Thanks for the reply
but…
i really only need the time as displayed on the screen. I am using vegas more like a stopwatch to time things happening in the video. i find a particular moment ie a guys foot crossing a line and then when he crosses another mark, i can subtract times to figure out how long it took. Right now i have to type in the time displayed on a spreadsheet and then move the video forward and type down that time. subtract and i have the time. 35 different people and i start to have typos. So if i could copy and paste to the sheet, my crappy typing skills would be less involved.