Clip marking at DVinfo.net

Jeff Green · July 11th, 2011, 02:48 PM

This is probably one of those fundamentally dumb questions but is there a way to place a mark on a seperate audio and video track for the purpose of syncing them up? I use to be able to do this in Liquid and it was great for me. I know you can place a marker on the timeline in vegas but that is not what I need. I need the mark actually on the audio and video clip.

Thanks a million!

Jeff

Edward Troxel · July 11th, 2011, 03:30 PM

Add the markers in the TRIMMER and then align those markers on the TIMELINE.

Aleksey Tarasov · July 11th, 2011, 10:29 PM

Snap offset was designed for such tasks.

From the help file:
"Each event has a snap offset flag that you can move along the event's length to fine-tune where snapping will occur. To adjust the flag, drag the white triangle in the lower-left corner of the event. A ToolTip displays the amount of offset."

Ian Stark · July 12th, 2011, 03:21 PM

After a decade of using Vegas I finally learned how to put regions on clips rather than on the timeline, so that they move with the event! I don't recall any occasion where I have ever used the trimmer but I can see it's going to be a frequently used tool from now on. Thank you Edward!

Edward Troxel · July 13th, 2011, 06:53 AM

Glad I could help, Ian. I almost never use the trimmer. But it does have a few uses and for those few times I need it, I use it. For normal cutting, I just drop everything on the timeline and cut away.

If you have markers/regions on the clip and you want to move them to the timeline too, you can run the "Promote Markers" script.

Ian Stark · July 13th, 2011, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edward Troxel

For normal cutting, I just drop everything on the timeline and cut away.

Same here. Until now I could never see the point of the trimmer! Thanks again.

July 11th, 2011, 02:48 PM	#1
Jeff Green Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 32	Clip marking This is probably one of those fundamentally dumb questions but is there a way to place a mark on a seperate audio and video track for the purpose of syncing them up? I use to be able to do this in Liquid and it was great for me. I know you can place a marker on the timeline in vegas but that is not what I need. I need the mark actually on the audio and video clip. Thanks a million! Jeff

July 11th, 2011, 03:30 PM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Re: Clip marking Add the markers in the TRIMMER and then align those markers on the TIMELINE. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 11th, 2011, 10:29 PM	#3
Aleksey Tarasov New Boot Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: RF Posts: 23	Re: Clip marking Snap offset was designed for such tasks. From the help file: "Each event has a snap offset flag that you can move along the event's length to fine-tune where snapping will occur. To adjust the flag, drag the white triangle in the lower-left corner of the event. A ToolTip displays the amount of offset."

July 12th, 2011, 03:21 PM	#4
Ian Stark Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 2,237	Re: Clip marking After a decade of using Vegas I finally learned how to put regions on clips rather than on the timeline, so that they move with the event! I don't recall any occasion where I have ever used the trimmer but I can see it's going to be a frequently used tool from now on. Thank you Edward! __________________ www.vit-media.com www.classicmachinefilms.co.uk

July 13th, 2011, 06:53 AM	#5
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Re: Clip marking Glad I could help, Ian. I almost never use the trimmer. But it does have a few uses and for those few times I need it, I use it. For normal cutting, I just drop everything on the timeline and cut away. If you have markers/regions on the clip and you want to move them to the timeline too, you can run the "Promote Markers" script. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters