Sony Vegas 5 Manual

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Working with project properties
A large range of formats and various types of media files are 
supported. Some settings in a project’s properties are simply 
informational details about the project, while others 
control how your project is handled and its output. If you 
have multiple projects, the settings used for each project are 
stored. These settings can be saved as templates for future 
use.
To view and modify project properties, choose 
Properties 
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Ruler tab
This tab allows you to change ruler settings used in your project. You can also change ruler settings in track 
view. For more information, see Changing the ruler format on page 285.
Summary tab
This tab allows you to enter information about the project. You can leave the boxes on this tab blank or, if 
information exists, you can change it at any time.
Audio CD tab
This tab allows you to enter information used when burning audio CDs.
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Reordering toolbar buttons
You can change the main toolbar’s button order to suit your preferences. The Customize Toolbar dialog 
allows you to control the order and functionality available on the main toolbar. You may return the toolbar 
to its default settings by clicking the
 Reset button.
1.From the Options menu, choose Customize Toolbar. The Customize Toolbar dialog appears.
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Setting preferences
The preferences options are different from project properties. Project properties are unique to each project, 
while preferences affect how Vegas software functions. Any changes that you make to the preferences remain 
set until you change them again or reset Vegas software to use the default presets. 
You can access the Preferences dialog by choosing 
Preferences from the Options menu. This dialog contains 
tabbed pages. The following sections...

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Strictly conform to AVI2 
specificationSelect this option to create 100% AVI2 compliant files. While these files conform to the standards, not all 
applications follow these specifications and some programs may not be able to read them.
Disable multi-processor AVI 
renderingSuspends dual processor rendering for AVI files. Selecting this option does not affect other dual processor 
operations.
Allow pulldown removal when 
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Video tab
The Video tab in the Preferences dialog controls the display of video media, video events and video tracks.
Video device tab
This tab allows you to identify an external video device for Vegas software to communicate with. The 
selected video device is used to display previews on an external monitor or to print directly from the timeline 
to DV tape. For more information, see Printing to DV tape on page 283.
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Audio tab
The Audio tab allows you to set preferences to optimize how your computer’s components are used to handle 
resource-intensive audio. This tab also allows you to configure Vegas software to the equipment that is 
connected to your computer.
Multiple audio busses are only available in the full version of Vegas software.
Audio Device tab
Preference Description
Waveform display while 
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Advanced audio preferences
You can access advanced settings by clicking the Advanced button on the Audio Device tab. The Advanced 
Audio Configuration dialog displays all of the audio devices that are installed on your computer and allows 
you to set the controls for each device.
Adjusting the playback buffering slider
The playback buffer controls how much memory is used when playing back your project. This preference is 
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MIDI Tab
Use the MIDI tab to set options for using MIDI devices with Vegas software. To display this tab, choose 
Preferences from the Options menu, then click the MIDI tab.
Editing tab
Preference Description
Make these devices available for 
MIDI outputSelect the check box for each MIDI device that you want to use as a MIDI output for a control surface.
Make these devices available for 
MIDI inputSelect the check box for each MIDI device that you want to be...

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Display tab
CD Settings tab
The CD Settings tab allows you to set preferences for burning CDs and extracting audio from your own CDs.
CD burning is only available in the full version of Vegas software.
Preference Description
Track colors Use these controls to change the default colors used to display tracks in your project.
Select a track from the Tr a c k drop-down list, and then click the color swatch to display a color picker.
You can choose any color using the...