Sony Vegas 6 Manual

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Automating 5.1 surround projects
5.1 surround is available only in the full version of Vegas software.
In a 5.1 surround project, you can automate the center channel’s volume and surround panning using 
keyframes. For more information, see Working with 5.1 Surround on page 209.
Automation recording modes
Automation recording allows you to edit envelope and keyframe settings by using the controls in the Vegas 
interface. When combined with a control surface, you can create fades...

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4.Click to position the cursor in the timeline, and click the Play button  to start playback.
5.Adjust the control that corresponds to the envelope point or keyframe you want to adjust.
During playback, adjusting a control will create envelope points or keyframes at the cursor position. As 
long as youre adjusting the control, new envelope points/keyframes will be created for each change of the 
play cursors position. 
6.Click Stop  to end playback and stop recording...

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Editing individual envelope points or keyframes
Editing individual envelope points or keyframes gives you fine control over your recorded settings.
1.Click the Automation Settings button  on the track you want to edit and select Show Automation 
Controls
.
2.Click the Automation Settings button  and choose Automation Write (Touch) or Automation Write (Latch) 
from the menu. 
3.Select the parameter you want to edit:
 For a track envelope, select the envelope tool  and click the...

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Working with Events
Events are windows into media files in a project and are the most basic unit of editing in Vegas® software. 
Media files that are inserted into the timeline are automatically contained within an event. Trimming and 
editing an event does not affect the source media file in any way.
Setting event switches
Event switches are important functions that are used to determine the basic behavior of events. You can set 
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For video events, turning off the Loop switch makes the last frame repeat for the duration of the event 
beyond its original length, creating a freeze frame effect (as in the middle example below). The Loop switch 
is enabled for the event in the last example below
.
Invert phase (audio only)
This feature is available only in the full version of Vegas software.
This switch inverts the audio event at its baseline, in effect reversing its polarity. Inverting an event, while...

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3.Click Re-calculate to normalize the event again. 
Tip: You can set the maximum decibel level used to calculate 
the event during normalization. For more information, see 
Audio tab on page 333.
Maintain aspect ratio (video only)
Video and image files of various sizes and formats can be included in a single project. The project itself may 
have a different frame size aspect ratio from the source media files. This is not a problem, but you must 
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Accessing event properties
The properties of an event are automatically determined based on the properties of the source media file. In 
addition to the event switches (mute, loop, etc.) described in the previous section, event properties include 
playback and undersample rates for video and pitch shifting for audio.
1.Right-click an event to display a shortcut menu.
2.From the shortcut menu, choose Properties. The Properties dialog appears.
The first tab in the dialog,...

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Copying and pasting event attributes
You’ve set up one event exactly the way you want it, and now you want to apply the same attributes to 
another event. A quick way to copy the attributes of one event and paste them onto another is provided. 
You can copy and paste multiple event attributes, including:
 Properties (pg. 174), including audio pitch shift (pg. 127) and video playback rate (pg. 129)
 Switches (pg. 171)
 Video event plug-ins (pg. 241)
 Cropping (pg. 223)...

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Setting an audio event’s volume
When you place the mouse pointer at the top of the event, the pointer changes to a hand cursor () that you 
can use to lower the event’s overall volume.
1.Place the mouse pointer at the top of the event.
2.When you see the envelope cursor (), drag the volume envelope 
to the desired level. As you drag, the event’s decibel level is 
displayed.
Note: When you have multiple events selected, the gain of 
all selected events is adjusted...