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Double-clicking a media file
This method places the event at the cursor’s position in the selected track. If the selected track is a video 
track, and you double-click an audio event (or vice versa), a new track is created for the event. Once an 
event is placed, you can move it from one track to another or change its position on the timeline.
Inserting a video file with associated audio
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3.Edit your project as you would any other project — no special treatment of the MXF files is required. For 
more information, see Basic Editing Techniques on page 95.
4.You can now render your project to a file or print to tape. For more information, see Saving, Rendering, and 
Printing Projects on page 305.
Note: The XDCAM deck is not available for external 
monitor or print to tape via iLink® while in file-access mode. 
Click the 
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2.From the shortcut menu, choose Edit Source Project. An ACID, Vegas, or Sound Forge window will open 
with the source project.
To edit a source project using a computer other than the computer where the project was created, the 
editing computer must meet the following requirements:
 The software that was used to create the project must be installed and the project file extension (.acd, 
.acd-zip, .veg, or .frg) must be registered on the editing computer. 
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Working with events
Events are the most basic objects in a project. An event is something that happens in time, has a specific 
duration, and can be video or audio. 
Understanding files and events
The objects you work with are referred to as media files and events. 
Files are objects that are stored on your hard disk. In Vegas software, you will work with media files, such 
as music and video files. These files are neither operated on nor changed. You can access files from the...

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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 
ControlNameDescription
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 248.
Track number 
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Audio track header
Button or ControlNameDescription
Track number 
and colorTrack numbers and colors help organize a multitrack project. For more information, 
see Managing tracks on page 141.
Minimize track 
heightMinimizes track height. For more information, see Changing track height on page 
143.
Maximize track 
height Maximizes track height. For more information, see Changing track height on page 
143.
Track name 
(scribble strip)Allows you name a track. To name a track,...

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Nesting projects
This feature is available only in the full version of Vegas software.
With Vegas software, you can simplify and organize complex projects by adding multiple projects to the 
timeline of a single Vegas project. Using project nesting, you can:
 Create a single element that can be used in multiple locations or projects. If you update the project, it is 
updated everywhere.
 Create a complex composited element that can be used as a single media event in multiple...