Sony Vegas Pro 13.0 User guide

Revised April 25, 2014

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents 3

Introduction 13

Technical Support 14

About Vegas Pro 14

Interactive Tutorials 14

The Vegas Pro Window 15

Main toolbar 16

Editing Tool 17

Time Display 20

Track List 21

Scrubbing 21

Timeline 23

Marker Bar 24

The Transport and Timeline Toolbar 25

Viewing the status bar 27

Window Docking Area and Floating Window Docks 29

The Explorer Window 30

The Trimmer Window 32

The Master Bus Window 33

The Video Preview Window 33

The Project Media Window 34

The Edit Details Window 34

The Transitions Window 35

The Video FX Window 36

The Media Generators Window 37

The Compositors Window 38

The Plug-In Manager Window 38

The Video Scopes Window 39

The Surround Panner Window 40

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The Media Manager Window 40

The XDCAM Explorer Window 41

The Mixing Console Window 42

The Device Explorer Window 42

Loudness meters 43

Working with projects 47

Creating a new project 47

Setting project properties 47

Opening a project or media file 56

Creating rotated projects 59

Nesting projects 61

Opening a recent project 63

Saving a project 63

Automatic project saving 63

Saving and renaming a project (Save As) 63

Project references in rendered files 65

Sharing a project online 66

Uploading your movie to YouTube 66

Importing and exporting projects 68

Importing and exporting AAF files 70

Archiving projects 73

Working with P2 Video 73

Exporting a movie to a PSP™ 74

Edit Decision Lists 76

Closing a Project 77

Exiting the Vegas Pro Application 77

Adding, managing, and arranging media 79

Using the Project Media window 79

Previewing media files 86

Adding media files to your project 87

Adding layered PSD files to the timeline 92

Creating a picture slideshow 93

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Importing media from a project file 94

Importing Broadcast Wave Format files 95

Importing video from a DVD camcorder 97

Editing video from an XDCAM Station with StreamChase 98

Using the Device Explorer 100

Creating proxy files for high-definition editing 102

Using HitFilm effects 103

Sorting your media with bins 103

Viewing or changing media file properties 105

Recording audio 111

Metronome 116

Capturing video 117

Capturing from an SDI card 118

Capture preferences 121

Capturing HDV clips 125

Converting video to 24p 126

Extracting audio from CDs 127

Obtaining CD information 128

Getting media from the Web 129

Editing events on the timeline 131

Inserting an empty event 131

Inserting time 131

Creating selections and positioning the cursor 132

Moving events 135

Automatic crossfades 136

Enable snapping 137

Quantize to frames 140

Cutting, copying, and pasting events 140

Deleting events 144

Trimming events 145

Post-edit ripple 146

Splitting events 148

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Shuffling events 149

Using the Trimmer 150

Adjusting an event's length 158

Expanded edit mode 161

Slipping and sliding events 163

Repairing audio/video synchronization offsets 165

Event envelopes 166

Stabilizing video clips 170

Reversing an event 171

Using takes as alternate versions of events 171

Grouping events 173

Using sync links 174

Applying switches to events 175

Audio streams 177

Audio channels 177

Opening events in an audio editor 178

Opening a copy of an event in an audio editor 179

Editing event properties 180

Copying and pasting event attributes 185

Using the Edit Details Window 185

Removing red eye from still images 186

Undoing and redoing edit operations 187

Rebuild audio peaks 188

Zooming and magnification 188

Multicamera editing 191

Shooting multicamera video 191

Capturing multicamera video 192

Synchronizing video in multicamera projects 192

Creating multicamera events 193

Editing multicamera video 194

Stereoscopic 3D editing 201

Setting up your stereoscopic 3D project 201

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Setting up stereoscopic 3D previews 206

Synchronizing stereoscopic 3D events 206

Aligning left- and right-eye views and adjusting depth 210

Rendering a stereoscopic 3D project 212

Using markers, regions, and commands 217

Inserting markers 217

Inserting regions 218

Using media markers and regions 220

Inserting command markers 221

Inserting CD track regions 224

Inserting CD index markers 225

The Marker Tool 226

Track editing 227

Inserting audio tracks 227

Inserting video tracks 227

Selecting tracks 228

Arranging tracks 229

Grouping tracks 229

Duplicating tracks 231

Audio track controls 231

Video track controls 240

Audio bus tracks 246

Video bus track 248

Setting default track properties 252

Render to New Track 253

Using automation 255

Audio track automation 255

Video track automation 260

Automating audio effect parameters 263

Adjusting envelopes 266

Recording track envelope and keyframe automation 270

Animating video events and tracks 275

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Panning and cropping video events 275

Editing track motion 286

Keyframe animation 293

Applying effects 299

Adding audio track effects 299

Adding audio event effects 301

Using bus effects 302

Applying non-real-time event effects 304

Using assignable effects 304

Adding an assignable effects chain 305

Routing tracks to an assignable effects chain 306

Using assignable effects envelopes 307

Removing an assignable effects chain 308

Creating and using effects packages 308

Bypassing all audio effects 308

Editing audio effects 309

Adding video effects 313

Adding transitions 317

Adding generated media to your project 322

Using the Titles & Text Plug-In 323

Creating text and titles 326

Mixing audio 329

Using the Master Bus Window 329

Busses - overview 331

Adding audio busses 332

Assigning tracks to busses 333

Using bus envelopes 334

Routing busses 334

Signal flow diagram 336

Using input busses 337

Adding or deleting input busses 337

Recording using an input bus 339

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Using input busses with hardware-based effects 341

Real-time rendering 343

The Mixing Console 345

The Mixing Console Toolbar 346

The Channel List Pane 348

The View Controls Pane 349

Channel Strips 350

Using the Mixing Console 352

Adding Track, Assignable FX, and Bus Channels 352

Audio Track Channel Strips 353

Bus Channel Strips 361

Input bus channel strips 367

FX send (assignable effects) channel strips 373

Creating a cue (headphone) mix with the Mixing Console 380

Compositing video 383

Compositing and masks 383

3D compositing 389

Video signal flow diagram 398

Proxy-first workflow 401

Working with HDV 403

Capturing HDV clips 403

Editing HDV video on the timeline 404

Working with XDCAM video 405

XDCAM EX workflow 405

XDCAM and XDCAM HD workflow 406

Setting up an XDCAM Device 406

Using the XDCAM Explorer Window 407

Importing XDCAM Discs 410

Editing XDCAM Clips on the Timeline 412

Exporting Video to XDCAM Discs 413

Working with RED camera clips 417

Working with AVCHD video 419

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S-Log and ACES workflow in Vegas Pro13.0 421

Enabling color management in your Vegas Pro project 428

Specifying the color space for individual shots 430

Specifying the color space in a custom rendering template 430

5.1 surround projects 433

Setting up your 5.1 surround project 433

5.1 surround panning and mixing 436

Audio panning modes 444

Rendering your 5.1 surround project 447

Exporting a Vegas Pro project to DVD Architect Pro 449

Closed Captioning 451

Adding closed captioning to video files 451

Captioning Windows Media files 462

Previewing your project 465

The Transport and Timeline Toolbar 465

Loop Playback 467

Mute All Audio 468

Mute All Video 468

Using the Video Preview window 468

Split-screen previews 475

Using dynamic RAM previews 476

Using an External Video Monitor 477

External monitor via DVI (Windows Graphics Card) 478

External monitor via IEEE-1394 (FireWire) 479

External monitor via SDI 480

Selectively prerender video 481

Cleaning up prerendered video files 482

Loudness metering and logging 483

Loudness meters 483

Generating a loudness log 486

Monitoring video with scopes 489

The Vectorscope Monitor 489

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The Video Waveform Monitor 490

The Histogram Monitor 491

The RGB Parade Monitor 494

Video Scope Settings 495

Timecode synchronization 497

Generate MIDI Timecode 497

Generate MIDI Clock 498

Trigger from MIDI Timecode 498

Burning discs 501

Track-at-once (TAO) CD burning 501

Disc-at-once (DAO or Red Book) CD Burning 502

Burning a Blu-ray Disc from the timeline 508

Burning a DVD from the timeline 510

Printing video to tape 511

Printing video to tape from the timeline 511

Printing video to HDV tape 519

Rendering projects (Render As) 523

Rendering Multichannel Audio Files 528

Rendering MPEG Files 531

Rendering Projects for Use in DVD Architect Pro 531

Media File Settings for Blu-ray Disc Projects 533

Custom rendering templates 536

Using Vegas Pro Connect 539

Setting up Vegas Pro Connect 539

Using Vegas Pro Connect to control playback 541

Using Vegas Pro Connect to review projects on your mobile device 546

Adjusting Vegas Pro Connect settings 550

Troubleshooting Vegas Pro Connect Connections 551

Using hardware controllers 553

Using a control surface 553

Using a Mackie Control 555

Using a Frontier TranzPort 570

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Using a PreSonus FaderPort 572

Using a Generic Control Surface 574

Configuring a Generic Control Surface 576

Using a joystick for panning, adjusting controls, and color correction 578

Using a multimedia controller 581

Using Scripting 585

Customizing the Vegas Pro interface 591

Customizing the toolbar 591

Customizing keyboard shortcuts 591

Customizing ASIO port naming 593

Time ruler 595

Grid spacing 598

Saving and recalling window layouts 598

Vegas Pro preferences 601

Preferences - General Tab 601

Preferences - Video Tab 607

Preferences - Preview Device Tab 610

Preferences - Audio Tab 618

Preferences - Audio Device Tab 622

Advanced Audio Configuration 624

Preferences - MIDI Device Tab 625

Preferences - VST Effects 626

Preferences - Editing Tab 626

Preferences - Display Tab 630

Preferences - CD Settings Tab 632

Preferences - Sync Tab 633

Preferences - External Control & Automation Tab 635

Keyboard shortcuts 639

Glossary 655

Index 675

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Introduction

Sony Creative Software Inc. proudly introduces Vegas® Pro, a full-featured nonlinear editor (NLE) for video

and multitrack digital audio designed for video postproduction and multichannel audio recording and

mixing.

What's new in version 13.0

Video

n Added support for rendering Video for Windows (.avi), QuickTime (.mov), and Windows Media

Video (.wmv) with frame sizes up to 4096x4096.

n Added a QFHD 24p template to the Project Properties dialog to allow you to create projects with a

frame size of 3840x2160 and a frame rate of 23.976 fps.

Audio

n Added loudness meters and logging.

Workflow

n Improved project archiving.

n Added a proxy-first workflow for efficient mobile editing when using CBK-WA100/CBK-WA101

wireless adapters: upload video proxies to the cloud or other server, start editing your project using

proxy media, and relink to full-resolution media when you're ready to finalize your project.

n Streamlined the main toolbar and added timeline-editing controls to the Transport and Timeline

toolbar below the timeline.

n Added Vegas Pro Connect.

When you're working with Vegas Pro, you can use Vegas Pro Connect to remotely control the Vegas

transport functions, seek and scrub the timeline, and add markers.

When you're on the go, you can use Vegas Pro Connect to bring your projects with you for review on

your mobile device.

n A new Allow floating windows to dock setting on the Preferences >Display tab allows you to

choose whether windows float or dock when moving them.

n A new Automatically create video proxies for Ultra HD media setting on the Preferences >Video

tab allows you to choose whether automatically create video proxy files when adding 4Kvideo to

your project.

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Formats

n Added support for reading metadata (including timecode) in XAVC S files.

n Added support for no-recompress rendering (smart rendering) of XAVC Intra MXF video.

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.sonycreativesoftware.com.

n For a detailed list of Technical Support options, please visit

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/support/default.asp.

n To listen to your support options, please call 608-256-5555.

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

From the Help menu, choose Interactive Tutorials 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:

n If 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 630.

n The track list, timeline, and window docking area sections can be sized to your preferences by

dragging the dividers between them or by using F11:



o

F11 minimizes and restores the window docking area.



o

Shift+F11 minimizes and restores the track list.



o

Ctrl+F11 maximizes and restores the timeline vertically and horizontally (window

docking area and track list will be hidden).

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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 591.

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 47.

Open Opens an existing project or media file. For more information, see

"Opening a project or media file" on page 56.

Save Saves the current project. For more information, see "Saving a

project" on page 63.

Save As Saves the current project to a new name or folder. When you use

Save As, you can choose to copy the project media to the same folder

as your project. For more information, see "Saving and renaming a

project (Save As)" on page 63.

Render As Saves your project in a new format as a single file. For more

information, see "Rendering projects (Render As)" on page 523.

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 47.

Cut Deletes and copies the current event selection to the clipboard. For

more information, see "Cutting, copying, and pasting events" on

page 140.

Copy Copies the current event selection to the clipboard. For more

information, see "Cutting, copying, and pasting events" on page 140.

Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the current cursor position. For

more information, see "Cutting, copying, and pasting events" on

page 140.

Undo Reverses the last action performed. For more information, see

"Undoing and redoing edit operations" on page 187.

Redo Reverses the action of the Undo command. For more information,

see "Undoing and redoing edit operations" on page 187.

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 14.

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

Choose Edit > Editing Tool and select a tool 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 266.

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 Timeline Toolbar" on page

465.

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 137.

For more information, see "Creating selections and positioning the

cursor" on page 132,"Moving events" on page 135, or "Adjusting an

event's length" on page 158.

Shuffle Tool

Use to rearrange events on the timeline. For more information, see

"Shuffling events" on page 149.

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" on

page 163.

Hold Alt while dragging an event to slip events when the Slip

Tool is not active.

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Tool Description

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 163.

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 158.

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 163.

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 266.

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:

n Click to select individual events (hold Shift or Ctrl to select

multiple events).

n Drag 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.

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Type Description

Vertical Can be used to easily select all events that occur within a time range.

The vertical selection box automatically selects all of the 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:

n Press F11 to maximize the timeline vertically (Window Docking area will be hidden).

n Press Ctrl+F11 to maximize the timeline vertically and horizontally (Window Docking area and Track

List will be hidden).

n Press 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.

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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.

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 498.

MIDI Timecode Out Displays outgoing MIDI timecode. For more information, see

"Generate MIDI Timecode" on page 497.

MIDI Clock Out Displays outgoing MIDI clock. For more information, see "Generate

MIDI Clock" on page 498.

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 595.

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.

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