Problem managing clips in Vegas 7

I am making a travel video that might be an hour long. I am 3/4 of the
way done assembling clips on the timeline. Problem is that there are
way too many clips to remember which ones have been put into the
timeline already. It would be great if there was a way to mark which
clips have been used/incorporated into video, but in the media manager
list, I don't see a way to mark them--- like a check box, highlight or
something. So I am spending a great deal of time scrubbing the
timleline back and forth to search to see if the clip is already in
the timeline or not. Is there some solution within the program, so I
don't have to write down a list? perhaps separate USED/UNUSED media
manager directories?

 

There are two ways to see this information.
One is to switch to the "Detailed View" in the Project Media tab.
"Use Count" is the second tab and will tell you how many times each
event has been used.
The second is to bring up the "Edit Details" window (View - Edit Details).
Select "Events" in the "Show" box and you'll see an event-by-event
listing of everything on the timeline including usage count, start and
end times, etc.

Mike

 

Mike, you're a real asset to this newsgroup for Vegas users (not that
the others aren't as well). Not only have you answered my sometimes
obscure questions, but your intimate knowledge of the software is a real
eye opener for us beginners and intermediate users.

Thanks for the time you gracefully give here.

I'm curious to know, do you use mostly Vegas as your NLE software? Which
is your editor of choice?



jaybee

 

Thanks very much for the compliments Jacques
I've been using Vegas since it was an audio-only app at version 1.0 and
have stayed with it over the years.
Originally I was using it as an audio sweetening tool to compliment the
dpsVelocity I was using as it's audio features were very limited.
When I switched jobs about 4 years ago, the community college I now work
for was using Vegas for the students.
I've stayed with it over the years and am now trying to learn Vegas Pro
8, especially the titler.
I've never had the opportunity to use either Premiere or FCP as I find
that Vegas does what I need it to do with very little fuss.
It's also an excellent app for students not familiar with NLEs.
I can get them up and running on the basics with as little as 4 hours of
training.
I hang around most (if not all) of the various Vegas forums and do what
I can to help out people who are struggling with it.
They have been numerous times that I've had problems doing certain
things and have found members of the Vegas community to be very willing
to share their knowledge.

Mike