Video and Audio Events screens open until I click on them to close

Douglas-McCarron wrote on 4/3/2025, 12:38 AM

My latest complaint. In Vegas 21 when I clicked on the FX on a track I would get a small box with the effect inside it, could work with it, and then click on it and it would go away.

In 22 when I click on the FX I get a box that takes up half the screen laterally and shoves all the tracks down so I can't see what I was working on and then instead of clicking on the event box to have it go away I now have to find the event tag and click the X. As I look at it more it seems to generally be the audio event. In the past this box that takes up so much of the window didn't happen for me, now it does.

Is there anyway to compel the events box to not do this but just take up the space needed for the interface to appear, and then get X'd closed when i need it to?

Does that make sense?
Douglas

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RogerS wrote on 4/3/2025, 1:09 AM

Can you share a screenshot?

Undocking the Fx box could help.

Douglas-McCarron wrote on 4/3/2025, 12:48 PM

Thank you for reaching out.

First one is from Vegas 21. I click on the audio track fx button and select what desired. The software leaves all the tracks in place and presents this small box with the effect, which I can move around on the screen as needed.

This is vegas 22. This is how the track screen looks before I click on the audio track fx button, with the track at the top.

After I click on the fx button this is what I see. The effect box isn't in a small area like in Vegas 21 but instead takes up the top 2/3 of the screen, and the tracks have all been moved to the bottom. And the way to close the effects box is I need to click on the tab for the effect box. Can't move it around and can't see the tracks below.

The issue is first off it is a bit jarring having all the tracks moved when I don't want them to. Often I need to line up the impact of the audio effect with what is happening in other tracks, except I can't see them.

The other issue is closing the effects box by clicking the tab. This is not at all what I am used to from prior use of the software (Vegas 20+21). I get confused because I am used to clicking the x on the effects box but sometimes I click closing the program.

I don't know what this happening, I didn't do anything in 20 or 21 to get the small effects box so I don't know why the change or how to get the effects box to be small again. And the control freak in me is annoyed the software is deciding how I interact with it instead of letting me choose.

RogerS wrote on 4/3/2025, 10:04 PM

It looks docked. Hold control down and pull the Fx box "audio Event Fx" until it is floating again.

Douglas-McCarron wrote on 4/4/2025, 2:42 AM

Ok I will, I don't think I did in 20 or 21 but I am not pro at this

RogerS wrote on 4/4/2025, 2:47 AM

There is a preference to dock windows automatically- you can check or uncheck that based on what you prefer. I keep these windows undocked myself.

Douglas-McCarron wrote on 4/4/2025, 3:07 AM

Still trying, so far no success. The thing is it isn't docked like other windows, it appears to use the effect and then I need to close it, and it moves things to make room for itself.

Still working on it.

Can you tell me where that preference is. There are so many I get lost.

RogerS wrote on 4/4/2025, 4:58 AM

Click the Fx header and drag it away from the other windows. Then close it. Then open it again and it should stay undocked.

Here's the preference:

Douglas-McCarron wrote on 4/4/2025, 12:24 PM

Ok I got it to move so that worked. Thank you.

The image I can't see the detail, are you showing me the display tab?

RogerS wrote on 4/4/2025, 8:31 PM

Yes, it's preferences, display. Look down for floating tabs.

Also a trick I found on this forum- when an image is too small you can click it and drag it to a new browser tab letting you zoom in.

Douglas-McCarron wrote on 4/4/2025, 8:41 PM

Ok found it, thank you very much