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However, you may move the event to a different track. When you do, the event appears as a simple 
outline and you will see its original track and position on the timeline. Once you release the mouse, the 
event assumes the new timeline position and track color.
2.Release the mouse to place the event.
Moving multiple events
You can move multiple events along the timeline within a track or move them to a different track. Selected 
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Working with tracks
A project consists of multiple audio and video tracks. The track view is the timeline in which all events 
appear. The track list provides information about the track and contains controls that affect all events in the 
track.
Using the track view
Numerous options are provided for viewing and navigating in track view.
Scrolling and zooming
There are several ways to scroll and zoom in the track view. 
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Changing track height
You can change the height of individual tracks by dragging their borders in the track list. In the example 
below, the main video track is fairly large to show the details of the scene while the two tracks above it, 
which are overlays, have been resized to a shorter height. For more information, see Changing track height on 
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Using the track list
This section describes the different controls in the track header of each track. Some controls are specific to 
either video or audio tracks.
Video track header
Button or 
ControlName Description
Make 
compositing 
childCreates a parent/child compositing relationship with the track above. Used when creating 
masks. For more information, see Understanding the parent/child track relationship on 
page 214.
Track number 
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Audio track header
Button or Control Name Description
Track number 
and colorTrack numbers and colors help organize a multitrack project. For more information, 
see Managing tracks on page 105.
Minimize track 
heightMinimizes track height. For more information, see Changing track height on page 
108.
Maximize track 
height Maximizes track height. For more information, see Changing track height on page 
108.
Track name 
(scribble strip)Allows you name a track. To name a track,...

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Playing back and previewing
You can play back your project in two ways: directly from the timeline from within the software or by mixing 
the entire project to a preview file.
Playing your project
The transport bar allows you to play back your entire project or portions of your project based on a time 
selection or the current cursor position.
If your project includes video, make sure the Video Preview window is displayed for playback: from the 
View 
menu, choose 
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Playback reference
The following table describes all the transport bar buttons and their keyboard equivalents. You may use these 
playback functions at any time while working in your project.
Note: The use of many multimedia keyboards is also 
supported for controlling playback.
Tip: You can use the spacebar to stop or pause playback, 
depending on your preference. From the 
Options menu, 
choose 
Preferences, and on the General tab, select Make 
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Scrubbing on the timeline
The second way that a project can be scrubbed is by positioning the mouse 
pointer over the timeline cursor at a location that is not over any events and 
pressing  . The cursor changes to a speaker icon. Now, when you left-click, 
the cursor icon changes again to a pan/scrub icon. Drag the mouse left or right 
to scrub the timeline.
Tip: You can also choose to enable timeline scrubbing when 
the mouse is positioned over events. From the 
Options 
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Rendering a project
Rendering refers to the process of creating a new media file from a Vegas project. The project file is not 
affected (overwritten, deleted, or altered) during the rendering process. You may return to the original 
project to make edits or adjustments and render it again. The following table describes the formats available 
for rendering your project:
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