Sony Vegas 6 Manual

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Deleting markers
1.Place the mouse pointer on the marker that you want to delete. The pointer changes to a hand ().
2.Right-click to display a shortcut menu.
3.From the shortcut menu, choose Delete. The marker is removed from your project. 
The tags are not renumbered as you remove them. For example, if you have five markers in your project and 
delete markers 3 and 4, the remaining markers will be listed as 1, 2 and 5. However, as you add markers 
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Naming regions
1.Place the mouse pointer on the left region marker you want to name or rename. The pointer changes to a 
hand icon (
).
2.Right-click to display a shortcut menu.
3.From the shortcut menu, choose Rename. A text box appears next to the region marker.
4.Type the region’s name.
5. Press  or click anywhere in the track view to set the name.
Selecting regions
You may select the events, across all tracks, within the region for editing or playing back....

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Working with command markers
Command markers add interactivity to a multimedia presentation streamed over the Internet by inserting 
metadata into streaming media files. As your video plays, any number of other actions can be programmed to 
occur. These commands are a part of the Microsoft® Windows Media® and RealMedia® streaming formats. 
Most frequently, these actions add text or open a related Web site where the viewer can find more 
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Defining streaming media commands
In a streaming media file, command markers can be used to display headlines, show captions, link to Web 
sites, or any other function you define. Several command types are included that you may add to a streaming 
media file. Some command types are exclusive to either the Windows Media or the RealMedia player.
Defining Scott Studios data commands
For WAV files using Scott Studios data, command markers can be used to define information...

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Inserting command markers
Command markers appear as blue tags on the command bar, which is above the marker bar.
1.Position the cursor where you want to place the command marker.
2.From the Insert menu, choose Command, or press .
3.Complete the Command Properties dialog:
 If desired, choose a custom template from the 
Te m p l a t e drop-down list. For more information, see 
Saving command properties as a custom template on page 
121.
 Choose the type of command from...

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Deleting command markers
1.Place the mouse pointer on the command marker. The pointer changes to a hand icon ().
2.Right-click to display a shortcut menu.
3.From the shortcut menu, choose Delete. The command marker is removed from your project.
Working with CD layout markers
Markers on the CD layout bar indicate the locations of tracks and indices in an audio CD layout project. 
These markers are discussed in a later chapter. For more information, see Understanding...

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Setting up an audio editing program
If you already have Sound Forge software loaded on your computer when you installed Vegas software, the 
installation should have detected it and made it your default audio editing program. However, if you do not 
have Sound Forge software or want to specify a different audio editor, you may do so in the Preferences 
dialog.
1.From the Options menu, choose Preferences. The Preferences dialog appears.
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Advanced Editing 
Te c h n i q u e s
This chapter builds on the techniques that were introduced in the last chapter. Ripple editing, pitch shifting, 
and takes are just three of the more advanced editing topics that are covered in this chapter. 
Snapping events
Vegas® software is preset to snap events into place as you drag them. 
Events can snap to another event’s edges, to the cursor position, or to a 
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Using the event snap offset 
Each event in your project has a snap offset flag that can be moved along the length of the event. The flag is 
the white triangle that is located in the lower-left corner of each event. This flag allows you to designate 
where snapping occurs. This is useful if you need to align the snap with a beat in the event instead of the 
edge.
1.Place the mouse pointer on the snap offset triangle. The pointer changes to a hand icon ().
2.Drag the...