Three-Point Editing

 

Three-point editing allows you to create events on the timeline using the Trimmer window: when you load a video in the Trimmer, you choose two points: the beginning and end of the portion of the video that you want to use. You then choose a third point by positioning the cursor in the timeline. The third point serves as the insertion point for your selection.

Vegas Pro tip Three Point EditingSee also: four-point editing.

  1. First, let’s set up the Trimmer and Video Preview window so we can monitor the Trimmer and timeline selection:

  1. Drag the Trimmer and Video Preview window to separate panes in the Window Docking Area.

  2. Select the Show Video Monitor button Vegas Pro b showvideomonitor Three Point Editing in the Trimmer window.

  3. Right-click the Video Preview window and choose Scale to Fit Video Preview Window. As you adjust the size of the Window Docking Area, the preview frame sizes remain locked.

    Vegas Pro trimmerpreviewlock Three Point Editing

  1. Open a media file in the Trimmer.

  2. Mark the in and out points in your media file to create a selection:

  1. Click the Play button Vegas Pro b play Three Point Editing in the Trimmer to start playback, or click to position the cursor in the Trimmer timeline.

  2. Press [ or I to mark the beginning of the selection.

  3. Press ] or O to mark the end of the selection.

Vegas Pro tip Three Point EditingYou can also select two points in the timeline and a single point in the Trimmer to perform three-point editing. In this mode, ripple editing is not applied.

  1. Position the cursor in the timeline where you want to add the event.

  2. Click the Add Media from Cursor button Vegas Pro b addmediafromcrsr Three Point Editing to insert the selection after the cursor position in the currently selected track, or click the Add Media up to Cursor button Vegas Pro b addmediatocursor Three Point Editing to insert the selection before the cursor.

Vegas Pro tip Three Point EditingThe standard behavior of the Trimmer is to perform punch-in edits on the timeline: when you add media to the timeline, the events created by the Trimmer are laid over existing events on the timeline. You can delete or move the events you create with the Trimmer without changing the underlying events.

If you want to replace the contents of the timeline when creating events from the Trimmer, select the Enable Timeline Overwrite button Vegas Pro b enabletimelineoverwrite Three Point Editing. When Enable Timeline Overwrite is selected, ripple editing is not available.

Three-Point Editing