Moving Events

yirm wrote on 4/2/2003, 1:05 AM

In VV3, you could move an event one frame at a time by holding down the Alt key and using the left and right arrows on the numeric keypad. This functionality seems to be gone in V4. Now, it moves "one pixel" to the left or right regardless of whether the Alt key is held down or not. WHY??? I used that feature all the time!

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Tyler.Durden wrote on 4/2/2003, 5:18 AM

Hi Y,

You might make sure QTF (Quantize...button) is active.

HTH, MPH

Tips:
http://www.martyhedler.com/homepage/Vegas_Tutorials.html

FuTz wrote on 4/2/2003, 7:54 AM

Maybe try to look at the settings in the new Ripple Edit functions ? With Vegas 4, I know there's something new there...

yirm wrote on 4/2/2003, 8:45 AM

MartyH -- thanks. Actually, the Quantize To Frame button was active, which seems to have been my problem. Disabling it allows the arrow keys to move items in increments which are less than frames. Thanks.

-Jeremy

Tyler.Durden wrote on 4/2/2003, 8:58 AM

Hi J,

Might be best to keep in on for video editing, off for audio only.

HTH, MPH

Tips:
http://www.martyhedler.com/homepage/Vegas_Tutorials.html

yirm wrote on 4/2/2003, 7:49 PM

Actually, I thought turning off the CTF worked, but now it doesn't seem to. The problem is that I'm trying to sync soundboard audio to separately reocrded audio/video from a camcorder, so I need to be able to move the second (sbd) audio track's events very precisely. It was so easy before.

-Jeremy

Tyler.Durden wrote on 4/3/2003, 6:17 AM

Hi,

Nudge by pixel should work with QTF off and

"move or trim selected events one pixel left/right using Numeric Keypad 4/6"
(V4 help)

HTH, MPH

Tips:
http://www.martyhedler.com/homepage/Vegas_Tutorials.html

yirm wrote on 4/3/2003, 11:22 AM

I don't *want* it to move it one pixel. One pixel depends on the zoom level you are in. I want it to move one of the smallest amounts allowed, regardless of zoom level. For audio, that would be nudging sample by sample.

BTW, the Alt key still works in this fashion for positioning the curser, or whatever you call your current location on the timeline.

-jf

jetdv wrote on 4/3/2003, 12:13 PM

From page 30 in the manual:

Numeric Keypad 1/3 - Move selected events one frame left/right.

yirm wrote on 4/3/2003, 1:01 PM

What's a manual?

Seriously, I use the help file -- didn't see that under the keyboard shortcuts, but I'll look again and try it out. Thanks.

-Jeremy

jetdv wrote on 4/3/2003, 1:13 PM

OK. Help File

Search for "Shortcut Keys"

Click on "Event Selection and Editing"

17th item down