"Unsplitting"

craftech wrote on 9/10/2003, 7:55 PM
I know there was no way to do this in VV3, but is there something I am overlooking in VV4 in order to "unsplit".
The problem with the "undo" command is that I often split, then mess with Color Correction in the split areas. Sometimes I end up deciding that I don't want the split and have to undo 30 times (yes it can easily go that high if you mess with color correction) in order to get rid of the split.
I haven't tried Excalibur, but I don't think I should have to resort to external software to do what should be included in Vegas.

John

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Jsnkc wrote on 9/10/2003, 8:15 PM
Like most editing programs there is no Un-split feature, this is not just something with Vegas. But if you need to re-link 2 files back together, select both of them and then right click and select group. It won't physically put them back together, but it will link them so that if you move 1 clip the other will go with it. Might want to start applying your effects BEFORE chopping up a clip.
JonnyMac wrote on 9/10/2003, 8:18 PM
Perhaps I'm missing something, but can't you simply delete the second event created [from the split] then trim the first back to the original length?
craftech wrote on 9/10/2003, 8:23 PM
Scene by scene Color Correction involves "splitting". I do theatre video and as a result, I have to deal with lighting directors whose idea of art is total darkness with a spotlight which suddenly blooms the performer's head into a UFO. Only experimentation and painstaking correction can turn scenes like that into something viewable.
Thanks for the input though.
John
Jsnkc wrote on 9/10/2003, 8:24 PM
YEah, but if you split an event, then applied an effect to only the 2nd part of the clip and not the 1st then you would lose any of the effects that you used like color corection if you deleted the 2nd part and streached out the 1st half.


And if you have problems with spotlights it seems to me that your camera isn't set up properly and that is why you are running into this problem in the first place. I'd go out and get a UV filter for your camera, that will cut down most of the problems you are having. Also most cameras have a "spotlight" mode that you can turn on which will help cut down on the oversaturation of lights.
jetdv wrote on 9/10/2003, 9:35 PM
YEah, but if you split an event, then applied an effect to only the 2nd part of the clip and not the 1st then you would lose any of the effects that you used like color corection if you deleted the 2nd part and streached out the 1st half.


In that case, delete the FIRST half and resize the second half to fill up the now empty area.
EW wrote on 9/11/2003, 2:01 PM
"In that case, delete the FIRST half and resize the second half to fill up the now empty area."

And you might want to add keyframes to isolate those color corrections to that part of the clip only.