How do I get rid of this weird view?

marcel-vossen wrote on 3/15/2024, 5:14 AM

Hi there,

It has happened MANY times that I accidentally drag something into something else with my mouse inside the timeline and these weird multiple tracks show up, with a red arrow and multiple tracks for crossfades etc.
UNDO doesn't work at that point which is totally annoying.
 

I don't want that view, and I can't find out how to get rid of it every time it happens so I end up re-opening the project file to get back to normal view. What is this and how can I turn this silly feature off?
 

Marcel

 

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Dexcon wrote on 3/15/2024, 5:25 AM

It might be that you've inadvertantly enabled Expanded Edit Mode; From point 28 in https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vegas-pro-faqs-and-troubleshooting-guides--104787/

 

28. Why is my video track split between "A" & "B" tracks?
If a red square bracket appears at the end of one of your video events then you are in Expanded Edit Mode. To exit expanded edit mode, do one of the following:

Choose "Edit" > "Select" > "Exit Expanded Edit Mode"

Press 5 on the numeric keypad

Double-click the event edge

Press Esc on your keyboard
 

If no red square bracket appears then your track layers are simply expanded. To "unexpand" them, right click on the track header (the area to the left of the track) > uncheck "Expand Track Layers".

Its a good idea when posting to let the forum know which version of Vegas Pro that you are using - and that information can be added to your Signature. I'm assuming that you're using Vegas Pro 18 because that is the versionmentioned in a more recent post.

If you have a very recent version of Vegas Pro (19, 20 or 21), Expanded Edit Mode can be turned off in Preferences so that double-clicking a frame edge doesn't activate Expanded Edit Mode.

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marcel-vossen wrote on 3/15/2024, 6:45 AM

It might be that you've inadvertantly enabled Expanded Edit Mode; From point 28 in https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vegas-pro-faqs-and-troubleshooting-guides--104787/

 

28. Why is my video track split between "A" & "B" tracks?
If a red square bracket appears at the end of one of your video events then you are in Expanded Edit Mode. To exit expanded edit mode, do one of the following:

Choose "Edit" > "Select" > "Exit Expanded Edit Mode"

Press 5 on the numeric keypad

Double-click the event edge

Press Esc on your keyboard
 

If no red square bracket appears then your track layers are simply expanded. To "unexpand" them, right click on the track header (the area to the left of the track) > uncheck "Expand Track Layers".

Its a good idea when posting to let the forum know which version of Vegas Pro that you are using - and that information can be added to your Signature. I'm assuming that you're using Vegas Pro 18 because that is the versionmentioned in a more recent post.

If you have a very recent version of Vegas Pro (19, 20 or 21), Expanded Edit Mode can be turned off in Preferences so that double-clicking a frame edge doesn't activate Expanded Edit Mode.

Hi,

Thanks, actually I'm still using version 15, because the other weren't stable on my system...