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2. Drag the events to the position where you want them to be played.
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" on page 615.
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.
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" on page 142.
Automatic crossfades
From the Options menu, choose Automatic Crossfades if you want to automatically create crossfades
when you overlap two events.
Creating a crossfade
You can easily create crossfades between audio or video events by simply dragging an event.
1. From the Options menu, choose Automatic Crossfades to turn on automatic crossfades.
2. Drag an event so that it overlaps another event on the same track.
A crossfade is automatically added to transition smoothly between the two events.
Changing the fade type
You can change a crossfade to use one of many combinations of fast, slow, linear, smooth, and sharp fade
curves.
1. Right-click the overlapping area to display a shortcut menu.
2. Choose Fade Type from the shortcut menu and choose a fade curve from the submenu.
Converting a video crossfade to a transition
1. Right-click a crossfade between two video events and choose Transition from the shortcut menu.
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