Deleting

MJP wrote on 5/21/2009, 3:13 AM
I've recently started using Vegas Movie Studio but am having trouble with some basic commands despite looking at the help pages.

I wanted to delete the first minute of a home movie. I have tried deleting it but when I press 'play from start' at the bottom of the timeline, it just has a black screen for the first minute and then the home movie starts.

I've tried pulling the movie (from the second minute onwards) to the beginning of the timeline so that it starts properly but then you just see what I thought I had deleted from the first minute!

Any suggestions as to what I need to do?

Thanks

Comments

Grazie wrote on 5/21/2009, 3:25 AM
How infuriating is THAT?!?

OK, any chance you could post a link to site with a screen grab of your workspace?

Grazie
MJP wrote on 5/21/2009, 4:14 AM
I've saved a screengrab (from the end of the video where I have the same problem with deleting) but how do I attach it to my message?
GBR wrote on 5/21/2009, 6:00 AM
Make sure you have turned on auto ripple at the top bar. When you delete all following events will move left to fill in the space previously occupied by the deleted event.
Terry Esslinger wrote on 5/21/2009, 2:46 PM
That would probably be the easiest way. However your approach of deleting the first minute and then dragging the remaining (second minute on) over to the beginning of the timeline will work also. You apparently are dragging the front edge of the second minute which just adds back the deleted minute. IINstead move your curser past the front of the second minute section and drag the whole thing over, not just the edge.
Chienworks wrote on 5/21/2009, 3:31 PM
Right. Dragging the edge of a clip extends or trims what you see; it doesn't move the clip. Dragging within the event moves it.

It seems confusing and weird until you've successfully mastered it, but normally that only takes a few seconds once you see the difference between the two methods.
MJP wrote on 5/23/2009, 1:38 AM
Thanks for all the tips everyone. I turned on autoripple and that seems to have worked but I'll bear in mind the other points too. Thanks again.