Sony Vegas 9 Manual

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Getting Started Chapter 2 
Vegas® Movie Studio™ software is a new way of creating multimedia 
productions. Whether you are an experienced multimedia author or a 
budding novice, the powerful features and capabilities of Vegas Movie 
Studio software are organized to increase your creativity and productivity. 
The following chapter summarizes the software’s basic functions and 
operations. 
Creating projects 
The process of creating a multimedia...

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•	If you are unsure of the final destination of your project, select the I’m not sure 
yet; I will choose later radio button and click Next. The Audio Format page 
appears. 
6.	Specify the audio format for your project, stereo or 5.1 surround, and click Next. 
The Done page appears.
 5.1-surround audio is available only in Vegas Movie Studio Platinum.

7.	Click Finish to start working with your project. 
Saving a project 
When you save your work, it...

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Previewing a media file 
You may preview files before placing them in your project. The Explorer window has a 
mini-transport bar with Play, Stop, and Auto Preview buttons ( ). When you 
preview a file, its stream is sent to the Mixer window’s preview bus (for audio files) or to 
the Video Preview window (for video files). 
Tip: You can use the same mini-transport bar buttons in the Project Media window to 
preview files in the Project Media list....

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Adding media to the Project Media list from the Explorer window 
1.	Navigate to and select a file to add to the Project Media list. You can use Ctrl or Shift 
to select multiple media files. 
2.	Right-click the file and choose Add to Project Media list from the shortcut menu. 
The selected file is added to the Project Media list. 
Replacing media in the Project Media list 
You may replace a file in the Project Media list with a different file. When...

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3.	Capture your video. For information on capturing video with the Sony Video 
Capture application, please see the Vegas Movie Studio online help. To access help, 
choose Contents and Index from the Help menu. 
Once you have captured your video, Video Capture adds the files to the Project 
Media window. If any captured clips go offline, you can recapture the clips using 
your video capture application. Right-click an offline file in the Project...

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). The 
Extracting audio from a CD 
You can extract tracks from a CD and add them to the Project Media window as WAV 
files. 
Important: Vegas Movie Studio software is not intended for, and should not be used 
for, illegal or infringing purposes, such as the illegal copying or sharing of copyrighted 
materials. Using Vegas Movie Studio software for such purposes is, among other things, 
against United States and international copyright laws and...

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5.	From the Drive drop-down list, choose the drive containing the audio CD from 
which you want to extract. 
6.	From the Speed drop-down list, choose the speed at which you want to extract the 
audio. If you experience any problems extracting audio, you can try decreasing the 
selected speed, or you can click Configure to adjust the Audio extract 
optimization setting. 
Note: To eject the CD at any time prior to beginning the extraction process,...

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Adding media to the timeline 
Media files may be added to your project from the Explorer or Project Media windows 
by double-clicking them or by dragging them. Either method places the media file in 
an event in its entirety in the timeline. 
Dragging a media file to the timeline 
You can create a new track by dragging a media file to a blank area on the timeline and 
dropping it in place. Tracks can contain multiple events, so you can place...

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3.	When you release the mouse, a shortcut menu appears. Select a placement option 
from the menu. 
•	Add Across Time 
• Add As Takes

You will see one event on the track. The other events 

are listed as takes “beneath” the topmost event.

•	Video Only and Audio Only allow you to isolate either the video or audio, and 
add that stream from a multimedia file either across time or as takes. 
Tip: A left-click drag-and-drop automatically inserts files...

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Automatically crossfading inserted events 
When inserting multiple events across time, the events (both video and audio) may be 
set to automatically crossfade. Two options must be enabled in order to create 
crossfades automatically when adding multiple events. First, verify that a check mark 
appears next to Automatic Crossfades in the Options menu. Second, from the Options 
menu, choose Preferences, and on the Editing tab, select Automatically...