How do you....

dannyH wrote on 10/17/2004, 9:55 AM

Have Video Clip A run using Clip A audio, cut to Video Clip B ( while still hearing Clip A audio), and then cut back to Video Clip A all the while only listening to Clip A audio, and having it so as you revert to Clip A it is in Synq with Audio off the bat.
( I'm assuming it is something alomg the lines of detaching audio from video, and using Split facility on timeline ( using multiple audio tracks etc, etc)- But If there is a proven way you guys achieve this I's love to know.

Sorry if this is easy peezy question for Video people, I'm a sound man, and real Novice on the Video side.
But I have promised somebody I'd do some edits on a Vegas system for free,
And I Must admit I'm struggling a little.

Thanks a lot

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Spot|DSE wrote on 10/17/2004, 10:45 AM

Put A & B video and audio on the timeline. Preferably, put A above B.
Sync them.
Delete the audio from B.
In the A track, move the cursor to where you'd like to cut to B. Press the S key to split the A track. Now locate where you'd like to go back to A, and press the S key again. Then delete the split out portion. This will allow A to be seen, then B in sync with A's audio.
Excalibur can help with this if you want to use a scripting tool.
Or, you can also insert a compositing envelope on A, and use it like a volume control. Insert a Composite envelope on the A track by right clicking it's header and choosing Insert compositing envelope.

GaryKleiner wrote on 10/17/2004, 10:46 AM

Put clip A on a pair of audio and video tracks. Put clip B on a video track above clip A. When the playback hits clip B, it will show instead of clip A. The audio will just continue playing throughout.

Gary

riredale wrote on 10/17/2004, 10:48 AM

Eazy Peazy answer too.

Vegas is great partly because there are several ways to accomplish something; here's one way:

(1) Put your A clip on the timeline

(2) Put your B clip somethwere else on the timeline

(3) Click the "Ignore event grouping" button

(4) Be careful from this point forward. Your audio on Clip A is still in sync, but you can lose that sync if you slide either the video or audio left or right.

(5) Click on Clip A video where you want Clip B to appear, and hit the "S" key.

(6) Click on Clip A video where you want Clip B video to disappear, and hit the "S" key.

(7) The video of Clip A will now have three sections. Click on the middle section, and hit the "Delete" key.

(8) Now select your Clip B video in the same way. When you have isolated just the Clip B part you want, drag it with the mouse into the hole you made in Clip A. You can drag the edges of the Clip B snippet to adjust the dissolve effects.

Done. Just remember to not move the first or third parts of Clip A, or your audio sync will be gone. Oh, and highlight (Control-click) all the finished portions and hit "G" to group them as one again.

Wow! I post this and notice that Gary and Spot have already beaten me to it! Also, notice the multiple ways of doing the same thing? Neat software.

Hmmm... Gary's explanation is the shortest, mine's the longest. Maybe you should try his method first...

JackW wrote on 10/17/2004, 10:53 AM

Well a quick way would be:

1. Sync the A and B clips
2. Mute the audio on track B
3. Split A track video where you want the insert to begin.
4. Split A track video where you want the insert to end.
5. Delete the portion of video on the A track between the two splits.

Since only the upper-most track is visible, you'll see track A until you reach the deleted section, then track B will show, then you'll return to the video on track A. Since the audio on B is mute, only the track A audio will be heard.

Jack

dannyH wrote on 10/17/2004, 11:46 AM

Thank you all very much, I have copied all of the answers to Notepad and intend to bring them with me,
thanks again for all your help
dan