Sony Vegas Pro User Manual

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Table ofContents

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Table of Contents

Tableof Contents	3
Introduction	13
Technical Support	14
AboutVegas Pro	14
InteractiveTutorials	14
TheVegas Pro Window	15
Main toolbar	16
Editing Tool	17
TimeDisplay	20
Track List	21
Scrubbing	22
Timeline	23
MarkerBar	25
TheTransportand Editing Toolbar	26
Viewing thestatus bar	28
Window Docking Areaand Floating Window Docks	29
TheExplorerWindow	29
TheTrimmerWindow	32
TheMasterBus Window	32
TheVideo Preview Window	33
TheProjectMediaWindow	33
TheEditDetails Window	34
TheTransitions Window	34
TheVideo FXWindow	35
TheMediaGenerators Window	36
TheCompositors Window	37
ThePlug-In ManagerWindow	38
TheVideo Scopes Window	39
TheSurround PannerWindow	39
TheXDCAMExplorerWindow	40
TheMixing ConsoleWindow	40
TheDeviceExplorerWindow	41

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Loudness meters	41
Working with projects	45
Creating anew project	45
Setting projectproperties	45
Opening aprojectormediafile	54
Creating rotated projects	57
Nesting projects	59
Opening arecentproject	60
Saving aproject	60
Automaticprojectsaving	60
Saving and renaming aproject(SaveAs)	60
Projectreferences in rendered files	61
Sharing aprojectonline	63
Uploading yourmovieto YouTube	63
Uploading yourmovieto Facebook	64
Uploading yourmovieto Vimeo	65
Uploading yourmovieto YouTube	65
Importing and exporting projects	66
Importing and exporting AAFfiles	67
Archiving projects	70
Working with P2Video	70
EditDecision Lists	71
Closing aProject	72
Exiting theVegas Pro Application	72
Adding, managing, and arranging media	74
Using theProjectMediawindow	74
Previewing mediafiles	80
Adding mediafiles to yourproject	81
Working with high-frame-rate(HFR)clips	86
Adding layered PSDfiles to thetimeline	87
Creating apictureslideshow	87
Importing mediafrom aprojectfile	89
Importing BroadcastWaveFormatfiles	89

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Importing video from aDVDcamcorder	90
Editing video from an XDCAMStation with StreamChase	91
Using theDeviceExplorer	94
Creating proxyfiles forhigh-definition editing	96
Using HitFilm effects	96
Sorting yourmediawith bins	97
Viewing orchanging mediafileproperties	99
Inserting audio tracks	104
Inserting video tracks	104
Recording audio	105
Metronome	110
Capturing video	111
Capturing from an SDI card	112
Capturepreferences	115
Capturing HDV clips	119
Converting video to 24p	120
Extracting audio from CDs	120
Editing events on thetimeline	122
Adding mediafiles to yourproject	123
Inserting an emptyevent	127
Inserting time	127
Creating selections and positioning thecursor	128
Moving events	131
Automaticcrossfades	132
Enablesnapping	132
Quantizeto frames	135
Cutting, copying, and pasting events	136
Deleting events	139
Trimming events	141
Post-editripple	141
Splitting events	143
Shuffling events	143
Using theTrimmer	144
Adjusting an event's length	152

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Expanded editmode	155
Slipping and sliding events	157
Repairing audio/video synchronization offsets	159
Eventenvelopes	160
Panning and cropping video events	164
Stabilizing video clips	174
Reversing an event	175
Using takes as alternateversions of events	175
Grouping events	177
Using synclinks	178
Applying switches to events	179
Audio streams	181
Audio channels	181
Opening events in an audio editor	182
Opening acopyof an eventin an audio editor	183
Editing eventproperties	183
Copying and pasting orselectivelypasting eventattributes	188
Using theEditDetails Window	188
Removing red eyefrom still images	189
Undoing and redoing editoperations	190
Rebuild audio peaks	191
Zooming and magnification	191
Multicameraediting	193
Shooting multicameravideo	193
Capturing multicameravideo	193
Synchronizing video in multicameraprojects	194
Creating multicameraevents	195
Editing multicameravideo	196
Stereoscopic3Dediting	201
Setting up yourstereoscopic3Dproject	201
Setting up stereoscopic3Dpreviews	205
Synchronizing stereoscopic3Devents	205
Aligning leftand right-eyeviews and adjusting depth	208

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Rendering astereoscopic3Dproject	210
Using markers, regions, and commands	215
Inserting markers	215
Inserting regions	216
Using mediamarkers and regions	217
Inserting command markers	218
Inserting CDtrack regions	222
Inserting CDindexmarkers	223
TheMarkerTool	223
Track editing	224
Inserting audio tracks	224
Inserting video tracks	224
Selecting tracks	224
Arranging tracks	225
Grouping tracks	226
Duplicating tracks	227
Audio track controls	228
Video track controls	236
Audio bus tracks	241
Video bus track	244
Setting defaulttrack properties	248
Renderto New Track	249
Using automation	250
Audio track automation	250
Video track automation	254
Automating audio effectparameters	257
Adjusting envelopes	260
Recording track envelopeand keyframeautomation	264
Animating video events and tracks	268
Panning and cropping video events	268
Editing track motion	278
Keyframeanimation	285
Applying effects	290
Adding audio track effects	290

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Adding audio eventeffects	292
Using bus effects	293
Applying non-real-timeeventeffects	295
Using assignableeffects	295
Adding an assignableeffects chain	295
Routing tracks to an assignableeffects chain	297
Using assignableeffects envelopes	298
Removing an assignableeffects chain	298
Creating and using effects packages	298
Bypassing all audio effects	299
Editing audio effects	299
Adding video effects	303
Adding transitions	308
Adding generated mediato yourproject	312
Creating textand titles	314
Using theTitles & TextPlug-In	315
Mixing audio	319
Using theMasterBus Window	319
Busses - overview	321
Adding audio busses	322
Assigning tracks to busses	322
Using bus envelopes	324
Routing busses	324
Signal flow diagram	326
Using inputbusses	326
Adding ordeleting inputbusses	327
Recording using an inputbus	327
Using inputbusses with hardware-based effects	330
Real-timerendering	332
TheMixing Console	335
TheMixing ConsoleToolbar	335
TheChannel ListPane	337
TheView Controls Pane	338

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Channel Strips	339
Using theMixing Console	341
Adding Track, AssignableFX, and Bus Channels	341
Audio Track Channel Strips	341
Bus Channel Strips	349
Inputbus channel strips	354
FXsend (assignableeffects)channel strips	360
Creating acue(headphone)mixwith theMixing Console	366
Compositing video	369
Compositing and masks	369
3Dcompositing	374
Video signal flow diagram	383
Proxy-firstworkflow	385
Working with HDV	387
Capturing HDV clips	387
Editing HDV video on thetimeline	388
Working with XDCAMvideo	389
XDCAMEXworkflow	389
XDCAMand XDCAMHDworkflow	390
Setting up an XDCAMDevice	390
Using theXDCAMExplorerWindow	391
Importing XDCAMDiscs	394
Editing XDCAMClips on theTimeline	395
Exporting Video to XDCAMDiscs	396
Working with REDcameraclips	399
Working with AVCHDvideo	401
S-Log and ACES workflow in Vegas Pro 14.0	403
Enabling colormanagementin yourVegas Pro project	409
Specifying thecolorspaceforindividual shots	410
Specifying thecolorspacein acustom rendering template	411
VEGAS Pro 15ACES 1.0.3 updates	413
5.1 surround projects	415
Setting up your5.1 surround project	415
5.1 surround panning and mixing	417

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Audio panning modes	425
Rendering your5.1 surround project	429
Exporting aVegas Pro projectto DVDArchitect	430
Closed Captioning	431
Adding closed captioning to video files	431
Captioning Windows Mediafiles	441
Previewing yourproject	445
Loop Playback	445
MuteAll Audio	445
MuteAll Video	445
Using theVideo Preview window	445
Split-screen previews	451
Using dynamicRAMpreviews	453
Using an External Video Monitor	454
External monitorviaDVI (Windows Graphics Card)	454
External monitorviaIEEE-1394 (FireWire)	455
External monitorviaSDI	457
Selectivelyprerendervideo	458
Cleaning up prerendered video files	459
Loudness metering and logging	459
Loudness meters	459
Generating aloudness log	462
Monitoring video with scopes	465
TheVectorscopeMonitor	465
TheVideo Waveform Monitor	466
TheHistogram Monitor	467
TheRGBParadeMonitor	470
Video ScopeSettings	470
Timecodesynchronization	473
GenerateMIDI Timecode	473
GenerateMIDI Clock	473
Triggerfrom MIDI Timecode	474
Burning discs	477

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Track-at-once(TAO)CDburning	477
Disc-at-once(DAO orRed Book)CDBurning	478
Burning aBlu-rayDiscfrom thetimeline	483
Burning aDVDfrom thetimeline	485
Printing video to tape	487
Printing video to tapefrom thetimeline	487
Printing video to HDV tape	494
Rendering projects (RenderAs)	497
Rendering Multichannel Audio Files	501
Rendering MPEGFiles	503
Rendering Projects forUsein DVDArchitect	504
MediaFileSettings forBlu-rayDiscProjects	506
Custom rendering templates	508
Using Vegas Pro Connect	511
Setting up Vegas Pro Connect	511
Using Vegas Pro Connectto control playback	512
Using Vegas Pro Connectto review projects on yourmobiledevice	518
Adjusting Vegas Pro Connectsettings	521
Troubleshooting Vegas Pro ConnectConnections	522
Using hardwarecontrollers	523
Using acontrol surface	523
Using aMackieControl	524
Using aFrontierTranzPort	540
Using aPreSonus FaderPort	542
Using aGenericControl Surface	544
Configuring aGenericControl Surface	545
Using ajoystick forpanning, adjusting controls, and colorcorrection	547
Using amultimediacontroller	549
Using Scripting	553
Customizing theVegas Pro interface	557
Customizing thetoolbar	557
Customizing keyboard shortcuts	557
Customizing ASIO portnaming	558
Timeruler	561

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Grid spacing	563
Saving and recalling window layouts	563
Vegas Pro preferences	567
Preferences - General Tab	567
Preferences - Video Tab	572
Preferences - Preview DeviceTab	574
Preferences - Audio Tab	581
Preferences - Audio DeviceTab	585
Advanced Audio Configuration	587
Preferences - MIDI DeviceTab	589
Preferences - VSTEffects	589
Preferences - Editing Tab	589
Preferences - DisplayTab	593
Preferences - CDSettings Tab	594
Preferences - SyncTab	595
Preferences - External Control & Automation Tab	597
Keyboard shortcuts	601
Glossary	615
Index	633

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Introduction

MAGIXproudlyintroduces Vegas Pro , afull-featured nonlineareditor(NLE)forvideo and multitrack digital audio designed forvideo postproduction and multichannel audio recording and mixing.

What's new in this version

nAnew MAGIXAVC/AAC codecsignificantlyaccelerates encoding on machines thatutilizeIntel® Quick SyncVideo (QSV)technology

nAnew MAGIXAVC/AAC codecsignificantlyaccelerates encoding on machines equipped with modern NVIDIAgraphics card GPU technology

nTheusercan now selectfrom thelistof attributes of acopied timelineclip eventto specifywhich attributes will bepasted into atargetevent

nACES 1.0supportenableusers to work with theexpanded colorspaces and dynamicrangeof modern cam eras.

nMoreefficienthandling of AVC files on thetimelinethrough Intel QSV technology

nPicture-in-pictureOFXplug-in enables theuserto perform sizeand position adjustments of video atanyof thefoureffects levels (including track and event)through parameteradjustmentcontrols and directinter action with theVideo Preview window

nCrop OFXplug-in enables theuserto quicklycrop outportions of avideo atanyof thefoureffects levels (including track and event)through parameteradjustmentcontrols and directinteraction with theVideo Pre view window

nTheusercan specifywhich track headerbuttons and controls appearon tracks and setthese(separatefor audio and video tracks)as projectdefaults forall new tracks in thecurrentand new projects. Controls that havebeen hidden can beaccessed through anew "hamburgerbutton" menu

nLUTFilterOFXplug-in enables theuserto applyLUTs to theirprojectatanyof thefoursupported FXlevels (event, track, media, and video bus)

nRedesigned timelineclip events now contain headers to hold importantinformation and buttons and can be customized through thehamburgerbutton/menu system.

nTheusercan specifywhich controls appearin thetransportareaof both theTrimmerWindow and theVideo Preview window as projectdefaults forthecurrentand new projects. Controls thathavebeen hidden can be accessed through anew "hamburgerbutton" menu

nAsimple"one-click" option creates afreezeframeon all selected events touched bythetimelinecursor

nUsers can specifyoneof fouroptions fortheshading of theVEGAS Pro interfaceranging from verybrightto adark interface

nUsers can definetheamount(strength)of colortheywantshown in theirbuttons

nModern controls enablelogical docking and undocking of windows and maximizing windows within adock

nAuser-friendlyand intuitiveRenderAs dialog boxmakes iteasyto understand and specifyrenderoptions

nTheShareOnlineoption now provides directrender-and-upload operations forYouTube, FaceBook, and Vimeo

nOptimized defaultuserlayoutto reducevisual clutter

nNon-selected timelineclip events arenow thesamecoloras thecorresponding track headerwhileselected events arewhite. This (whiledirectlyoppositeprevious behavior)reduces visual "clutter" and theharsh appearanceof events, particularlyin largeprojects

nNew layoutoption enables userto switch back to theVEGAS Pro 14 defaultlayout, including revealing all but tons in thehamburgermenu system

nUpdated button glyph fortheRecord and Arm forRecord buttons clarifies thefunction of thesebuttons

nThedefaultPan typehas been changed to ConstantPowerwhich is themostlogical and expected type

nAudio notification alerts you when yourrenderis completeforall formattypes

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TechnicalSupport

If you experienceproblems orhavequestions whileusing Vegas Pro, ourtechnical supportdepartmentis always readyto help you. Additional supportand information can befound athttp://www.vegascreativesoftware.com.

Foradetailed listof Technical Supportoptions, pleasevisitourweb site.

AboutVegas Pro

From theHelp menu, chooseAboutVegas Pro to displayinformation abouttheapplication, such as thesoftware licenseowner, copyrightand system information, program version and serial number, and theVegas Pro logo.

Beforecontacting Technical Support, click theComputertab to displayinformation aboutyourcomputer.

Interactive Tutorials

UsetheInteractiveTutorials Button from theMain Toolbaror, chooseInteractiveTutorials from theHelp menu to startan interactiveguidethatwill show you each partof theVegas Pro interfaceand teach you how to create projects.

Chooseatopicfrom theInteractiveTutorials overview to startatutorial—you'll beup and running in no time!

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The Vegas Pro Window

TheVegas® Pro window is whereyou edityourproject, and thescreen is divided into several areas.

Tips:

nIf you preferto work with thetimelineatthebottom of thewindow and thedocking areaatthetop of thewindow, selecttheDisplaytimelineatbottom of main window check boxon theDisplaytab of the Preferences dialog. Formoreinformation, see"Preferences - DisplayTab" on page593.

nThetrack list, timeline, and window docking areasections can besized to yourpreferences bydragging thedividers between them orbyusing F11:

o	F11 minimizes and restores thewindow docking area.
o	Shift+F11 minimizes and restores thetrack list.

oCtrl+F11 maximizes and restores thetimelineverticallyand horizontally(window docking area and track listwill behidden).

Therearetimes when you don’tneed quick access to theall various buttons in theUI. Somebuttons you will useall thetimewhileothers onlyoccasionally. Several areas of theUI havebeen designed so thatyou can customizewhich buttons aredisplayed bydefault. Examples of this arethetool bars found in theVideo Preview window, theTrimmer window, and theaudio and video Track Headers.

Access to thebuttons thatarenotcurrentlydisplayed can beachieved viatheHamburgerbutton . The Hamburgerbutton also gives you access to theEditVisibleButton Setcommand which enables you to control which buttons aredisplayed bydefault.

Hint: Throughoutthemanual and help system, featuredescriptions arebased on visiblebuttons. To access a button notcurrentlydisplayed:

nClick theHamburgerbutton

nClick thecommand in thepop-up menu to perform theaction of thatbutton.

To choosewhich buttons aredisplayed bydefault:

nClick on theHamburgerbutton and chooseEditVisibleButton Set

nClick thecheck boxforanybutton you wantto bedisplayed bydefault.

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Main toolbar

From theView menu, chooseToolbarto togglethedisplayof themain toolbar.

Thetoolbarcontains buttons thatenableyou to selectfrequentlyused commands quickly. You can customizeitby adding, removing, orreordering buttons.Formoreinformation, see"Customizing thetoolbar" on page557.

Button Name	Description
New Empty	Creates anew blank projectusing thedefaultsettings. Formore
Project	information, see"Creating anew project" on page45.
Open	Opens an existing projectormediafile. Formoreinformation, see
	"Opening aprojectormediafile" on page54.
Save	Saves thecurrentproject. Formoreinformation, see"Saving a
	project" on page60.
RenderAs	Saves yourprojectin anew formatas asinglefile. Formore
	information, see"Rendering projects (RenderAs)" on page497.
Properties	Opens theProjectProperties dialog boxallowing you to make
	changes to thecurrentproject. Formoreinformation, see"Setting
	projectproperties" on page45.
Cut	Deletes and copies thecurrenteventselection to theclipboard. For
	moreinformation, see"Cutting, copying, and pasting events" on
	page136.
Copy	Copies thecurrenteventselection to theclipboard. Formore
	information, see"Cutting, copying, and pasting events" on page136.
Paste	Pastes thecontents of theclipboard atthecurrentcursorposition.
	Formoreinformation, see"Cutting, copying, and pasting events" on
	page136.
Undo	Reverses thelastaction performed. Formoreinformation, see
	"Undoing and redoing editoperations" on page190.
Redo	Reverses theaction of theUndo command. Formoreinformation,
	see"Undoing and redoing editoperations" on page190.
Interactive	Starts an interactiveguidethatwill show you each partof theVegas
Tutorials	Pro interfaceand teach you how to createprojects. Formore
	information, see"InteractiveTutorials" on page14.
What's This	Displays context-sensitivehelp.
Help

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EditingTool

ChooseEdit> Editing Tool and selectatool from thesubmenu to changetheactivetool.

Normal

To usetheNormal tool , chooseEditing Tool from theEditmenu, and chooseNormal from thesubmenu.

This tool gives you themostflexibilitywhileediting; selection, projectnavigation, mostenvelopeediting, etc. The onlyfunctions you cannotperform whilein normal editing modeareboxselection, boxmagnification, and multiple envelopepointselection.Formoreinformation, see"Adjusting envelopes" on page260.

Selecting events

Click an eventto selectit. Hold Ctrl whileclicking to selectmultipleevents, orhold Shiftto selectall events between thefirstand lasteventyou click.

Moving events

Selectevents and drag them along thetimeline.

Changing an event's length

Drag eitheredgeof an eventto changeits length. Theeventedgewill snap to grid lines if snapping is on. Hold the Shiftkeywhiledragging to temporarilysuspend snapping.Formoreinformation, see"Enablesnapping" on page132.

Click thedown arrow nextto theNormal tool and chooseatool from themenu to selectthemodethatwill be used forediting events. Formoreinformation, see"TheTransportand Editing Toolbar" on page26.

Tool	Description
Normal EditTool	Useto select, move, and trim theends of events.
	Click an eventto selectit. Hold Ctrl whileclicking to selectmultiple
	events, orhold Shiftto selectall events between thefirstand last
	eventyou click.
	Selectevents and drag them along thetimelineto movethem.
	Drag eitheredgeof an eventto changeits length. Theeventedgewill
	snap to grid lines if snapping is on. Hold theShiftkeywhiledragging
	to temporarilysuspend snapping.Formoreinformation, see"Enable
	snapping" on page132.
	Formoreinformation, see"Creating selections and positioning the
	cursor" on page128,"Moving events" on page131,"Moving events"
	on page131, or"Adjusting an event's length" on page152.

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	Tool	Description
	ShuffleTool	Useto rearrangeevents on thetimeline. Formoreinformation, see
		"Shuffling events" on page143.
		Right-click and drag an eventto anew location on thetimeline
		and chooseShuffleEvents from theshortcutmenu to shuffle
		events when theShuffleTool is notactive.
	Slip Tool	Useto slip an event's mediawithoutmoving theeventon the
		timeline. Formoreinformation, see"Slipping and sliding events" on
		page157.
		Hold Altwhiledragging an eventto slip events when theSlip
		Tool is notactive.
	SlideTool	Useto movean eventon thetimelinewithoutmoving theunderlying
		media. Formoreinformation, see"Slipping and sliding events" on
		page157.
		Hold Ctrl+Altwhiledragging an eventto slideevents when the
		SlideTool is notactive.
	Time	Useto makeevents longerorshorterwhilechanging thevelocityof
		themediato createfast- orslow-motion effects. Formore
	Stretch/Compress Tool
		information, see"Adjusting an event's length" on page152.
		Hold Ctrl whiledragging theedgeof an eventto time
		stretch/compress events when theTimeStretch/Compress
		Tool is notactive.
	SplitTrim Tool	Useto splitan eventatthepointyou click and trim theeventin the
		direction you drag (erasermode). Formoreinformation, see"Slipping
		and sliding events" on page157.
		Hold Ctrl+Alt+ Shiftand drag to splittrim events when theSplit
		Trim Tool is notactive.

Envelope

To usetheEnvelopetool , chooseEdit> Editing Tool > Envelope.

TheEnvelopetool is designed to manipulateenvelopes in events. With theEnvelopetool selected, you can add, delete, select, and moveenvelopepoints, butevents cannotbemoved oredited.Formoreinformation, see "Adjusting envelopes" on page260.

Selection

To usetheSelection tool , chooseEdit> Editing Tool > Selection.

TheSelection tool is designed to selectmultipleevents across tracks bydrawing selection boxes around theevents you wantto include. TheSelection tool can draw threetypes of selection boxes:

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Type	Description
FreeSelection	Thedefaultbehaviorof thetool:
	n Click to selectindividual events (hold ShiftorCtrl to select
	multipleevents).
	n Drag to draw arectangularregion thatbegins whereyou start
	drawing and ends whereyou releasethemousebutton. All of
	theevents thatareinsidetheregion will beselected. This
	method is good forselecting agroup of events thatareclose
	together.
Vertical	Can beused to easilyselectall events thatoccurwithin atimerange.
	Thevertical selection boxautomaticallyselects all of thetracks
	between yourfirstmouseclick and whereyou draw theselection
	box; even tracks thatarenotvisibleatthecurrentmagnification are
	selected.
Horizontal	Can beused to easilyselectall events on asingleormultipleadjacent
	tracks. Thehorizontal selection boxautomaticallyselects all events
	on atrack thatis touched bytheselection box; even events thatare
	notvisibleatthecurrentmagnification areselected.

To changethetypeof selection boxyou areusing, right-click themousewhileholding down theleftmousebutton. Clicking therightmousebutton will togglethrough thethreetypes of selection boxes.

Zoom

To usetheZoom tool , chooseEdit> Editing Tool > Zoom. You can usethezoom tool to changethe magnification of theVegas Pro project.

Click theZoom button in thecornerof thetimelineto temporarilychangethecursorinto theZoom tool. Select

an areaof thetimelinethatyou wantto magnify, and thecursorwill revertto thepreviouslyactivetool.

Beforezooming, you can maximizethetimelinebyusing thefollowing shortcuts:

nPress F11 to maximizethetimelinevertically(Window Docking areawill behidden).

nPress Ctrl+F11 to maximizethetimelineverticallyand horizontally(Window Docking areaand Track Listwill behidden).

nPress Shift+F11 to maximizethetimelinehorizontally(Track Listwill behidden).

Drag themouseovertheareayou wantto magnify. Adotted rectangleis drawn around thearea, and theareais magnified when themousebutton is released.

Whileholding theleftmousebutton, click therightmousebutton to togglethrough thethreemagnification modes:

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Item	Description
FreeZoom	Thedefaultbehaviorof theZoom tool. Usethis modeto zoom into a
	section of yourVegas Pro projecthorizontallyand verticallyatthe
	sametime.
TimeZoom	Usethis modeto zoom horizontallywithoutchanging thevertical
	magnification.
Track HeightZoom	Usethis modeto zoom verticallywithoutchanging thehorizontal
	magnification.

Clicking anywherein theprojectwith theZoom tool will zoom outso thattheentireprojectfits in thetimeline, and as manytracks as possiblewill bedisplayed.

Next Tool

ChooseNextTool (orpress D)to switch to thenexttool in thelist. Forexample, if you'reusing theNormal tool, Next

Tool selects theEnvelopetool.

Previous Tool

ChoosePrevious Tool (orpress Shift+D)to switch to thenexttool in thelist. Forexample, if you'reusing the

Envelopetool, Previous Tool selects theNormal tool.

Time Display

TheTimeDisplaywindow shows thecurrentcursorposition, MTC input, MTC output, orMIDI clock outputtime.

Right-click thewindow and chooseacommand from thesubmenu to changethedisplayformat.

Item	Description
TimeatCursor	Displays thecurrentcursorposition using thecurrenttimeformat.
MIDI TimecodeIn	Displays incoming MIDI timecode. Formoreinformation, see
	"Triggerfrom MIDI Timecode" on page474.
MIDI TimecodeOut	Displays outgoing MIDI timecode. Formoreinformation, see
	"GenerateMIDI Timecode" on page473.
MIDI Clock Out	Displays outgoing MIDI clock. Formoreinformation, see"Generate
	MIDI Clock" on page473.
TimeFormat	ChooseTimeFormatand chooseasetting from thesubmenu to set
	thetimeunits used in theTimeDisplayand TimeRuler. Formore
	information, see"Timeruler" on page561.
TextColor	ChooseCustom to specifythecolorthatwill beused to displaythe
	textin thewindow.

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Item	Description
Background Color	ChooseCustom to specifythecolorthatwill beused to displaythe
	background of thewindow.
	Changing theTimeDisplaywindow colors affects onlythe
	currentcolorscheme. You can changethecolorschemeon the
	Displaytab of thePreferences dialog.

TrackList

Thetrack listdisplays all of theaudio and video tracks in yourprojectand contains themastercontrols foreach track. Ascrub control and playback rateslideris also availablebelow thetrack list.

Formoreinformation, see"Audio track controls" on page228, "Video track controls" on page236, and "Scrubbing" on page22,

Track Headers

TheTrack Headers havebeen designed to beless cluttered and takeup less screen realestate. You can usethe

Hamburgerbutton , located justabovethetrack numberin thetrack header, to quicklyassess buttons thatare notdisplayed orto selectwhich buttons aredisplayed bydefaulteach timeyou open theprogram.

To access abutton notcurrentlyshown in thetrack header, click theHamburgerbutton to open themenu. Select thecommand according to thebutton from thedrop down list.

To add abutton to thetrack header, click theHamburger button to open thebutton selection menu. ChooseEdit VisibleButton Setfrom thedrop down list. Click thecheck boxof thebutton(s)you wantto beshown in thetrack headerand click OK.

If you wantall of thebuttons to show on theTrack Header, click theHamburger button to open thebutton selection menu, chooseEditVisibleButton Setfrom thedrop down list, click theShow All button, and click OK.

Tip:

You can quicklyresetthebuttons displayed on theTrack Headerto thefactorydefaultbychoosing View |

Window Layouts | DefaultLayout(Alt+D, D).

Note:

This resets theapplication back to all of thefactorydefaultsettings, notjusttheTrack Headerdefaults.

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Therearetimes when you need to freeup as much screen/track real-estateas possible. Thevideo and audio Track Headers havebeen designed to accommodatethat. You can go from full to minimal to veryminimal and back again quicklyand easily.

1.Click theHamburgerbutton and chooseEditVisibleButton Set

2.Click theHideAll button and click OK

3.Do thesameforboth audio and video tracks. You now seeonlythefaders and pan controls

4.Placethecursoron thevertical borderbetween thetrack headers and thetracks. Themousewill changeits shapeto alinewith adouble-headed arrow . Click and drag to theleftuntil all you seearethetrack numbers and Hamburgerbutton. To return to thedefaultTrack Headersizedrag theborderback to theright, ordouble click theborder.

Note:

You don’tneed to hideall thebuttons forthis to work. As you drag theTrack Headerborderto theleftitwill automaticallyhidethebuttons. You can always getto hidden buttons viatheHamburgermenu. Doubleclicking theborderwill takeyou to and from full Track Headerwidth and justthetrack colorbars.

Scrubbing

You can usescrubbing to scroll playback of yourprojectatvarying speeds.

Chooseasetting from theJKL/ shuttlespeed drop-down liston theEditing tab of thePreferences dialog to control thescrub speed and rangewhen you scrub with theJKLkeys orwith amultimediacontroller. Formoreinformation, see"Using amultimediacontroller" on page549.

Scrubbing with the playhead

Drag theplayhead abovethetimelineto shuttleforward orbackward from thecursorposition to find an edit point.

Tips:

nHold Alt, click theruler, and drag to movethecursorto theposition you clicked and scrub in the direction you drag.

nHold Ctrl whiledragging (ordrag whileholding therightmousebutton)to find audio when you're zoomed out. Thecursormoves in largersteps than with aregulardrag.

nHold Ctrl+Altwhiledragging to scrub video only.

nZoom in oroutto adjustthescrub sensitivity. Formoreinformation, see"Zooming and magnification" on page191.

Using the scrub control in the track list

Drag thescrub control to shuttleforward orbackward from thecursorposition to find an editpoint.

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You can drag theNormal Rateindicatorbelow thescrub control (ordouble-click thelabel to typeaplayback rate)to adjustplayback speed when you click thePlay orPlayfrom Start button.

Scrubbing with the cursor

1.Hoveroverthecursorin an areaof thetimelinethatdoes notcontain an eventand press Ctrl. Themouse pointeris displayed as a.

When theAllow Ctrl+drag cursorstylescrub overevents check boxon theGeneral tab of the Preferences dialog is selected, you can scrub with themouseeven when thecursoris overan event.

2.Drag leftorrightto scrub playback.

Scrubbing with the keyboard

Press theJ, K, orLkeys to usethekeyboard as ascrub control.

Press and hold K whilepressing J orLto emulateashuttleknob mode. Press K+J to turn theknob to theleftor K+Lto turn theknob to theright.

Item Description

JScrub reversemode. Press again to acceleratethe playback rate.

KPause.

LScrub forward mode. Press again to acceleratethe playback rate.

Timeline

Thetimelineis themain partof theVegas Pro window whereyou will bedoing mostof yourwork. Themajorityof thewindow consists of actual track space. This areacontains thedrawn events on each track.

You can chooseEdit> Navigateand chooseacommand from thesubmenu to navigatethetimelinequickly.

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Time ruler

Displays thetimein theformatyou select. Formoreinformation, see"Timeruler" on page561.

Vertical scroll bar

Drag thescroll boxto pan theview of theprojectup ordown.

Double-clicking thevertical scroll barwill zoom theprojectoutso thatas manytracks as possiblewill be displayed.

Track height control

Click + to increasetheheightof thetracks, orclick - to decreasetrack height.

You can also click in thespacebetween the+ and - buttons and drag verticallyforadjusting track height.

Time zoom control

Click + to zoom in horizontally, orclick - to zoom out.

You can also click in thespacebetween the+ and - buttons and drag horizontallyforadjusting zoom.

Horizontal scroll bar

Drag thescroll boxto pan theview of theprojectleftorright. Theends of thescroll baralso function as zoom controls. You can zoom theprojectin and outbydragging theedges of thescroll box.

Double-clicking thehorizontal scroll barwill zoom theprojectoutso thattheentirelength of theprojectwill be

displayed.

Zoom tool

Click theZoom Tool button in thecornerof thetimelineto temporarilychangethecursorinto theZoom tool.

Selectan areaof thetimelinethatyou wantto magnify, and thecursorwill revertto thepreviouslyactivetool.

Editing toolbar

Theediting toolbaris displayed below thetimelineand provides access to tools you'll usewhileediting events on the timeline. Formoreinformation, see"TheTransportand Editing Toolbar" on page26.

Length boxes

Thelength boxes displaythestarttime, end timeand length of aselected timerange. If there’s no timeselection, the firstboxshows thecurrentcursorposition.

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You can double-click theboxes and typeavalueto changethestart, end orlength of thecurrentselection. Formore information, see"Creating selections and positioning thecursor" on page128.

Marker Bar

Themarkerbardisplays markers thatyou add to yourproject. Markers areahandywayto easenavigation in the timeline. Theycan beused to indicatesections of projects, oryou can usemarkers as snap points forediting.

Forinformation aboutinserting markers, see"Inserting markers" on page215.

Ashortcutmenu is displayed when you right-click themarkerbar:

Item	Description
Loop Playback	Sets thetimeselection rangeto repeatthemusicwhen played.
SetSelection to View	Sets theloop region to thevisibleedges of thetimeline. If theentire
	projectis displayed, theloop region is setto theends of theproject.
SetSelection to Project	Sets theloop region to theends of theproject.
SelectLoop Region	Creates atimeselection based on thecurrentloop region.
Markers/Regions	Chooseacommand from thesubmenu to add ordeletemarkers or
	regions. Formoreinformation, see"Inserting markers" on page215
	and "Inserting regions" on page216.
Quantizeto Frames	Forces edits to occuron frameboundaries. Formoreinformation, see
	"Quantizeto frames" on page135.
EnableSnapping	When snapping is enabled, theSnap to Grid and Snap to Markers
	commands becomeavailable. Formoreinformation, see"Enable
	snapping" on page132.
Snap to Grid	Selectthis command to forceelements in thetimelineto snap to the
	grid. Thegrid is defined in units of time. Formoreinformation, see
	"Enablesnapping" on page132.
Snap to Markers	Selectthis command to forceelements in thetimelineto snap to
	markers. Formoreinformation, see"Enablesnapping" on page132.
Snap to All Events	Selectthis command to forceelements in thetimelineto snap to the
	ends of events on othertracks. Formoreinformation, see"Enable
	snapping" on page132.
Grid Spacing	Chooseacommand from thesubmenu to setthespacing of vertical
	grid lines along thetimeline.
SelectivelyPrerender	Opens thePrerenderVideo dialog, whereyou can createafull-quality
Video	preview of yourprojectas itwill appearin its final form. Formore
	information, see"Selectivelyprerendervideo" on page458.
Clean Up Prerendered	Removes thetemporaryfiles created as aresultof using the
Video	SelectivelyPrerenderVideo command. Formoreinformation, see
	"Cleaning up prerendered video files" on page459.

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The Transportand EditingToolbar

TheTransportand Editing toolbarprovides controls forplayback, recording, and cursor-positioning buttons and timelineediting.

During projectplayback, audio tracks will bemixed to theMasterbus unless you areusing acustom bus assignment. Video tracks will bemixed to theVideo Preview window.

Formoreinformation, see"Assigning tracks to busses" on page322and "Using theVideo Preview window" on page445.

You can chooseEdit> Navigateand chooseacommand from thesubmenu to navigatethetimelinequickly.

Button Name	Description
Record	Starts recording on all armed tracks. If no tracks arearmed, anew
	track will becreated automatically. Formoreinformation, see
	"Recording audio" on page105.
Loop Playback	Plays onlytheevents in theloop region in acontinuous mode.
Playfrom Start	Starts playback from thebeginning of theprojectregardless of the
	currentcursorposition. When you stop playback, thecursorreturns
	to its original position.
Play	Starts playback from thecursorposition.
	SelecttheMakespacebarand F12Play/Pauseinstead of
	Play/Stop check boxin theGeneral Preferences tab if you want
	theF12and spacebarkeyboard shortcuts to togglebetween Play
	and Pausemode. In this mode, thecursorwill maintain its
	position.
Pause	Pauses playback and leaves thecursoratits currentposition.
Stop	Stops playback orrecording and returns thecursorto its starting
	position.
Go to Start	Moves thecursorto thebeginning of theproject.
Go to End	Moves thecursorto theend of theproject.
Previous Frame	Moves thecursorto theprevious frame.
	Click and hold thePrevious Frameand NextFramebuttons to
	movethecursormultipleframes.
NextFrame	Moves thecursorto thenextframe.

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Button Name	Description
Normal Edit	Selectthis button to perform eventediting. Click thedown arrow
Tool	and chooseatool from themenu to selectthemodethatwill beused
	forediting events. Formoreinformation, see"Editing Tool" on page
	17.
	n	Normal EditTool: Useto trim theends of events. For
		moreinformation, see"Adjusting an event's length" on page
		152.
	n	ShuffleTool: Useto rearrangeevents on thetimeline. For
		moreinformation, see"Shuffling events" on page143.
	n	Slip Tool: Useto slip an event's mediawithoutmoving
		theeventon thetimeline. Formoreinformation, see"Slipping
		and sliding events" on page157.
	n	SlideTool: Useto movean eventon thetimelinewithout
		moving theunderlying media. Formoreinformation, see
		"Slipping and sliding events" on page157.
	n	TimeStretch/Compress Tool: Useto makeevents longer
		orshorterwhilechanging thevelocityof themediato create
		fast- orslow-motion effects. Formoreinformation, see
		"Adjusting an event's length" on page152.
	n	SplitTrim Tool: Useto splitan eventatthepointyou click
		and trim theeventin thedirection you drag (erasermode). For
		moreinformation, see"Slipping and sliding events" on page
		157.
EnvelopeEdit	Selectthis button when you wantto editmultipleenvelopes without
Tool	moving theevents. Formoreinformation, see"Editing Tool" on page
	17.
Selection Edit	Selectthis button when you wantto selectmultipleevents. Formore
Tool	information, see"Editing Tool" on page17.
Zoom EditTool	Magnifies thecurrentproject. Formoreinformation, see"Editing
	Tool" on page17.
Delete	Deletes theselected events ortracks. Formoreinformation, see
	"Deleting events" on page139.
Trim	Trims atimeselection. Formoreinformation, see"Trimming events"
	on page141.
Trim Start	Trims thestartof theselected eventto thecursor. Formore
	information, see"Trimming events" on page141.
Trim End	Trims theend of theselected eventto thecursor. Formore
	information, see"Trimming events" on page141.
Split	Click to splitan event. Formoreinformation, see"Splitting events" on
	page143.

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Button Name	Description
Lock	Locks an eventso thatitcannotbemoved oredited. Formore
	information, see"Applying switches to events" on page179.
InsertMarker	Adds amarkeratthecursorposition. Formoreinformation, see
	"Inserting markers" on page215.
InsertRegion	Adds region tags ateach end of theselection. Formoreinformation,
	see"Inserting regions" on page216.
Enable	Turns on snapping and enables theSnap to Grid and Snap to Markers
Snapping	commands. Formoreinformation, see"Enablesnapping" on page
	132.
Automatic	Selectthis button to automaticallycreateacrossfadewhen two or
Crossfades	moreevents overlap. Formoreinformation, see"Automatic
	crossfades" on page132.
Auto Ripple	Selectthis button and chooseamodefrom thedrop-down listto
	automaticallyripplethecontents of thetimelinefollowing an edit
	afteradjusting an event's length, cutting, copying, pasting, or
	deleting events. Formoreinformation, see"Post-editripple" on page
	141.
Lock Envelopes	Selectthis button if you wantenvelopepoints to follow an event
to Events	when itis moved along thetimeline. Formoreinformation, see
	"Video track automation" on page254.
IgnoreEvent	Selectthis button to overrideeventgroups withoutremoving the
Grouping	groups. Formoreinformation, see"Grouping events" on page177.

Viewingthe status bar

From theView menu, chooseStatus Barto togglethedisplayof thestatus baratthebottom of theVegas Pro window.

Thestatus bardisplays help textwhen yourmouseis overmenu items, shows theavailablerecord timein the selected folder, and will also show progress meters foranyactions thattaketimeto complete.

To changetherecorded files folder, chooseProperties from theFilemenu and click theAudio tab.Formore information, see"Setting projectproperties" on page45.

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Window Docking Area and Floating Window Docks

You can usethewindow docking areato keep frequentlyused windows available, butoutof theway, whileyou are working with aproject.

Tips:

nIf you wantto displaythewindow docking areaatthetop of theVegas® Pro window, selecttheDisplay timelineatbottom of main window check boxon theDisplaytab of thePreferences dialog. Clearthe check boxto displaythedocking areaatthebottom of theVegas Pro window.

nIf you wantto displaytabs atthetop of docking windows, selectthePosition tabs attop of docked windows check boxon theDisplaytab of thePreferences dialog.

You can also createmultiplefloating docks to organizeyourVegas Pro windows. Thesedocks can floatoverthe Vegas Pro window or—if you haveadual-monitorvideo card —on asecondarymonitor.

nTo dock awindow, ctrl + drag itbythetitlebarto thedocking areaorafloating dock. Drop nearthetop of the window to createatabbed window oranew docking area. Drop atthetop of thewindow to dock the window atthetop. Drop atthebottom of thewindow to dock thewindow atthebottom.

nTo undock awindow, click theand drag thewindow tab outof thedocking areaorfloating dock.

nTo preventawindow from docking when you drag it, do nothold theCtrl key.

When theAllow floating windows to dock check boxon theDisplaytab of thePreferences dialog is cleared, windows will notdock unless you hold theCtrl key. When thecheck boxis selected, you can preventawindow from docking byholding theCtrl key.

nTo expand adocked window so itfills thedocking area, click theMaximizebutton . Click therestorebutton to restorethewindow to its previous size.

nTo removeawindow from thedocking areaorafloating dock, click theClosebutton .

You can dock several windows in thesameareaof thescreen, and thewindows will belayered. Click awindow’s tab to bring itto thetop.

The Explorer Window

ChooseView > Window > Explorerto togglethedisplayof theExplorerwindow.

LiketheProjectMediawindow, you can usetheExplorerwindow to view, preview, and add mediafiles to your project.

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Learning more about the Explorer window

Item Name	Description
Back/Forward	UsetheBack and Forward buttons to navigatethefolderhistory.
Address Bar	Displays thepath to thecurrentfolder.
TreeView	Displays all of theavailablefiles and folders whereyou can find
	mediafiles.
Contents Pane	Displays thefolders and mediafiles contained in theactivefolder.
Up	Opens thefolderonelevel abovetheactivefolder.
Refresh	Refreshes thecontents of theactivefolder.
	If you insertanew CD(orotherremovablemedia), click to refresh
	theExplorer.
Delete	Deletes theselected folderorfile.
Add to Favorites	Adds theselected folderto theFavorites folderin thetreeview. The
	Favorites foldercontains links to folders thatyou usemostoften.
StartPreview	Plays theselected mediafile.
Stop Preview	Stops theplayback of theselected mediafile.
Auto Preview	Automaticallypreview mediafiles when you click them in the
	Explorerwindow. Formoreinformation, see"Previewing mediafiles"
	on page80.
GetMediafrom the	Opens theGetMediafrom theWeb dialog, whereyou can download
Web	files to usein yourproject.