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2.Use the 2D Glow controls on the left side of the window to set the color and appearance of the glow:

Blur % — type a number in the box or click the   button to display a slider you can use to soften the 
edge of the glow effect. Set to 0 for a hard edge, or increase the setting to feather the edge of the glow.

Intensity — type a number in the box or click the   button to display a slider you can use to establish 
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Creating a picture-in-picture effect
Picture-in-picture is an easy effect to reproduce using track motion. 
1.Insert the background video into a track.
2.Insert the overlay video into another track just above the background video track.
3.Click the Tr a c k  M o t i o n button ( ) on the upper overlay track.
4.In the Track Motion window, position and resize the track area.
The illustration below shows some of the relevant parts of this procedure. Note the...

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5.Click the timeline of the keyframe controller at a later time to move the cursor to that position.
Tip: With the Sync Cursor button ( ) enabled, you can 
also navigate to a new position on the main timeline. The 
cursor is automatically moved on the keyframe controller to 
the same location.
6.Reposition the overlay. A new keyframe is automatically added to the keyframe controller at the new 
cursor position.
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Previewing and 
Analyzing Video
As you work in Vegas® software, you can preview your video by using the Video Preview window or by 
connecting to an external monitor. You can optimize previews by adjusting preview quality, prerendering 
video, or building a dynamic RAM preview. The Video Preview window also provides features such as safe 
area overlays, grid overlays, and isolated color channel displays to further enhance your productivity.
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Using the Video Preview window shortcut menu
Right-click the Video Preview window to adjust the following options:
Choose
 Default Background, Black Background, or White Background to set the background color for the 
window.

Simulate Device Aspect Ratio displays the output in square pixels. This can prevent distortion of the 
preview when using sources with rectangular pixels. This does not affect the final render.

Show Toolbar toggles the toolbar at the...

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Optimizing the Video Preview window
Timing and synchronization are critical aspects of any multimedia production. Because complex multimedia 
projects are challenging for any computer, a number of tools are provided to maintain real-time playback 
even though the computer may not be able to process the data quickly enough.
Reducing preview quality
You can adjust the resolution of the Video Preview window and the quality of the preview rendering in order 
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When prerendering is complete, green bars appear at the top of the timeline indicating the sections that 
have been prerendered.
As a default, these preview files are saved when a project is closed. To delete these files when you close the 
project, from the 
Options menu, choose Preferences and, on the General tab, clear the Save active previews on 
project close 
check box. 
You can set the location of these preview files by clicking the 
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Using split-screen previewing
Click the Split-Screen View button ( ) in the Video Preview window to turn split-screen previews on or off.
Split-screen previews allow you to split the Video Preview window so you can see your affected and 
unaffected video or your video and the contents of the clipboard at the same time. Use split-screen previews 
to fine-tune video effects or to match colors for color correction.
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Showing the video at the cursor position and the contents of the clipboard
1.Position the cursor on the timeline and click the Copy Snapshot button ( ) in the Video Preview window 
to copy a frame to the clipboard.
2.Position the cursor at another point on the timeline.
3.Click the down arrow next to the Split-Screen View button ( ) and choose Clipboard from the menu.
4.Select the Split-Screen View button ( ). 
5.Choose a preset selection or drag in the Video...