Chapter 3
Basic Editing Techniques
Vegas® Movie Studio HD Platinum projects are multitrack compilations of events that occur over time. The events in
your project are references (pointers) to source media files. Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 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 or W |
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Go to end of project | Ctrl+End or E |
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Go to beginning of selection or | Home |
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 |
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Move left by grid marks | Page Up |
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Go to | Ctrl+G |
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Move left/right to marker(s) | Ctrl+Left/Right |
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Move to marker # | |
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Move left/right to event edit | Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right |
points including fade edges | 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 |
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Move left/right one frame | Ctrl+Alt+Shift+ |
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Center in view | \ |
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Event edit point cursor jumps
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 list, the Project Media window has focus. To instantly switch the program’s focus to the timeline (track view), press Alt+0 or, from the View menu, choose Focus to Timeline.
In Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum software, it matters which track has focus when you perform a task. For example, when you
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