MediaStudio Pro 8 - update sequence from TimeLine

Arekwp · Post by **Arekwp** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:08 pm

Hi. Sorry my englisch is beed.
1. Open new Project
2. Create New TimeLine (TL2)
3. Change TimeLine to TL2
4. Insert to TL2 clip and transition
5. Change TimeLine to MainTimeLine (TL0)
6. Click Right mouse key to MainTimeLine (Tl0) and Insert from TimeLine TL2
7. Change TimeLine to TL2
8. Change or insert new clip and increase duration in TL2
9. Change TimeLine to TL0
10. File name TimeLine1 is not update. I'm must delete and insert this clip or manualy correcting length clip.
Why?

8. Change or insert new clip and Decrease duration in TL2
9. Change TimeLine to TL0
10. if Clisk mouse of Endt clip TimeLine1 thi slength is update.

Please Help.

GeorgeW · Post by **GeorgeW** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:31 pm

I think what you are describing is exactly how "virtual" clips work -- the duration does not change if you change the original clips' duration.

If you change the "contents" of the virtual clip (add a filter or effect), then that should auto-update TL0 with the new contents.

Regards,
George

Arekwp · Post by **Arekwp** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:51 am

This not user freindly.
Virtual clips - is wery good job method.

Devil · Post by **Devil** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:13 am

I believe there is a real technical problem with the duration that prevents a change from being transposed across timelines. I understand that MSP8 is not the only software to have exactly the same difficulty amongst those which allow multiple timelines.

FYI, and this is personal, I tend to render complex sub-timelines into a new avi file and import that into the main timeline, rather than just import the sub- directly. Why? Because it's much quicker. If I have a sub- that is, say, 5 minutes of video with 10 video tracks, moving paths and transitions galore, it may take 8 minutes to create an AVI file. OTOH, if I import it directly into the main timeline, that segment may take 10 minutes to render. And if you change any clip length before rendering, it is not buggered up!

Downstairs Video · Post by **Downstairs Video** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:30 am

Devil wrote:
FYI, and this is personal, I tend to render complex sub-timelines into a new avi file and import that into the main timeline, rather than just import the sub- directly. Why? Because it's much quicker. If I have a sub- that is, say, 5 minutes of video with 10 video tracks, moving paths and transitions galore, it may take 8 minutes to create an AVI file. OTOH, if I import it directly into the main timeline, that segment may take 10 minutes to render. And if you change any clip length before rendering, it is not buggered up!

Hey, that's exactly what I do, and for the same reasons.