Sony Vegas 5 Manual

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CHAPTER89
Advanced Editing 
Te c h n i q u e s
This chapter builds on the techniques that were introduced in the last chapter. Ripple editing, pitch shifting, 
and takes are just three of the more advanced editing topics that are covered in this chapter. 
Snapping events
Vegas® software is preset to snap events into place as you drag them. 
Events can snap to another event’s edges, to the cursor position, or to a 
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Using the event snap offset 
Each event in your project has a snap offset flag that can be moved along the length of the event. The flag is 
the white triangle that is located in the lower-left corner of each event. This flag allows you to designate 
where snapping occurs. This is useful if you need to align the snap with a beat in the event instead of the 
edge.
1.Place the mouse pointer on the snap offset triangle. The pointer changes to a hand icon ( ).
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Pitch shifting audio events
Pitch shifting while preserving length is only available in the full version of Vegas software.
A pitch shift is a way to raise or lower the pitch of an audio event. The semitone range is -24 to 24. Twelve 
semitones equal one octave, so you may increase or decrease the pitch of an event within a two-octave 
range. Within each semitone is a finer pitch adjustment called cents. There are one hundred cents in one 
semitone.
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Editing in the Event Properties dialog
1.Right-click the event and choose Properties from the shortcut menu.
2.On the Audio Event tab, choose a setting from the Method drop-down list to specify how you want to pitch-
shift the event, or choose 
None if you want to preserve the event pitch.
3.If you selected Classic from the Method drop-down list, indicate the new event length and amount of pitch 
shifting you want to apply:
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Time compressing/stretching events
Time compressing/stretching audio while maintaining pitch is only available in the full version of Vegas software.
Time stretching and compressing events is the process of using the same amount of source media to fill a 
shorter or longer event. While this can be done to both video and audio events, the two cases are 
fundamentally different. 
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Working with takes
A take is a version of a scene or audio recording, as in “Scene 10, Take 7”, which means the seventh time 
that scene number ten has been shot. A number of takes can be included in the same location (event) of the 
project. You can then rapidly switch between these separate takes to see which one fits into the project the 
best. Although this is what takes are designed for, you can actually use any media files you want as a take, 
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Previewing and selecting takes
You can preview the takes for a given event.
1.Select an event containing multiple takes.
2.Right-click to display a shortcut menu or, from the Edit menu, choose Ta k e to display a submenu.
3.Choose Choose Active... from the submenu. The Take Chooser 
dialog appears.
4.Select the take that you want to preview and use the Play () and 
Stop ( ) buttons within the dialog. 
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Using the Trimmer window
The Trimmer allows you to work with and edit one media file at a time. The entire file is opened into the 
Trimmer, in contrast to events on the timeline that may only contain a portion of the actual source file. 
The main function of the Trimmer window is to allow you to trim a media file and place portions of it on a 
track. You can also add regions and markers to a file, preview the media file, or open it in an external audio 
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Moving frame-by-frame in the Trimmer window
As you navigate through a video file in the Trimmer, the exact frame that the cursor is over in time is 
displayed as in a thumbnail image under the cursor. When using the left and right arrow keys, this allows you 
to edit with frame accuracy. Make sure 
Animate video frames in Trimmer is selected in the Preferences dialog to 
use this feature. 
Making selections in the Trimmer
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Adding selections at the cursor 
1.
Open a media file in the Trimmer.
2.Make a time selection in the Trimmer. 
3.Select the track in the timeline where the selection will be added.
4.Position the cursor in the timeline at either the start or end point where you want to add the selection.
5.Add the selection to the timeline in one of the following ways:
Click the 
Add Media from Cursor button ( ) or press   to insert the event after the cursor. 
Click the 
Add Media...