Trivial Pursuit - please someone help

Lili wrote on 8/6/2004, 4:10 AM

Almost embarrassed to ask this question, as majority of people in forum seem to be highly experienced Vegas users and have vast techy knowledge base. I, on the other other hand am a novice, even though I have now completed about 10 paying projects over the past 6 weeks (just started with Vegas end of of June - and learning on the fly.)
After that long preamble, here is my question (gulp). For some reason I can suddenly only view one window below the timeline area at a time (the preview window, explorer, media pool, etc. for example). I've tried clicking and dragging everything click and draggable and cannot restore my former setup.. Is there some one button that will set up the work area back to the "normal" view, with the video preview window on the bottom right and the other stuff on the left of it? Other suggestions? much thanks.

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Chienworks wrote on 8/6/2004, 5:28 AM

Starting up Vegas while holding the Shift & Ctrl keys down will reset everything back to the initial installation defaults. Beware though that this will also reset everything you wanted to have changed as well as the stuff you want back to normal.

TomG wrote on 8/6/2004, 6:48 AM

I had the same problem last year using Vegas 4 and did the same thing that Chienworks suggested and it worked fine. Not sure what caused the problem, though.

Wow, congrats on completing 10 jobs in 6 weeks using Vegas. Sounds like business is good for you. What NLE were you using before switching to Vegas?

TomG

JaysonHolovacs wrote on 8/6/2004, 7:00 AM

10 projects in 6 weeks? In the same time I think I've completed TWO.

Then again, I'm just a hobbyist and don't have full-time hours to be editing.

-Jayson

Lili wrote on 8/6/2004, 7:17 AM

Thanks for your help Chien - and to Tom - this is my first time editing on anything. Yikes!! The current project is my biggest and most complicated and extremely tight deadline to boot. Right now I already have a new problem which I will post separately. I hope I don't start smoking again because of this - on the verge!

Lili wrote on 8/6/2004, 7:54 AM

This won't wipe out all my saved projects and media pool will it? I think not, but if it does the consequences would be devestating, so need to check for sure.
thanks again.

Chienworks wrote on 8/6/2004, 8:02 AM

No it won't. You'll be safe there. All it does is reset anything internal to Vegas. All your project files will still be intact. Any rendering templates or other presets you've created will still be there too. Basically it only changes things that you'll find listed under Options / Preferences.

Tom Pauncz wrote on 8/6/2004, 9:06 AM

10 projects in 6 weeks - I am impressed.
What kind of work do you do?
How long are these projects?

Just curious .. :)
Tom

Lili wrote on 8/6/2004, 9:33 AM

With a couple of exceptions, they were corporate videos - training, board meetings, etc. and now working on a larger complicated one for an advertising firm that had me shooting (film) from a balloon last week and a helicopter this weekend, since they want arial shots and stock footage costs a bundle. In fact I'm beginning to think it might be a good sideline for anyone who has a ton of clips gathering computer dust in their media pool - around $2,000 for ten (not even that great) clips!!. I can do it myself and get quality for less than $300.

Chanimal wrote on 8/6/2004, 10:00 AM

Lilia,

It's impressive that you've gotten so much business. If you're doing corporate videos you may benefit from an earlier post I made about the persuasive format at http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=304528

Any videos that are trying to sell anything (either recruiting video, product launch, corporate video (introduction in a sales call), a commercial, etc. use the persuasive format). I hope this format is helpful.

A few examples are at www.videobackstage.com (the big ones don't fit--but will when I switch ISP's and have much more space next month).

bStro wrote on 8/6/2004, 10:08 AM

Living near Washington, DC, I've thought now and then about getting into the "stock footage" business. It's amazing what people will pay...

Of course, lately, toting a video or film camera around DC is liable to get me stopped by the police.

Rob