Roy1 wrote:My main problem is that I can't understand the language that the different editing programmes use. To me they don't make sense, What I call a Shot or a clip, Vegas calls it an event. That's just one of many weird names they use
Vegas naming in this instance actually makes perfect sense and if you use the correct terminology when talking to other Vegas users it aids clarity:
An "Event" is any "thing" on the timeline. It may be a video clip, an audio clip, a still image or generated media (like a title).
This already saves a lot of explanation - for example we can now say "To add an effect to an event ..." as opposed to "To add an effect to an audio clip, video clip, a still image or generated media ..."
But that's not all. Say you have a 10 second video clip. Drop it on your timeline.
You now have a 10 second video clip on your timeline, why call it an event?
Trim it to 6 seconds. What do you have on your timeline? A 6 second clip? No! Your video clip is still 10 second long, you can prove that by draging it again to your timeline. Your video clip cannot be both 10seconds and 6 seconds. And it is illogical that it exists in two places.
Vegas terminology distinguishes between the video or audio clip (which Vegas terms media) and the event on the timeline which is derived from the media and this is totally logical.
Continuing our example, apply an effect, say add a blue hue, using colour correction to the 6 second event. The 10 second event doesn't change - because it is not the same "clip" it is just derived from the same clip. Add a red hue to the 10 second event. We now have two events that are different hues but the original clip (media) is not affected - you can prove this by dragging another copy to the timeline, making a third event.
Remove your colour corrections. Now right click on of the events and select "Add Media FX". This time the effect is added to the media. Add a green hue and ALL three events will turn green. Drag another copy onto the timeline and you will see that is green as well, because you have applied the effect to the media from which the events are derived.
Vegas is wonderfully structured in this way. You can add effects to events, tracks (affects all events on a track), media and the final "mix".
Now your original problem:
You may not be referrng to a single "video/audio" event moving together (which John has already answered thoroughly), but to all the events not moving together - ie when you move events left or right, you want all events to the right of those to move as well. This is called "Auto Ripple" and you can toggle it on and off using a button (sorry not sure where it is in v10) or by using the Ctrl+L combination (hold down the Ctrl key and press "L")
If you do this a couple of times you should see the Auto Ripple button turn on and off.
Another option than many prefer is "post edit ripple". Make your edit the press"F".
Any queries, don't hesitate to post back.