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Revised April 28, 2011 This quick start manual provides you with a brief introduction to Vegas® Movie Studio HD Platinum software. For more details on using the software, see the onl ine help. To access the online help, choose Contents and Index from the Help menu. After Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 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 Creative
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Legal notices ACID, ACIDized, ACIDplanet.com, ACIDplanet, the ACIDplanet logo, ACID XMC, Artist Integrated, the Artist Integrated logo, Beatmapper, Cinescore, CD Architect, DVD Architect, Jam Trax, Perfect Clarity Audio, Photo Go, Sound Forge, Super Duper Music Looper, Vegas, Vision Series, and Visual Creation Studio are the trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Creative Software Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the
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Sony Creative Software Inc. 8215 Greenway Blvd. Suite 400 Middleton, WI 53562 USA The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a guarantee or commitment on behalf of Sony Creative Software Inc. in any way. All updates or additional information relating to the contents of this manual will be posted on the Sony Creative Software Inc. web site, located at http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/. The software is provided to you under the
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Table of Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Contents System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Playing back and previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Playing your project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Scrubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Previewi
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Adding titles, text, and credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Adding titles and text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Adding scrolling credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Stereoscopic 3D
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4 | TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome Vegas® Movie Studio HD Platinum 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 uncluttered interface, you’ll fi
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Getting help This Quick Start Manual is intended to help you learn the basic skills you need to create a Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum project. If you need more assistance, we provide three varieties of help in the application. Online help Choose Contents and Index from the Help menu or press F1. The online help window has four tabs that you can use to find the information you need. Toolbar Tabs Information pane Show Me How tutorials You can learn mor e about many of the featu
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Overview The following sections provide a graphical tour of the Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum workspace. Main window The main window appears when you open the software. The work area is divided into three primary areas: the track list, the timeline (track view), and the window docking area. You can resize the track list, timeline, and window docking area by dragging the dividers between them. Menu bar Toolbar Window docking area Marker bar Time display Ruler Track list Tim
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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 format the window displays and which colors are used in the display. You can mov e the Time Display window from its docked position above the track list to float on the workspace or dock in the window docking area. Docked position Floating window Docked in window docking area Track list This area identif
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Marker bar The marker bar is the area where you can place, name, and position markers and regions along the project’s timeline. These informational tags can serve as cues or reminders highlighting important events in your project. For more information, see Adding project markers and regions on page 41. Transport bar controls The transport bar contains the playback and cursor positioning buttons frequently used while working on and previewing your project. Record into track Stop pl
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Explorer window - Alt+1 The Explorer window is similar to the Windows Explorer. Use the Explorer window to select media files to drag to the pr oject timeline or add to the Project Media list. You can also use the Explorer to perform common file management tasks such as creating folders, renaming files and folders, deleting files and folders. Use the Start Preview ( ) and Auto Preview ( ) buttons to preview files b efore adding them to the project. Preview selected media files before
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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 27. Note: Video from the Explorer and Project Media windows is previewed in the Trimmer window if it is visible. If the Trimmer window is not visible, the Video Preview window is used. If you want to prev
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Project Media window - Alt+5 The Project Media window helps you organize the media files you’re using in a project. The information about these files is displayed in a highly flexible database that can be instantly sorted. You can also use the Project Media window to apply effects and plug-ins to media files and set the specific properties of these files. For more information, see Using the Project M edia window on page 17. Transitions window - Alt+7 The Transitions window contains al
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Media Generators window - Alt+9 The Media Generators window contains the diff erent media generators provided. Media generators make it easy to create events containing text, credit rolls, test patterns, color gradients, and solid color backgrounds. You can drag a media generator to the timeline to create a new generated media event. For more information, see Adding titles, text, and credits on page 49. Device Explorer window - Ctrl+Alt+7 The Device Explorer window allows you to brow
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