brundlefly
Personally, I would prefer seeing a pile of individual posts vs. a "laundry list"; it makes it easier to give and track the responses to specific issues.

I agree.

Yes... this works... specifically setting it to non-destructive midi editing de-selects the box in the "split clips" dialogue "use non-destructive cropping when splitting midi-clips".  Thanks!

Just to say it again, you guys have been fantastic.
 
Sorry I didn't make 9 different threads but I would find that very annoying if I was reading the forum.
 
#3, #4a, #5, #7, #8 solved.
#4b, #6, #9 I just have to suck it up and deal with it.
 
That only leaves #1 and #2!  I will keep experimenting but will make separate thread(s) with more info if I can't figure anything out.

No. 1 Hit pause. 
No. 2 (M) key to insert marker.
 
 
 

1. It's not a pause issue.  The "un-paused" version is jerky for me.
2. That's what I do!  From the focus being on the video, hit M and insert a marker, now the focus is on the track view and I can no longer shuffle the video until I click on the video.  In 8.5 focus stayed on the video window after inserting a marker...

Matt
1. It's not a pause issue.  The "un-paused" version is jerky for me.
2. That's what I do!  From the focus being on the video, hit M and insert a marker, now the focus is on the track view and I can no longer shuffle the video until I click on the video.  In 8.5 focus stayed on the video window after inserting a marker...

Pause key on the keyboard. Not pause on the transport. 

Can you really select the track by clicking the track name in 8.5, not only get it in focus? I've always thought the only way to select a track is clicking the track number, as clicking the track area just selects the clips.
I've ever only clicked on the track name to re-name the track, and never noticed anything getting selected.

In full disclosure I just realized I've been saying 8.5 because that's what everyone uses in the sonar producer (non-x) forum but I never upgraded past 8.3.1.  It's possible they changed it in 8.5 but yes that's how I've always selected tracks by clicking on the name.  It makes so much more sense to me to select a track by name.
 
John I understand what the pause key does on the computer keyboard, that's not the problem but thanks.