Move timeline cursor while video is playing

jm8443431 wrote on 9/12/2025, 3:43 PM

Hi everyone pretty simple question im using vegas pro 23. but how do i make the timeline cursor move while the video is playing? I make quick cuts constantly and i dont want to pause the video to move the cursor everytime. how do i switch that?

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jetdv wrote on 9/12/2025, 4:09 PM

Hold down "." on the numeric keypad while playing?

jm8443431 wrote on 9/12/2025, 4:15 PM

Hold down "." on the numeric keypad while playing?

Does nothing

jetdv wrote on 9/12/2025, 7:04 PM

@jm8443431, actually - it does. It keeps the cursor in the center of the timeline and the timeline scrolls underneath it. I double checked before posting. But make sure it's the decimal point on the keypad. The regular period won't work.