i don't think i am explaining myself clearly.. let me try to elaborate:

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this is trackmotion timeline. keyframe 1 is set to 'Linear'. while 2 is set to 'Hold'. Following keyframe 2, the object is stationary. As you know, between keyframe 1 and 2 there is motion from point A to point B. But it is not linear by my eye. Between keyframe 1 and the first | it is very gradual as if it is ramping up to speed. From the first | to the second |, it is at constant velocity. Between the second | and keyframe 2 it slows down or 'eases out'. The effect is like a lunar lander putting retro rockets on to gradually land on the moon's surface. I understand these two concepts of Easing In and Out, but I thought they only applied to the Slow and Fast settings. I thought the whole point of linear was that it kept constant velocity in between said keyframe and the following one? I basically want a hard constant motion (think the original Pong game), not something that accelerates or slows down. Please note that the |'s are not actual objects in Vegas, but just devices I am using for my description.

I am having the same problem...Instead of continuous motion at a certain speed, the track motion is always easing in and out of the designated keyframe locations...

I would think that there should be a way to stop this...It seems more difficult to achieve this than it would be to just keep it at a constant speed.

Can anyone help with this issue?

I gather that setting your initial key to "smooth" or "slow" doesn't help?

G