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Cursor indications

The cursor changes depending on which functions are available.

Cursor

Indicates

Modifier

Description

 

Standard

none

This is the standard arrow cursor that means events can be

 

 

 

dragged.

 

 

 

 

 

Trim

none

Position the cursor over the edge of an event and drag to trim

 

 

 

the event shorter or longer.

 

 

 

 

 

Slip Trim

Alt

Position the cursor over the edge of an event, press Alt, and drag to

 

 

 

trim. The media within the event moves with the edge. This is useful

 

 

 

to preserve the beginning or end of an event while trimming.

 

 

 

 

 

Stretch

Ctrl

Position the cursor over the edge of an event, press Ctrl, and

 

 

 

drag the edge to stretch or compress it. This makes the media

 

 

 

in the event play slower or faster.

 

 

 

 

 

Slip

Alt

Press Alt and drag on the middle of a clip to move the media

 

 

 

within the event without moving the event itself.

 

 

 

 

 

Trim

Ctrl+Alt

Position the cursor over the boundary between two adjacent

 

Adjacent

 

events, press Ctrl+Alt, and drag. Both events are edge

 

 

 

trimmed simultaneously.

 

 

 

 

 

Slide

Ctrl+Alt

Position the cursor over the middle of an event, press Ctrl+Alt, and

 

 

 

drag to simultaneously trim both ends.

 

 

 

 

 

Slide

Ctrl+Alt

Position cursor over a crossfade, press Ctrl+Alt, and drag on a

 

Crossfade

 

crossfade to move it.

 

 

 

 

Using a control surface

This feature is available only in the full version of Vegas software.

A control surface is a hardware device that uses knobs, faders, and buttons to control user interface elements that are normally controlled with a mouse. Using a control surface lends a tactile feel to your editing sessions.

Unlike keyboard shortcuts—which determine the shortcut’s behavior based on the portion of the Vegas window that has focus—a control surface’s mapped functions work no matter what part of the application has focus.

You can use one Mackie® Control Universal or up to five generic control surfaces with Vegas software. For more information about setting up a control surface, please see External Control & Automation tab on page 346.

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