Me either...

Pity.

Maybe it can be assigned as a shortcut. I'll dig through the keyboard shortcuts.

Chap

WELL, SOMEWHAT helpful....

Indeed, the different edit tools are listed in the customize keyboard. So in the global settings (where I normally do most of my customizing) I was able to add

CTRL+HOME as Time Compress tool
CTRL+DEL as Slip Edit Tool

However, I couldn't get the NORMAL edit tool to be assigned to anything. By default it is assigned to CTRL+D, but even that wouldn't get it to come up. IE I can toggle between the TIme Compress and Slip tools with Keyboard shortcuts, but when it comes to getting back to normal tool, it is still a mouse click away, unless I am missing something...

50% solved is better than not at all!?

Chap

I didn't customize keyboard to add them, but, I still keep to:

- Position my cursor on the edge of clip, with clicking 'CTRL', drag the edge of clip to Time Compress...

and
- Position my cursor in the middle of clip, with clicking 'ALT', drag left / right to slip edit...

But this can be suggested for later future improvement, where Ctrl+D can be used to cycle inside this....

O..K..

As Shuffle and Slide are revealed as Commands without assigned KEYS, in "Customize Keyboard" I've added the following:

1] Shuffle - Crtl, S+H

and

2] Slide - Ctrl, S+L

And they are NOW revealed as KB s/c in the Edit> . . . Menu:-



However, neither of them will respond when I press 1] or 2] . To me this is a Bug/Oversight.

Grazie

Maybe you can clear things up for me but I don't understand why we need these "new tools" at all.

Why map CTL+HOME for time compress when simply holding down the CTL button and dragging any clip has the same effect?

All of these commands already exist and the "new features" make no sense as they are slower than what we already have had for years in Vegas in my opinion.

Erik

Maybe you can clear things up for me but I don't understand why we need these "new tools" at all.
"Need"? . . . Maybe others want the option to experiment, explore and see what fits better for/with them. I for one like the opportunity to try-out different workflow methods.

Grazie

and maybe they're good marketing ploys; NEW, IMPROVED, WHITER THAN WHITE....

head down ;-)

Ah Leslie...! You just want a cuddle...

G

Grazie,

Sorry but if you hit CTL-Home to activate time stretch you still have to drag the clip in one direction or the other. That is less efficient than holding ctl and dragging. Nothing to experiment with that I can see. Sorry.

Erik

@ grazie ;-P

Spot on, Erik,

The new tools are obviously designed for people with more time on their hands.

Five steps instead of three, and with the "old" way, releasing the Ctrl button puts you straight back to normal edit mode.

THanks for the tip. I actually didn't know about CTRL dragging the clip. Way better, agreed.

I've used Vegas since V3 and edit rather often... I wonder how many pro-tip features I am actually missing out on.

Chap

Vegas has a gazillion keyboard modifiers and shortcuts. None of us really know them all. The keyboard commands are not obvious, and lets face it, people do not read help files and manuals.

This new tools mode is upfront, in your face, and obvious. Not a bad thing for casual editors.