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  • Clips too tiny to work with on timeline

    Posted by Cal North on November 9, 2010 at 5:30 pm

    This is a newbie question, I just started working with Sony Vegas Movie maker 10… some of my scenes are 5-10-20 seconds long and I’m editing for FX and editing them together…

    the problem is — they are so tiny on the timeline! Just a sliver. Is there a way to expand them… not in real time in the movie but just to work with them?

    Like a timeline zoom function or a different view? I’d like to be able to look at a clip and expand it for viewing so I can see the fades and effects… it’s hard to apply a fade effect or anything when the clip is a sliver wide.
    Hope that makes sense. Thanks!

    Cal North replied 15 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
  • 5 Replies
  • Mike Kujbida

    November 9, 2010 at 5:39 pm

    I use the wheel on my mouse to zoom in and out.
    It’s very quick and easy.

  • Cal North

    November 9, 2010 at 6:12 pm

    ahaha! thank you! how simple is that but I could not figure it out!
    thanks a million!

  • Cal North

    November 9, 2010 at 6:33 pm

    one other question… is there any way to do a note to yourself, like a marker on the timeline where you want to add fx later so it would be in effect, like a pop up note or post-it note or some way to mark just on the timeline something you want to come back to? Thanks

  • Cal North

    November 9, 2010 at 6:41 pm

    nevermind, I found the “M” command! exactly what I wanted…

  • Cal North

    November 9, 2010 at 6:42 pm

    this link helped me — keyboard shortcuts for those who need it

    https://www.scribd.com/doc/23349/Keyboard-Shortcuts-and-QuickStart-for-Sony-Vegas

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