Sony Vegas Pro 18.0 User manual

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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