Feature Request - Guidelines

farss wrote on 3/28/2008, 7:04 AM

Fairly certain this would be easy enough to do as we already have safe area markers in the preview monitor. All I'm asking for are guidelines similar to what PS has. I don't expect anything to snap to them, that would be very difficult to do, just something to make the eyeballing easier.

Reason I'm asking for this is I'm trying to layout HD with lots of tiny text and PiPs.

Bob.

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Former user wrote on 3/28/2008, 7:23 AM

There is a GRID on the preview monitor window, but you cannot adjust them from what I can tell.

Is this what you are wanting?

Dave T2

farss wrote on 3/28/2008, 7:48 AM

The grid is OK but too coarse for aligning elements.
I could make my own, just draw a 1 H line and 1 V line in PS with transparent BG and put those onto a track and use track motion to position them. Just thought it would be easier and mean less tracks if Vegas did it for us. 10 guideline will mean 10 tracks!

Bob.

bStro wrote on 3/28/2008, 7:50 AM

There is a GRID on the preview monitor window, but you cannot adjust them from what I can tell

Options > Preference > Video tab > "Video Preview display"

It says the settings are for "spacing," but really you just get decide how many gridlines there are, so you'll have to do some math if you want a certain about of space between each gridline.

So, yeah, moveable guidelines would be neat.

Rob

rmack350 wrote on 3/28/2008, 8:43 AM

Guides are always good.

One thing I wish I could do (in PS especially) is make diagonal guidelines.

Rob Mack

Grazie wrote on 3/28/2008, 2:52 PM

Make one and put it up on T1? - G

johnmeyer wrote on 3/28/2008, 3:22 PM

Since this feature won't be added anytime soon (if ever), here's a quick "solution," based on the excellent suggestions above:

Download this 2kb file (right-click on the link and "Save As"):

Guideline Image

Place it on the top track and stretch to cover your entire project. Set the track compositing mode to "Multiply (Mask)."

You now have a horizontal guideline.

To move the guideline where you want it, use the track motion control on track 1.

If you want a diagonal (45 degree or otherwise) guideline, just set the track motion to 45 degrees.

For some reason or other, I am getting a hairline around the edge of the box. I don't have time to figure out how to fix that. It is definitely a Vegas issue.

However, I think this will give you a workable workaround (if that isn't redundant).

farss wrote on 3/28/2008, 3:46 PM

Thanks John,
I'd already figured out that workaround, just thought that it'd be a good feature to be added at some point in the future.

For my current project I'm probably going about it the wrong way with the wrong tool but I just wanted to get a demo done quickly without having to learn a whole bag of new tricks. There's many technical problems to solve including the fine points of the delivery system(s).

Bob.

johnmeyer wrote on 3/28/2008, 3:49 PM

Bob,

I should have known you'd have it all figured out ...

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