OT: On Topic Advancing one frame at a time in timeline.

B.Verlik wrote on 3/18/2005, 2:41 PM

I know you can use the arrow keys to move a frame at a time. What I don't know, is why sometimes it skips 3 or 6 or 9 frames at a time and then sometimes 1 frame at a time. Can somebody explain why or what to do to get what you want. Thanks in advance.

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Nat wrote on 3/18/2005, 2:54 PM

Alt + arrow keys will move by 1 frame. Otherwise it'll move by 1 pixel if I recall well and this will change depending on the zoom ratio.

FuTz wrote on 3/18/2005, 4:09 PM

right on

B.Verlik wrote on 3/18/2005, 7:53 PM

Thanks, Nat.

filmy wrote on 3/18/2005, 11:45 PM

I use:
F3 = Back 1 frame at a time
F9 = Forward one frame at a time.

I also use ShuttleXpress now that I have one.

r56 wrote on 3/19/2005, 1:21 AM

"What I don't know, is why sometimes it skips 3 or 6 or 9 frames at a time and then sometimes 1 frame at a time. Can somebody explain why"

After opening Vegas if the template is NTSC or PAL DV the default timeline zoom ratio it will have left-right arrows keys move the cursor 4 frames at a time.
Hitting the upper arrow once to zoom in it will make the left-right arrows move the cursor 3 frames at a time and so on.
After opening a project if you hit 3 times the upper arrow to zoom in the cursor will move one frame at a time when using the left-right arrows keys.

If you use the HD 720-60p (1280x720; 59,940 fps) the frame skipping number should be 9,8,6,4,3,2 and 1. You will have to hit 6 times the upper arrow to get a zoom ratio that will make the left-right arrows keys move the cursor frame by frame.

The other keyboard options posted will move the cursor frame by frame no matter what the timeline zoom ratio is.

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