Range of clips become ungrouped

[Graham Bernard]

[Bob Ridge] “So is this a known bug that’s happened to anyone?”

No, not to me?

Is it at all possible you have the “U” keyboard shortcut remapped to something else?

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX50HS Bridge

[Bob Ridge]

[Graham Bernard] “Is it at all possible you have the “U” keyboard shortcut remapped to something else?
“

I doubt it, because I don’t know how to map shortcuts, and “U” still ungroups events whenever I need it to. And again, these portions of clips (usually the back half or so out of all of them) are immediately ungrouped the instant I bring them into a new timeline, before I even touch the keyboard.

[Graham Bernard]

[Bob Ridge] ”
I doubt it, because I don’t know how to map shortcuts, and “U” still ungroups events whenever I need it to.”Well, it is feasible that you have gotten both to happen.

OK, need some more info: Type Media and your Project settings for that Media.

This is a rare bird indeed!

* Grazie

Video Content Creator and Potter
PC 7 64-bit 16gb * Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz * 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 Ti
Cameras: Canon XF300 + PowerShot SX50HS Bridge

[Mike Kujbida]

Bob & Grazie, I’ve had this happen to me every once in a while. Full moon? I don’t think so. Gremlins? Probably.
All I know is that it has periodically happened to me and the only thing that cures it is to shut the computer down for a few minutes and then power it back up. Whatever gremlins were working there disappear without any power to feed them 🙂

[Wayne Waag]

And is there a shortcut to getting a large number of clips to have their video & audio portions grouped together again?

Yes. Here is a script written by Gilles. Events to be grouped must be on the top 2 tracks. You can add additional tracks if you want.

/**
* Group Track1 and Track2 Events
* Ce script groupe les Events des deux premières pistes
* Auteur Gilles Pialat 09/01/2008
* https://www.cameravideo.net/forum/sony-vegas-dvd-architect/
**/

using System;
using Sony.Vegas;

class EntryPoint
{
public void FromVegas(Vegas vegas)
{
for (int i=0; i< vegas.Project.Tracks[0].Events.Count; i++)
{
TrackEventGroup group = new TrackEventGroup();;
vegas.Project.Groups.Add(group);
group.Add(vegas.Project.Tracks[0].Events[i]);
group.Add(vegas.Project.Tracks[1].Events[i]);

}

}

}

Simply copy and save with a .cs extension. Then put it in your script folder.

wwaag

[Bob Ridge]

[Graham Bernard] “OK, need some more info: Type Media and your Project settings for that Media.
“

These are usually MOV files from a Canon 6D, often mixed with MTS files from a Panasonic HMC 150. (Though the issue occurs even if I don’t mix media.) Project settings are set to be whatever the clips are.

(Update: Solved, kinda. See reply to Wayne below.)

[Bob Ridge]

[Wayne Waag] “Yes. Here is a script written by Gilles. Events to be grouped must be on the top 2 tracks. You can add additional tracks if you want.”

Eureka – it works! This is a super easy & quick workaround. Better than chasing gremlins. Thank you!

[Wayne Waag]

Glad it’s working for you. By adding a third track, it’s useful in that you can, for example, add audio from an external recorder and have them grouped.

wwaag