Sony Vegas Pro User Manual

VERSION 17

VEGAS

VEGAS PRO

English language manual

Lastchanges: Wednesday, July17, 2019

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Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

Tableof Contents	3
Introduction	11
Technical Support	12
AboutVEGAS Pro	12
InteractiveTutorials	12
TheVEGAS Pro Window	13
Main toolbar	13
Editing Tool	15
TimeDisplay	18
Track List	18
Scrubbing	19
MarkerBar	21
Timeline	22
TheTransportand Editing Toolbar	23
Viewing thestatus bar	25
Window Docking Areaand Floating Window Docks	27
TheExplorerWindow	27
TheTrimmerWindow	30
TheMasterBus Window	30
TheVideo Preview Window	30
TheProjectMediaWindow	31
TheEditDetails Window	32
TheTransitions Window	32
TheVideo FXWindow	33
TheMediaGenerators Window	34
TheProjectNotes window	35
TheCompositors Window	36
ThePlug-In ManagerWindow	37
TheVideo Scopes Window	38
TheSurround PannerWindow	39
TheXDCAMExplorerWindow	39
TheMixing ConsoleWindow	39
TheDashboard	40
Loudness meters	41
Working with projects	43
Creating anew project	43
Setting projectproperties	43
Opening aprojectormediafile	50
Creating rotated projects	52
Nesting projects	54
Nested Timelines	55
Opening arecentproject	56

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Saving aproject	56
Automaticprojectsaving	56
Advanced SaveLiveSave& AutomaticBackups	56
Saving and renaming aproject(SaveAs)	58
Projectreferences in rendered files	59
Sharing aprojectonline	60
Uploading yourmovieto YouTube	61
Uploading yourmovieto Facebook	61
Uploading yourmovieto Vimeo	63
Importing and exporting projects	63
Importing and exporting AAFfiles	64
Archiving projects	66
Working with P2Video	67
Working with HDR video	68
EditDecision Lists	68
Closing aProject	69
Exiting theVEGAS Pro Application	69
Adding, managing, and arranging media	70
Using theProjectMediawindow	70
Previewing mediafiles	76
Adding mediafiles to yourproject	77
Using Storyboards	81
Working with high-frame-rate(HFR)clips	83
Adding layered PSDfiles to thetimeline	84
TheSlideshow Creator	85
Importing mediafrom aprojectfile	86
Importing BroadcastWaveFormatfiles	86
Importing video from aDVDcamcorder	88
Editing video from an XDCAMStation with StreamChase	88
Creating proxyfiles forhigh-definition editing	90
Using HitFilm effects	90
Inserting Subtitles	91
Sorting yourmediawith bins	92
Viewing orchanging mediafileproperties	94
Inserting audio tracks	97
Inserting video tracks	98
Recording audio	98
Metronome	103
Capturing video	103
Capturing from an SDI card	104
Capturepreferences	106
Screen Capturing	110
Converting video to 24p	110

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Extracting audio from CDs	111
Editing events on thetimeline	113
Adding mediafiles to yourproject	113
Inserting an emptyevent	118
Inserting time	118
Creating selections and positioning thecursor	118
Moving events	121
Automaticcrossfades	122
Enablesnapping	123
Quantizeto frames	125
Cutting, copying, and pasting events	125
Deleting events	128
Trimming events	129
Post-editripple	129
Splitting events	130
SmartSplitting Events	131
Healing Events	131
Closing gaps	131
Shuffling events	132
Using theTrimmer	133
Adjusting an event's length	139
EventLength Display	142
Expanded editmode	142
Slipping and sliding events	144
Repairing audio/video synchronization offsets	145
Add missing streams	146
Eventenvelopes	146
Adding aFreezeFrameatCursorPosition	149
Panning and cropping video events	149
Stabilizing Video Clips	159
Reversing an event	161
Using takes as alternateversions of events	161
Grouping events	163
Using synclinks	164
Applying switches to events	165
Audio streams	168
Audio channels	168
Opening events in an audio editor	169
Opening acopyof an eventin an audio editor	169
Editing eventproperties	170
Copying and pasting orselectivelypasting eventattributes	175
Using theEditDetails Window	175
Removing red eyefrom still images	176
Undoing and redoing editoperations	177

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Rebuild audio peaks	178
Zooming and magnification	178
Multicameraediting	180
Shooting multicameravideo	180
Capturing multicameravideo	180
Synchronizing video in multicameraprojects	180
Creating multicameraevents	182
Editing multicameravideo	182
Stereoscopic3Dediting	188
Setting up yourstereoscopic3Dproject	188
Setting up stereoscopic3Dpreviews	192
Synchronizing stereoscopic3Devents	192
Aligning leftand right-eyeviews and adjusting depth	195
Rendering astereoscopic3Dproject	197
Using markers, regions, and commands	200
Inserting markers	200
Inserting regions	201
Using mediamarkers and regions	202
Inserting command markers	203
Inserting CDtrack regions	206
Inserting CDindexmarkers	206
TheMarkerTool	207
Track editing	208
Inserting audio tracks	208
Inserting video tracks	208
Selecting tracks	208
Arranging tracks	209
Grouping tracks	209
Duplicating tracks	211
Audio track controls	211
Video track controls	218
Audio bus tracks	223
Video bus track	225
Setting defaulttrack properties	228
Renderto New Track	229
Using automation	230
Audio track automation	230
Video track automation	233
Automating audio effectparameters	236
Adjusting envelopes	238
Recording track envelopeand keyframeautomation	242
Animating video events and tracks	246
Panning and cropping video events	246

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Editing track motion	255
Keyframeanimation	261
Motion tracking	265
Applying effects	268
Adding audio track effects	268
Adding audio eventeffects	269
Using bus effects	270
Applying non-real-timeeventeffects	272
Using assignableeffects	272
Adding an assignableeffects chain	272
Routing tracks to an assignableeffects chain	274
Using assignableeffects envelopes	275
Removing an assignableeffects chain	275
Creating and using effects packages	275
Bypassing all audio effects	275
Editing audio effects	276
Adding video effects	279
LUTExport	283
Using theColorGrading panel	283
Adding transitions	285
Adding generated mediato yourproject	288
Creating textand titles	290
Using theTitles & TextPlug-In	291
Mixing audio	294
Using theMasterBus Window	294
Busses - overview	296
Adding audio busses	296
Assigning tracks to busses	297
Using bus envelopes	298
Routing busses	298
Signal flow diagram	300
Using inputbusses	301
Adding ordeleting inputbusses	301
Recording using an inputbus	302
Using inputbusses with hardware-based effects	304
Real-timerendering	305
TheMixing Console	308
TheMixing ConsoleToolbar	308
TheChannel ListPane	310
TheView Controls Pane	310
Channel Strips	312
Using theMixing Console	314
Adding Track, AssignableFX, and Bus Channels	314
Audio Track Channel Strips	314

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Bus Channel Strips	321
Inputbus channel strips	326
FXsend (assignableeffects)channel strips	332
Creating acue(headphone)mixwith theMixing Console	337
Compositing video	340
Compositing and masks	340
3Dcompositing	345
Video signal flow diagram	353
Proxy-firstworkflow	356
Working with HDV	358
Capturing HDV clips	358
Editing HDV video on thetimeline	358
Working with REDcameraclips	360
Working with AVCHDvideo	362
S-Log and ACES workflow in VEGAS Pro 17	364
Enabling colormanagementin yourVEGAS Pro project	369
Specifying thecolorspaceforindividual shots	371
Specifying thecolorspacein acustom rendering template	372
VEGAS Pro 15ACES 1.1 updates	374
360° video	376
Preparing aprojectfor360° movies	376
TheVideo Preview window in 360° mode	376
Stitching	377
Exporting 360° videos	379
360° Video Stabilization	379
5.1 surround projects	380
Setting up your5.1 surround project	380
5.1 surround panning and mixing	382
Audio panning modes	389
Rendering your5.1 surround project	391
Exporting aVEGAS Pro projectto DVDArchitect	392
Closed Captioning	393
Adding closed captioning to video files	393
Captioning Windows Mediafiles	402
Previewing yourproject	405
Loop Playback	405
MuteAll Audio	405
MuteAll Video	405
Using theVideo Preview window	405
Split-screen previews	411
Using dynamicRAMpreviews	413
Using an External Video Monitor	414
External monitorviaDVI (Windows Graphics Card)	414

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External monitorviaIEEE-1394 (FireWire)	415
External monitorviaSDI	416
Selectivelyprerendervideo	417
Cleaning up prerendered video files	418
Loudness metering and logging	418
Loudness meters	418
Generating aloudness log	420
Monitoring video with scopes	423
TheVectorscopeMonitor	423
TheVideo Waveform Monitor	424
TheHistogram Monitor	425
TheRGBParadeMonitor	427
Video ScopeSettings	428
Timecodesynchronization	431
GenerateMIDI Timecode	431
GenerateMIDI Clock	431
Triggerfrom MIDI Timecode	432
Burning discs	435
Track-at-once(TAO)CDburning	435
Disc-at-once(DAO orRed Book)CDBurning	436
Burning aBlu-rayDiscfrom thetimeline	441
Burning aDVDfrom thetimeline	442
Printing video to tape	443
Printing video to tapefrom thetimeline	443
Printing video to HDV tape	448
Rendering projects (RenderAs)	451
Rendering Multichannel Audio Files	453
Rendering MPEGFiles	456
Rendering Projects forUsein DVDArchitect	456
MediaFileSettings forBlu-rayDiscProjects	458
Custom rendering templates	460
Using Vegas Pro Connect	463
Setting up Vegas Pro Connect	463
Using Vegas Pro Connectto control playback	464
Using Vegas Pro Connectto review projects on yourmobiledevice	468
Adjusting Vegas Pro Connectsettings	471
Troubleshooting Vegas Pro ConnectConnections	471
Using hardwarecontrollers	473
Using acontrol surface	473
Using aMackieControl	474
Using aFrontierTranzPort	486
Using aPreSonus FaderPort	488
Using aGenericControl Surface	490
Configuring aGenericControl Surface	491

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Using ajoystick forpanning, adjusting controls, and colorcorrection	493
Using amultimediacontroller	495
Using Scripting	497
Customizing theVEGAS Pro interface	501
Customizing thetoolbar	501
Customizing keyboard shortcuts	501
Timeruler	502
Grid spacing	504
Saving and recalling window layouts	504
VEGAS Pro preferences	507
Preferences - General Tab	507
Preferences - Video Tab	511
Preferences - Preview DeviceTab	514
Preferences - Audio Tab	520
Preferences - Audio DeviceTab	523
Advanced Audio Configuration	524
Customizing ASIO portnaming	526
Preferences - MIDI DeviceTab	527
Preferences - VSTEffects	527
Preferences - Editing Tab	528
Preferences - DisplayTab	530
Preferences - CDSettings Tab	532
Preferences - SyncTab	533
Preferences - External Control & Automation Tab	535
Depracted Features tab	537
FileI/O tab	537
Keyboard shortcuts	539
Glossary	553
Index	571

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Introduction

MAGIXproudlyintroduces VEGAS Pro 17 , afull-featured nonlineareditor(NLE)forvideo and multitrack digital audio designed forvideo postproduction and multichannel audio recording and mixing.

What's new in this version

•Nested Timelines This is afurtherdevelopmentof theexisting nested projects functionality. Whereanested projecthas to beopened in asecond instanceof VEGAS Pro forediting, with thenested timelines itis now possibleto createand edita"project-inside-aproject" directlyfrom thetimeline.

•Color Grading window: Several color-related Video EventFX(including InputLUT, ColorWheels, Color Curves,HSL, WhiteBalanceand manymore)arecombined in adedicated screen areathatis easilyshown or hidden with atoolbarbutton. To saveyou alotof clicks itcan stayopen to applythedesired colorgrading to the differentevents, instead of opening each event's FXchain and loading thecolorFXseparately.

•LUT Export: Saveall coloreffects from an effectchain as aCUBE filewith theSaveLUTbutton in thePlug-in chooserwindow.

•Improved Storyboard functionality: You can add thesamepieceof mediato asinglestoryboard, and thumbnails reflectthein pointof themediathatis used in thetimeline.

•Warp Flow transition/SmartSplit: TheWarp Flow transition automaticallyfixes jump cuts bysynthesizing movement. TheSmartSplitcommand cuts outparts of an eventand applies theWarp Flow transition to conceal thecut.

•Mesh Warp plug-in forcreativedeformation of yourfootage, or, when you setthegrid sizeto 1x1 itgives you fourcornerpoints to quicklyconform yourvideo to anon-rectangularfour-sided surface.

•Lens Correction plug-in to compensatedistortions from wide-anglelens systems as used in action cams.

•HDR Color supportenhancements

o	GPU-based processing
o	Windowed HDR Preview (preview in theVideo Preview window)
o	HDR Specificcolorgrading
o	HLGsupport

•Stabilization improvements: Using theVideo stabilization is now also possibleateventlevel, when used on eventlevel itis possibleto visualizethemotion tracks of thestabilization.

•ProjectNotes window: Attach notes to yourprojectif you wantto hand itto someoneelse. Thenotes can be tagged as "resolved", resolved notes can behidden.

•AutomaticSlideshow Creator: CreateaSlideshow of adesired length from afolderorselection of pictures.

•AdjustableColor temperature enhancementto White Balance plug-in.

•Audio synchronization for multicam: SynchronizeMulticam footagebyanalyzing and matching theaudio track of therecordings.

•8ksupport: You can add 8k to yourprojectnow when using proxyfiles.

•New Formats:

o	Experimental MKV support.
o	10bitintermediateformat
o	ProRes 4444 files with embedded alphachannels
o	NVENC 10-bitHEVC rendering
o	Hardwaredecoding forAVC and HEVC

• User Interface improvements:

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o	You'll getawarning when you deleteatrack thathas events on it.
o	Hi-DPI interface improvements: TheHigh DPI modeis now defaulted to on forVEGAS Pro17

oYou can displaytheEventlength on theheaderof timelineevents. Find itin thehamburgermenu foreach eventorundertheView menu.

oTemporarilyignore eventgrouping when moving an event: Hold both theleftand rightmousebuttons as you drag an eventto moveitindependentlyfrom othergroup members.

oThere's anew indicatoron an eventto show if Media FXhavebeen applied to themediatheeventholds (find itin theeventhamburgermenu)

o You will beasked to confirm if you click cancel in arenderprocess.

•New, taskspecific, defaultlayouts / Dashboard:Easyediting modes forbeginners work with asimplified version of theuserinterfacethatshow onlythemostimportantcontrols forastep-by-step walk-through from adding mediato thefinal movie, everything puttogetherin theDashboard window. TheGuided Video Creator from theTool Menu takes you through thesesteps.

•VEGAS Screen Captureutility: Record video streams from yourbrowserorvideo game.

•Motion tracking: Track motion in asceneand letotherevents ortextfollow themovement.

•Super-smooth slow motion (optical flow and motion estimation)with theVEGAS Slow Motion plug-in

•VEGAS POST integration

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

UsetheInteractive Tutorials Button from theMain Toolbaror, chooseInteractive Tutorials from theHelp

menu to startan interactiveguidethatwill show you each partof theVEGAS Pro interfaceand teach you how to createprojects.

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:

•If you preferto work with thetimelineatthebottom of thewindow and thedocking areaatthetop of the window, selecttheDisplaytimeline atbottom of main window check boxon theDisplaytab of thePreferences dialog. Formoreinformation, see"Preferences - DisplayTab" on page530

•Thetrack list, timeline, and window docking areasections can besized to yourpreferences bydragging the dividers 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 areaand track list will 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 theEditVisible Button Setcommand which enables you to control which buttons aredisplayed bydefault.

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

•Click theHamburgerbutton

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

To choosewhich buttons aredisplayed bydefault:

•Click on theHamburgerbutton and chooseEditVisible Button Set

•Click thecheck boxforanybutton you wantto bedisplayed bydefault.

Main toolbar

From theView menu, chooseToolbar to togglethedisplayof themain toolbar.

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Thetoolbarcontains buttons thatenableyou to selectfrequentlyused commands quickly. You can customizeitby adding, removing, orreordering buttons.Formoreinformation, see"Customizing thetoolbar" on page501

Button Name	Description
New Empty	Creates anew blank projectusing thedefaultsettings. Formore
Project	information, see"Creating anew project" on page43
Open	Opens an existing projectormediafile. Formoreinformation, see
	"Opening aprojectormediafile" on page50
Save	Saves thecurrentproject. Formoreinformation, see"Saving a
	project" on page56
Render As	Saves yourprojectin anew formatas asinglefile. Formore
	information, see"Rendering projects (RenderAs)" on page451
Properties	Opens theProjectProperties dialog boxallowing you to make
	changes to thecurrentproject. Formoreinformation, see"Setting
	projectproperties" on page43
Cut	Deletes and copies thecurrenteventselection to theclipboard. For
	moreinformation, see"Cutting, copying, and pasting events" on
	page125
Copy	Copies thecurrenteventselection to theclipboard. Formore
	information, see"Cutting, copying, and pasting events" on page125
Paste	Pastes thecontents of theclipboard atthecurrentcursorposition.
	Formoreinformation, see"Cutting, copying, and pasting events" on
	page125
Undo	Reverses thelastaction performed. Formoreinformation, see
	"Undoing and redoing editoperations" on page177
Redo	Reverses theaction of theUndo command. Formoreinformation,
	see"Undoing and redoing editoperations" on page177
Interactive	Starts an interactiveguidethatwill show you each partof theVEGAS
Tutorials	Pro interfaceand teach you how to createprojects. Formore
	information, see"InteractiveTutorials" on page12
What's This	Displays context-sensitivehelp.
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EditingTool

ChooseEdit> Editing Tooland selectatool from thesubmenu to changetheactivetool.

Normal

To usetheNormal tool , chooseEditing Toolfrom theEditmenu, and chooseNormalfrom 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 page238

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 page123

Click thedown arrow nextto theNormal tool and chooseatool from themenu to selectthemodethatwill be used forediting events. Formoreinformation, see"TheTransportand Editing Toolbar" on page23

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 page123
	Formoreinformation, see"Creating selections and positioning the
	cursor" on page118"Moving events" on page121"Moving events" on
	page121 or"Adjusting an event's length" on page139
ShuffleTool	Useto rearrangeevents on thetimeline. Formoreinformation, see
	"Shuffling events" on page132
	Right-click and drag an eventto anew location on thetimeline
	and chooseShuffle Events 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
	page144

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Tool	Description
	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
	page144
	Hold Ctrl+Altwhiledragging an eventto slideevents when the
	SlideTool is notactive.
Time	Useto makeevents longerorshorterwhilechanging thevelocityof
Stretch/Compress Tool	themediato createfast- orslow-motion effects. Formore
	information, see"Adjusting an event's length" on page139
	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 page144
	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 page238

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:

Type	Description
Free Selection	Thedefaultbehaviorof thetool:
	• Click to selectindividual events (hold ShiftorCtrl to select
	multipleevents).
	• 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

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Type Description

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:

•Press F11 to maximizethetimelinevertically(Window Docking areawill behidden).

•Press Ctrl+F11 to maximizethetimelineverticallyand horizontally(Window Docking areaand Track Listwill be hidden).

•Press 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:

Item	Description
Free Zoom	Thedefaultbehaviorof theZoom tool. Usethis modeto zoom into a
	section of yourVEGAS Pro projecthorizontallyand verticallyatthe
	sametime.
Time Zoom	Usethis modeto zoom horizontallywithoutchanging thevertical
	magnification.
TrackHeightZoom	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,

NextToolselects theEnvelopetool.

Previous Tool

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

Envelopetool, Previous Toolselects theNormal tool.

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Time Display

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

Right-click thewindow and chooseacommand from thesubmenu to changethedisplayformat.

Item	Description
Time atCursor	Displays thecurrentcursorposition using thecurrenttimeformat.
MIDI Timecode In	Displays incoming MIDI timecode. Formoreinformation, see
	"Triggerfrom MIDI Timecode" on page432
MIDI Timecode Out	Displays outgoing MIDI timecode. Formoreinformation, see
	"GenerateMIDI Timecode" on page431
MIDI ClockOut	Displays outgoing MIDI clock. Formoreinformation, see"Generate
	MIDI Clock" on page431
Time Format	ChooseTime Formatand chooseasetting from thesubmenu to set
	thetimeunits used in theTimeDisplayand TimeRuler. Formore
	information, see"Timeruler" on page502
TextColor	ChooseCustom to specifythecolorthatwill beused to displaythe
	textin thewindow.
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.

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Formoreinformation, seeAudio track controls Video track controls and Scrubbing

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

Visible Button 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, chooseEditVisible Button Setfrom thedrop down list, click theShow Allbutton, 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.

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 chooseEditVisible Button Set

2.Click theHide Allbutton 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, ordoubleclick 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. Double-clicking the borderwill takeyou to and from full Track Headerwidth and justthetrack colorbars.

Scrubbing

You can usescrubbing to scroll playback of yourprojectatvarying speeds.

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Chooseasetting from theJKL/ shuttle speed 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 page495

Scrubbing with the playhead

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

Tips:

•Hold Alt, click theruler, and drag to movethecursorto theposition you clicked and scrub in thedirection you drag.

•Hold Ctrl whiledragging (ordrag whileholding therightmousebutton)to find audio when you'rezoomed out. Thecursormoves in largersteps than with aregulardrag.

•Hold Ctrl+Altwhiledragging to scrub video only.

•Zoom in oroutto adjustthescrub sensitivity.Formoreinformation, see"Zooming and magnification" on page178

Using the scrub control in the track list

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

You can drag theNormalRate indicatorbelow 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. Themousepointer is displayed as a.

When theAllow Ctrl+drag cursor style scrub over events check boxon theGeneral tab of thePreferences 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
J	Scrub reversemode. Press again to acceleratethe

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Item Description

playback rate.

KPause.

LScrub forward mode. Press again to acceleratethe playback rate.

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 page200

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 page200
	and "Inserting regions" on page201
Quantize to Frames	Forces edits to occuron frameboundaries. Formoreinformation, see
	"Quantizeto frames" on page125
Enable Snapping	When snapping is enabled, theSnap to Gridand Snap to Markers
	commands becomeavailable. Formoreinformation, see"Enable
	snapping" on page123
Snap to Grid	Selectthis command to forceelements in thetimelineto snap to the
	grid. Thegrid is defined in units of time. Formoreinformation, see
	"Enablesnapping" on page123
Snap to Markers	Selectthis command to forceelements in thetimelineto snap to
	markers. Formoreinformation, see"Enablesnapping" on page123
Snap to AllEvents	Selectthis command to forceelements in thetimelineto snap to the
	ends of events on othertracks. Formoreinformation, see"Enable
	snapping" on page123
GridSpacing	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 page417
Clean UpPrerendered	Removes thetemporaryfiles created as aresultof using the
Video	SelectivelyPrerender Video command. Formoreinformation, see
	"Cleaning up prerendered video files" on page418

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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> Navigate and chooseacommand from thesubmenu to navigatethetimelinequickly.

Time ruler

Displays thetimein theformatyou select. Formoreinformation, see"Timeruler" on page502

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 Toolbutton in thecornerof thetimelineto temporarilychangethecursorinto theZoom tool.

Selectan areaof thetimelinethatyou wantto magnify, and thecursorwill revertto thepreviouslyactivetool.

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Editing toolbar

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

Length boxes

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

You can double-click theboxes and typeavalueto changethestart, end orlength of thecurrentselection. Formore information, see"Creating selections and positioning thecursor" on page118

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 page297 and "Using theVideo Preview window" on page405

You can chooseEdit> Navigate and 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 page98
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.
	SelecttheMake spacebar andF12 Play/Pause instead 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.

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Button Name	Description
Go to End	Moves thecursorto theend of theproject.
Previous	Moves thecursorto theprevious frame.
Frame	Click and hold thePrevious Frame and NextFrame buttons to
	movethecursormultipleframes.
NextFrame	Moves thecursorto thenextframe.
NormalEdit	Selectthis button to perform eventediting. Click thedown arrow
Tool	and chooseatool from themenu to selectthemodethatwill beused
	forediting events. Formoreinformation, see"Editing Tool" on
	page15

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NormalEditTool: Useto trim theends of events. Formore information, see"Adjusting an event's length" on page139 Shuffle Tool: Useto rearrangeevents on thetimeline. For moreinformation, see"Shuffling events" on page132

SlipTool: Useto slip an event's mediawithoutmoving the

eventon thetimeline. Formoreinformation, see"Slipping and sliding events" on page144

Slide Tool: Useto movean eventon thetimelinewithout

moving theunderlying media. Formoreinformation, see "Slipping and sliding events" on page144

Time Stretch/Compress Tool: Useto makeevents longer

orshorterwhilechanging thevelocityof themediato create fast- orslow-motion effects. Formoreinformation, see "Adjusting an event's length" on page139

• SplitTrim Tool: Useto splitan eventatthepointyou click

and trim theeventin thedirection you drag (erasermode). For moreinformation, see"Slipping and sliding events" on page144

Envelope Edit	Selectthis button when you wantto editmultipleenvelopes without
Tool	moving theevents. Formoreinformation, see"Editing Tool" on
	page15
Selection Edit	Selectthis button when you wantto selectmultipleevents. Formore
Tool	information, see"Editing Tool" on page15
Zoom Edit	Magnifies thecurrentproject. Formoreinformation, see"Editing
Tool	Tool" on page15
Delete	Deletes theselected events ortracks. Formoreinformation, see
	"Deleting events" on page128
Trim	Trims atimeselection. Formoreinformation, see"Trimming events"
	on page129
Trim Start	Trims thestartof theselected eventto thecursor. Formore
	information, see"Trimming events" on page129
Trim End	Trims theend of theselected eventto thecursor. Formore
	information, see"Trimming events" on page129
Split	Click to splitan event. Formoreinformation, see"Splitting events" on
	page130

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Button Name	Description
SmartSplit	Click to SmartSplitan eventFormoreinformation, seeSmart
	Splitting Events
Lock	Locks an eventso thatitcannotbemoved oredited. Formore
	information, see"Applying switches to events" on page165
InsertMarker	Adds amarkeratthecursorposition. Formoreinformation, see
	"Inserting markers" on page200
InsertRegion	Adds region tags ateach end of theselection. Formoreinformation,
	see"Inserting regions" on page201
Enable	Turns on snapping and enables theSnap to Gridand Snap to
Snapping	Markers commands. Formoreinformation, see"Enablesnapping"
	on page123
Automatic	Selectthis button to automaticallycreateacrossfadewhen two or
Crossfades	moreevents overlap. Formoreinformation, see"Automatic
	crossfades" on page122
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
	page129
Lock	Selectthis button if you wantenvelopepoints to follow an event
Envelopes to	when itis moved along thetimeline. Formoreinformation, see
Events	"Video track automation" on page233
Ignore Event	Selectthis button to overrideeventgroups withoutremoving the
Grouping	groups. Formoreinformation, see"Grouping events" on page163
	Selectthis button to show orhidetheHDR-compatibleColor
	Grading tools.Formoreinformation, seeUsing theColorGrading
	panel
	Selectthis button to closethecurrentnested timelineand open its
	parenttimeline.Formoreinformation, seeNested Timelines
	Selectthis button to open thecurrentlyselected eventas anested
	timeline.
	Selectthis button to createand open anested timelinefrom the
	currentlyselected timelineevents.

Viewingthe status bar

From theView menu, chooseStatus Bar to 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.

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To changetherecorded files folder, chooseProperties from theFilemenu and click theAudio tab.Formore information, see"Setting projectproperties" on page43

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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:

•If you wantto displaythewindow docking areaatthetop of theVEGAS® Pro window, selecttheDisplay timeline atbottom of main window check boxon theDisplaytab of thePreferences dialog. Clearthecheck box to displaythedocking areaatthebottom of theVEGAS Pro window.

•If you wantto displaytabs atthetop of docking windows, selectthePosition tabs attopof 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.

•To 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 thewindow at thetop. Drop atthebottom of thewindow to dock thewindow atthebottom.

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

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

When theAllow floating windows to dockcheck 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.

•To expand adocked window so itfills thedocking area, click theMaximize button . Click therestorebutton to restorethewindow to its previous size.

•To removeawindow from thedocking areaorafloating dock, click theClose button .

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 > Explorer to 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	UsetheBackand Forward buttons to navigatethefolderhistory.
Address Bar	Displays thepath to thecurrentfolder.
Tree View	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.
Addto Favorites	Adds theselected folderto theFavorites folderin thetreeview. The
	Favorites foldercontains links to folders thatyou usemostoften.
StartPreview	Plays theselected mediafile.
StopPreview	Stops theplayback of theselected mediafile.
Auto Preview	Automaticallypreview mediafiles when you click them in the
	Explorerwindow. Formoreinformation, see"Previewing mediafiles"
	on page76
GetMedia from	Opens theGetMediafrom theWeb dialog, whereyou can download
the Web	files to usein yourproject.
Views	Allows you to changethewaythefiles areviewed in thelistview.
	• Details – Displays thefilesize, dateand when thefilewas last
	created orlastmodified.
	• List– Displays asimplelistof thefilenameof each filein the

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Explorerwindow.

•Thumbnail– Displays thefirstframeof avideo file.

•Regions – Displays anyregions thathavebeen defined in the selected mediafile.

•Summary– Displays ashortdescription of theselected media fileatthebottom of theExplorerwindow.

•Tree – Displays all of theavailabledrives and folders thatyou maychoosefrom to find files.

•AllFiles – Displays all filetypes in theactivefolder.

Adding regions from a file to the timeline

When Regions is selected in theExplorerwindow, anyregions saved in theselected filearedisplayed in thebottom of theExplorerwindow.

You can drag aregion to thetimelineto createan eventusing aportion of afile.

You can saveregions and markers in amediafileusing theTrimmerwindow. Formoreinformation, see"Using theTrimmer" on page133

Click thedown arrow nextto theViews button and chooseRegions to togglethedisplayof regions in the Explorerwindow.

Using the Favorites folder

SelecttheFavorites folder in thetreeview to view thecontents of theFavorites folder. This foldercontains

shortcuts to folders thatyou useoften.

Favorites aresaved in thefollowing file:C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Vegas\VEGAS Pro\17\NewExplorerFavorites.txt.

Thefileis saved wheneveryou closetheExplorerwindow orexittheapplication. You can copythefileto different computers oruseraccounts to migrateFavorites settings.

To seethis file, you musthavetheShow hidden files andfolders radio button selected on theView tab of theFolder Options Control Panel.

Adding afolder to theFavorites folder

1.Browseto thefolderyou wantto add.

2.Right-click thefolderand chooseAddFolder to Favorites from theshortcutmenu. Ashortcutto thefolderis added to theFavorites folder.

Removing afolder from theFavorites folder

1.SelecttheFavorites folder.

2.Right-click thefolderyou wantto deleteand chooseDelete from theshortcutmenu.

Deleting afolderfrom Favorites deletes onlytheshortcutto thefolder; thetargetfolderis unaffected.

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The Trimmer Window

TheTrimmerwindow is agood placeto editanymediafile. When amediafileis placed in theTrimmerwindow, you can placeportions of thefileon separatetracks bydragging and dropping.

Formoreinformation, see"Using theTrimmer" on page133

The Master Bus Window

TheMasterBus window provides you with astreamlined view of yourproject's masteroutput. Formoreinformation, see"Using theMasterBus Window" on page294

The Video Preview Window

ChooseView > Window > Video Preview to togglethedisplayof theVideo Preview window.

TheVideo Preview window displays aproject's video outputatthecurrentcursorposition during editing and play back. Theplayback includes anyeffects thatyou haveapplied to it. This window is also useful when editing frameby frameforsynchronizing audio. Right-click anywherein thewindow to displayashortcutmenu with Video Preview window options.