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VEGAS
VERSION 18
VEGAS PRO
English language manual
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Lastchanges:Tuesday,July7,2020
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TableofContents
TableofContents 3
Introduction 11
TechnicalSupport 12
AboutVEGASPro 12
InteractiveTutorials 12
TheVEGASProWindow 13
Maintoolbar 14
EditingTool 15
TimeDisplay 18
TrackList 18
Scrubbing 20
MarkerBar 21
Timeline 22
TheTransportandEditingToolbar 23
Viewingthestatusbar 26
WindowDockingAreaandFloatingWindowDocks 27
TheExplorerWindow 27
TheTrimmerWindow 30
TheMasterBusWindow 30
TheVideoPreviewWindow 30
TheProjectMediaWindow 31
TheEditDetailsWindow 31
TheTransitionsWindow 32
TheVideoFXWindow 32
TheMediaGeneratorsWindow 33
TheProjectNoteswindow 34
TheCompositorsWindow 34
ThePlug-InManagerWindow 35
TheVideoScopesWindow 36
TheSurroundPannerWindow 36
TheXDCAMExplorerWindow 37
TheMixingConsoleWindow 37
TheDashboard 38
Loudnessmeters 39
Workingwithprojects 41
Creatinganewproject 41
Settingprojectproperties 41
8-bitPixelFormatinProjects 50
Openingaprojectormediafile 50
Creatingrotatedprojects 53
Nestingprojects 54
NestedTimelines 55
Openingarecentproject 56
Savingaproject 56
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Savinganewversionoftheproject(IncrementalSave) 57
AdvancedSave-LiveSave&AutomaticBackups 57
Savingandrenamingaproject(SaveAs) 59
Projectreferencesinrenderedfiles 60
Sharingaprojectonline 61
UploadingyourmovietoYouTube 61
UploadingyourmovietoVimeo 63
Importingandexportingprojects 63
Archivingprojects 64
WorkingwithP2Video 64
WorkingwithHDRvideo 65
EditDecisionLists 66
ClosingaProject 66
ExitingtheVEGASProApplication 67
Adding,managing,andarrangingmedia 68
UsingtheProjectMediawindow 68
Previewingmediafiles 74
Addingmediafilestoyourproject 76
UsingStoryboards 80
Workingwithhigh-frame-rate(HFR)clips 83
AddinglayeredPSDfilestothetimeline 83
TheSlideshowCreator 84
Importingmediafromaprojectfile 85
ImportingBroadcastWaveFormatfiles 86
ImportingvideofromaDVDcamcorder 87
EditingvideofromanXDCAMStationwithStreamChase 88
Creatingproxyfilesforhigh-definitionediting 90
UsingHitFilmeffects 90
InsertingSubtitles 91
Sortingyourmediawithbins 92
Viewingorchangingmediafileproperties 94
Insertingaudiotracks 98
Insertingvideotracks 98
Recordingaudio 99
Metronome 103
Capturingvideo 104
CapturingfromanSDIcard 104
Capturepreferences 107
ScreenCapturing 110
Convertingvideoto24p 111
ExtractingaudiofromCDs 112
Editingeventsonthetimeline 114
Addingmediafilestoyourproject 114
Insertinganemptyevent 119
Insertingtime 119
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Creatingselectionsandpositioningthecursor 119
Movingevents 122
Automaticcrossfades 123
Enablesnapping 124
Quantizetoframes 126
Cutting,copying,andpastingevents 127
Deletingevents 129
Trimmingevents 130
Post-editripple 131
Splittingevents 132
SmartSplittingEvents 133
HealingEvents 133
Closinggaps 134
Shufflingevents 134
UsingtheTrimmer 135
Adjustinganevent'slength 142
EventLengthDisplay 145
Expandededitmode 145
Slippingandslidingevents 147
Repairingaudio/videosynchronizationoffsets 148
Addmissingstreams 149
Eventenvelopes 149
AddingaFreezeFrameatCursorPosition 152
Panningandcroppingvideoevents 152
StabilizingVideoClips 163
Reversinganevent 165
Usingtakesasalternateversionsofevents 165
Groupingevents 167
Usingsynclinks 168
Applyingswitchestoevents 169
Audiostreams 171
Audiochannels 171
Openingeventsinanaudioeditor 172
Openingacopyofaneventinanaudioeditor 173
Editingeventproperties 173
Copyingandpastingorselectivelypastingeventattributes 178
UsingtheEditDetailsWindow 178
Removingredeyefromstillimages 179
Undoingandredoingeditoperations 180
Rebuildaudiopeaks 181
Zoomingandmagnification 181
Multicameraediting 183
Shootingmulticameravideo 183
Capturingmulticameravideo 183
Synchronizingvideoinmulticameraprojects 183
Creatingmulticameraevents 185
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Editingmulticameravideo 185
Stereoscopic3Dediting 191
Settingupyourstereoscopic3Dproject 191
Settingupstereoscopic3Dpreviews 195
Synchronizingstereoscopic3Devents 195
Aligningleft-andright-eyeviewsandadjustingdepth 198
Renderingastereoscopic3Dproject 200
Usingmarkers,regions,andcommands 203
Insertingmarkers 203
Insertingregions 204
Usingmediamarkersandregions 205
Insertingcommandmarkers 206
InsertingCDtrackregions 210
InsertingCDindexmarkers 210
TheMarkerTool 211
Trackediting 212
Insertingaudiotracks 212
Insertingvideotracks 212
Selectingtracks 212
Arrangingtracks 213
Groupingtracks 214
Duplicatingtracks 215
Audiotrackcontrols 215
Videotrackcontrols 224
Audiobustracks 229
Videobustrack 230
Settingdefaulttrackproperties 233
RendertoNewTrack 234
Usingautomation 236
Audiotrackautomation 236
Videotrackautomation 240
Automatingaudioeffectparameters 242
Adjustingenvelopes 244
Recordingtrackenvelopeandkeyframeautomation 248
Animatingvideoeventsandtracks 252
Panningandcroppingvideoevents 252
Editingtrackmotion 261
Keyframeanimation 268
Motiontracking 272
Applyingeffects 276
Addingaudiotrackeffects 276
Addingaudioeventeffects 277
Usingbuseffects 278
Applyingnon-real-timeeventeffects 280
Usingassignableeffects 280
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Addinganassignableeffectschain 280
Routingtrackstoanassignableeffectschain 282
Usingassignableeffectsenvelopes 283
Removinganassignableeffectschain 283
Creatingandusingeffectspackages 283
Bypassingallaudioeffects 284
Editingaudioeffects 284
Addingvideoeffects 287
LUTExport 291
UsingtheColorGradingpanel 292
Addingtransitions 293
Addinggeneratedmediatoyourproject 297
Creatingtextandtitles 299
UsingtheTitles&TextPlug-In 300
Mixingaudio 303
UsingtheMasterBusWindow 303
Busses-overview 305
Addingaudiobusses 305
Assigningtrackstobusses 306
Usingbusenvelopes 307
Routingbusses 307
Signalflowdiagram 309
Usinginputbusses 309
Addingordeletinginputbusses 310
Recordingusinganinputbus 310
Usinginputbusseswithhardware-basedeffects 313
Real-timerendering 314
TheMixingConsole 317
TheMixingConsoleToolbar 317
TheChannelListPane 319
TheViewControlsPane 319
ChannelStrips 321
UsingtheMixingConsole 323
AddingTrack,AssignableFX,andBusChannels 323
AudioTrackChannelStrips 323
BusChannelStrips 330
Inputbuschannelstrips 335
FXsend(assignableeffects)channelstrips 341
Creatingacue(headphone)mixwiththeMixingConsole 346
Compositingvideo 349
Compositingandmasks 349
3Dcompositing 353
Videosignalflowdiagram 362
Proxy-firstworkflow 365
WorkingwithHDV 367
CapturingHDVclips 367
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EditingHDVvideoonthetimeline 367
WorkingwithXDCAMvideo 369
XDCAMEXworkflow 369
XDCAMandXDCAMHDworkflow 370
SettingupanXDCAMDevice 370
UsingtheXDCAMExplorerWindow 371
ImportingXDCAMDiscs 373
EditingXDCAMClipsontheTimeline 374
ExportingVideotoXDCAMDiscs 375
WorkingwithREDcameraclips 379
WorkingwithAVCHDvideo 381
S-LogandACESworkflowinVEGASPro18 383
EnablingcolormanagementinyourVEGASProproject 388
Specifyingthecolorspaceforindividualshots 389
Specifyingthecolorspaceinacustomrenderingtemplate 389
VEGASPro18ACES1.1updates 391
360°video 393
Preparingaprojectfor360°movies 393
TheVideoPreviewwindowin360°mode 393
Stitching 394
Exporting360°videos 396
360°VideoStabilization 396
5.1surroundprojects 397
Settingupyour5.1surroundproject 397
5.1surroundpanningandmixing 399
Audiopanningmodes 407
Renderingyour5.1surroundproject 409
ExportingaVEGASProprojecttoDVDArchitect 410
ClosedCaptioning 411
Addingclosedcaptioningtovideofiles 411
CaptioningWindowsMediafiles 421
Previewingyourproject 423
LoopPlayback 423
MuteAllAudio 423
MuteAllVideo 423
UsingtheVideoPreviewwindow 423
Split-screenpreviews 429
UsingdynamicRAMpreviews 431
UsinganExternalVideoMonitor 432
ExternalmonitorviaDVI(WindowsGraphicsCard) 432
ExternalmonitorviaIEEE-1394(FireWire) 433
ExternalmonitorviaSDI 434
Selectivelyprerendervideo 435
Cleaningupprerenderedvideofiles 436
Loudnessmeteringandlogging 436
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Loudnessmeters 437
Generatingaloudnesslog 438
Monitoringvideowithscopes 441
TheVectorscopeMonitor 441
TheVideoWaveformMonitor 442
TheHistogramMonitor 443
TheRGBParadeMonitor 446
VideoScopeSettings 446
Timecodesynchronization 449
GenerateMIDITimecode 449
GenerateMIDIClock 449
TriggerfromMIDITimecode 450
Burningdiscs 453
Track-at-once(TAO)CDburning 453
Disc-at-once(DAOorRedBook)CDBurning 454
BurningaBlu-rayDiscfromthetimeline 459
BurningaDVDfromthetimeline 460
Printingvideototape 461
Printingvideototapefromthetimeline 461
PrintingvideotoHDVtape 467
Renderingprojects(RenderAs) 469
RenderingMultichannelAudioFiles 473
RenderingMPEGFiles 476
RenderingProjectsforUseinDVDArchitect 477
MediaFileSettingsforBlu-rayDiscProjects 478
Customrenderingtemplates 481
UsingVegasProConnect 483
SettingupVegasProConnect 483
UsingVegasProConnecttocontrolplayback 484
UsingVegasProConnecttoreviewprojectsonyourmobiledevice 489
AdjustingVegasProConnectsettings 492
TroubleshootingVegasProConnectConnections 493
Usinghardwarecontrollers 495
Usingacontrolsurface 495
UsingaMackieControl 496
UsingaFrontierTranzPort 509
UsingaPreSonusFaderPort 511
UsingaGenericControlSurface 512
ConfiguringaGenericControlSurface 513
Usingajoystickforpanning,adjustingcontrols,andcolorcorrection 515
Usingamultimediacontroller 517
UsingScripting 519
CustomizingtheVEGASProinterface 523
Customizingthetoolbar 523
Customizingkeyboardshortcuts 523
Timeruler 524
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Gridspacing 526
Savingandrecallingwindowlayouts 527
VEGASPropreferences 529
Preferences-GeneralTab 529
Preferences-VideoTab 533
Preferences-PreviewDeviceTab 536
Preferences-AudioTab 542
Preferences-AudioDeviceTab 545
AdvancedAudioConfiguration 547
CustomizingASIOportnaming 548
Preferences-MIDIDeviceTab 550
Preferences-VSTEffects 550
Preferences-EditingTab 550
Preferences-DisplayTab 553
Preferences-CDSettingsTab 555
Preferences-SyncTab 556
Preferences-ExternalControl&AutomationTab 558
DeprecatedFeaturestab 560
FileI/Otab 561
Keyboardshortcuts 563
Index 577
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Introduction
MAGIXproudlyintroducesVEGASPro18,afull-featurednonlineareditor(NLE)forvideoandmultitrack
digitalaudiodesignedforvideopostproductionandmultichannelaudiorecordingandmixing.
What'snewinthisversion
lMotionTrackerPanel:TrackmotioninanyvideoeventwithadedicatedMotionTrackerpanel,the
detectedtrace(includingperspectivesizechangeanddistortion)canbeusedinanyothereventFXthat
takeslocationdata.Notethatinfavorofthismoregeneralizedsolution,themotiontrackerwasremoved
fromtheBézierMaskingFX.
lImprovedVideoFX,TransitionsandMediaGeneratorwindows:Effectscanbefilteredbycategory
andprovider,youcansearchforaneffectnameandmarkfavoritestoquicklyfindyourfavoriteeffect.
l8-Bit(fullrange)pixelformat:Thisnewdefaultprojectpixelformatsupportsfull-rangemediafiles
withoutconversion,whilelimitedorundefinedrangefilesareconvertedtofullrange.Therangesettingfor
individualmediaisuserdefinableinfull-rangeprojects,andthetraditional8-Bit(videolevel)formatisstill
available.
lBlackBarFillplug-in:Filltheblackbarsthatarecreatedwheninsertinguprightvideoorimagesintoyour
moviewithablurredcopyoftheimage.
lDenoiserplug-inforhighqualitynoiseremovalfromvideos.
lFlickerControlplug-inforthereductionofflickerartifactcausedbyawronglysynchronizedCMOS
sensorandartificiallightsourcesorbychanginglightingconditionsintime-lapsesequences.Youcan
alsoaddartificialflickertosimulateacertainlook
lStyleTransferplug-in:UsethepowerofArtificalIntelligencetostylizeyourvideostomakethemlook
theywerepaintedinthestyleoffamousartists.
lColorizationplug-in:ColorizeblackandwhitevideowiththeVEGASProAItoaddmorerealismtothat
footage.
lIntegratedgraphicscarddriverupdatecheck.
lTheLensCorrectionFXhasgotanadittionalzoomingfactortohideraggedblackbordersatthecorners
oftheimage.
lExportandImportofVEGASPropreferencesforbackupandformovinganinstallationtoanothercom-
puter.
lReworkedscreencaptureutilityVEGASCapture.
lIncrementalSave:SaveanewversionofyourprojectwithkeyboardshortcutCtrl+Alt+Swithanauto-
numberedfilename.
lAmoredetailedrenderprogressdialogshowsinformationaboutexpectedrendertime,endtime,file
sizeandmanymore.
lSwapvideofiles.FromtheProjectMediadialog,youcanswapthemediafilesusedinaprojectbychoos-
ingadifferentfolderthatcontainsthenewvideofiles.Allfileswiththesamename(regardlessoffile
extension)areexchanged.Youcanalsoexchangevideofilesonlyduringtherenderingprocess.
lNewVideoScopesoptions:TheRGBparadeviewcanworkintwodifferentmodes,Separateand
Combined.AlsoanoptionalSkinToneLinedisplaywasadded.
lVEGASPrepare:VEGASPrepareisaversatilemediadatabasethatallowsyoutoquicklyandeffi-
cientlymanageallyouraudiovisualmedia–videos,audiofilesandimages–inoneplaceandpreparethem
foruseinVEGASPro.Withthistool,itispossibletoimportmediafromexternalandlocalstorage
devicesandarrangethemintocollections.
lVEGASHubexplorerwindowforaccessingVEGASPreparemediacollectionsandVEGASCloud.
lAlternateHighDPImode.AnewpreferenceisnowavailableintheGeneraltabofthepreferencesdialog
foranalternateHighDPImode,whichmayimprovetheHighDPIexperienceforuserswhohavemultiple
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monitorsthathavedifferentscalinglevelssetinWindows.
lLogarithmicExposureadjustmentwasaddedtotheColorGradingpanel.
lSomemorelegacyfeatureswerehiddenbydefault,usePreferences>DeprecatedFeaturestomake
thesevisibleagain:SonyWirelessMediaadapter,PrinttoTape,Videocapture,VEGASProconnect.
TechnicalSupport
IfyouexperienceproblemsorhavequestionswhileusingVEGASPro,ourtechnicalsupportdepartmentis
alwaysreadytohelpyou.Additionalsupportandinformationcanbefoundat
http://www.vegascreativesoftware.com.
ForadetailedlistofTechnicalSupportoptions,pleasevisitourwebsite.
AboutVEGASPro
FromtheHelpmenu,chooseAboutVEGASProtodisplayinformationabouttheapplication,suchasthe
softwarelicenseowner,copyrightandsysteminformation,programversionandserialnumber,andthe
VEGASPrologo.
BeforecontactingTechnicalSupport,clicktheComputertabtodisplayinformationaboutyourcomputer.
InteractiveTutorials
UsetheInteractiveTutorialsButtonfromtheMainToolbaror,chooseInteractiveTutorialsfromthe
HelpmenutostartaninteractiveguidethatwillshowyoueachpartoftheVEGASProinterfaceandteachyou
howtocreateprojects.
ChooseatopicfromtheInteractiveTutorialsoverviewtostartatutorial—you'llbeupandrunninginnotime!
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TheVEGASProWindow
TheVEGAS®Prowindowiswhereyouedityourproject,andthescreenisdividedintoseveralareas.
Tips:
lIfyouprefertoworkwiththetimelineatthebottomofthewindowandthedockingareaatthetopofthe
window,selecttheDisplaytimelineatbottomofmainwindowcheckboxontheDisplaytabofthe
Preferencesdialog.Formoreinformation,see"Preferences-DisplayTab"onpage553
lThetracklist,timeline,andwindowdockingareasectionscanbesizedtoyourpreferencesbydragging
thedividersbetweenthemorbyusingF11:
oF11minimizesandrestoresthewindowdockingarea.
oShift+F11minimizesandrestoresthetracklist.
oCtrl+F11maximizesandrestoresthetimelineverticallyandhorizontally(windowdockingareaand
tracklistwillbehidden).
Therearetimeswhenyoudon’tneedquickaccesstotheallvariousbuttonsintheUI.Somebuttonsyouwill
useallthetimewhileothersonlyoccasionally.SeveralareasoftheUIhavebeendesignedsothatyoucan
customizewhichbuttonsaredisplayedbydefault.ExamplesofthisarethetoolbarsfoundintheVideo
Previewwindow,theTrimmerwindow,andtheaudioandvideoTrackHeaders.
AccesstothebuttonsthatarenotcurrentlydisplayedcanbeachievedviatheHamburgerbutton .The
HamburgerbuttonalsogivesyouaccesstotheEditVisibleButtonSetcommandwhichenablesyouto
controlwhichbuttonsaredisplayedbydefault.
Hint:Throughoutthemanualandhelpsystem,featuredescriptionsarebasedonvisiblebuttons.To
accessabuttonnotcurrentlydisplayed:
lClicktheHamburgerbutton
lClickthecommandinthepop-upmenutoperformtheactionofthatbutton.
Tochoosewhichbuttonsaredisplayedbydefault:
lClickontheHamburgerbutton andchooseEditVisibleButtonSet
lClickthecheckboxforanybuttonyouwanttobedisplayedbydefault.
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Maintoolbar
FromtheViewmenu,chooseToolbartotogglethedisplayofthemaintoolbar.
Thetoolbarcontainsbuttonsthatenableyoutoselectfrequentlyusedcommandsquickly.Youcancustomize
itbyadding,removing,orreorderingbuttons.Formoreinformation,see"Customizingthetoolbar"onpage523
Button Name Description
NewEmpty
Project
Createsanewblankprojectusingthedefaultsettings.Formore
information,see"Creatinganewproject"onpage41
Open Opensanexistingprojectormediafile.Formoreinformation,see
"Openingaprojectormediafile"onpage50
Save Savesthecurrentproject.Formoreinformation,see"Savinga
project"onpage56
RenderAs Savesyourprojectinanewformatasasinglefile.Formore
information,see"Renderingprojects(RenderAs)"onpage469
Properties OpenstheProjectPropertiesdialogboxallowingyoutomake
changestothecurrentproject.Formoreinformation,see"Setting
projectproperties"onpage41
Cut Deletesandcopiesthecurrenteventselectiontotheclipboard.
Formoreinformation,see"Cutting,copying,andpastingevents"
onpage127
Copy Copiesthecurrenteventselectiontotheclipboard.Formore
information,see"Cutting,copying,andpastingevents"on
page127
Paste Pastesthecontentsoftheclipboardatthecurrentcursor
position.Formoreinformation,see"Cutting,copying,and
pastingevents"onpage127
Undo Reversesthelastactionperformed.Formoreinformation,see
"Undoingandredoingeditoperations"onpage180
Redo ReversestheactionoftheUndocommand.Formore
information,see"Undoingandredoingeditoperations"on
page180
Interactive
Tutorials
Startsaninteractiveguidethatwillshowyoueachpartofthe
VEGASProinterfaceandteachyouhowtocreateprojects.For
moreinformation,see"InteractiveTutorials"onpage12
What'sThis
Help
Displayscontext-sensitivehelp.
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EditingTool
ChooseEdit>EditingToolandselectatoolfromthesubmenutochangetheactivetool.
Normal
TousetheNormaltool ,chooseEditingToolfromtheEditmenu,andchooseNormalfromthesubmenu.
Thistoolgivesyouthemostflexibilitywhileediting;selection,projectnavigation,mostenvelopeediting,etc.
Theonlyfunctionsyoucannotperformwhileinnormaleditingmodeareboxselection,boxmagnification,and
multipleenvelopepointselection.Formoreinformation,see"Adjustingenvelopes"onpage244
Selectingevents
Clickaneventtoselectit.HoldCtrlwhileclickingtoselectmultipleevents,orholdShifttoselectallevents
betweenthefirstandlasteventyouclick.
Movingevents
Selecteventsanddragthemalongthetimeline.
Changinganevent'slength
Drageitheredgeofaneventtochangeitslength.Theeventedgewillsnaptogridlinesifsnappingison.Hold
theShiftkeywhiledraggingtotemporarilysuspendsnapping.Formoreinformation,see"Enablesnapping"on
page124
Clickthedownarrow nexttotheNormaltoolandchooseatoolfromthemenutoselectthemodethatwillbe
usedforeditingevents.Formoreinformation,see"TheTransportandEditingToolbar"onpage23
Tool Description
NormalEditTool Usetoselect,move,andtrimtheendsofevents.
Clickaneventtoselectit.HoldCtrlwhileclickingtoselect
multipleevents,orholdShifttoselectalleventsbetweenthefirst
andlasteventyouclick.
Selecteventsanddragthemalongthetimelinetomovethem.
Drageitheredgeofaneventtochangeitslength.Theeventedge
willsnaptogridlinesifsnappingison.HoldtheShiftkeywhile
draggingtotemporarilysuspendsnapping.Formoreinformation,
see"Enablesnapping"onpage124
Formoreinformation,see"Creatingselectionsandpositioning
thecursor"onpage119"Movingevents"onpage122"Moving
events"onpage122or"Adjustinganevent'slength"onpage142
ShuffleTool Usetorearrangeeventsonthetimeline.Formoreinformation,
see"Shufflingevents"onpage134
Right-clickanddraganeventtoanewlocationonthe
timelineandchoose
ShuffleEvents
fromtheshortcutmenu
toshuffleeventswhentheShuffleToolisnotactive.
SlipTool Usetoslipanevent'smediawithoutmovingtheeventonthe
timeline.Formoreinformation,see"Slippingandslidingevents"
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Tool Description
onpage147
HoldAltwhiledragginganeventtoslipeventswhentheSlip
Toolisnotactive.
SlideTool Usetomoveaneventonthetimelinewithoutmovingthe
underlyingmedia.Formoreinformation,see"Slippingandsliding
events"onpage147
HoldCtrl+Altwhiledragginganeventtoslideeventswhen
theSlideToolisnotactive.
Time
Stretch/Compress
Tool
Usetomakeeventslongerorshorterwhilechangingthevelocity
ofthemediatocreatefast-orslow-motioneffects.Formore
information,see"Adjustinganevent'slength"onpage142
HoldCtrlwhiledraggingtheedgeofaneventtotime
stretch/compresseventswhentheTimeStretch/Compress
Toolisnotactive.
SplitTrimTool Usetosplitaneventatthepointyouclickandtrimtheeventin
thedirectionyoudrag(erasermode).Formoreinformation,see
"Slippingandslidingevents"onpage147
HoldCtrl+Alt+Shiftanddragtosplittrimeventswhenthe
SplitTrimToolisnotactive.
Envelope
TousetheEnvelopetool ,chooseEdit>EditingTool>Envelope.
TheEnvelopetoolisdesignedtomanipulateenvelopesinevents.WiththeEnvelopetoolselected,youcan
add,delete,select,andmoveenvelopepoints,buteventscannotbemovedoredited.Formoreinformation,
see"Adjustingenvelopes"onpage244
Selection
TousetheSelectiontool ,chooseEdit>EditingTool>Selection.
TheSelectiontoolisdesignedtoselectmultipleeventsacrosstracksbydrawingselectionboxesaroundthe
eventsyouwanttoinclude.TheSelectiontoolcandrawthreetypesofselectionboxes:
Type Description
FreeSelection Thedefaultbehaviorofthetool:
lClicktoselectindividualevents(holdShiftorCtrltoselect
multipleevents).
lDragtodrawarectangularregionthatbeginswhereyoustart
drawingandendswhereyoureleasethemousebutton.Allof
theeventsthatareinsidetheregionwillbeselected.This
methodisgoodforselectingagroupofeventsthatareclose
together.
Vertical Canbeusedtoeasilyselectalleventsthatoccurwithinatime
range.Theverticalselectionboxautomaticallyselectsallofthe
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Type Description
tracksbetweenyourfirstmouseclickandwhereyoudrawthe
selectionbox;eventracksthatarenotvisibleatthecurrent
magnificationareselected.
Horizontal Canbeusedtoeasilyselectalleventsonasingleormultiple
adjacenttracks.Thehorizontalselectionboxautomatically
selectsalleventsonatrackthatistouchedbytheselectionbox;
eveneventsthatarenotvisibleatthecurrentmagnificationare
selected.
Tochangethetypeofselectionboxyouareusing,right-clickthemousewhileholdingdowntheleftmouse
button.Clickingtherightmousebuttonwilltogglethroughthethreetypesofselectionboxes.
Zoom
TousetheZoomtool ,chooseEdit>EditingTool>Zoom.Youcanusethezoomtooltochangethe
magnificationoftheVEGASProproject.
Clickthe
Zoom
buttoninthecornerofthetimelinetotemporarilychangethecursorintotheZoomtool.
Selectanareaofthetimelinethatyouwanttomagnify,andthecursorwillreverttothepreviouslyactive
tool.
Beforezooming,youcanmaximizethetimelinebyusingthefollowingshortcuts:
lPressF11tomaximizethetimelinevertically(WindowDockingareawillbehidden).
lPressCtrl+F11tomaximizethetimelineverticallyandhorizontally(WindowDockingareaandTrackList
willbehidden).
lPressShift+F11tomaximizethetimelinehorizontally(TrackListwillbehidden).
Dragthemouseovertheareayouwanttomagnify.Adottedrectangleisdrawnaroundthearea,andthearea
ismagnifiedwhenthemousebuttonisreleased.
Whileholdingtheleftmousebutton,clicktherightmousebuttontotogglethroughthethreemagnification
modes:
Item Description
FreeZoom ThedefaultbehavioroftheZoomtool.Usethismodetozoom
intoasectionofyourVEGASProprojecthorizontallyand
verticallyatthesametime.
TimeZoom Usethismodetozoomhorizontallywithoutchangingthevertical
magnification.
TrackHeightZoom Usethismodetozoomverticallywithoutchangingthehorizontal
magnification.
ClickinganywhereintheprojectwiththeZoomtoolwillzoomoutsothattheentireprojectfitsinthe
timeline,andasmanytracksaspossiblewillbedisplayed.
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NextTool
ChooseNextTool(orpressD)toswitchtothenexttoolinthelist.Forexample,ifyou'reusingtheNormal
tool,NextToolselectstheEnvelopetool.
PreviousTool
ChoosePreviousTool(orpressShift+D)toswitchtothenexttoolinthelist.Forexample,ifyou'reusingthe
Envelopetool,PreviousToolselectstheNormaltool.
TimeDisplay
TheTimeDisplaywindowshowsthecurrentcursorposition,MTCinput,MTCoutput,orMIDIclockoutput
time.
Right-clickthewindowandchooseacommandfromthesubmenutochangethedisplayformat.
Item Description
TimeatCursor Displaysthecurrentcursorpositionusingthecurrenttimeformat.
MIDITimecodeIn DisplaysincomingMIDItimecode.Formoreinformation,see
"TriggerfromMIDITimecode"onpage450
MIDITimecodeOut DisplaysoutgoingMIDItimecode.Formoreinformation,see
"GenerateMIDITimecode"onpage449
MIDIClockOut DisplaysoutgoingMIDIclock.Formoreinformation,see
"GenerateMIDIClock"onpage449
TimeFormat ChooseTimeFormatandchooseasettingfromthesubmenuto
setthetimeunitsusedintheTimeDisplayandTimeRuler.For
moreinformation,see"Timeruler"onpage524
TextColor ChooseCustomtospecifythecolorthatwillbeusedtodisplay
thetextinthewindow.
BackgroundColor ChooseCustomtospecifythecolorthatwillbeusedtodisplay
thebackgroundofthewindow.
ChangingtheTimeDisplaywindowcolorsaffectsonlythe
currentcolorscheme.Youcanchangethecolorschemeon
theDisplaytabofthePreferencesdialog.
TrackList
Thetracklistdisplaysalloftheaudioandvideotracksinyourprojectandcontainsthemastercontrolsfor
eachtrack.Ascrubcontrolandplaybackratesliderisalsoavailablebelowthetracklist.
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Formoreinformation,see"Audiotrackcontrols"onpage215"Videotrackcontrols"onpage224and
"Scrubbing"onthenextpage
TrackHeaders
TheTrackHeadershavebeendesignedtobelessclutteredandtakeuplessscreenrealestate.Youcanuse
theHamburgerbutton ,locatedjustabovethetracknumberinthetrackheader,toquicklyassessbuttons
thatarenotdisplayedortoselectwhichbuttonsaredisplayedbydefaulteachtimeyouopentheprogram.
Toaccessabuttonnotcurrentlyshowninthetrackheader,clicktheHamburgerbutton toopenthemenu.
Selectthecommandaccordingtothebuttonfromthedropdownlist.
Toaddabuttontothetrackheader,clicktheHamburger buttontoopenthebuttonselectionmenu.
ChooseEditVisibleButtonSetfromthedropdownlist.Clickthecheckboxofthebutton(s)youwanttobe
showninthetrackheaderandclickOK.
IfyouwantallofthebuttonstoshowontheTrackHeader,clicktheHamburger buttontoopenthebutton
selectionmenu,chooseEditVisibleButtonSetfromthedropdownlist,clicktheShowAllbutton,andclick
OK.
Tip:
YoucanquicklyresetthebuttonsdisplayedontheTrackHeadertothefactorydefaultbychoosingView|
WindowLayouts|DefaultLayout(Alt+D,D).
Note:
Thisresetstheapplicationbacktoallofthefactorydefaultsettings,notjusttheTrackHeaderdefaults.
Therearetimeswhenyouneedtofreeupasmuchscreen/trackreal-estateaspossible.Thevideoandaudio
TrackHeadershavebeendesignedtoaccommodatethat.Youcangofromfulltominimaltoveryminimaland
backagainquicklyandeasily.
1. ClicktheHamburgerbutton andchooseEditVisibleButtonSet
2. ClicktheHideAllbuttonandclickOK
3. Dothesameforbothaudioandvideotracks.Younowseeonlythefadersandpancontrols
4. Placethecursorontheverticalborderbetweenthetrackheadersandthetracks.Themousewillchange
itsshapetoalinewithadouble-headedarrow.Clickanddragtotheleftuntilallyouseearethetracknum-
bersandHamburgerbutton.ToreturntothedefaultTrackHeadersizedragtheborderbacktotheright,or
doubleclicktheborder.
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Note:
Youdon’tneedtohideallthebuttonsforthistowork.AsyoudragtheTrackHeaderbordertotheleftitwill
automaticallyhidethebuttons.YoucanalwaysgettohiddenbuttonsviatheHamburgermenu.Double-
clickingtheborderwilltakeyoutoandfromfullTrackHeaderwidthandjustthetrackcolorbars.
Scrubbing
Youcanusescrubbingtoscrollplaybackofyourprojectatvaryingspeeds.
ChooseasettingfromtheJKL/shuttlespeeddrop-downlistontheEditingtabofthePreferencesdialogto
controlthescrubspeedandrangewhenyouscrubwiththeJKLkeysorwithamultimediacontroller.Formore
information,see"Usingamultimediacontroller"onpage517
Scrubbingwiththeplayhead
Dragtheplayhead abovethetimelinetoshuttleforwardorbackwardfromthecursorpositiontofindanedit
point.
Tips:
lHoldAlt,clicktheruler,anddragtomovethecursortothepositionyouclickedandscrubinthedirection
youdrag.
lHoldCtrlwhiledragging(ordragwhileholdingtherightmousebutton)tofindaudiowhenyou'rezoomed
out.Thecursormovesinlargerstepsthanwitharegulardrag.
lHoldCtrl+Altwhiledraggingtoscrubvideoonly.
lZoominorouttoadjustthescrubsensitivity.Formoreinformation,see"Zoomingandmagnification"on
page181
Usingthescrubcontrolinthetracklist
Dragthescrubcontroltoshuttleforwardorbackwardfromthecursorpositiontofindaneditpoint.
YoucandragtheNormalRateindicatorbelowthescrubcontrol(ordouble-clickthelabeltotypeaplayback
rate)toadjustplaybackspeedwhenyouclickthePlay orPlayfromStart button.
Scrubbingwiththecursor
1. HoveroverthecursorinanareaofthetimelinethatdoesnotcontainaneventandpressCtrl.Themouse
pointerisdisplayedasa .
Whenthe
AllowCtrl+dragcursorstylescruboverevents
checkboxontheGeneraltabofthe
Preferencesdialogisselected,youcanscrubwiththemouseevenwhenthecursorisoveran
event.
2. Dragleftorrighttoscrubplayback.
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