A couple general workflow questions

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Pyriphlegethon

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Hello good DVX Users. I've always been a Premiere user (not contentedly) and I've just been trying out this trial version of Vegas 6. I've got a couple questions if I may....

1. How do you add an effect to an audio clip (not the entire track) and preview it realtime. All I can find is to add a "Non-real time effect" which is quite annoying. What if I want to adjust the effect and hear my changes? Why could I do this real time to an entire track, but not to a clip? Vegas's audio features seems to be one of its selling points, so I'm sure there's something I'm missing.

2. Is there an easier way to adjust opacity handles in Vegas, and have them set on the CLIP, not the TRACK? I don't like this "lock envelopes to events" thing. Is there a way I can easily just adjust the envelopes individual to each event?

3. I would like to cut my video back without affecting my audio. How do I unlink them when there are two events butted right up against eachother? If the clip is not touching anything, I've found I can just hold Ctrl and Alt while dragging the edge of the clip.

These were some of my bigger questions. I do come from a Premiere background, so I could be thinking of things incorrectly. I just like the ease of applying audio filters to clips, adjusting rubberbands quickly and easily for individual clips, and only having to hold down ALT to cut audio independent of video in Premiere.

Thank you for your insights.
 
Welcome to Vegas. Here are a couple of answers:

1. The only way to do a realtime audio effect is on a track level. So, you would need to move your clip to a different track and apply the effect to the track. Wish it weren't so, but it is.

2. Grab the top of the CLIP with the mouse (between any fades that you have defined) and pull down the opacity indicator. This allows you to set the opacity of the clip independent of the track and any opacity envelope.

3. By default, a video's audio is grouped with the video. You can temporarly ignore the grouping with Ignore Event Grouping on the toolbar or (Ctrl+Shift+U). You can also ungroup the two events by selecting the events and pressing U to ungroup them. To regroup, select two or more events and press G.
 
Interesting

Interesting

Hmmm. I prefer the way Premiere does things in this aspect. As largely as Vegas’s audio capabilities are acclaimed, I find it strange that you can’t even apply real-time effects to individual clips.

Also, I don’t want to just adjust opacity between a beginning and end fade. I’d like to be able to control the opacity variably within the clip, but I want the rubber bands to be part of the clip, not the track. Can I do this?

Also, a little off the subject… I’ve been looking for a new NLE as I said previously. There are a couple things I’m not liking about Vegas. Do you know if there are trials of AVID Xpress Pro, FCP, or Pinnacle?

Thanks for your responses. Your help is appreciated!
 
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