This may not be a huge tip on the balance of things, but why not share what you learn...
In my premiere days I often dragged the cursor back and forth across the timeline when positioning, and it moved very well. When I moved to VMS, I tried to do the same thing by grabbing the cursor by the "head" (the pointer thingy at the top) and I found that it moves ***reallly*** slow. So slow, in fact, that I abandoned doing it and either use the scrub, or I just click the cursor in where I want it. But I still find value in moving the cursor and watching the frames "fly by" until I'm at the point that I want, sort of like a pseudo-scrubbing.
I just learned that the VMS cursor will move fast like this when you drag it - if you grab **the line** instead of the head. I was watching a tutorial where a guy did it, and it was one of those "AHA!" moments.
Anyway I realize many of you may already know this, or may find other techniques like the scrubber more useful anyway, but for those of you who don't know this and may find it useful, there you go.
Mick
In my premiere days I often dragged the cursor back and forth across the timeline when positioning, and it moved very well. When I moved to VMS, I tried to do the same thing by grabbing the cursor by the "head" (the pointer thingy at the top) and I found that it moves ***reallly*** slow. So slow, in fact, that I abandoned doing it and either use the scrub, or I just click the cursor in where I want it. But I still find value in moving the cursor and watching the frames "fly by" until I'm at the point that I want, sort of like a pseudo-scrubbing.
I just learned that the VMS cursor will move fast like this when you drag it - if you grab **the line** instead of the head. I was watching a tutorial where a guy did it, and it was one of those "AHA!" moments.
Anyway I realize many of you may already know this, or may find other techniques like the scrubber more useful anyway, but for those of you who don't know this and may find it useful, there you go.
Mick