Vegas Pro User Manual
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Serial number for product registration: To register on-line with Sonic Foundry, please follow the steps outlined in the registration wizards upon installation of this product. Registering your product will provide you with technical support, notification of product updates, and special promotions exclusive only to Vegas Pro registered users. Registration is required within 7 days of installation or your product will expire. Sonic Foundry product registration helps protect against software copyright infringement and allows us to provide support exclusively to registered users. If you do not have access to the Internet, registration assistance (in English) is available (Monday through Friday, 7:00 am-10:00 pm CST). • In the North America, phone: 1-800-577-6642. • From outside North America, phone: 800-000-76642. • Fax in the US: 1-608-256-7300. Fax outside the US: 001-608-256-7300. Sonic Foundry, Inc. 754 Williamson Street Madison, WI 53703 Sales/Customer Service Only (in North America): 1-800-57-SONIC Technical Support: 608-256-5555 Fax: 608-256-7300 Sonic Foundry Europe PO Box 2903 2601 CX Delft Netherlands The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Sonic Foundry. The software described in this manual is provided under the terms of a license agreement or non-disclosure agreement. The software license agreement specifies the terms and conditions for its lawful use. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means for any purpose other than the purchaser’s personal use, without written permission from Sonic Foundry, Inc. Sonic Foundry and Vegas Pro are trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. All other products mentioned in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. © 1999 Sonic Foundry, Inc. 1 Table of Contents Introduction . .11 Welcome to Sonic Foundry Vegas Pro™. 11 System requirements. 12 Technical Support . 12 Web site support. 12 Email support. 12 Fax support. 13 Telephone support . 13 Installing Vegas Pro. 13 Starting Vegas Pro. 14 Using the shortcut. 14 Using the Start button . 14 Serial number and activation code . 15 Registration. 15 Registering online. 15 Registering via the telephone. 16 Using the online help . 17 Accessing help. 17 Overview. 19 Main window. 19 Toolbar . 20 2 Marker bar . 20 Ruler . 21 Track List. 21 Track View . 22 Transport bar controls. 22 Scrub control. 22 Window Docking Area . 23 Keyboard command reference . 25 Signal Flow. 28 Quick Start . .29 Media Files . 29 What type of media can you use?. 29 Starting a project. 30 Finding media files to use. 30 Previewing a media file. 32 Placing a media file on a track . 33 Placing a event on the Video Ruler. 34 Audio event basics . 34 Moving events along the timeline . 34 Track navigation . 36 Track Number . 36 View buttons . 37 Track FX button. 37 Bus assignment . 37 Arm for Record button . 38 Mute button. 38 Solo button . 38 Scribble Strip. 39 Volume fader. 39 Multipurpose slider . 40 3 Video event basics. 41 Moving the video event. 41 Removing the video’s audio. 42 Playing back the project. 42 Play back within Vegas Pro. 42 Previewing to media player . 44 Using project properties. 45 Saving the project . 45 Saving your project the first time . 45 Renaming or rendering a project (using Save As...) . 46 Rendering a Vegas project . ..