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Raising audio level with mouse moves clip
When I want to raise the audio level on a clip, I put my mouse over it, see the little audio level indicator signifying that I’m over the audio VU level – click to raise it and OOPS, I moved my clip instead. This happens about half the time, resulting in repeated keystrokes, undoing, etc.
Is there a science to changing the volume level with a mouse that I’m missing?
Thanks!
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Make sure you’re not using the position tool.
All the best,
Tom
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I rarely use the P tool. It’s a pretty strange little quirk. Before I click to raise the clip everything looks right and ready to raise, then I click and sometimes it raises it, and other times it moves the clip. Mostly I use cntl+ or -, but for larger volume increases the clip itself is theoretically faster – when it stays put.
John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.
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The exact same thing has been happening to me recently, pretty annoying. I’m on 10.0.4.
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Same here on 10.0.5
It drives me crazy. I just adjust the clip height and find its easier to grab.
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Is the connected audio on a layer above the primary storyline or below it?
All the best,
Tom
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[Loren Risker] “It drives me crazy. I just adjust the clip height and find its easier to grab.”
Me too with the clip height. I’ve ultimately found it easier though to select the clip, go to the Inspector/Audio tab, and then type in the number there or use the UP/DOWN arrows.
Dave
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Glad to know I’m not alone. This doesn’t matter on mine whether I’m above or below the primary, it happens A LOT.
Maybe it was changed in .05 as a reaction to accidentally adjusting volume when you are moving the clip. This is a byproduct of having so many clickable elements within a clip in a project. How many times do you guys accidentally click the top left of a clip and open up that pop up when all you wanted to do was drag a clip around a bit? I love all the stuff we can adjust mouse-only, but sometimes it gets in the way of actual editing.
You know – perhaps in 10.05 the higher resolution of the project timeline creates a situation where this specific issue doesn’t occur, but at lower resolutions it does.
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Not seeing this.
All the best,
Tom
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On a 2009 mac pro with external monitor on it seems a little easier to recreate. On a current iMac it still happens, but far less often.
John Davidson | President / Creative Director | Magic Feather Inc.
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Don’t know if you got a solution to this but for me the keyboard shortcuts for raising and lowering volume do not work
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