User Manual

76 | CHAPTER 3
Dragging to select a time range
1. Position the mouse pointer above the ruler (on the marker bar). The mouse pointer changes to a left/right arrow cursor ( ).
2. Drag to select a region. All events, or portions of events within the region are highlighted.
3. Drag the yellow handles on either end of the time selection to increase or decrease your time range selection.
Selecting a time range during playback
1. Click the Play ( ) or the Play From Start ( ) button to begin playback.
2. Press I where you want the time selection to begin.
3. Press O where you want the time selection to end.
4. Click the Stop button ( ) to stop playback.
Using shortcuts for time selections
These shortcuts can speed up the process of making precise time selections.
Looping playback
If you want to play back the time range, click Play ( ) to play only the events within the time range. Click the Loop Playback
button ( ) or press Q to toggle loop playback on and off. Vegas Pro software continually plays back the portion of the timeline
within the time selection when loop playback is toggled on.
Tip: You can move the entire selection range by dragging the time selection bar.
Description Shortcut
Set time selection duration equal to an
event’s duration
Double-click the event
Extend selection to the end of the currently
selected event edge
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Right Arrow
Extend selection to the beginning of the
currently selected event edge
Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Left Arrow
Drag a time selection on an event without
selecting/deselecting the event
Ctrl+Shift+drag on the event
Tip: Press Backspace to recall the last five time selection areas.