Can you make an event "auto-push out" others?

mickbadal wrote on 5/10/2007, 11:50 AM

I'm a new user to Vegas and have a basic editing question:

In some cases I want to be able to move an event and have it push other events out to the right. For example, moving a 5-second video event in between two other video events that are butted up to each other, and have the event to the right automatically move out to the right, making space for the 5-second event. Premiere allows for an action like this.

Now in Vegas, it appears the default behavior is that the event I'm moving overlaps the one to the right, immediately assuming a cross-fade. This seems to be the case regardless of whether I have "auto ripple" on or off. (Keep in mind I'm talking about inserting an *event* here, not dragging a clip from the Project Media area). Now while the immediate cross-fade is cool, is there someway I can tell Vegas to do the above action I've described instead, for the times when I want to do it?

I realize a workaround is simply to manually slide the events over with "auto ripple" turned on until there's enough space, then position the new event in between, but I found the automatic action like I described above a real timesaver when I was doing doing event reorganizing in Premiere.

Thanks,
Mickbadal

Comments

Tim L wrote on 5/10/2007, 1:49 PM

I think the AutoRipple feature should do what you are saying (but I'm not at a computer where I can try it).

Next to the AutoRipple button (I think) is a drop-down list to define its behavior. Be sure you select "All Tracks and Markers", or whatever option sounds something like that. I think the default mode is to only affect the current track -- it just ripples the track where you inserted the event.

Tim L

mickbadal wrote on 5/18/2007, 1:03 PM

Unfortunately even with auto ripple turned on with the "all tracks, markers and regions" option, Vegas still assumes I want to overlap two events when I drag event A partially over event B. So it ends up placing event A partially over event B and assuming a crossfade between them.

I'm looking for some type of override that I can use when placing event A partially over event B, that instead of overlapping the two, results in displacing (pushing out) event B and everything else to the right of the insert.

Chienworks wrote on 5/18/2007, 3:06 PM

Something seems a bit amiss here. For me, Vegas does exactly what you say you want it to do. With auto-ripple on, moving event A to the right pushes event B, rather than overlapping it. I have to turn off auto-ripple to get the crossfade.

OhMyGosh wrote on 5/18/2007, 9:14 PM

Hi Mick,
I'm not the brightest bulb on the board (anything but!), but in addition to what Tim and Kelly, said I think that if I understand you right, I believe that if you RIGHT click and drag your video event to where you want it, a menu will pop up. Click on 'shuffle events' and I believe that will do what you want. Let us know how it turns out. Cin

mickbadal wrote on 6/1/2007, 11:37 AM

"if you RIGHT click and drag your video event to where you want it, a menu will pop up. Click on 'shuffle events'..."

That is EXACTLY what I was looking for!!!

I know it was a tough question to understand and illustrate, sorry everyone else for the confusion.

Thanks again!