Vegas Video discussions from 2006 (Q1Q2)

[Milt Lee]

Hi folks, Don't know what this is called in Vegas, but I want to be able to move from one clip to the next on the timeline - without having to mouse around and placing the cursor over the end of the clip.

Is this a keyboard shortcut that I don't know? In Saw - you hit the TAB key and it moves the cursor to the next "beginning" or "end" of an event, or region. Shift-Tab moves it the other way, and it's so handy. One click and you are there.

I've looked through all the help files and can't find it. Maybe it's not there, but then again, maybe it's just called something that I don't know.

thanks,
Milt

[Glenn Gipson]

Does Vegas support HDCam? Thanks.

[David Mintzer]

Originally Posted by Glenn Gipson

Does Vegas support HDCam? Thanks.

I assume this is in regard to the HVX200---the answer is no, but you can use Raylight by Dv Film---I understand that it isn't the most elegant way of working.

http://www.dvfilm.com/raylight/index.htm

[David Mintzer]

Originally Posted by Milt Lee

Hi folks, Don't know what this is called in Vegas, but I want to be able to move from one clip to the next on the timeline - without having to mouse around and placing the cursor over the end of the clip.

Is this a keyboard shortcut that I don't know? In Saw - you hit the TAB key and it moves the cursor to the next "beginning" or "end" of an event, or region. Shift-Tab moves it the other way, and it's so handy. One click and you are there.

I've looked through all the help files and can't find it. Maybe it's not there, but then again, maybe it's just called something that I don't know.

thanks,
Milt

Control-Alt--arrow keys----Just hold the control and alt key down together.

[Glenn Gipson]

I was actually referring to the Sony F900.

[Douglas Spotted Eagle]

Originally Posted by Glenn Gipson

I was actually referring to the Sony F900.

Yes, it does.
Both via firewire from JH3, or as component input from cam directly using a BMD card, which is how we're working with footage from the 700.

As far as P2...http://www.sundancemediagroup.com/ar...sony_vegas.htm

[Douglas Spotted Eagle]

Originally Posted by Glenn Gipson

I was actually referring to the Sony F900.

Yes, it does.
Both via firewire from JH3, or as component input from cam directly using a BMD card, which is how we're working with footage from the 700.

As far as P2... I'll have a tutorial up within the hour.

[Milt Lee]

Wonderful - works like a champ.
Thanks,
M.

[Douglas Spotted Eagle]

If you have a ten key, you can also hit 7 or 9, same as Avid. 4/6 nudge, 2/8 move up/down. 0 for preview centered around cursor.

[Patrick King]

DSE and Edward are certainly more knowledgeable on Vegas than I, but if I were to do what you said you are trying to do, I would just finish that project exactly how you want it with all video and audio track set where you need them and SAVE.

Then just open another instance of Vegas, place the new event on the timeline and then add the .veg from the first project and it will place all 4 video and 7 audio tracks in correct spatial order when you render.

I didn't used the nesting feature of Vegas for quite a while after it came out. But after loosing a really big edit, I've learned to do a series of small edits and stitch them together. It may be just a mental thing, but I'm intimidated by large edit projects and breaking things into meaningful chunks make it easier on me. Silly self-induced mental games, but fortunately for me, Vegas mitigates my neuroses.

[David Mintzer]

Originally Posted by Douglas Spotted Eagle

Yes, it does.
Both via firewire from JH3, or as component input from cam directly using a BMD card, which is how we're working with footage from the 700.

As far as P2... I'll have a tutorial up within the hour.

Hey Doug, how does the Raylight work---is it cludgy? Also, have you shot with the HVX200---if so, what do you think? I'm thinking of it as an entry level camera into the world of HD.

[Douglas Spotted Eagle]

I don't find Raylight kludgy at all, it's not much different than HDV-CineForm. Native reading would be good.
As far as the cam...I won't comment beyond saying it's not at all what I expected. Chromakey is impossible with this camera. At any setting. 720p30, 720p 60n, 1080i....nada works. The vertical shift is ridiculous to deal with.
We ended up using the A1U footage acquired at the same time.

[Scott Brickert]

Anyone know of a way to get the Event Fx window to open in more than one instance?

Color matching: I have two clips on two tracks and I'm flipping back and forth using the Solo button to view them. It would be great if either the Event Fx window matched the clip being viewed, or if I could get one Fx window to open for each clip.

Scott

[Patrick King]

Scott,

I haven't tried this and I'm not on my Vegas machine to give it a spin, but will the EventFX dialog box dock? Can you drag it to the edge of the area where the Trimmer and Transitions tabs are and see if it will latch on and "dock" to become a tab.

I don't think it will because I think all the dockable tabs are specific menu items in the View menu. I don't think you can have two open because it is a 'dialog box' but I cannot confirm that.

[Edward Troxel]

As far as I know, you can only view the properties for one FX at a time. Here's a interesting solution, though: Open Vegas TWICE and do each image in the separate instances of Vegas. Then you can have both open at once.