System information
Quantize to Frames
From the Options menu, choose Quantize to Frames to force edits to occur on project frame boundaries.
This setting is independent of grid and marker snapping.
When Quantize to Frames is turned on, the following actions will always occur on frame boundaries:
n Moving video events
If Quantize to Frames is on while dragging an audio event and the selection group contains
video, the movement is quantized so the first video event is quantized (instead of the audio
event).
When performing audio-only edits, quantization will occur only if Quantize to Frames is
turned on and the Do not quantize to frames for audio-only edits check box on the
Preferences > Editing tab is not selected.
n Positioning the cursor
n Making selections
n Placing markers and regions
If you drag to a snap point that does not occur on a frame boundary when Quantize to Frames is
enabled, the snap indicator is displayed as a dashed line to indicate that the snap point will be
quantized to the nearest frame boundary. For more information, see "Enable Snapping" on page 139.
Edits that do not occur on frame boundaries can produce an undesirable visual result. For example if
you split two events and move them together to create a cut, splits that are not at frame boundaries
can produce a short dissolve in your rendered video.
Cutting, copying, and pasting events
Just like a word processor for audio and video, Vegas Pro will allow you to cut events, copy events, and
paste them into new places.
When the Cut, copy, and delete grouped events check box on the Editing tab of the Preferences
dialog is selected, cutting, copying, or deleting an event will affect all events in the same group. If you
need to edit a single event, you can choose Ignore Event Grouping from the Options menu to
temporarily ignore grouping. For more information, see "Preferences - Editing Tab" on page 601.
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