Installed Movie Studio - 1st question Split Event...

ducnbyu wrote on 12/30/2004, 3:25 PM
... I'm sure it's not the last.

I have a boxed version so it's 4.0 haven't installed 4.0a yet. When I try to split an event (Split Event) I select the position by using the cursor keys to move one frame at a time. So I get the frame I want the split in front of showing in the preview monitor. When I select Split Event it puts that (showing) frame at the end of the first event rather than the beginning of the second event. So I figure it must put the split after that frame. So I use the cursor keys to position the frame after where I want the split showing in the preview monitor. When I select Split Event it puts that (showing) frame at the front of the second event rather than at the end of the first event. So the question is why the inconsistency? Since I'm cutting an AVI file and Movie Studio doesn't seem to recognize the change in timecode (which is perhaps absent or re-numbered by the software that captured the video) I end up with a single frame jump just prior to my transition and other problems depending on the transition. I am able to get around this by zooming the timeline in all the way and forcing the split between the frames I want, but zooming in and back out for each split is anti-productive.

Is this a problem with 4.0 and fixed in 4.0a? Or, is there some slight imcompatibility in the AVI file due to being captured by other software that wouldn't show up if I had used MS for capture?

Thanks,
Rye

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Cippico wrote on 1/5/2005, 7:43 AM
This happens to me too and I have to go through the whole zoom-in/split/zoom-out thing. I haven't upgraded to 4.0a so I'm kinda hoping that this may be the answer.

Andy
IanG wrote on 1/5/2005, 8:09 AM
MS has a number of options for moving the cursor with the arrow keys (which I can't remember!). It sounds like you're not realy moving a frame at a time - try <alt>Arrow, that should give you finer control.

Ian G.
gogiants wrote on 1/5/2005, 11:18 AM
Good suggestion to try alt-Arrow.

The way to tell for sure that you're moving a frame at a time is to look in the upper left corner. You'll see the exact frame number next to the clock icon, in the format 00:00:00;00, which is Hours:Minutes:Seconds;Frame Number.

The lower right of the timeline part of your window also shows you the cursor position, the position of the end of a selected loop region, and the length of time selected in the loop region; handy for quickly double-clicking on an event and seeing how long it lasts.
ducnbyu wrote on 1/5/2005, 2:02 PM
Yes, later on I realized I was not moving by a single frame after noticing the amount of change in the video in the preview monitor.

Thanks for the suggestion to watch the upper left corner and the alt-arrow tip. I only recently discovered that actions are modified by the modifier keys but haven't stumbled across that one yet.

Thanks,
Rye