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lock video tracks
I asked this a few days ago must be missing somthing I will rephrase what I was trying to say
OK I have say an event on a video track with audio below above I have another video track which I want to keep where it is when I move the video and audio below. HOW do I keep it locked to the video and audio below I know I can move the all tracks if I use select all but all I want to do is move a portion of my work to the right PLEASE dont tell me about Excalibur as I am still only getting to grips with VEGAS -
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Select all the events you want to keep together and hit ‘g’ to group them.
Gary
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Gary is there no handier way than this I have a 1 hour long wedding service on track 1 with at least 10 inserts some only 2 seconds long and as you know it can be very fiddley finding these to select I am coming from a different editing system where what I am trying to do was simple
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Click on the FIRST event you want to group-then RIGHT CLICK that event-scroll down to SELECT EVENTS TO END and you’re set to go.
OR you can also pull a REGION across the timeline and GROUP those event to lock them together.
It really is a very easy process that is not time consuming at all.
Don
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It sounds like you should experiment with ripple modes. By setting it to “affected tracks” you can put dumbie files on just the tracks you wish to ripple, and in selecting only those events, just those particular tracks will ripple. You can create a generated text media that is blank, and copy it and then group the copies. This works nicely as a work around to ripple just the tracks you wish.
Another quck way to group is to do a “ctrl+a” to select everything on the timeline. Press “g” to make all the clips a group. Next, select just the clips that you do not want grouped and then press “u” to remove them from the group.
Another tip: I typically work with “ignore event grouping” turned on, because I do a lot of J and L cuts (split A/V edits). When I want to move a group as a whole, I press “shift + g” which select the entire group.
Vegas is a completely different type of editing app. It is like no other. To really get full use of it, you have to take the time to learn how it works. Once you do that, you can fly.
Another tip: You can do a “post ripple”. This means you can move or trim something on the timeline, then choose to ripple the timeline after the fact. Go under “Edit” and choose “Post Ripple.”
td
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As Tim says, Ripple will do what you want.
You can use Auto Ripple, but I don’t recommend this as sometimes you can move things which are out of sight further down the timeline without realising it and get in a jumble.
I prefer Post Edit Ripple, which means you have full manual control of things.
When you move something, you’ll see a grey arrow above the timeline. This is Vegas noting exactly how far, and if you then hit Ctrl/Shift – F, everything level with, or to the right of the moved event will move by that exact amount. The same applies if you delete something.
Have a practice and get the feel of this tool. Don’t forget, you can always Undo if something you didn’t intend happens.
If you want to ripple a single track rather than “everything”, just use “F”.
Peter Wright
Perth, Western Oz
http://www.allroundvision.com.au
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