Divide video clip & eliminate fx questions and slow-mo questions

[Don Bloom]

I believe that the things you wish to do can be done in Movie Studio in the same way as the full version of Vegas so here we go;
(a) I would like to take a single video clip and split it at any given location
Set the cursor where you want to cut the footage and press “S” goto the next place and do the same-highlight the footage to remove and delete-grab the other footage and move to new position OR use AUTO RIPPLE and it will automatically move forward on the timeline.

(b) I would like to have a video fx operate at the beginning of a video clip but then get rid of it sometime during the clip
Keyframes are your friend. Set the FX you want at the beginning of the clip and set the first keyframe to a zero or no effect setting by adjusting the setting and then set another keyframe where you want the effect to finish and set the effect to the amount you want.

(c) how do you change the speed of a clip during it. In other words, I start out with the clip running at full speed and then 2 seconds into a 20 second clip I want to change the speed to 1/2 speed and then at 10 seconds change it back to full speed
Use a velocity envelope and again use keyframes on the envelope to set you speed adjustment.

Again, I’m not all that familiar with movie studio as I don’t use it but I THINK these things are the same as the full version of Vegas and 2nd, just play a little with the program-right click-go into the menus-try TOOLS-whatever you want to try and keep in mind that it is a non-destructive program so anything you do can be undone. Control Z is a good friend of mine. Also if you ssave the work as you try things save under a different name each time, I use the name of the project and numbers; 1,2,3 etc.

HTHs,
Don

[Chris Franklin]

I’m also new to Vegas, and I have learned a lot from this forum group.

I also have the full version and I have learned another way to change the speed of your clips. First put your clip (event) on the timeline. Then you can hold down the CTRL key and drag the end of the clip. If you drag it in, it will speed it up. If you drag it out, it will slow it down.

The only problem is that when I do this, I’m not really sure of the percentage that I’m changing.

I’m not very familiar with the velocity envelope, but if it is better, I want to learn more.

Chris

[Edward Troxel]

[cfranklin_av] “Then you can hold down the CTRL key and drag the end of the clip. If you drag it in, it will speed it up. If you drag it out, it will slow it down.”

Yes, that is a commonly used method and one I use a LOT.

[cfranklin_av] “The only problem is that when I do this, I’m not really sure of the percentage that I’m changing.”

You can if you also have the AUDIO and have View – Active Take Information turned on.

[cfranklin_av] “I’m not very familiar with the velocity envelope, but if it is better, I want to learn more.”

Hard to say that it’s “better” – just used for something different. With the CTRL-Resize method, you can only get a single speed change for the entire clip. If the speed needs to change dynamically, you MUST use a Velocity envelope. It will allow you to gradually slow down or speed up. Naturally, you can also use BOTH.

Differences:

CTRL-Resize: Min speed – .25x, Max Speed – 4x
Velocity Envelope: Min speed – -100% (i.e. full reverse), can be set to 0% (freeze frame), Max Speed – 300%

Combining the two, you can go from -4x through 12x.

Edward Troxel