affect more than one track with plug?

wwjd wrote on 2/15/2013, 11:48 PM
I need to add camera motion to a track with overlays of effects: IE camera shake while explosion goes off.... but, I want the explosion to shake that exact same way and time as main track so the explosion doesn't look silly and not moving while the background moves, you know? The plug shake is kinda random.

I know I could render the track, bring it BACK in and add the shake plug, but is there another way to link 3 to 4 video tracks so they are ALL affected by the plug at once the same way? Thanks!

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Gyan wrote on 2/16/2013, 2:20 AM
Parent the background video to the track containing the explosion overlay and then use Parent Motion (available after parenting) on the explosion track to animate the two together. If you have more tracks, make the topmost track the parent. Check the manual/help for parenting and parent motion guide.

EDIT: wait, you're applying a FX, so forget the Parent Motion. But this should still work otherwise. If it doesn't, try opening a new project with just these layers and apply the shake to the video output FX, and then nest that VEG into the existing timeline.

EDIT 2: Yeah, the parenting method works, but you'll have to shift the Composite step to before the shake FX in the chain.
musicvid10 wrote on 2/16/2013, 8:08 AM
To apply an effect or plugin to all tracks, use the video bus (output fx).

If you're applying the shake in post with pan/crop/motion, it should be a relatively easy task to duplicate it to the new track..

If the camera shake is in the footage or rendered to new track, Hitfilm Pro has tracking, or you could do it with extensive keyframing.
wwjd wrote on 2/16/2013, 11:09 AM
Video Bus sounds perfect once I figure out how/where to do it.
I'm familiar with bussing from the Audio word so it's probably the same thing exactly.

I'm guessing keyframing is that row of dots at the bottom of "Automating"?
Can those be copied to another track?
Former user wrote on 2/16/2013, 11:44 AM
Couldn't you just use a nested event and apply the shake effect to it?
wwjd wrote on 2/16/2013, 12:34 PM
I don't know what that means... I'm kinda green to editing
Former user wrote on 2/16/2013, 12:53 PM
Basically you just create a small project that contains the elements involved in the "shake" sequence (without the shake effect you want), save it and then import the resulting veg file into your master project.

Search Vegas help for "Nesting Projects" for some good examples of how you can use it.
LoTN wrote on 2/20/2013, 2:24 PM
is there another way to link 3 to 4 video tracks so they are ALL affected by the plug at once the same way?

How about applying FX to the parent in post-composite mode ?
mx1497 wrote on 2/20/2013, 8:23 PM
A simple way is to create the effect on one track and save it as a preset...then just drag the preset onto each track or clip you want the effect having those same characteristics..
LoTN wrote on 2/21/2013, 1:16 AM
How much time will you waste for keyframing or changing your preset ? How "funny" will it go if the FX chain is complex ???

The best way to do what the OP asked for is to parent the tracks and to apply post-composite FX(s) to the parent.

No nested project, no intermediate and as easy to use as if it was a simple track.