Using Transitions in Vegas Movie Studio HD Pt

Newuser2 wrote on 6/25/2012, 8:15 AM

I need help, please, with what should be dead simple (!) - as a new user I've created a new project (HD, best quality), but I cannot see how to add transitions.
Whenever I try to select and drag a transition (according to the manual) the cursor changes to a red symbol, which cannot be dropped on either of the video tracks.

Any suggestions most welcome.

Thank you

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jetdv wrote on 6/25/2012, 8:23 AM

You have two events on the timeline, OVERLAP those two events to create a crossfade. Now drop the transition onto that crossfade.

Newuser2 wrote on 6/25/2012, 10:39 AM

That was quick! I'll try this out ASAP.
Much appreciated - I assumed wrongly transitions were added as in Pinnacle or Videostudio, so I've learnt something!

jetdv wrote on 6/25/2012, 11:47 AM

Vegas does not automatically create heads/tails on your events in order to create the transition. If you don't already have a transition, you need to create one first. If you included heads/tails out of habit from the other NLE's, you could press "/" on the numeric keypad to create the crossfade and then drop the transition onto the crossfade. However, I prefer to manually create the crossfade and then drop whichever transition I desire onto the crossfade.