Sony Vegas 6 Manual

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Introduction
We l c o m e
Vegas® software from Sony Media Software is an innovative and advanced multitrack media-editing system. 
Vegas software was designed to create an efficient audio/video production environment without sacrificing 
the quality and processing power that you expect from Sony Media Software. Whether it’s the standard and 
familiar Microsoft® Windows® navigation commands or the clean and uncluttered interface, you’ll find 
Vegas software to be a tool that...

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Installing Vegas software
1.Insert the CD-ROM. The setup screen appears (if CD-ROM AutoPlay is enabled).
If CD-ROM AutoPlay is not enabled, click the  button and choose Run. In the Run window that 
appears, type the CD-ROM drive’s letter and add 
:\setup.exe. Click OK to start the installation.
2.Click Install. The installation process begins.
3.Follow the screen prompts and enter the necessary information when required. 
4.At the last screen prompt, click  to conclude the...

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Using online help
You can access two varieties of help:
 Online help
 What’sThis? help (also referred to as context-sensitive help)
Online help
To access online help, choose Contents and Index from the Help menu or press . 
Note: To view online help, Internet Explorer 5.1 or later 
must be installed on your system. Internet Explorer 5.1 is 
included on the Vegas software CD-ROM for your 
convenience.
The online help window has four tabs that you can use to find the information...

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What’sThis? help
What’sThis? help allows you to view pop-up descriptions of menus, buttons, and dialog boxes.
1.Click the What’s This Help button () in the toolbar or the question mark () in the upper-right corner of 
a dialog box. Alternately, you can choose 
Whats This? from the Help menu or press . The cursor 
changes to a question mark icon (
).
2.Click an item in the program’s interface. A pop-up description of the item appears.
Help on the Web
Additional help and information...

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Overview
Vegas software is designed to be an easy-to-use program with many tools that provide power and flexibility 
when creating and working with multimedia files. Many operations, menu items, and shortcut keys are 
consistent with other popular Microsoft Windows software applications. 
The following sections provide a graphical tour of the Vegas workspace.
Main window
This is the window that appears when the software is opened. The work area is subdivided into three primary...

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Time display
The Time Display window reflects the cursor’s position on the timeline, MTC input, MTC output, or MIDI 
clock output time. You can customize time display settings, including what time the window displays and 
colors are used in the display. For more information, see Using the Time Display window on page 331.
You can move the Time Display window from its docked position above the track list to float on the 
workspace or dock in the window docking area.
 
Ruler
The ruler...

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CD layout bar
The CD layout bar displays tracks and indices in an audio CD layout project for disc-at-once (DAO) CD 
burning. For more information, see Burning CDs on page 351.
Track list
This area identifies the track order in your project and contains controls used to determine track 
compositing and mixing. For more information, see Using the track list on page 64.
Timeline
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Status bar
The status bar is located at the bottom of the main program window and displays 
information about roughly how much space is left on your computer to record audio 
(Record Time). During the rendering processes, the left side of the status bar also 
contains information about the progress of the render.
The Video Preview window also has its own status bar that displays project specific information. For more 
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Explorer window - Alt+1
The Explorer window is similar to the Microsoft Windows Explorer. Use the Explorer window to select 
media files to drag to the project timeline or add to the Project Media window. You can also use the Explorer 
to perform common file management tasks such as creating folders, renaming files and folders, deleting files 
and folders. Use the 
Start Preview () and Auto Preview () buttons to preview files before adding them to 
the project.
Trimmer window -...

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Video Preview window - Alt+4
This window displays a project’s video during project editing and playback. For more information, see 
Previewing and Analyzing Video on page 287.
Project Media- Alt +5
The Project Media window helps you organize the media files you’re using in a project. The information 
about these files is displayed in a highly flexible database that can be instantly sorted. You can also use the 
Project Media window to apply effects and plug-ins to media files and...