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Vegas 7 Text box position control
Hi,
I am trying to add a text box through Media Generator -> Text to add a few lines of text (translations actually). I need be able to align the text box in the same position for each new batch of words so the viewer isn’t searching the screen for the start of the new translation. I’ve never got the hang of the X & Y values for text box alignment in Vegas but I know I cannot rely on repeating previous correct values as the content of each box is different resulting in the text box being moved on its own accord. I think what I need to be able to do is to dictate the position of the top left corner of the text box so the box can auto expand across and down according to my content. Can this be done? I think the software crrently takes its co-ordinates from the centre point of the box. This is no use to man nor beast in my eyes.
Cheers, Mike.
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2 Replies
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Copy/paste (via CTRL+Drag) doesn’t work for you in maintaining a consistent position?
Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASSTCertified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor -
Hi,
Yes, the Copy functions produce an exact copy as you would expect, with all the settings intact, but the problems arise when I change the content. I am pasting just a couple of sentences in with no carriage returns, at this point the auto-positioning places it where ever it thinks is best, usually with a shift to the left along the X axis to accomodate all the text. I then insert carriage returns and font/size values to format the text. Once the text is formatted I have to re-align it by eye because the X & Y positioning co-ordinates are (I think) taken from the centre of box which now holds slightly different content and so now has different dimensions, hence the previous co-ordinates are no longer appropriate. If I could set the X,Y co-ordinates of the top left corner and allow the text box to expand right and down as the formatted text dictates, I know then the box would be correctly positioned on each instance.
For example – the text ‘The Cat’s Mat’ would be positioned correctly. A copy made is edited to read ‘The Cat Sat On The Mat’ – an extra 9 characters. The text box will be moved the X value equivalent of 4.5 characters to the left, where what I really wanted was for the text box to stay in postion and to expand right and/or down as the formatting dictates.Sorry it’s long winded, but I hope I’ve explained my issue accurately.
Mike.
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