Stretch the timeline out first. It's pretty easy then. It would be better if you could fade them locked together though. Not sure how to do such a common thing like that myself or if Vegas can even do it at all.

Yup, that is exactly what I want to do. Pull them together. This is such a trivial thing with other NLE programs. Oh well...

To expand on Marty's suggestion, if you double click on a fade a loop region is created for the length of the fade. Hit Home or End on your keyboard to move the cursor to the in or out point of the region and drag the second fade to that snap point. Useful if you're trying to match an existing fade.

Personally I don't always fade the video & audio at the same rate/time, so obvously there is a need for both options. If it's one or the other then I'd take seperate fades every time.

However, there currently don't seem to be any extra keyboard shortcuts associated with the fade tool. What do you think would be the best way to do it?
Right-click when you drag a fade acts on both video & audio?
Hold down Ctrl when draging a fade acts on both video & audio?

In either case the video and audio would have to be part of a group. - would it be just the audio from the video file or other audio on the timeline?

I'll probably head over to Product Suggestion at some point, but perhaps we could mull this over first? Whadya think?

Hi ibliss, all...

AFV fades would be handy, no doubt about it. They probably would have to be a special case, tho.


I get the impression that the fades behave as part of an event envelope, such that usually modifying he envelope of one event does not effect another, even if they are grouped.

For example: group two events and then drag the opacity bar on one down from the top of the event... the bar on the other does not follow. So a special rule might have to be made so the audio on any grouped event would not fade with a video fade, unless it shared the same TC and event name, etc.


Might get complicated.



my .02


mph

I think holding the Ctrl key while dragging is more logical, and yes, the video and audio should be grouped. Mostly, one needs to fade them both when they are part of the same Video file (AVI), so they are already treated as grouped.

Thanks.

"Might get complicated"

My feeling too! :)

I'm resurrecting this thread as it's exactly what I want to do. What a faff constantly having to fade up or down audio and video of the same clip separately. Is this simple action really not available? I have used VP for quite a few years now (admittedly, off and on when I have travel video to edit). I am now on version 19 as cannot justify upgrading to the latest. I'm sure I used to be able to do this, or is that a false memory? They are the same clip so already grouped. Grrrrr! So many simple needs not provided.

I know I can do this by control clicking the video then the audio, selecting both. But, it's still a bit of a faff!

Thanks amigos!

I know I can do this by control clicking the video then the audio, selecting both. But, it's still a bit of a faff!

@JohnAsh Try the methods mentioned in this thread, especially Event Group Selection: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vegas-pro-21-build-314-and-315-general-thread--145728/?page=4#ca915824