Copy and Paste question? at DVinfo.net

Josh Monk · December 3rd, 2010, 02:45 PM

Just want to apologize in advance if this has been asked before. I looked but didn't find anything. I just need to know how to take a portion of a timeline and copy it then paste it to a differant timeline. The actors that were in our project get clips for there reel. I just need to seperate there clips from whole scenes that don't include them. So what I'd like to do is just copy there portions from the scene and paste it on it's own timeline so I can put it on a dvd for them. Any information would be appreciated.

Mike Kujbida · December 3rd, 2010, 02:54 PM

Open a second copy of Vegas (both must be open at the same time for this to work) and copy/paste from the original project to the new one.
Render, burn DVD and give to happy actors :-)

Josh Monk · December 3rd, 2010, 03:04 PM

Mike
So just to be clear with two copies of vegas open. Would I just right click the video and audio that I need and drag it to the new copy of vegas from the timeline that has all the footage.

Edward Troxel · December 3rd, 2010, 03:14 PM

Josh, open Vegas TWICE. Open the from project in one of them. Select what you want and COPY it. Now go to the OTHER copy of Vegas. If you have a "to" project, open that. Then select where the clip is supposed to go and PASTE it.

Don Bloom · December 3rd, 2010, 03:15 PM

Yep, highlight what you want to copy from the original project, control C go to the 2nd instance of Vegas, place the cursor where you want the footage then control V.
Don't forget to copy both the video and audio at the same time so everything stays in synch.

Ha, did it again. Edward and I posted at the same time. I should know how quick Edward is.

O|O
\--/

Josh Monk · December 3rd, 2010, 04:19 PM

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone on this forum. You guys are awesome. Everytime I hit a snag with something someone on the forums helps me figure out the issue. It is very much appreciated.

December 3rd, 2010, 02:45 PM	#1
Josh Monk Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 32	Copy and Paste question? Just want to apologize in advance if this has been asked before. I looked but didn't find anything. I just need to know how to take a portion of a timeline and copy it then paste it to a differant timeline. The actors that were in our project get clips for there reel. I just need to seperate there clips from whole scenes that don't include them. So what I'd like to do is just copy there portions from the scene and paste it on it's own timeline so I can put it on a dvd for them. Any information would be appreciated.

December 3rd, 2010, 03:04 PM	#3
Josh Monk Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 32	Thanks Mike So just to be clear with two copies of vegas open. Would I just right click the video and audio that I need and drag it to the new copy of vegas from the timeline that has all the footage.

December 3rd, 2010, 03:14 PM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Josh, open Vegas TWICE. Open the from project in one of them. Select what you want and COPY it. Now go to the OTHER copy of Vegas. If you have a "to" project, open that. Then select where the clip is supposed to go and PASTE it. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

December 3rd, 2010, 03:15 PM	#5
Don Bloom Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 6,609	Yep, highlight what you want to copy from the original project, control C go to the 2nd instance of Vegas, place the cursor where you want the footage then control V. Don't forget to copy both the video and audio at the same time so everything stays in synch. Ha, did it again. Edward and I posted at the same time. I should know how quick Edward is. O\|O \--/ __________________ What do I know? I'm just a video-O-grafer. Don

December 3rd, 2010, 04:19 PM	#6
Josh Monk Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 32	Thanks again Just wanted to say thank you to everyone on this forum. You guys are awesome. Everytime I hit a snag with something someone on the forums helps me figure out the issue. It is very much appreciated.

December 3rd, 2010, 02:54 PM	#2
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Open a second copy of Vegas (both must be open at the same time for this to work) and copy/paste from the original project to the new one. Render, burn DVD and give to happy actors :-)