Moving events

An event's position on the timeline determines where it will be played in your project. You can use snapping to help you align events to the grid, frame boundaries, or markers. For more information, see Enable snapping

NOTE When the Allow edit cursor to be dragged checkbox is selected on the General tab of the Preferences dialog, dragging the cursor changes its position on the timeline. If you want to drag an event, click a portion of the event that is not beneath the cursor before dragging. For more information, see General Tab

Dragging an event to a new position

Dragging is the simplest way to move events in your project. You can drag an event so it occurs earlier or later in your project, or you can drag it to another track.

TIP You can also use keyboard shortcuts to move events. Press 1 or 3 on the numeric keypad to move one frame left or right, or press 4 or 6 on the numeric keypad to move one pixel left or right. For more information, see Keyboard shortcuts

  1. Click an event and hold the mouse button.

  2. Drag the event to the position where you want it to be played.

    NOTE

    • If you drag an event so that it overlaps another event, a crossfade is inserted to transition smoothly between the two events. For more information, see Automatic crossfades

    • If the Auto Ripple button is selected, downstream events will move as you drag the event. For more information, see Post-edit ripple

  3. Release the mouse button.

    TIP If you right-click and drag an event, a shortcut menu is displayed when you release the mouse button. You can choose Move Here from the menu to move the event, or choose Copy Here to preserve the position of the original and create a copy of the event where you release the mouse.

Moving multiple events along the timeline

  1. If you want to move an event and all subsequent events on a track, right-click the event and choose Select Events to End or turn on Auto Ripple . For more information, see Post-edit ripple

  2. Drag the events to the position where you want them to be played.

    TIP You can also use keyboard shortcuts to move events. Press 1 or 3 on the numeric keypad to move one frame left or right, or press 4 or 6 on the numeric keypad to move one pixel left or right. For more information, see Keyboard shortcuts

Cutting, copying, and pasting events

In the same way you might use a word processor, you can use VEGAS Pro to cut, copy, and paste events along the timeline.

  1. Click an event to select it.

  2. Click the Copy or Cut button.

  3. Click to position the cursor where you want to insert the event.

    NOTE Clicking in the timeline will position the cursor along the timeline and select a track. Video events must be pasted to a video track, and audio events must be pasted to an audio track.

  4. Click the Paste button .

For more information, see Cutting, copying, and pasting events