I'm sure there is another way to do this... but this way works as well.
Go to your transitions window and drop a cross disolve transition onto your event. It will pop up a window with the settings. I was able to change the settings to just a regular cross fade and save it as "test-fade"
I'm sure then that you should be able to create your own fades using that method.
[quote author=Gary_Kleiner link=board=Vegas;num=1107993358;start=0#2 date=02/09/05 at 20:38:21]Are you trying to apply an effect, or are you talking about the fade duration or curve?
Gary[/quote]
i made a fade-in and a fade-out on a event on the timeline using the tool called envelope cursor. it shows when you place your mouse in the start or at the end of a event and now i simply want to copy the fade-in and fade-out and paste the settings into another event of similar lenght.
Sorry, you cannot copy and paste fade duration.
In Excalibur, a plugin for Vegas, you can set up fades (in/out/or both) that you can apply with one click.