VP9 won't split selection

Randy Brown wrote on 9/15/2010, 10:56 AM
I am having all kinds of problems with VP9 trial. I've sent reports of several crashes but still no response. I have reluctantly selected "auto save" after losing a lot of work.
So now I'm trying to do a simple split by selecting on the timeline and hitting "s" on the keyboard but nothing happens (even if I select the tracks).
I go to edit/split but it's greyed out.
VP8c gives me no problems but I feel it's time to go ahead and update...but not at the expense of this kind of frustration.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Randy

Windows Version:7 64-bit
RAM:8 gb
Processor:Q8300 2.5 ghz
Video Card:NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
Sound Card:Delta 1010

Comments

cbrillow wrote on 9/15/2010, 12:21 PM
First, if you're using the trial version, I wouldn't expect much in the way of tech support.

Second -- are you contemplating purchasing Vegas 9 with Vegas 10 just a few short weeks away? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me...
Randy Brown wrote on 9/15/2010, 1:28 PM
First, if you're using the trial version, I wouldn't expect much in the way of tech support.

I'm not trying to contact support I'm referring to the automated crash report thing that pops up everytime I have a crash...if they actually read them I would think they would respond though considering that person is considering a purchase...wouldn't you think?

Second -- are you contemplating purchasing Vegas 9 with Vegas 10 just a few short weeks away? Doesn't make a lot of sense to me...

You responded to my reason in the other post amigo...For years people have reported getting the newer version in this scenario. Makes sense especially if VP10 isn't going to really work until the "e" version months later.
cbrillow wrote on 9/15/2010, 4:34 PM
I responded to this one first -- amigo. Personally, I don't care what you do, but if you buy 9 and don't get an free upgrade to 10, I wouldn't be griping about it in here.

Randy Brown wrote on 9/16/2010, 6:39 AM
Griping about it?! What the hell are you talking about man, I just asked a simple question about other's experience and you butt in with BS.
Thanks for your concern though.
Steve Mann wrote on 9/16/2010, 8:12 AM
I've never seen the inability to split that you are describing. It sounds strange that the option would be grayed out and I can't imagine why this could happen.

Allowing Vegas to automatically send a problem report is not the same as contacting support, and you probably won't get any response through that mechanism. My bet is that as automated as the data reporting is, so is the analysis of the data at SCS. It's likely done by a data analysis program and never reviewed by a human person.

Steve Mann
jrazz wrote on 9/16/2010, 8:24 AM
Randy, can you post a screenshot showing the split option grayed out and also showing the timeline with the cursor over the section you want to split with the event highlighted?

j razz
Randy Brown wrote on 9/16/2010, 9:51 AM
Thanks very much Steve, I was pretty frustrated yesterday...that makes sense....my apologies to everyone for coming across pissy.
Randy Brown wrote on 9/16/2010, 9:58 AM
Randy, can you post a screenshot showing the split option grayed out and also showing the timeline with the cursor over the section you want to split with the event highlighted?
My first thought when reading this was "alright...this is not a known issue and there is indeed an explanation".
So I went to do a screen capture and now I can't MAKE it do it. I don't understand, yesterday I selected all tracks and then single tracks, and then none, and then restarted it but could't get it to work and now it works every time!
Perhaps it's because I got the project finished yesterday and I'm no longer fretting over it.
If it does it again I'll certainly post a screen capture though.
Once again, thanks very much gentlemen and please accept my apologies for not being myself.

Randy
jrazz wrote on 9/16/2010, 1:23 PM
Glad it is working as expected. :)

j razz
Steve Mann wrote on 9/16/2010, 9:29 PM
Anything you do on the timeline only affects the veg file, so if a media file is locked by, for example, being open in another program, Vegas won't care.

Vegas never modifies the media on the timeline.