How do I copy a Track Motion property of a layer and paste it in another project?

[rohanghosh]

I need some help here. I am using Sony Vegas 9.

I got this one project where I have all kinds of animations on a Parent Layer (graphics + track motion). How can I copy the layer/track motion properties and paste it in a new project. Thanks in advance and I never knew this would be so difficult to do!!!! Please help!

[TimStannard]

I've just done tried this in version 10 - this wasn't mentioned as a new feature so I guess it works in 9 as well...

Open two instances of Vegas - your existing project and the one you want to copy the track motion to.
Open the track motion window on both of them
In the "from" track motion window, click the first keyframe (diamond) then shift-click the last keyframe diamond. This selects the keyframes.

Now simply copy (ctrl-C or right-click | copy) move to the track motion window for the receiving track, click on the timeline and paste (Ctrl-V or right-click | paste)

It appears you have to do it this way: you cannot select the keyframe diamonds on the track on the timeline, you have to do it in the Track Motion window. That's probably where you were struggling.

[rohanghosh]

Thanks a ton....cheers!

[TimStannard]

Thanks a ton....cheers!

Glad to help. All part of the learning process

[TimAndrews]

Tim, I am curious. Do you know whether the 'copied' data is stored in the clipboard in ASCII format. To test, try "pasteing" into Notepad. AE treats some data like that, and it permits the User to edit before pasteing into the new Track.

[Midnight Blue]

I just tried it Tim and it won't paste into Note Pad.