"Snap to grid" still snaps even when turned off

Bjorn_Lynne wrote on 2/5/2003, 11:07 AM
Vegas4beta... I'm trying to detail edit a sound project and I need to be able to set the fade/start point of a sample to a greater accuracy than 1 "video frame". On my Options menu, the "Snap to Grid" function is switched off, but I still cannot place my marker where I want to - it snaps to either side!

If I switch the timeline to show "samples" instead of video frames, and when I try to move the start-point of a sample, it actually jumps all the way from about 8800 samples to 10400 samples and I'm not able to place the start point, or my marker, between those two points.

Is this a bug, or am I missing something? I never had this problem in earlier Vegas versions.

Thanks,
- Bjorn Lynne

Comments

Ted_H wrote on 2/5/2003, 11:26 AM
Does it make a difference if you disable "Quantize to Frames" in the Options menu?

Ted
Bjorn_Lynne wrote on 2/6/2003, 9:04 AM
Yes, that took care of it. Thanks.

- Bjorn Lynne
Ben  wrote on 2/6/2003, 9:34 AM
This seems like such a common issue, I reckon SF should put a big note in the help file, saying something along the lines of if you're using Vegas for audio-only purposes, turn off Quantize to Frames. Or maybe it should default to off when you first install Vegas? It comes up a lot in these forums, and it's fair to say that a lot of users probably don't come to the forums and are stumped by this.

What I reckon we've got got with Vegas 4 is, finally, a fully-featured pro DAW. Perhaps there's even something to be said for an option on install to not having the docking window showing all the video features - preview window, fx, etc. Most of us audio guys dump this stuff immediately - I know I do - but, again, it could throw some first-time users wanting to use Vegas for solely audio purposes. Or perhaps there should be a whole section at the beginning of the help file showing people how to configure Vegas for audio-only use?

The cool thing, of course, is that once you have chosen not to view the video features, they might as well not be there, if you know what I mean.

Ben
pwppch wrote on 2/6/2003, 10:39 AM
I have long wanted to put in a wizard for the first time run that says:

I am a video guy
I am an audio guy
I am both

and then set the defaults accordingly....

Just a thought.

Peter
Ben  wrote on 2/6/2003, 11:02 AM
Exactly, good call Peter. Pile that pressure on the 'Head of Installation Wizards' !

Currently, despite the name change (which is definetely for the better), you still have a demo which an audio guy might install and go "What the hell is this? I thought I was trying a DAW, not a video editing package". He promptly uninstalls. We all know better than that, but to get new users, it's all about perception...

Again though Peter, great job on a fantastic product.

Ben
pwppch wrote on 2/6/2003, 11:58 AM
Yes, first perception, or what we call the "out of the box experiance" is important.

Thanks.
Peter
bgc wrote on 2/6/2003, 12:22 PM
When I was installing the V4 betas (and was forced to remove previous versions) I had a mental list that I went through. Maybe a Video or Audio or A/V "check sheet" pdf file would be useful (and lots easier to put together than a wizard - for now).
bgc
drbam wrote on 2/6/2003, 12:38 PM
Yes that would be really helpful. Kind of like an audio (or video, or both) optimizing check list as a pdf file. Perhaps just post it on the SF site? I know I would definitely appreciate it.

drbam
PipelineAudio wrote on 2/6/2003, 2:36 PM
script it! :)