Questions about groups

flicktease wrote on 5/13/2003, 7:15 PM

When you do things like add a title or add a sound effect track just for a clip should you then ALWAYS create a group for these items since thay are always likely to remain in that group? What if these same items are already in a group? Can one set of group rules conflict with other group rules?

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kameronj wrote on 5/13/2003, 8:04 PM

Which group rules do you mean? I didn't know groups had rules??

But to answer the first part of your question - that is totally up to your. I have been playing around with SoFo Producs (Audio and now Video) for years and have run into situations where I put an event on a line that is suppose to be for the event directly above it....and then totally forget it is there when I made a move. Now it is no longer with the item I wanted it to be with. So yes...group the objects.

However, This happens to me so rare...that sometimes it's just a waste of my time to "Always" do that.

So...which ever makes you feel comfortable when you are producing your work is the answer to that.

mcgeedo wrote on 5/13/2003, 10:04 PM

"Groups" basically tie events together so that if you move one, you move all members of the group. I often have two or three video tracks that I group together once I have them synchronized (lip-sync). Then, moving one moves them all, keeping them together and maintaining sync.

There are many ways to make "point of view" cuts; my favorite is to have all three tracks on the timeline and use amplitude envelopes to control fades and cuts. Having the three tracks grouped makes this easier.