That would work, also, try this: split your event and drop the Flash transition onto the split. It will transition with itself, with a flash.

Also, don't forget that you can add transition to event edges, they don't have to overlap another event.

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I'll give it a whirl
Thank you both.

I didn't see a Flash transition in VV3. Is that a new one for VV4? (note - I'm trying a Fade through color: white).

The flash transition is included in Vegas 4 and available as an purchased add-on for Vegas 3.

In Vegas 3 you could create a track above the track that has your clips, drag up a solid color generator, size it short (20 frames or less), add fade-in and fade-out envelopes (drag the corners in until they meet in the middle). This will produce a quick overlay that fade in to white, then back out. Copy as many times as you need.

You could also use the original track's "Fade To Color" envelope; create three points in a row and drag the middle one up. This will fade to white and then back.

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... And don't forget the "swoosh" sound if you want a more punchy, dramatic effect ! ;D

I took a slightly different approach to simulate a camera flash synched to music hits in a music video.

I created a video track above, copied 15-frame video snips at the hit points (project is 29.97), and pasted them directly above. Then in the Brightness & Contrast Event FX plugin, set keyframes at beginning and end (0,15), with the settings at .55 Brightness, .75 Contrast, .50 Center at the beginning, and .00, .00, .50 at the end.

Gives a realistic (stylized?) camera flash that can be punched right to your music or transition points.

Speaking of "swoosh" sounds, do you use any sound effects websites that offer free downloads?

Thanks!

I did the same thing as musicvid with this video Christmas at Mom and Dad's.

I learned the technique here on Kelly Chien's site. Maybe you're the one that posted that musicvid, but I like using the brightness/contrast. Real easy and works great!