Vegas is annoying.

[meneedit]

Hey all,

To be quite honest, i'm fed up with Sony Vegas.

It is a frustrating video editor for a number of reasons.

I won't get into a whole list but I will say that it's extremely irritating when you try to drag a clip (when zoomed out) and it has those small buttons like Event FX and you end up opening one of those windows. It makes it very hard to work efficiently.

...So i'd like to move on to a better video editor with fewer or no annoyances when it comes to navigation; an editor that also has more than just static video effects.

any recommendations? Which video editor do you absolutely love?

Thank you all in advance

[-t40-]

Well, as I recall Premiere has 5x5 pixels buttons maybe they are bit bigger
On the other side Edius has buttons big enough to be used even watching aside the monitor ...

[meneedit]

So premieres a no go? i just want to be able to drag clips without having crap in the way.

[Cornucopia]

In both Vegas and Premiere (and others), these kinds of things can be easily adjusted and accommodated for by using custom Workspaces, and by adjusting you screen resolution.

Scott

[edDV]

Describe the things you want an editor to do including formats supported. They all vary in capability.

I don't have the problem you describe. I don't recall ever hitting the Event FX button when dragging a clip. Maybe just muscle memory.

You can download trial versions of most editors.

[aedipuss]

well maybe a reading of the manual might get you fewer headaches. you can make the tracks as big as you like so you couldn't possibly click on the wrong thing. the little + button on the side.

[pepegot1]

I use Corel Videostudio PRO X5 for my video editing. Then, one day I downloaded Vegas Movie Studio 11 Platinum and tried it out. The level of complexity between the two is enormous. Things that are easily done in Corel are more envolved in Vegas. Moving around with a storyboard editor, in Corel, is a simple matter. When you only have a timeline (Vegas,) it's a bitch to locate and move around efficiently with 50 to 60 clips or more. You must edit in small packets.
Also, in rendering, I was in for a big surprise-few talk about this. The author of "101 Tips, Tricks and Techniques," Bill Myers substantiated what I found out through experience. A one hour video, with many effects, can take over five hours to render in Vegas. I hate to think how long my European Trip Video, of over two hours, would have taken-over night to be sure. Apparently, Vegas lovers are not bothered by this fact. So, rendering and fexibility of movement are Vegas shortfalls to me.
Now that I mentioned the bad, here is the good. Vegas is extremely powerful in motion video, color correction, chroma key, and Pan/Zoom. It blows Corel away, to mention only these few things of which there are more. It takes a steep learning curve but, it is well worth the effort. "Nothing good of consequence is ever accomplished without exertion." So, I use Vegas for clip editing and effects and then put clips into Corel for quick rendering and flexibility. I take the best from both and with excellent result My videos produced by Corel are vivid, rich in color and clarity that I don't think waiting an extra four hours, or more, can noticeably improve upon.
Get Vegas for ZOOM!

[budwzr]

Bill Myers? The newby king? Hahaha. That guy's a joke.

[_Al_]

pepegot1 - didn't you just say that ?

meneedit - click on timeline and use scroll button on the mouse, it zooms in or out and centers cursor , it is a must to use it

[pepegot1]

You should know half of what he knows.

[budwzr]

Meh-heh-heh-heh-heh

[budwzr]

... it's extremely irritating when you try to drag a clip (when zoomed out) and it has those small buttons like Event FX and you end up opening one of those windows. It makes it very hard to work efficiently.

Sounds like you need "101 Vegas Tricks" by Bill Meyers. I think he's running a special right now, and you can get a book, DVD, and whole kit and kaboodle for one low price!

But anyway, here's a free tip! Those "buttons" are always on the right end of a clip, they don't migrate, so if you arrow in around the middle to left end, you should be good to go.