L-edit?

rwchad wrote on 3/20/2004, 5:15 AM
Hi, this seems simple but I cannot find any information on the subject. We are trying to perform an "L-edit", where the audio & video in a transition happen at slightly different time (used in movies all the time). How can we adjust the length of the video portion of media on the timeline without changing the audio length and vice-versa? Thanks!

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Don B wrote on 3/20/2004, 5:29 AM
highlight the clips,events or tracks you want to seperate (both video and audio) and press 'U' to Ungroup- then you can do your splits where you want to on both and simply highlight the elements again and press 'G' to regroup them.
Don
ibliss wrote on 3/20/2004, 5:45 AM
There is also a button on the toobar that lets you toggle event grouping on or off.
GaryKleiner wrote on 3/20/2004, 1:59 PM
Turn on Ignore Event Grouping. The button is on the toolbar and looks like an unshakled lock between two filmstrips.

Gary
Grazie wrote on 3/21/2004, 1:40 AM
. . .and don't forget to re-enable "Event Grouping" after you've done! Been there - done that one . . AND on more than one occasion . . total idiot here! Got into all sorts of trouble . . .

Grazie

johnmeyer wrote on 3/21/2004, 10:33 AM
don't forget to re-enable "Event Grouping" after you've done!

Grazie, you need to repeat this three times:

don't forget to re-enable "Event Grouping" after you've done!

don't forget to re-enable "Event Grouping" after you've done!

don't forget to re-enable "Event Grouping" after you've done!
rwchad wrote on 3/21/2004, 5:58 PM
Guys,

Thank you for the prompt help.

RWC
Grazie wrote on 3/21/2004, 10:57 PM
JM - Yeah . .neat idea would be for Vegas to come up with the WARNING . .hey guy you event grouping switched off - wanna do somthing about it - IDIOT! . .

MAybe something like . .:

Event Grouping still Off?

We get all the other weird and wonderful page after page error messages, this can't be Rocket Science? Neat little warning sign. THEN if this gets on yer tits then a little check box ion prefs that says "Do you want 'Event Group Warning' on or off" Easy really . . .

. . need to lie down and recognise the greatness of my intellect . . yer know sometimes I marvel at myself, can't see why others fail to recognise it too? THTA is my only failinbg .. . he eh he he

Grazie
TalawaMan wrote on 3/21/2004, 11:02 PM
My self and a few other co-workers once created some insult generation software, I wonder if sony would find it useful for this purpose of reminding users to turn the grouping feature back on???

Jacob
Grazie wrote on 3/21/2004, 11:04 PM
Jacob, love it love it love it . ...

Grazie