Sony Vegas 5 Manual

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Saving, Rendering, 
and Printing Projects
Vegas® software allows you to save and render projects into many different multimedia formats. When you 
render your Vegas project, the project itself is not altered, but rather can be rendered in any number of 
different formats.
This chapter explains saving a project and using the Save As and Render As functions. In addition, you will 
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Creating a copy of a project (using Save As...)
After you have been working with your project, you can use the Save As command in the File menu to create 
a copy of the small project file with a different name. Since multimedia projects can be very complex, and 
since Vegas project files are so small, saving a number of different versions of a project is a low-risk way to try 
new techniques.
1.From the File menu, choose Save As. The Save As dialog...

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Autosaving a project
A backup copy of your project is automatically saved every five minutes. If your system crashes, you are 
prompted to open the backup file the next time you start the program.
Backup files are saved in the location specified in the 
Temporary files folder box on the General tab of the 
Preferences dialog. Files are saved with the .autosave.veg extension and are deleted when you close Vegas 
software.
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6.Select any check boxes as needed:
Select the 
Render loop region only check box to render only the portion of your project within the loop 
selection.
Select the 
Stretch video to fill output frame size (do not letterbox) check box to adjust the aspect ratio so the 
output frame is filled on all edges. Clear the check box to maintain the current aspect ratio and add 
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More about the MPEG format
MPEG renders can sometimes take more time than renders with some other formats. MPEG video files can 
be played back on most computer systems. MPEG video files can also be burned to CDs or DVDs for 
playback in standalone VCD, SCVD, and DVD players. Sony Pictures Digital cannot guarantee the 
compatibility of MPEG files with VCD/DVD authoring software or VCD, SCVD, and DVD standalone 
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Internet
When video on the Internet is discussed, people almost always mean streaming. There are two streaming 
media formats that come with Vegas software: RealMedia and Windows Media Format. There is nothing 
particularly magical about streaming video, and the three rules of creating video files for the Internet are as 
follows: compress, compress, and compress. The smaller the file size the better, and this inevitably results in a 
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Customizing the rendering process
Every media file format has different variables and controls. You can use a template to automatically 
configure a particular format for a particular destination. 
You can also choose to create custom settings for your render by clicking 
Custom. Once you have customized 
the settings, you can create your own template so that you can reuse the custom settings at a later time.
Customizing the Render As settings
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Saving custom settings as a template
You can save customized rendering settings for future use. One of the most important reasons to save a new 
template is to save the specific compression codec used to create the final media file, since this is not 
predetermined by the project properties.
1.Modify the parameters in the Custom Template dialog.
Note: When determining bit rates, 1K=1024.
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Frame rate
Frame rate is important in determining the quality and size of the final media file. The appropriate frame rate 
is determined by the final destination of the movie. See your video capture card’s manual for more 
information. The final rendered multimedia file can have a different frame rate from the project itself. 
Field order
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Create an OpenDML (AVI version 2.0) compatible file
Select this check box if you want to save your file as an OpenDML file. OpenDML files allow you to create 
files that are limited in size only by the format of your hard disk: 2GB using FAT32 or 4GB using NTFS.
Audio tab
Include audio
Select this check box to include the audio stream and enable the remaining fields on the dialog. If you do not 
want to include the audio stream, clear this check box....