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CHP. 3 BASIC EDITING TECHNIQUES
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Basic Editing
Te ch n i q u es
Vegas projects are multitrack compilations of events that occur over time. The events in your project are
references (pointers) to source media files. Vegas 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 Vegas timeline.
Changing focus
Focus is used to describe which objects have the attention of a program. For example, when you click a file in
the Media Pool, the Media Pool window has focus. To instantly switch the program’s focus to the track view
(timeline), press or, from the
View menu, choose Focus to Track View.
In Vegas, it matters which track has focus when you perform a task. For example, when you double-click a
media file in the Explorer, Vegas inserts it 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.
Description Keys Description Keys
Go to beginning of project
Ctrl+Home
or W
Move left/right to marker(s)
Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow
Go to end of project
Ctrl+End
or E
Move to marker #
0-9 keys (not numeric
keypad)
Go to beginning of selection
or view (if no selection)
Home
Move left/right to event edit points
including fade edges (see figure below)
Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right
Arrow
Go to end of selection or view
(if no selection)
End
Nudge cursor on timeline
Left or Right Arrow
Move right by grid marks
Page Down
Move left/right one frame Alt+Left/Right Arrow
Move left by grid marks Page Up Move left/right one frame Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Mouse
wheel
Go to Ctrl+G Center in view
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Event edit point cursor jumps
Alt +0
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