“Replace Media” (kinda)

[Neal Barlow]

The “Replace” media in the project media window is what I use when I do the reuse/template trick like you are talking about. The question would be, are you reusing a clip multiple times on the timeline. If so, then the “replace” command isn’t what you are after, which sounds like what you want to do. Have you tried adding you new images/clips as a “take” instead? That might work for you. That would keep all your settings and fades the same.

Neal Barlow
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[Frederic Baumann]

Hi,

Couldn’t you use parent/child tracks and compositing?

The parent or top track would be the master, embedding all the settings/customization, and would then control the track below (child).

Then you would put your pictures in the lower track, with no effect, no settings, nothing but the raw media. It would be easy to change the pictures as no customization has been applied to them.

Fading in/out may be achieved by having a white generated effect on top of your still image (same start, same duration), and combining the 2 tracks with a multiply compositing. Adjusting the fading in/out of the white event in the parent track controls the fading of the picture.

Still for instance, this might also work with track motion: track motion would be controlled by the parent track, whatever the still image being in the child track.

Hope I am clear enough, and hope it helps,
Frédéric

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[Robert Narracci]

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To replace a clip with another clip (updating all timeline events associated with this clip) and keep your timeline edits intact do the following. Click on the “Project Media” tab, right click over the original clip and select “Replace”. In the pop-up window browse and select your new clip; this will replace all timeline events referencing your original clip and it will keep all of your edits intact.

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To replace a single timeline event with a new clip (not changing other timeline events associated with the same clip) and keep your timeline edits intact do the following. Make a dummy copy of your *.VF file. Open the dummy copy in a separate session of Sony Vegas aside your original. In the dummy file follow the instructions above and replace all timeline events with a new clip. In your original file insert a new video track. In your dummy file, right-click over the single updated timeline event and click copy. In your original file, click into the new video track, right-click and paste. Click-drag the updated timeline event to line up vertically with the original timeline event. Delete the original timeline event and then drag your updated timeline event vertically into the original slot (this will preserve any fade overlaps you created.) Save your new Sony Vegas file and delete the dummy file.

Rob Narracci