... cursor behaves in 8.0 but not 9.0 ...

Earl_J wrote on 8/7/2010, 4:45 PM
This behavior has me stumped - it's probably an easy fix that I should know by now...

In Vegas 8.0, when I'm previewing an event and the cursor travels past the end of the event and no other tracks have any content, the preview automatically stops and the cursor jumps back to the last previously selected point on the timeline. The way I think I like it to work.

In Vegas 9.0c, when it reaches the end of the event, it continues to play, displaying a black screen until I stop it. It will jump back to the beginning of a region if the region is not selected. If the region is selected, the cursor resets and replays the region until stopped by me.

The question is: Can I set the cursor to stop when it reaches the end of my project and jump back to the point previously selected as the start point on the timeline?
Has this behavior been eliminated from 9.0?
If it still exists in 9.0, where do I find it?

Just asking ... not any real crushing issue ... just curious if the 8.0 behavior is still available in 9.0.
I have hunted online; through forums; and using the help tab in Vegas to no avail ... (sigh)

Thanks for any assistance ... until that time ... Earl J.

Comments

jetdv wrote on 8/7/2010, 5:06 PM
Mine went past the end in 8, and 7, and 6, and 5....

The distance past seemed to vary by project. Not sure exactly what determines when it will stop.
Tom Pauncz wrote on 8/7/2010, 7:12 PM
My experience is exactly the same as Ed's - since v3, as I recall.

I wish I knew how to change that behaviour. I would like it to stop playing at the end of the last event on the timeline.

Tom
Earl_J wrote on 8/7/2010, 7:23 PM
Well, it will go past the end in 8, but only a few frames, stop for a beat, and then jump back to the last selected cursor marker on the timeline... which is what I'd like. In my mind, my 4.0 would do it and now 8.0 behaves as I like ... which is why 9.0 surprises me with it now. . . it wasn't any bother early on, but now it is beginning to irritate... (wink)

I can do it manually by hitting the space bar ... but sometimes I get so involved in the effect I'm trying to reach that I forget to stop the playback ... until the black screen appears - and then my heart skips a beat ... and it's fresh out of the overhaul shop and can do without surprises ... (grin)

Oh, Edward, if I could pester you (or anyone else for that matteer) for another effect that I think you might have some experience with ... I'd like to fly in words one letter at a time ... is there any program or plug-in that might work in Vegas to make that easier than bringing in one letter at a time on its own track? I downloaded your Excalibur today on a trial, but didn't see any titling functions in there so far... thanks...

Thanks for the feedback ... until that time ... Earl J.
ushere wrote on 8/8/2010, 1:39 AM
hi earl,

re flying in letters / words - you can do it in ptt, but to be honest, it's a PITA. i appreciate the power and potential ptt has to offer, but it's interface is arcane, and doesn't particularity inspire creativity (and stability).

i had hyrogylph (prodad) a while back, now that offered an incredible range of effects, etc., but again i was put off by both it's interface and more so by it's 'poor' implementation as a plug in in vegas.

from my pov the biggest ongoing disappointment with vegas is the titling - nearly every other nle i've used offers either a better titler, or a very good plugin.

that said, i have no problem at all with the basic titling functions (roll, crawl, etc), which i think are well implemented and work satisfactorily....
jetdv wrote on 8/8/2010, 5:15 AM
For flying in words one letter at a time, I would use the Pro Type Titler. It allows you control how things behave on a letter by letter basis and you can have the letters even follow a path.
Earl_J wrote on 8/8/2010, 10:26 AM
Thanks for that Edward ...
now I have to go hunt it down and figure it out ... (grin)
Yes, I do like the path option ... very sophisticated ...
I don't really play with it enough to be really good with it . . . (sigh)

thanks for the feedback Leslie ... I do think PTT is quite clumsy; at the same time, very powerful...
(sigh)

Thanks for the assist. . . Earl J.