Sony Vegas Pro - Importing clips from another project

[ClownInBrown]

I have a project with a couple of still image sequences. For example, I imported images from 1-100, cut the first 5 and the last 5 images. So, the clip consists of the images 6-95.
Now, whenever I c&p the clip into a new project it automatically removes the cut, meaning the clip starts from 1 again.

I could avoid that by importing the project instead. The disadvantage of this method is that it merges all clips from the project and that's not what I want.

Any solutions to that?

[Cornucopia]

Does the "cut" clip have a different NAME than the "Full" clip? If so, replace the cut "full" clip with the full "Cut" clip, then import (sorry, brain fart on Vegas' nomenclature on this).

or,

Why don't you use 1-for-All renamer to batch rename your still images. Get rid of images 1-5 and 96-100 and your new list will be renamed to Image0001 - Image0090. Then reimport.

Scott

[ClownInBrown]

I reread your first paragraph multiple times but it confuses me the more I read it. By name, do you mean the active take name?

Renaming would prove rather difficult. One project consists of approximately 5000 images and I have multiple projects. Out of those 5000 images, I make half a dozen clips by doing cuts here and there.

[Cornucopia]

...Doublechecked my nomenclature...

I was talking about clips vs. sub-clips. Your clip might be Img0001-Img0100 aka "StillSequence1", where your subclip is Img0006-Img0090 aka "StillSequence1A". If "1" is on the timeline in cutdown form, replacing it with "1A" (in an obviously NON-cut form) could maintain what you want. Which leads me to...

I guess I need you to be clearer and more thorough about what you've got and about what you're trying to achieve. Also, what version are you talking about? I've got v6, v8, and a trial of v10(all Pro copies).

Vegas doesn't support Sequences within sequences like AVID and FCP do, but it does support NESTED .veg files.
Otherwise, you've either got stills, still sequences which Vegas treats as video, and video as your visual media types (not counting markers/regions, audio, FX, or titles here). How vegas operates with nesting, C&P, etc depends on which type we're talking about.
Also, are you talking about clips in your media pool or on the timeline?
NOTE: It usually is the POINT of importing a still sequence into Vegas that it treats it as video, so I'm guessing I don't understand your reluctance for it to do that. How is that supposed to affect what you're after?

Scott

[ClownInBrown]

Sony Vegas Pro 10.0

Alright, to make absolutely clear what I am doing

I am importing the images by

1. file
2. open
3. select 1 image
4. thick 'open still image sequence'
5. hit open

Now I have one single clip on the timeline that consists of 5000 images.
I go ahead and cut the single clip into several smaller clips by selecting what I don't need and delete it.
Once finished I have 10 smaller clips on the timeline.

I have 10 other projects who are done the same way and I'd like to bring all the cut clips from all the projects into a new project. Meaning, the new project would then consist of 100 clips. 10 projects x 10 clips.
Unfortunately, when I import a project file it merges all the cut clips into 1 again. So, the 10 cut clips become 1 single clip.
When I open 2 Vegas instances/projects and when I c&p the clips from the old project into the new one, it somehow removes the cut (as described above).

[budwzr]

Sounds like whatever grand scheme you concocted didn't pan out.

[ClownInBrown]

Well, it's pretty straight forward actually. Didn't think copy paste from one to another project would pose such a problem.
Though, I'm sure it gotta work somehow but apparently, my explanation skills are lacking.

[budwzr]

Well, it's pretty straight forward actually. Didn't think copy paste from one to another project would pose such a problem.
Though, I'm sure it gotta work somehow but apparently, my explanation skills are lacking.

Well, subclips depend on the original source to exist. Delete the source, and any subclips go away too. So it's not a real object that can be "OLE'd".

Trimmed clips are the same as subclips, except that subclips are static and trims are dynamic.

If you create a new media bin for each project using the name of the project as the name of the bin, then copy the media you want into it, then you can nest veggies and be able to sort via bins.

[Cornucopia]

Another "straightforward" way you could have done this is:
1. Import to Bin (use unique bin names!)
2. Open each clip in trimmer
3. Trim down to what you really wanted
4. Save each trimmed version as a subclip ("create subclip") also put into bin(s)
5. Repeat 2,3,4 if you want multiple subclips from master clip
6. Drop subclips onto timeline and edit
7. Save alternate timelines each as different .veg files
8. Nest appropriate .veg files in new "super"-timeline, or open bin in other project and use subclips there.

Then you wouldn't have the problem you're currently facing.
Seems like you're treating your timeline as a TEMP bin - not such a good idea.

Scott