Basic editing question

Stiffler wrote on 4/4/2002, 2:19 AM
My project was done with alot of copying and pasting.

What I want to do is 'trim an event beyond its end': As stated in the manuel, "You can disable looping and make the last frame of a video event repeat (a freeze frame) for the remaining duration."

I want to trim at the beginning of an event, and make a freeze frame first. How do I disable looping? I right clicked on the event -->Switches, and took the check out of Loop. When I placed the curser on the left edge of the event and dragged it to the left, it trimmed it (made the event longer) and did not make the freeze frame. I'm a bit confused by the word 'loop' in the 'swithches' area.



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Cheesehole wrote on 4/4/2002, 3:14 AM
the loop switch means if you extend the event edges beyond the length of the media, it will repeat footage starting from the other end of the source media file. you can extend an event as far as you like and it will just keep *looping* the video or audio source.

to achieve what you are trying to do, you should save a still image of the first frame of your event and then drop the picture on the timeline right before the event. you can extend the still frame to cover as much time as you need to fill up.
HeeHee wrote on 4/4/2002, 7:26 AM
Couldn't you use the velocity envelope for this instead of using a still image????
Luxo wrote on 4/4/2002, 12:49 PM
...or splice the first frame into its own clip. Just put the curser in between frames 1 and 2, and hit the 'S' key. Then stretch the first frame to the desired length. It shouldn't matter if it's set to loop or not.

Luxo
Cheesehole wrote on 4/4/2002, 5:17 PM
>>>Then stretch the first frame to the desired length. It shouldn't matter if it's set to loop or not.

if you do this you'll just be in the same situation. stretching the event will reveal the rest of the media file. I don't see how that is a solution unless you copy and paste the event several times to fill the time up.

using a velocity envelope could be complicated. after you add the keyframes [actually envelope points] to get the the event to zero velocity for the proper amount of time, you then have to get the frame you want at the zero spot. try it. it's frustrating. it's much easier to drop still on the timeline and adjust it as much as you want.
Stiffler wrote on 4/5/2002, 3:51 AM
"using a velocity envelope could be complicated"

I'm not sure...Cheesehole, you mentioned 'keyframes'...From looking at the manuel, keyframes are used in pan/crop and video fx area. Velocity envolopes seem easier to work with because you use velocitiy right on the timeline...(I just found this out...first time using velocity envolope). Correct me if I'm wrong. (I'm still a little new at Vegas).
Also, the still image may be an option..., so now I have some options.
Hmmm, I have to go play now...

Thanks alot for all the info,
Jon
tlparker wrote on 4/21/2003, 6:09 PM
I thought I'd add to this fairly old question I found when searching for a way to handle this situation in case someone in the future wants to do it with a velocity envelope. I ended up doing it in a way that allows for quite a bit of control (though I'm new at this, so there may very well be a better way -- if so I'd like to hear it!):

- Set an In point at the frame you want stilled
- Set an Out point at next frame, or, if you want to (re)play some of the audio, set the out point at the end of the audio you want to play during the still (it doesn't matter if you're grabbing unwanted video, only the first frame will display)
- Hit S to split this into an event
- Select the audio and video portions of this event and Copy to clipboard
- Paste a copy back onto timeline before the above event (may have to shuffle the original events to the right a bit and move it off into blank timeline space so it isn't on top of old footage) (can't remember, may be easier to insert blank event then paste, I futzed around with it a bit)
- Insert a velocity envelope for this new, inserted event (which right now is the same as the next event)
- Change the velocity envelope for the inserted event to 0 velocity
- Stretch event to however long you want it to be a still image

Nice thing about this method is you can select 10 seconds or so for the mini-clip and use some of that audio to play under the stilled event. Also lets you adjust cross-fades easily into and out of the stilled event.