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Chienworks wrote on 9/15/2009, 4:48 AM
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/support/productsuggestion.asp
kkolbo wrote on 9/15/2009, 6:18 AM
Just quickly import your media into the project media bins and you will have thumbnails. It is faster than say adding clips to FCP.
Jay Gladwell wrote on 9/15/2009, 7:25 AM

My version of Vegas shows video thumbnails (if I understand you correctly).

TheHappyFriar wrote on 9/15/2009, 10:47 AM
I don't use the thumb preview, it's annoying. I prefer relevant file names.

But to get thumbnails in the project media you need the change the listing to thumbnail mode.
Chienworks wrote on 9/15/2009, 1:30 PM
I got the feeling that Tom's request is to have animated displays rather than a single static frame.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 9/15/2009, 6:09 PM
oh. should of mentioned that!
Jay Gladwell wrote on 9/16/2009, 3:47 AM

Kelly, wouldn't that just be one more item drawing on the system's resources?

Chienworks wrote on 9/16/2009, 8:49 AM
Well, i'm not the one asking for the feature, and i'm not even sure that's what Tom wants. But yes, that would probably be quite a big draw.

One NLE i used ages ago, i think it may have been from ULead, would animate the thumbnails when the mouse pointer moved over them. It was nifty at first, but not very helpful, especially since all it did was start playing from the beginning. Vegas sorta almost has this with the "play media" button in the project media and explorer windows.
Coursedesign wrote on 9/16/2009, 8:54 AM
Having video thumbnails seems a bit over the top, but how about being able to choose "the poster frame" as in Avid and FCP (it's really a Quicktime feature)?

For each clip where the first frame isn't representative, you just click on one that is and set it to become the thumbnail everywhere.