Sometimes it sounds like Vegas users are divided into two camps.
Timelineists – “Moses was handed the timeline, and everything that happens happens there … I find no reason to consider the Trimmer”
Trimmerists – “Events can be changed over time, and though they will form part of the overall timeline, they themselves can be selected in various ways”
As a born again Trimmerist, I would like to mention a couple of instances where, in my opinion, the Trimmer does it best ….
Scenario 1.
The timeline is almost complete - bulging full of events. Half hour program.
At 3 min 40 sec and 10 frames, I need to extend the Voice Over to include a qualification.
This means creating a gap of about 4 seconds. I need 4 seconds of video.
Am I going to lift several ten minute or longer clips to the Timeline one after the other and fiddle around watching and listening to them in the middle of the main program till I find the 4 seconds I need ?
Course I’m not – I’m going to review the footage in the Trimmer, find the 4 seconds I need, and lift or send (A key) it neatly to its place in the Timeline.
Scenario 2
I have shot 5 hours of footage for a program. I cannot say for sure exactly which bits I am going to use, but I don’t want to waste time searching through tapes later. I capture everything as 5 x 1 hour clips.
In Vegas I use the Trimmer to create saved Regions and carefully give them names. This is the equivalent of sorting selected clips into bins, and I can click in Vegas Explorer to sort these Regions into any order I want.
Any other good news testimonials for the humble, honest Trimmer?
Timelineists – “Moses was handed the timeline, and everything that happens happens there … I find no reason to consider the Trimmer”
Trimmerists – “Events can be changed over time, and though they will form part of the overall timeline, they themselves can be selected in various ways”
As a born again Trimmerist, I would like to mention a couple of instances where, in my opinion, the Trimmer does it best ….
Scenario 1.
The timeline is almost complete - bulging full of events. Half hour program.
At 3 min 40 sec and 10 frames, I need to extend the Voice Over to include a qualification.
This means creating a gap of about 4 seconds. I need 4 seconds of video.
Am I going to lift several ten minute or longer clips to the Timeline one after the other and fiddle around watching and listening to them in the middle of the main program till I find the 4 seconds I need ?
Course I’m not – I’m going to review the footage in the Trimmer, find the 4 seconds I need, and lift or send (A key) it neatly to its place in the Timeline.
Scenario 2
I have shot 5 hours of footage for a program. I cannot say for sure exactly which bits I am going to use, but I don’t want to waste time searching through tapes later. I capture everything as 5 x 1 hour clips.
In Vegas I use the Trimmer to create saved Regions and carefully give them names. This is the equivalent of sorting selected clips into bins, and I can click in Vegas Explorer to sort these Regions into any order I want.
Any other good news testimonials for the humble, honest Trimmer?