Cursor and preview

Steven Myers wrote on 10/1/2010, 9:09 AM
When the cursor is stationary, I'm previewing the frame immediately to the left of the cursor. Is there a way to change this to the frame at the right? I can't find a switch, and this is one of the few things I miss about FCP.
Let's say I want to pan/crop an entire event. Of course I want the key frame to be at the beginning of the event. But if I put the cursor at the beginning of the event, I cannot see the results of my adjustment as I'm adjusting. To get immediate feedback, I have to put the cursor inside the event, then when satisfied, slide the keyframe to the beginning of the event.
What am I missing?

Comments

Marco. wrote on 10/1/2010, 9:18 AM
Not sure what's wrong with your config. Actually the Vegas timeline cursor respresents the upcoming frame.

Marco
LoTN wrote on 10/1/2010, 9:19 AM
Same here, always the first frame on right.
Steven Myers wrote on 10/1/2010, 9:50 AM
Then I'm definitely missing something.
Vegas has always been this way for me, and I have never (that I know of) changed any config setting that would affect it. I've just cussed it silently.
FilmingPhotoGuy wrote on 10/1/2010, 10:19 AM
I think I know what Steve means.

Do this: Pan/Crop an event. Make the first key "Hold" then make a 2nd key somewhere else. When you click on the 2nd key it show the 1st key' position. If you move the cursor 1 frame onwards -> then it shows the 2nd key. This only seems to happen on the "Hold" key option.

I'm not sure if this is a bug or an undocumented feature :)
Steven Myers wrote on 10/1/2010, 10:41 AM
The pan/crop was just an example of why I want to see the frame subsequent, not previous, to the cursor.
Without messing with pan/crop, FX or anything else, if I just place the cursor at the beginning of an event, I see the frame to the left.
FilmingPhotoGuy wrote on 10/1/2010, 10:59 AM
I'm not sure I'm following you here. Tell us how to repo your veg.

jetdv wrote on 10/1/2010, 11:10 AM
I drop a clip on the timeline. I put the cursor at the beginning boundary of that clip. I see an image. Therefore, I'm looking at the frame to the right. I now move the cursor to the ending boundary of the clip, I see black. Therefore, I'm looking at the frame to the right. I know of no way to make it look at the frame to the left - it always looks at the frame to the right.

Put two clips on the timeline with a cut. Place the cursor on the cut, you'll see the first frame of the SECOND clip - the one to the right.
KenJ62 wrote on 10/1/2010, 11:25 AM
As Ed says the cursor shows in preview the frame on the right.

Let's say I want to pan/crop an entire event. Of course I want the key frame to be at the beginning of the event. But if I put the cursor at the beginning of the event, I cannot see the results of my adjustment as I'm adjusting. To get immediate feedback, I have to put the cursor inside the event, then when satisfied, slide the keyframe to the beginning of the event.

This condition is not unusual. Make your adjustment then Copy the new keyframe. Delete the keyframe then move to the beginning (or the ending in some cases) frame and paste.
baysidebas wrote on 10/1/2010, 11:26 AM
You wouldn't perchance be using Hebrew as your Windows language preference, would you?
Steven Myers wrote on 10/1/2010, 11:33 AM
I put the cursor at the beginning boundary of that clip. I see an image

I see black.

I now move the cursor to the ending boundary of the clip, I see black.

I see the last frame of the clip.
Chienworks wrote on 10/1/2010, 12:01 PM
You know, something's tickling my memory about pre-insert vs. post-insert modes from the trimmer. I wonder if something there can affect how the cursor behaves and if it's gotten stuck.

You could try doing a Vegas reset by holding down Ctrl+Shift when you start it but be forewarned that resets all your preferences and settings too.
Steven Myers wrote on 10/1/2010, 12:28 PM
You could try doing a Vegas reset

I was trying to avoid that. But since I'm now also testing on my DAW machine (where I never do video)(the DAW machine had been getting the same wrong behavior.). I tried the reset there.
After the reset, it's correct.

So I'm doing something at install time -- even on the audio machine -- that causes the bad cursor/preview behavior. Sure would like to know what that is...

Anyway, thanks for the prod. When I put the DAW machine prefs back the way I want them, I'll do them one by one and check after each change...
Former user wrote on 10/1/2010, 1:06 PM
Make sure you have QUANTIZE TO FRAME turned on. This can happen if is it off and you move the timeline less than a frame.

Dave T2
Steven Myers wrote on 10/1/2010, 2:12 PM
Thanks, Dave. I think that's it. I routinely turn that switch off and on when I make fine adjustments to the audio-video sync. I'll have to pay more attention when I do that.