Open Vegas TWICE. Open the source project in one instance and the destination project in the other. Copy from the source, paste to the destination.
The key is to have TWO instances open at the same time. You cannot open one, copy, open another, and paste. They both have to be open at the same time.
This topic came up when I searched for "copy paste".
This technique doesn't work for me in Studio HD 10 Platinum. I edit a weekly program on public access television and pasting project media from one instance of Vegas to another would be a real time saver. There are NO options for Cut/Paste in the Edit menu nor in the context menus.
Ken, I don't know where you got your impression, but it is incorrect.
Any event or group of events you select on the VMS 10 timeline can be copied and pasted into a new instance of Vegas (or a different spot on the existing timeline), and they retain all their trimming, attributes, effects, and editibility.
This can be done from the keyboard, Edit menu, or context menu. It is about as quick and intuitive as one could imagine.
If you were trying to copy from the Project Media bin, it won't, since those are merely signposts that are project-specific.
If that is what you want to do, however, just open (or drag) the Project Media in the trimmer, Select All and Copy from there. Takes 5 seconds on a bad day.
(If you really want fully automated control for a production environment, Vegas Pro offers this through its Production Assistant and various scripting options.)
Ooooh, (he said, slapping his head), I wanted to copy from the Project Media bin. Wouldn't it be handy just to lasso the entire Project Media, deselect the project specific files and have everything you need copied into the new project in one operation? Well, wouldn't it??
Too much to ask, I guess. Meanwhile, I am grateful for being able to copy items on the timeline from one project to another. Premiere Elements did not allow for that. It will still save a lot of time. Thanks.
I noted that you work in a production environment, hinted at the capabilities in Vegas Pro's Production Assistant and scripting abilities (which far exceed your stated needs), but I just forgot to mention that there is a free 30-day trial available for download. It might be just the ticket for you.
If Vegas put "all" of their professional features in a $99 consumer software, there wouldn't be much need for a professional version, would there?.
I edit a weekly program on public access television
Then there is at least a chance you qualify for nonprofit/academic upgrade pricing, but if you are contemplating such a move, I would wait for Vegas Pro 10 (maybe before the holidays??), which is sure to inherit a lot of new features from the VMS10 sandbox.
Also keep an eye out when Vegas Pro 10 is released. Usually during the introduction period there's a very steep discount for Studio users to upgrade, sometimes as cheap or cheaper than the academic license rates, and you get a full non-academic license out of it.
Hey, thanks for the suggestion musicvid. I am a volunteer editor for a weekly 30 minute Christian interview program on a public access channel on our local cable system. It wasn't so long ago we still had to provide shows on S-VHS tape and we still are limited to 4:3 standard definition. They do supply me with all the DVDs I need but $500 software is way beyond the budget. It hadn't occurred to me that we might qualify for non-profit pricing.
Edit: a quick check on Amazon shows a 100 to 130 usd discount - still beyond our means. I will be happy with VMS. It is a very capable piece of software!