audio envelope not copied when merging projects

rlsnyder wrote on 8/10/2007, 1:37 PM
I am running Vegas 6.0c and am trying to merge two projects following the instructions in Help/Contents/How Do I. What I find is that the merge does not transfer the audio volume envelope of the copied project to the merged project. Otherwise, the copied project seems OK.

Any suggestions as to what is going on here, and whether there is any way to fix or circumvent this problem?

I have not yet upgraded to 6.0d, but I do not see the problem listed in the release notes. Anyone know whether this problem has been fixed in 6.0d or in Vegas 7?

Or am I overlooking something?

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rs170a wrote on 8/10/2007, 4:44 PM
It hasn't been fixed in Vegas 7.
Unfortunately, audio envelopes are one thing that doesn't get copied over.
However the solution is something called nesting (introduced in Vegas 6).

From the online help menu:
Nesting allows you to add a Vegas project to the timeline of another project. Nesting can help you organize a timeline or create other effects.

Perform either of the following actions to nest a Vegas project within the current project:
Drag a Vegas project from the Explorer window (or Windows Explorer) to the timeline.
From the File menu, choose Import, then choose Media from the submenu, and then browse to the project you want to use.
The file is added to the Project Media window and an event is created where you drop the project in the timeline (or at the cursor position if import or use the Explorer to open a project file).

I use it a lot when I'm working on projects that can be split into specific sections.
Each one gets save out as a separate project.
When I'm ready to assemble the master, I start a new project, import the individual sections, drop them on the timeline and render.
The other benefit is that you can edit a nested project by right-clicking the event in the timeline and choosing Edit Source Project from the shortcut menu. A new Vegas window will open to allow you to edit the project. Make the desired changes, save it and it's updated in the project you opened it up in.

Give it a try. I'm sure you'll find it to be a useful feature.

Mike
rlsnyder wrote on 8/11/2007, 4:47 AM
Thanks, Mike. I'll have a look at nesting. However, it sounds like, wirth nesting, changing the nested project also changes the source project. I'm not sure if I want that (although I think I see how I might deal with it. by saving pieces of the original source project as one or more intermediate source projects).

Russ
rs170a wrote on 8/11/2007, 5:09 AM
Not to worry Russ.
Any changes made to the master (several nested vegs) project has no impact on the original veg files.
When you import a nested project, it comes in as a single video track and two tracks of audio, no matter how many tracks the original had.
If you edit a nested project, it opens up in a new instance of Vegas to allow you to make changes to a specific track (for example, a text track to fix a spelling mistake).
When you save it, you're not only updating that version but also the nested version in the master project you opened it up from.
Try it with a few vegs and see what I mean.


Mike
rlsnyder wrote on 8/11/2007, 8:49 AM
Got it, Mike. Thanks.

Russ