Can't see transition durations with grouped events

smhontz wrote on 4/13/2014, 12:37 PM
(Vegas 12, Build 726) I have a multi-cam project where I was cutting between two cameras. I decided to go back and change some of the cuts to cross-fades, so I expanded the multi-cam layer and start dragging the edges of the cuts.

However, Vegas wouldn't show me the transition length! Usually it shows the duration as a numerical value right in the middle of the transition so I can quickly set them to the same length. This was driving me nuts as I do this all the time and I've never had this problem before.

I discovered that it did work with new media I put on the track, and found out that Vegas won't show the duration with grouped media, unless you click "Ignore Event Grouping" on the toolbar. Then it shows the duration values again.

You can test it for yourself by putting three solid color events on the timeline, overlapping them slightly, and grouping them all together (select all and hit "g"). Then, if you try to adjust one of the transitions, you won't see the overlap duration unless you click "Ignore event grouping"

Hopefully that will help someone else who might be tearing their hair out like I did.

Comments

PeterWright wrote on 4/13/2014, 7:19 PM
Just a thought - did you know you can change cuts to crossfades or other transitions without expanding tracks - in the single multi-cam track, just drag one edge over the other and you'll also see the transition duration,
OldSmoke wrote on 4/13/2014, 7:24 PM
You can also just drop a transition in the middle of the cut and will insert it.

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smhontz wrote on 4/13/2014, 9:54 PM
I like to expand the tracks when adjusting the crossfades - I find I can hit the correct edge easier, and I like having the visual reference to the audio track below.

Unfortunately, if you've grouped your events together, it won't show you the transition duration, unless you click "Ignore event grouping" first. To me, that's a bug - it should always show you the duration, regardless of whether things are grouped or not.

Good reminder about dropping the transition on the cut - I'd forgotten about that.