Sony Vegas 6 Manual

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Capturing a timeline snapshot
You can create still images of a single frame of your project. Once saved, the snapshot can be used just like 
any other still image.
1.Position the cursor on the frame of the project you wish to capture as a still image.
2.Click the Save Snapshot to File button () on the Video Preview window. The Image Filename dialog 
appears.
3.Select a file format (JPEG or PNG) and enter a name for the new still image file.
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If you want, you can replace the crossfades between images by dragging transitions to the crossfade regions at 
a later time. For more information, see Using transition effects on page 268.
Note: When using photographs or other media that is not the 
same frame aspect as your video, youll see black bars on the 
sides or above and below the image.  To create a crop 
rectangle that matches the project frame aspect, right-click the 
image and choose 
Match Output...

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8.Click the Compositing Mode button () on the title track and choose Source Alpha if your image has an 
alpha channel associated with it. If it does not, you may need to add a chroma key filter to the image and 
key out the background. For more information, see Chroma keying on page 264.
Note: The alpha channel is saved as a selection area in some 
programs. If you cannot save the alpha channel, use a black 
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Adding closed captioning line-by-line
1.Position the cursor where you want the closed captioning 
text to appear.
2.From the Insert menu, choose Command. The Command 
Properties dialog appears.
3.From the Command drop-down list, choose Te x t.
4.In the Parameter box, enter the closed captioning text you 
want to display.
5.Click OK.
6.Repeat steps 1-5 for each line of closed captioning text you want to add.
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Note: The final caption displays in the Microsoft® Windows 
Media
® Player until the end of the video. To clear the final 
caption sooner, add a final command with no text (as shown 
above).
Copying and pasting captions into Vegas software
1.Select the cells in the spreadsheet and copy them.
2.Switch to Vegas software and choose Edit Details from the View menu. The Edit Details window appears.
3.From the Show drop-down list, choose Commands.
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Displaying closed captioning
You may use one of two methods for displaying the closed captioning when the video is played:
 Instruct your audience to turn on captioning:
In Windows Media Player 7 and 8: from the View menu, choose Now Playing Tools, and then choose 
Captions from the submenu.
In Windows Media Player 9: from the Play menu, choose Captions and Subtitles, and then choose On if 
Available
 from the submenu.
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Resampling at either the event or project level perform the same function. There are few cases where 
resampling may be particularly important:
 When the frame rate of the source media for an event is slower than the project’s frame rate. For example, 
when you are using a source media file that has a 10 fps rate in a 29.97 fps rate project, resampling is 
recommended.
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Working in DV format
Vegas software is optimized for DV editing. If your project is destined for tape or television, the DV format is 
an excellent choice. The Sony Media Software DV codec provides video with excellent image quality, even 
over multiple generations, and provides audio that is better than CD-quality. If you start with well-shot DV 
footage and stay within the DV format throughout the editing process, you can output broadcast-quality 
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Eliminating out-of-range colors
The DV format allows color values to exceed 
broadcast NTSC and PAL color level standards. If 
you have a scene whose colors are too hot, or if you 
want to be sure that your video stays within legal 
broadcast levels, apply the Broadcast Colors effect to 
specific events or the entire project. 
Be aware that applying the Broadcast Colors effect 
results in recompression of the video. As a result, 
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Working in HDV format
This feature is available only in the full version of Vegas software and in Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software.
HDV cameras record high-definition video to standard DV tapes using a highly compressed variation of the 
MPEG-2 format. Because of this compression, you can capture HDV clips at data rates that are no higher 
than DV capture. 
However, editing and previewing this highly compressed video is impractical without a very powerful...