Upgraded from VF2, can I quick preview transitions?

bravado75 wrote on 2/9/2004, 10:17 PM
The only stumbling block I have w/ Vegas is when it comes to transitions.

In Video Factory there was a play button inside the transition (and Video FX) screen. This way you could throw a transition onto the timeline and click the play button inside the transition window and see how it looked- all cued up- no tinkering to get the cursor in the right spot on the timeline, no double clicking to get the repeat section to hightlight the transition.

FYI: I use a floating window for transitions and video FX in order to have a full pane showing all of the variables. I have this on the left side of my screen, usually over top my timeline/play button area. This lets me see the preview on the preview screen.

Is this quick preview just not in Vegas? Please offer some help in figuring this out, or some suggestions. Thanks.



Here's my set up: I use a floating window for transitions and video FX in order to have a full pane showing all of the variables. I have this on the left side of my screen, usually over top my timeline/play button area. This lets me see the preview on the preview screen.

Comments

PeterWright wrote on 2/9/2004, 10:54 PM
One of Vegas' many strengths is that whatever you do on the timeline can be seen instantly in the Preview window.

Once you've created a transition by overlapping two events, if you double click on that overlap you can create a region that will loop continuously. (Loop playback button at bottom of timeline, then Play>)

Now, if you drop another transition on the overlap to replace the default dissolve, you will see this straightaway, and as you tweak the settings these changes will also be seen.
bravado75 wrote on 2/10/2004, 10:21 AM
Thank you for the response. I figured that was the 'solution' and I'll have to get used to it, but that play button worked so well for the way I do things since I'm usually covering the timeline w/ the floating transition window.

Does anyone have any other suggestions? Thanks.
Jsnkc wrote on 2/10/2004, 10:53 AM
Also once you have your transition set up on the timeline and the loop region set you can use Shift + B to get a ram preview of what the final output will look like.