Sony Vegas 5 Manual

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Adding and saving regions and markers to a media file
The Trimmer allows you to add markers and regions to a media file in the same way that you add them to 
your project. Media file markers and regions are different from project markers and regions. The difference 
between the two is that project markers and regions affect a project, while media file markers and regions are 
embedded in, and saved with, a media file. For more information, see Adding project markers...

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Viewing media markers and regions in events
From the View menu, choose Event Media Markers to toggle the display markers and regions that are saved in 
a media file. These markers are displayed in the timeline in events that refer to the media file.
Media markers and regions cannot be edited within the event. However, when you edit the markers in 
markers and regions in the Trimmer window or in an external audio editor, the event will reflect your 
changes.
Tip: When...

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Selecting a subclip in its parent media
1.Right-click a subclip in the Media Pool and choose Open in Trimmer from the shortcut menu.
2.Click the Select Parent Media button   in the Trimmer window. The subclips original media file is 
opened in the Trimmer, and the portion of the media that represents the subclip is selected. 
Using the Edit Details window
The Edit Details window displays a database for all of the media in your project. It shows information about 
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Viewing the Edit Details window
To view the Edit Details window, choose Edit Details from the View menu or press  . The Show drop-
down list allows you to view categorized project information. You can edit most entries by double-clicking 
them or by right-clicking them to display a shortcut menu.
Audio CD track list
The Audio CD track list category displays information about the track and index markers placed on the CD 
layout bar. This information is used to burn...

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Events
The Events category displays information about all of the events in your project. You may sort any of the 
information by clicking a column’s header. The number of columns in the 
Events category requires that you 
use the scroll bar to view them all. 
The following table explains each column in the 
Events category and describes its function.
Markers
The Markers category displays information about markers on the project’s timeline. This category displays 
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Customizing the Edit Details window
You may arrange and delete columns from each category and save the changes to a personal template. One 
template is available from which you may create your own display options.
1.From the Show drop-down list, choose the category that you want to customize.
2.Drag a column’s header to the new position. The cursor changes to a column icon ( ) as you move the 
column. If you want to remove the column from the display, drag the icon...

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Working with Tracks
Tracks contain the media events on the timeline of a project. There are two types of tracks in a Vegas® 
project: video and audio. Each type of track has its own features and controls. While tracks can be organized 
and mixed in any order, track hierarchy can be important in determining the final output for video. Because 
tracks are containers for events, effects that are applied to a track apply to every event in that track.
Managing tracks
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Duplicating a track
You can duplicate a track in your project including all of the events contained on it. When you duplicate a 
track, the duplicate is placed directly below the original track. You can duplicate one track or select multiple 
tracks to duplicate.
1.Click the track that you want to duplicate. To select multiple tracks, click each one while pressing   
to select adjacent tracks or   to select nonadjacent tracks.
2.Right-click and choose Duplicate Track from...

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Organizing tracks
Vegas software is flexible in how tracks can be organized. You can arrange and resize tracks to fit your 
particular needs.
Reordering tracks
When you create tracks, they are arranged in the order that they were added. It is a simple process to reorder 
tracks to fit your needs. You may reorder one or more tracks at a time.
Note: Track hierarchy can be critical in video compositing. 
For more information, see Compositing on page 214.
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Changing track height
You can control track height by dragging the bottom edge of a track in the track list. You can also change 
track height by clicking the buttons on the track list. 
You can also use several different keyboard shortcuts to change all track heights at once:
Press   or   to change the height of all tracks in your project at once.
Press   to minimize all tracks. Press the key again to restore the tracks to their previous height.
Press   to make all...