User manual SONY VEGAS 7

[. . . ] Revised August 7, 2006 After Vegas software is installed and you start it for the first time, the registration wizard appears. This wizard offers easy steps that allow you to register the software online with Sony Media Software. Alternatively, you may register online at http://www. sony. com/mediasoftware at any time. Registering your product will provide you with access to a variety of technical support options, notification of product updates, and special promotions exclusive to registered Vegas users. Registration assistance If you do not have access to the Internet, registration assistance is available during normal weekday business hours. [. . . ] For more information, see Rendering multichannel audio files on page 284. 6. Select the Render loop region only check box if you want to save only the portion of the project that is contained within the loop region. Loop Playback does not need to be selected on the workspace for this option to work. 7. If the selected file type supports it, you can select the Save project markers with media file check box to include markers, regions, and command markers in the rendered media file. If the information cannot save in your media file, it will create an . sfl file (using the same base name as your media file). 8. When rendering is complete, click the Open button to play the file with its associated player, or click Open Folder to open the folder where you saved the file. 202 | CHAPTER 13 Rendering the surround project SampleProject. wav. . . . . . results in six WAV files. Creating a DVD with DVD Architect Software If you have DVD ArchitectTM software from Sony Media Software, you can create menu-based DVDs, music compilations, picture compilations, or a single-movie DVD that will play back automatically in your DVD player. DVD Architect software includes support for many file types and can convert your media to the formats required for DVD as needed. However, for best performance (decreased disc preparation time and recompression), render your files in the appropriate format. MPEG-2 video files rendered with the DVD NTSC or DVD PAL templates will not need to be recompressed. Audio will not need to be recompressed if rendered as stereo or surround AC-3 files with a bitrate of less than 448 kbps or as stereo, 48kHz, 16-bit, WAV (PCM) files. Note: AC-3 audio may not play back on some PAL DVD players. To ensure compatibility with PAL DVD players, use 48kHz, 16-bit, WAV (PCM) files for audio. WORKING WITH 5. 1 SURROUND | 203 204 | CHAPTER 13 Chapter 14 Using Advanced Video Features While simple to learn, Vegas® software is a powerful application with many advanced features. This chapter covers some of the advanced video features of this powerful tool. Cropping video With the Event/Pan Crop window, you can resize media in a video event or selectively crop media without resizing. The Stretch to fill frame drop-down list allows you to resize the media to fill the output frame (when Yes is selected), or to crop out a portion of the media without resizing (when No is selected). When keyframes are added, you can use this window to create scrolling, panning, or zooming effects. For more information, see Using keyframe animation on page 250. Tip: If you apply plug-ins to a event with panning or cropping, you can choose whether to process the plug-ins before or after the panning or cropping. For more information, see Processing plug-ins on events with panning or cropping on page 226. USING ADVANCED VIDEO FEATURES | 205 Open the Event Pan/Crop window by clicking the Event Pan/Crop button ( ) on the event. Presets Show Properties Normal Edit Tool Zoom Edit Tool Enable Snapping Lock Aspect Ratio Size About Center Move Freely or Move in X or Y only Rotation area Selection area Smoothness Handles Keyframe controller Note: If any controls shown in the figure above are not visible, enlarge the Event Pan/Crop window by dragging the lower right corner until all controls are revealed. The Smoothness control and the keyframe controller are used when adding keyframe animation to create panning, zooming, or scrolling effects. For more information, see Animating event panning and cropping on page 254. Tip: Use the Default Pan/Crop smoothness control on the Editing tab of the Preferences dialog to set the default Smoothness value for new keyframes. Cropping Cropping is the process of removing the outside edges from an image or video, thereby re-framing the subject. In the following example, the Event Pan/Crop window on the left has been used to create a selection area around the subject, removing extraneous information from the outside of the video. This creates a zoom effect that is similar to zooming in with a camcorder. The Video Preview window on the right displays the event after cropping. Crop Area Preview output 206 | CHAPTER 14 1. Drag the handles (small boxes) located around the perimeter of the selection area to change the size. Move the mouse to middle of the selection area until the cursor changes to a move icon ( to reposition it. [. . . ] Events are placed on tracks and determine when sound or images start and stop. Multiple audio tracks are mixed together to give you a composite sound that you hear. Multiple video tracks are composited on top of each other to create the final video output. Track List The track list appears at the left side of the Vegas workspace and contains the master controls for each track. From here you can adjust track volume or transparency, add track effects, mute or solo tracks, and reorder tracks. Track View The track view, or timeline, is the space events appear on tracks. APPENDIX B | 359 -Law -Law (mu-Law) is a companded compression algorithm for voice signals defined by the Geneva Recommendations (G. 711). [. . . ]