Sony Vegas 9 Manual

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Introduction Chapter 1 
Welcome 
Vegas® Movie Studio™ software from Sony Creative Software Inc. is an 
innovative and advanced multitrack media-editing system. This software 
was designed to create an efficient audio/video production environment 
without sacrificing the quality and processing power that you expect from 
Sony Creative Software Inc. Whether it’s the standard and familiar 
Microsoft® Windows® navigation commands or the clean and...

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Technical support 
The Web site at http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/support/default.asp has 
technical support, reference information, program updates, tips and tricks, user forums, 
and a knowledge base. 
Installing Vegas Movie Studio software 
1.	Insert the DVD-ROM. The setup screen appears (if DVD-ROM AutoPlay is enabled). 
If DVD-ROM AutoPlay is not enabled, click the Start button and choose Run. In the 
Run dialog that appears, type the...

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Tabs 
Toolbar 
Information 
pane 
Show Me How tutorials 
You can learn more about many of the features in Vegas Movie Studio and Vegas Movie 
Studio Platinum by using the interactive Show Me How tutorials installed with the 
software. 
By default, Show Me How tutorials appear upon startup of the application. However, 
you can access them at any time from the Help menu by choosing Show Me How. 
Help on the Web 
Additional help and information is...

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Main window 
The main window appears when you open the software. The work area is divided into 
three primary areas: the track list, the track view (or timeline), and the window docking 
area. You can resize the track list, track view, and window docking area by dragging the 
dividers between them. 
Menu bar 
Transport bar 
Marker bar Toolbar 
Time Ruler display 
Track view Track (timeline)list 
Scrub 
control 
Window 
docking 
area 
Status bar...

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Create new project Enable automatic crossfades 
Redo Show Me How tutorials 
Enable snapping to grid lines What’s This Help 
Time display 
The Time Display window reflects the cursor’s position on the timeline and the end 
point of a time selection. You can customize time display settings, including what time 
the window displays and which colors are used in the display. 
You can move the Time Display window from its docked position above the track...

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CD layout bar 
The CD layout bar is displayed for tracks and indexes in an audio CD layout project for 
disc-at-once (DAO) CD burning. 
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 27. 
Track 
minimize and Selected 
Video tracks 
Parent/ 
child 
Track number 
Audio track 
Timeline 
All arranging and...

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Record into track Pause project playback 
Play project from cursor Move cursor to end of 
position project 
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...

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•	To expand a docked window so it fills the docking area, click the Maximize button 
( ). Click again to restore the window to its previous size. 
•	To remove a window from the docking area or a floating dock, click the Close 
button ( ). 
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 
list. You can...

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Mixer window - Alt+3 
The Mixer window gives you access to your project’s audio properties and output 
levels. 
Video Preview window - Alt+4 
The Video Preview window displays a project’s video during project editing and 
playback. For more information, see Playing your project on page 29. 
Video appears during 
project playback or 
as the cursor is 
moved during 
editing. 
Right-click to change 
Video Preview 
settings. 
Project Media window -...

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Transitions window - Alt+7 
The Transitions window contains all of the effects you can use to transition between 
video clips. The thumbnails display animated examples of each transition. You can drag 
transitions from this window to replace the crossfade between two video events or to 
replace the fade-in or fade-out region of a video event. 
Video FX window - Alt+8 
The Video FX window contains the video effects available. The thumbnails display...