.

Richard Alvarez · July 15th, 2004, 07:29 AM

Right, having the ability to limit what areas of the timeline shows waveform, or frames (picons? in Vegas) can free up resources when things get heavy going. Especially in full length (Two hour) projects. It's nice to be able to show a head frame, all frames, or intermittent frames when you scale the timeline. Likewise for the wave form the whole timeline, part (in to out) and different tracks.

July 14th, 2004, 11:38 AM	#1
Obin Olson Trustee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wilmington NC Posts: 1,414	change the timeline style in Vegas? Hello all I am using vegas instead of premiere pro now and I would really like to turn off the picture frame style on the timeline so that I have a solid video clip with a picture at the FRONT of it ONLY not a bunch of pictures like it has now..any way to do this? TIA

July 14th, 2004, 04:58 PM	#8
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Minimise the waveform window is about as good as you'll get. Aaron __________________ My Website Meat Free Media

July 14th, 2004, 12:45 PM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You have TWO options: 1) See picons all the way across and wave forms on audio 2) See NEITHER of the above Personally, I LIKE all the picons across. Tells you instantly where you are in the video. However, there is no "Premiere-like" option. (one picon on head and tail)

July 14th, 2004, 02:16 PM	#3
Obin Olson Trustee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wilmington NC Posts: 1,414	great, how do you turn the picons off?

July 14th, 2004, 02:25 PM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Options - Preferences - Turn OFF Draw waveforms and frames in events

July 14th, 2004, 02:50 PM	#5
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Is there an option to turn the waveform on/off seperately?

July 14th, 2004, 03:14 PM	#6
Obin Olson Trustee Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wilmington NC Posts: 1,414	I echo that question

July 14th, 2004, 03:29 PM	#7
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	No

July 14th, 2004, 08:32 PM	#9
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Can you show waveform in a select area only? Like between in and out marks?

July 14th, 2004, 08:54 PM	#10
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You either get it all or you get nothing.

July 15th, 2004, 06:50 AM	#11
Glen Elliott Wrangler Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 2,898	Why would you turn picons/waveforms off? Is it slowing down your cpu?

July 15th, 2004, 07:13 AM	#12
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I, personally, find the picons VERY useful. Gives you a good summary of where you are and allows you to quickly scroll and find any section of the video. However, it DOES cause some overhead. On my equipment, it plays at 29.97 until the cursor hits the egde of the screen. While the screen refreshes, it will drop to 15 or so before going back up to 29.97.

July 15th, 2004, 07:29 AM	#13
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	Right, having the ability to limit what areas of the timeline shows waveform, or frames (picons? in Vegas) can free up resources when things get heavy going. Especially in full length (Two hour) projects. It's nice to be able to show a head frame, all frames, or intermittent frames when you scale the timeline. Likewise for the wave form the whole timeline, part (in to out) and different tracks.