How Can I better line up my events that are in different tracks when editing?

rrogan wrote on 1/18/2004, 6:20 PM

I currently am messing around with about 6 tracks. Is there am option I am overlooking that would allow me to properly align my events in each track?

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GaryKleiner wrote on 1/18/2004, 7:13 PM

It depends on what you mean by "properly align".

Do you want the start or end points to line up? You can set the cursor at that point, then drag the event on the other track 'till it snaps to that point.

Gary

jetdv wrote on 1/18/2004, 7:18 PM

You could also set markers at specific locations so the video could snap to the markers.

Liam_Vegas wrote on 1/18/2004, 7:58 PM

One easy way to align video across different tracks is to double click on the event that is in the correct position. This "selects" a loop across all the tracks to the exact length of the start/end of that event. Then you can drag the video on other tracks so that they align to the beginning of the "loop". They sort of "snap" to the loop start/end points. Works great!

This also works for event fade areas. Say you want to setup a fade of 1 second across a number of tracks... you setup the fade on one of the events and then double click on the fade area. This sets up another "loop" selection across all tracks to the exact duration of that fade. Then you can create fade durations on all the other tracks you need by draging the fade point to the correct point.

Not sure if what I said makes a lot of sense... but I hope you get what I am suggesting.

rrogan wrote on 1/18/2004, 8:24 PM

Thanks. Those tips are exactly what I was looking for.
Is there anyway that the time ruler could display the exact seconds when resizing an event?

GaryKleiner wrote on 1/18/2004, 9:04 PM

>Is there anyway that the time ruler could display the exact seconds when resizing an event?<

No, but you can see that value if you click on View> Edit details (or hit Alt/4).
If you want to see the duration AFTER you change it then double-click the event and check the rightmost timecode window on the bottom right of the timeline.

Gary

kentwolf wrote on 1/18/2004, 9:10 PM

>>One easy way to align video across different tracks is to double
>>click on the event that is in the correct position...

That's what I do and it's terrific! Very fast and accurate.

Liam_Vegas wrote on 1/18/2004, 10:59 PM

Glad I could help... I am sure I learned that trick from someone else on the forum...so thanks to the forum!

RexA wrote on 1/18/2004, 11:16 PM

When you drag-select a region, the box in the lower right corner of the edit window shows the duration of the selected region. You could start a selection at the start of the event and drag out until the duration is what you want. This will give you an indication of where the event should end.

You can actually make and arbitrary selection and then edit the value in this box which will cause the selection to adjust accordingly.