Sony Vegas 6 Manual

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Tips: If you don’t want to convert all clips in their entirety, 
create regions to indicate the portions of the captured HDV 
clips that you want to convert to an intermediate format, and 
then the Batch Render script to render the regions to the 
desired format.
Remember that Vegas software supports multiple instances. 
You can use one instance of the application to render your 
intermediate files while you continue editing in another 
instance. Use network...

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Modifying video properties
Modifying project video properties 
You can access project video properties by clicking the File menu and choosing Properties or by clicking the 
Project Video Properties button () on the Video Preview window. Many of these settings are identical to the 
settings found on the 
Project tab of the Custom Template dialog. Final render properties set up in the Custom 
Template dialog override the following Project Properties settings. For...

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Modifying media file properties
Vegas software tries to automatically detect the properties of your media files. In most cases, these properties 
do not need to be modified, but there are times when you may need manual control over some of these 
attributes, depending on the type of file and your specific hardware configuration.
1.Right-click a file in the Project Media window or an event on the timeline and, from the shortcut menu, 
choose
 Properties.
2.Modify...

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Setting custom stream properties
Media files are opened with a set of default values based on the media file type. When you change any of the 
values for a media file, these changes are saved for that file in the current project only. If you want to change 
the default settings for a particular type of video file whenever that type of file is used, click the 
Save settings 
to video profiles for future auto-detection 
button () to the right of the Stream list....

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CHP. 14USING VIDEO FX, COMPOSITING, AND MASKS
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Using Video FX, 
Compositing, and 
Masks
Video plug-ins in Vegas® software include effects and generators. Effects cover a broad range of electronic 
modifications that can be used to improve substandard video or artistically enhance a production. 
Generators can be used to create custom video events such as credit rolls or gradient overlays. 
A variety of options are provided in compositing video and using masks. Compositing involves mixing...

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Adding a video effects plug-in
You can apply video effects to events, tracks, files in the Project Media window, or to an entire project. You 
can add a plug-in by selecting it in the Plug-In Chooser dialog, or you can drag-and-drop the plug-in from 
the Video FX or Plug-Ins windows.
Adding a plug-in using the Plug-In Chooser
1.Click the Video FX button () in one of the following locations (see the illustration):
Media FX are applied before a media file...

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Adding a plug-in from the Video FX or Plug-In Manager window
The Plug-In Manager is available only in the full version of Vegas software.
1.If the Video FX or Plug-In Manager window is not currently visible, choose either Video FX or Plug-In 
Manager
 from the View menu to view the appropriate window. 
2.Drag a plug-in from the window to one of the following locations:
 file in the Project Media window
event
 track list or empty section of a track
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Working with video effects plug-in chains
You can apply plug-ins in chains of two or more for even greater flexibility. A plug-in chain is a sequence of 
all of the plug-ins to be applied to a media file, event, track, or project. The same plug-in can be added to a 
chain more than once. Use the same steps to add additional plug-ins to a chain as you use to add a single 
plug-in. For more information, see Adding a video effects plug-in on page 242.
After...

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The goal of the above example is to use video effects plug-ins to create a very high-contrast mask out of a 
video clip of fire. In the image on the left, a Brightness and Contrast plug-in is applied first and then a Black 
and White plug-in. In the image on the right, the Black and White plug-in was applied first, removing the 
color, and then the Brightness and Contrast plug-in was applied. The mask created by the second example is 
much cleaner, even...

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Modifying a video effects plug-in
Video effects plug-ins are highly customizable. You can select from a variety of presets or adjust the settings 
for custom effects. You can also save custom settings to be used again as a new preset.
1.Click the FX button () on the event, track, Project Media window file, or Video Preview window that 
has the plug-in applied to it. The Video FX window appears. 
2.Select a preset from the Preset drop-down list or adjust...