Move Track to front while changing track motion

[Aleksey Tarasov]

Set compositing mode to 3D Source Alpha and use Z coordinate to move your track to the top (eg. set Z position of the beginning and end keyframes to -1)

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[Roger Smith]

Thank you! I understand the idea, but is there a good tutorial for that somewhere you know for Vegas? Thanks

[John Rofrano]

[Roger Smith] “What’s a smooth way for that 2nd track to end op on top without abruptly muting that section of first one?”

Only one track can be on top. That means that you need to duplicate the second track and place it on top and delete everything else on the track that you don’t want to be in front of the other clips. In other words, that track will only have clips for the times that it needs to be on top of the others.

~jr

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[Andrew Lenczycki]

Building on what John Rofrano said, attached is a simple Vegas Pro 10 file with 4 “camera” views created with Generated Media – Solid Colors. It demonstrates exactly what John is talking about.

Here is the link to the file:
8345_4screencamerazoom.veg.zip

Andrew Lenczycki

[Aleksey Tarasov]

It’s easy with Solid Color media, with the actual video files it requires synchronization, etc.
3D Track Motion is the easiest way (only 4 tracks)

[Roger Smith]

What I’m trying to do is just as this one slides out to show full screen, slide the second one out. for the short time of the goal, then back again. I’d rather not get into all the cutting and moving if there’s a simpler way. Everything is all synced up already, so I guess I could cut the second track and inserting like I do the goalie view, but I would rather do it uniform throughout the whole video. They switch sides, which is what creates the problem. I do several teams and lots of games, so the least amount of time I spend on each project helps the business. Nothing fancy…

4 camera video clip

[Roger Smith]

[Andrew Lenczycki] “Building on what John Rofrano said, attached is a simple Vegas Pro 10 file with 4 “camera” views created with Generated Media – Solid Colors. It demonstrates exactly what John is talking about.”

That works perfect if I had all four equal size. I wouldn’t be having the problem at all. I guess I could fade out the top screen as I enlarge the second one. I’ll try it.

[John Rofrano]

[Roger Smith] “I’d rather not get into all the cutting and moving if there’s a simpler way.”

The only easier way is to mute the top track for the duration that you want to the 2nd track to be on top. Vegas Pro is not a 3D application. You can’t just move tracks in front of each other. The only way it works is the top track is always in front. Splitting events are moving them to higher tracks is how to accomplish this. Otherwise you need to use a 3D application like Boris RED or After Effects.

~jr

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[Roger Smith]

Well, I found a quick way, probably the only way, to do it. Just Add a track composite level, then fade it out over the same time I do the track motion change. It’s not what I wanted, but gets the job done.

One more thing, is there a way to have the event (clip) times (keyframes) across the top of the timeline along with the project time? I find the spot where I want to do the pan and zoom on the timeline, the I open the event pan/crop, and have to find it again!! How do I see the event keyframe from the timeline? That would be another time saver…

Thanks for all your help guys!

[John Rofrano]

[Roger Smith] “I find the spot where I want to do the pan and zoom on the timeline, the I open the event pan/crop, and have to find it again!! How do I see the event keyframe from the timeline?”

In Pan/Crop, turn on Sync Cursor

~jr

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