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David Morgan · September 6th, 2009, 03:13 PM

How do u?

Snap cursor to In or Out point?
Also, control left or right arrow is not snapping the cursor to markers. Help

thx

Edward Troxel · September 6th, 2009, 03:33 PM

To snap to the in/out markers, just press "R" to create a region there and it will snap the the two borders of the region. You can delete the region afterwards.

Snapping applies to using the mouse. You can then fine-tune things using the keyboard.

David Morgan · September 6th, 2009, 04:19 PM

yeah, I'm a big fan of keyboard shortcuts. I guess setting an in-point (letter i) and then moving away from it, I want to snap the cursor back to that in point with a keyboard shortcut, but not necessarily creating a marker (letter M).
I'm also using an Intel Mac laptop. It does have a control key however. Maybe I should use a PC keyboard instead.

Edward Troxel · September 6th, 2009, 04:27 PM

The arrow keys don't move the events - they move the cursor position.

You *CAN* fine tune the movements of the events by using the 1 and 3 keys on the numeric keypad to move them one frame at a time or 4 an 6 to move them one "pixel" at a time which may be 1 OR MORE frames.

Richard Jones · September 7th, 2009, 03:41 AM

Yes and you can also move frame by frame by pressing Alt with the L or R arrows.

Richard

September 6th, 2009, 03:13 PM	#1
David Morgan Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burbank CA Posts: 466	Vegas 8 simple questions How do u? Snap cursor to In or Out point? Also, control left or right arrow is not snapping the cursor to markers. Help thx

September 6th, 2009, 03:33 PM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	To snap to the in/out markers, just press "R" to create a region there and it will snap the the two borders of the region. You can delete the region afterwards. Snapping applies to using the mouse. You can then fine-tune things using the keyboard. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

September 6th, 2009, 04:27 PM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	The arrow keys don't move the events - they move the cursor position. You CAN fine tune the movements of the events by using the 1 and 3 keys on the numeric keypad to move them one frame at a time or 4 an 6 to move them one "pixel" at a time which may be 1 OR MORE frames. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

September 6th, 2009, 04:19 PM	#3
David Morgan Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Burbank CA Posts: 466	yeah, I'm a big fan of keyboard shortcuts. I guess setting an in-point (letter i) and then moving away from it, I want to snap the cursor back to that in point with a keyboard shortcut, but not necessarily creating a marker (letter M). I'm also using an Intel Mac laptop. It does have a control key however. Maybe I should use a PC keyboard instead.

September 7th, 2009, 03:41 AM	#5
Richard Jones Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Woking, England Posts: 116	Yes and you can also move frame by frame by pressing Alt with the L or R arrows. Richard