Sony Vegas 9 Manual

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Use the mouse to 
select a series of 
edits. 
When you undo an edit or a series of edits, they are added to the redo history. This 
feature allows you to restore your project to a previous state. 
Tip: From the Edit menu, choose Undo All to undo all edits in the history. All edits 
are undone and added to the redo history. 
Using redo

Pressing Ctrl+Shift+Z or clicking the Redo button (
) redoes the last undo performed. 
Repeatedly using the...

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Adding project markers and regions 
Several types of project markers are provided that identify parts of your project, serve 
as cues, and provide additional functionality: 
•	Markers are points that you mark along the project’s timeline. They are typically 
used to mark locations in the project for later reference or to mark timing cues. 
•	Regions are ranges of time that you mark along the timeline. Regions identify 
ranges of time for your...

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Naming (or renaming) a marker 
1.	Place the mouse pointer on the marker you want to name or rename. The pointer 
changes to a hand icon ( ). 
2.	Right-click to display a shortcut menu. 
3.	From the shortcut menu, choose Rename. A text 
box opens next to the marker. 
4.	Type the marker name. 
5.	Press Enter to set the marker’s name. 
You can also double-click an existing name or double-click the space just to the right of 
a marker to rename it....

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Working with regions 
Regions identify ranges of time and provide a way to subdivide your project. A region is 
defined as the area between two region markers that share the same number. Regions 
can function as semi-permanent time selections. You can view region information in 
the Explorer by clicking the arrow next to the View button ( ) and selecting Region 
View. 
Inserting regions 
1.	Make a time selection. For more information, see Selecting...

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Selecting regions 
You may select the events, across all tracks, within the region for editing or playing 
back. 
1.	Right-click one of the region markers to display a shortcut menu. 
Selected region 
2.	From the shortcut menu, choose Select Region. 
Tip: You can also select a region by pressing a number on your keyboard (not the 
numeric keypad) or by double-clicking a region marker. 
Navigating to regions 
You can move the cursor to the start or...

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Using an external audio editing program 
Vegas Movie Studio software is a nondestructive editing environment, which means 
that the original source files remain unchanged by any editing done in the software. 
Destructive edits that modify the actual source media file may be done in a separate 
application such as Sound Forge® software from Sony Creative Software Inc. By setting 
up a separate audio editor, you can quickly access the program from...

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Saving and Rendering Projects Chapter 4 
What do you do after you’ve added the final touches to your movie and it’s 
ready to be shown to the world? Vegas Movie Studio Platinum allows you to 
easily save and render your projects so you can amaze your family and 
friends. 
Make Movie Wizard 
After you’ve completed your masterpiece, you can use the Make Movie 
Wizard to save your project in a variety of formats. 
Note: Opening the Make Movie Wizard is...

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5.	When it’s complete, click Send to DVD Architect Studio to start DVD Architect 
Studio and create a project with your movie. 
-or ­
Click Finish to close the Make Movie Wizard. 
Note: For more information about using DVD Architect Studio software, please 
refer to its documentation. 
Burn it to Blu-ray Disc
 This feature is available only in Vegas Movie Studio Platinum. 
1.	Select the Burn it to a DVD, Blu-ray Disc, or CD radio button and click...

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you want to burn in the File path box (or click the Browse button to locate the file). 
6.	Select recording options for your Blu-ray drive: 
a.	Choose a drive from the Burn drive drop-down list to specify the drive you 
want to use. 
b.	From the Burn speed drop-down list, choose the speed at which you want to 
record. Max will record using the fastest speed possible with your drive; 
decrease the speed if you have difficulty recording. 
c.	Select...

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Option Description 
Test only (do Performs a test to determine whether your file can be written to the CD 
not burn CDs) recorder without encountering buffer underruns. The file is not recorded to 
the CD. 
7.	Choose the movie file you want to use: 
•	If you want to render the current project, select the Render format radio 
button. 
a.	Edit the contents of the File path box to specify the name and location of 
your rendered file. 
b.	Choose a...