overlapping video on one track – “bring to front”

[Steve Rhoden]

Well…You already knows quite well how vegas functions…
and that bring to front feature thats available in
photoshop does not function that way in vegas.
You can however try to get full acquainted with the
parenting and child features.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[John Rofrano]

You really need to use two tracks. The fact that a clip can slide over or under another clip on the same track is a very dangerous thing. You should not do it intentionally. Trust me on this… use another track. You don’t want the nightmare of clips under clips. That’s why tracks are unlimited!

~jr

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[Theo Van laar]

But if you have multiple takes on one event, you can simply perform the “bring to front” task by selecting the event and pressing “T”.

Theo

[John Rofrano]

Yes, for takes. But I believe Jill was talking about sliding smaller events over a larger one to replace some (but not all) of the event. This is best done on a separate track.

~jr

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[Graham Bernard]

You want the same functionality of a Graphics Editor: Bring to Top – yes? Then why not just move the track? Done!

Track Position 1 Photo1
Track Position 2 Photo2
Track Position 3 Photo3

And after moving:

Track Position 1 Photo3
Track Position 2 Photo1
Track Position 3 Photo2

Now, if you use Drag as Takes from your Project Media Bin you can add as takes TO a single Event and then you ALSO have the option to HIT “T” to select a Take – an individual Photo – too!

So, Control Drags + Track Position Moves will give you many options. Move track position will bring Media top bottom or ANY layer you want.

Now, if you have sets of Track Motion you want to retain, then make THEM Children to a Parent and move the parent – the Kidz will follow .. well mostly .. depends if there is Ice Cream on offer or not!!!

I have done MUCH graphics work in VEgas, but ssshhhh don’t tell everybody . ..

Grazie

[Adam Rose esq.]

I hear you, Jill. Experimented with your findings and was amused that I’d never noticed that behaviour before.
Well, the only solution I’ve found is to drag the 2nd clip (currently underneath) to the right, and then it pops to the front. Not really helpful, since no doubt you wanted the 2nd clip more to the left, but can’t see any easy solution if not wanting to add tracks…..

also, it makes sense that the 2nd clip WOULD be under the older clip, since it is trying to create a dissolve / transition.

[Graham Bernard]

Adam, unless I am missing something, I also “heard” Jill.

How is this, adding Tracks, different in terms of function, to adding Layers in a Graphics Editor? I was responding to Jill’s request to how to add layers as if it were a Graphics Package – bring back to front or bottom to top and middle to back and so on and so forth. If I wish to “layer” a graphic then I need Layers. If I want something similar in Vegas I add a Track. Simples!

Grazie

[Adam Rose esq.]

lol, Graham. Your point was on the money – the only reason for my posting was that Jill mentioned she wanted to avoid adding tracks, IIRC.

🙂

[Jill Simpson]

Another Option:

Select all the clips I want to put ‘underneath’ (ctrl-click, ctrl-click, …), right-click, Switches > Mute.

If you already have the ‘new’ clip ‘standing by’ on a lower track, this method is simpler than cutting the ‘new’ clip, moving the originals, pasting the ‘new’ – and then possibly reversing all that if the outcome is not what you want.

I accept that overlaying clips is bound to result in ‘lost’ edits (“Where did I put that thing?”), so I am satisfied.

Thanks.

[Jill Simpson]

I think it’s only possible to make a whole track a parent or child – I can’t set events or portions of tracks as parent/child, can I?

(I read the help files (including all the collapsed sections) on “Compositing and Masks” and “3D Compositing”.)

I know I do not make full use of Parent/Child compositing in my work, but I don’t see how it can help with what I’m trying to do here (or related situations). Did you have something specific in mind that I’m not seeing?

Thanks Steve,
Jill