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Chapter 4
Advanced Editing Techniques
This chapter builds on the techniques that were introduced in the last chapter. Ripple editing, pitch shifting, and takes are just three
of the more advanced editing topics that are covered in this chapter.
Snapping events
Vegas® Pro software is preset to snap events into place as you drag them.
Events can snap to another event’s edges, to the cursor position, a marker or region, the grid, or to a time selection. As you move an
event along the timeline, its edge automatically aligns to designated snap points.
As you drag items along the timeline, an indicator is displayed to show snap points. When you snap to an event, the snap indicator
is displayed in the appropriate track. If you snap to the cursor, a marker/region, time selection, or the grid, the snap indicator is
displayed across the height of the timeline.
Turning snapping on and off
You can quickly turn snapping on and off by clicking the Enable Snapping button ( ). You can also selectively turn snapping
options on and off in the Options menu. When snapping is enabled, events will snap to the following points:
• Other events’ edges
•The cursor
• Time selection edges
• First and last event edges, when dragging multiple events
You can also choose to snap events to grid lines or to markers.
Tips:
• Hold the Shift key to temporarily override snapping.
• You can edit snap indicator colors on the Display tab of the Preferences dialog. For more information, see Display tab on page 430.
Snap indicator
Snapping to the first event Snapping to the last event