Wrestling with Track motion controls, help welcome

Duncan H wrote on 7/23/2014, 2:24 AM
This may well be an operator knowledge issue, but maybe not.....

I have been having issues with track motion ccontrols. If I resize a track using "Track motion" in the header, all good. Then apply a 2D drop shadow (within the track motion control), still all good. If I then decide that I need to again resize the track, I go back into track motion and I do not seem able to resize the track, as all control seems to relate to the shadow. O.K, I think, I'll just uncheck the "2 D shadow" & then I'll be able to resize track. Nup, I then do not appear to be able to change track size, no matter what.

Question, What am I doing wrong? I'm surprised there is no "undo" or "revert to default" within track motion. How do I "toggle" between adjusting teh shadow and resizing the track?
I hope I have explained my dilemma. Hope someone who understands this feature can hold my hand.

Thanks

Comments

TheHappyFriar wrote on 7/23/2014, 5:08 AM
You don't need to unchecked it to control the motion again, you need to click on the track labeled "position". Whichever one is highlighted (blue in Vegas 10) is the one the controls change.
john_dennis wrote on 7/23/2014, 8:55 AM
"[I] I'm surprised there is no "undo" or "revert to default" within track motion.[/I]"

Up at the top of the track motion dialog box there is a line called "Preset:" After you change anything, Position, 2D Shadow, 2D Glow, the Preset line changes to Untitled. Select "Default" and that function returns to the original state.

Also, double-clicking in the boxes in the workspace returns them to their default position.

Neither removes all the key frames.
Duncan H wrote on 7/23/2014, 6:08 PM
Thanks Happy Friar & John,

Curious, I actually thought I had tried these (manipulating just teh blue line) and the drop down list, but despite selecting "default", nothing seemed to reset & the blue line did not seem to let me resize the actual track (at all, after I had applied a shadow, then returned to the timeline, then returned to teh track motion pane). Time to get back into teh project and wrestle with it further in light of your help.

Much appreciated.