Dragging to select a time range
1.Position the mouse pointer above the ruler (on the marker bar). The mouse pointer changes to a left/right arrow cursor (
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2.Drag to select a region. All events, or portions of events within the region, are highlighted.
3.Drag the yellow handles on either end of the time selection to increase or decrease your time range selection.
Tip: You can move the entire selection range by dragging the time selection bar.
Looping playback
If you want to play back the time range, click Play (
) to play only the events within the time range. Click the Loop Playback button (
) or press Q to toggle loop playback on and off. Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum software continually plays back the portion of the timeline within the time selection when loop playback is on.
Selecting events and a time range
Selecting a time range does not automatically select events. Excluding locked events, all items within the time range play back and are affected by Edit menu commands. However, you may select specific events to edit, and then select a time range.
1.Select the events you wish to edit. For more information, see Selecting multiple events on page 30.
2.Place the mouse pointer above the ruler (on the marker bar). The mouse pointer changes to a left/right arrow cursor (
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3.Drag to select the region. Notice that events that were not initially selected in step 1 remain unselected (not highlighted).
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Selecting tracks
Click a track header to select it. Hold Ctrl or Shift to select multiple tracks.
Editing events
Copying events
You can copy events, or portions of events, to the clipboard and paste them into your project. You can copy a single event or multiple events. Copying preserves the original event information, edits, and other modifications.
1.Select the events to be copied. For more information, see Selecting multiple events on page 30.
2.Select a time range, if applicable.
3.Click the Copy button (
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