Maybe try to change Preferences + Editing Automatic overlap + Cut to overlap to i.e. 0,01 (= 0 frames) ?

OK, if you want to have hundreds of images on the timeline, sure. But why not import ALL the images as ONE whole image sequence? Is there a reason? At least this way you don't have to futz-around with gaps and overlaps.

Grazie

you dropped the images to the TL & you SAW the gap or you went to drop them & it LOOKED like there way a gap before you let the mouse button go?

I've never had a gap between dropping multiple anything on the TL.

David,
the spot to do that is the preferences>editing tab...
about half way down the list of options is the duration of each image... you can set them all to the same length...
near the bottom of the list is the overlap function in seconds... you can set it to a .5 seconds for fifteen frames... or .01 for near instantaneous transition... I've never had the need for 0.00, but give it a shot if you like.

I also have never had a gap in the additions to the TL...

Additionally, they all come into the TL in the order in which they are listed in the media bin...
so, to put them in order, adjust the filenames in the media bin to put them in the order you want...
I imagine that with hundreds of them, you probably have them in the sequence you want from the start... if not, it is possible to move them around in the media bin - I do not believe drag and drop works - you'll have to rename them.

Finally, once you set the overlap point in the preferences, activate the snap function. In that fashion, as you overlap the images (if you need to move them around in the timeline), they snap to the overlap point you set...

Good luck... until that time... Earl J.

I agree with Grazie - why not import them as an Image Sequence? Then they're all ONE clip and you don't have to worry about gaps or anything else.

@Grazie, jetdv...
elaborate on this image sequence function please...
Sounds intriguing... found it!
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Directions right from Vegas 4.0 ... under the Import Media explanation (use Index tab with Import Media as the keyword search):

Step 3: Select a file in the browse window or type a name in the File name box. Detailed information about the selected file appears at the bottom of the dialog box.

To limit the files displayed in the dialog, choose a file type from the Files of Type drop-down list or enter *. and an extension in the File name box. For example, enter *.wav to display all wave files in the current folder, or enter *guitar*.wav to display all wave files that have the word guitar in the file name.

If you select an image from a still-image sequence, you can select the Open still-image sequence check box to import all images in the sequence as a single entry in the Media Pool. In the Range box, enter the number of the last image you want to open. For example, if you'd selected AnimationOne_00001.tga in step 3, you could enter 120 in this box to create a new Media Pool entry using AnimationOne_00001.tga to AnimationOne_00120.tga.

Cool... I like it...


Until that time... Earl J.

Yeah, you just do a file - import, pick the first image, click the "Image Sequence" checkbox, and tell it the last image. Since they were all taken with a still camera in this case, I'm guessing they would be numbered correctly.

Once imported onto the timeline, you'll have ONE new event and each image will be ONE frame long.

Additionally, they all come into the TL in the order in which they are listed in the media bin...

With one major exception.... The file you actually click on to click/drag is always the first image when you put on the TL.

Once up there n the Timeline you can treat it JUST like proper video: Velocity Envels; Ctrl squash or stretch and FXs and so on!

Grazie

Why drag when importing an image sequence? Click the first file in the list then click the Open button.

Thanks all for the replies. Great forum community here. I will be doing this again soon and will try the image sequence method. Great help here.