Vegas 7.0 question

[Bauzi]

1 of my problems with the trimmer is that i need to highlight the sections.

Oh you can work pretty fast on it if you set your own hotkeys. Like: Z for start point of the section, X as endpoint and C for paste into the timeline or something like that. I can´t remeber the trimmer in Vegas now.

[prYzm]

1 of my problems with the trimmer is that i need to highlight the sections. Also, final question.

If i record footage of like a torpedo. is it possible to have it move on the screen then dissapear at a certain point? cuz the picture of the torp would be stationary but i wanna animate it moving.

as to ur first point, u can zoom in on trimmer and easily highlite to 1 frame, then as bauzi says u can set hotkeys or do it all witht he mouse, + if u look down bottom of the trimmer theres an exact frame select where u can actually type it in.

to ur 2nd point, mask the torpedo then when u put it onto ur timeline, use the pan/crop tool and keyframe it panning across the screen. u can rotate or w/e too if u want, for advanced animation of it u will have to do something else tho, this wil jsut give simple movement

[JaddziaDax]

wow... and i thought i was lazy :/

[Lt. Cmdr. Samuels]

It'a not really a lazy thing. I kinda need buttons to highlight the areas cuz my fingers are kinda shaky. My medical record really sux so yea.

Oh! And its absolutely AWESOME that there is a Star Trek fan here besides me.

[Lt. Cmdr. Samuels]

Forgot to say

<~~~~uber n00b

So...

How do you mask it...

And which is the pan crop tool

Is it the 1 with the dotted line box and the letter "F"?

[JaddziaDax]

O.o you can use the markers in the trimmer as so:

1 zoom in to where you want the clip to start,
2 press the "M" key on your keyboard and a marker will appear there
3 zoom in on where you want your clip to end
4 press the "M" key on your keyboard again and you will have a second marker..

5 make sure snapping is enabled
6 highlight the area between the markers, with snapping it will automatically snap to the marker and highlight between them.

easy as that O.o

as for "Masking" that can be found in the pan/crop section of the program which is pointed out in this screencap:


then you follow these steps:








and use the keyframe timeline to set changes in the mask (depending on how fancy you want this to get you may have to use more than in the image)


and if you want the part of the screen to be blank (or a hole instead of a solid shape) choose the negative option:


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I've had the screen name for a very long time @_@

[Lt. Cmdr. Samuels]

ZOMG THANK YOUUU!!!!!!!!!

Id give u a cookie but id need a transporter. XD

As for the name i kinda imagine so...it was like what. 10 years ago?

[JaddziaDax]

Masking might take a very steady hand though O.o

about 13... ish

[Lt. Cmdr. Samuels]

true, hopefully my masks wont be too squiggly. lol. Anyways, again, thanks!
^^

And really 13? man i feel old. lol.