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CHAPTER
Basic Editing
4 Techniques
Vegas® projects are multitrack compilations of events that occur over time. The events in your project are references (pointers) to source media files. Vegas software is a nondestructive editor, so editing events in your project does not alter the source media files in any way.
Getting around
When editing and playing back the project, the cursor identifies where you are along the project’s timeline.
Moving the cursor
Use the following keyboard commands to move the cursor in the timeline.
Description | Keys |
Go to beginning of project | Ctrl+Home |
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Go to end of project | Ctrl+End |
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Go to beginning of selection | Home |
or view (if no selection) |
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Go to end of selection or view | End |
(if no selection) |
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Move right by grid marks | Page Down |
Move left by grid marks | Page Up |
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Go to | Ctrl+G |
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Event edit point cursor jumps
Description | Keys |
Move left/right to marker(s) | Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow |
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Move to marker # | |
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Move left/right to event edit points | Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right |
including fade edges (see figure below) | Arrow |
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Nudge cursor on timeline | Left or Right Arrow |
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Move left/right one frame | Alt+Left/Right Arrow |
Move left/right one frame | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Mouse |
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Center in view | \ |
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Changing focus
Focus is used to describe which objects have the attention of a program. For example, when you click a file in the Project Media window, that window has focus. To instantly switch the program’s focus to the track view (timeline), press Alt + 0 or, from the View menu, choose Focus to Track View.
In Vegas software, it matters which track has focus when you perform a task. For example, when you double- click a media file in the Explorer, it is inserted into the track that has focus. You can click a track on its track number to make it the focus track. A blinking white line under the track number and shading in the track list indicates a track has focus.
CHP. 4 | BASIC EDITING TECHNIQUES |