User manual SONY VEGAS 5

[. . . ] After the 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 Pictures Digital Media Software and Services. Alternatively, you may register online at http://www. sony. com/mediasoftware at any time. Registering your product will provide you with exclusive access to a variety of technical support options, notification of product updates, and special promotions exclusive to Vegas registered users. [. . . ] Choose 44, 100 Hz, 16 Bit, Mono, PCM from the Template drop-down list if you want to render six monaural files, or choose an appropriate 5. 1-channel template if the selected file type supports it. 6. If necessary, click Custom to customize the rendering settings. For more information, see Customizing the rendering process on page 275. 7 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. 8. 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). CHP. 11 WORKING WITH 5. 1 SURROUND 186 9. Click Save. Rendering the surround project SampleProject. wav. . . . . . results in six WAV files. Note: You can use an application such as the Sony Pictures Digital 5. 1 Surround Plug-In Pack to encode 5. 1-channel audio to AC-3 for use in DVD authoring. Creating a DVD with DVD Architect Software If you have DVD ArchitectTM software from Sony Pictures Digital, 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, 48-kHz, 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 48-kHz, 16-bit, WAV (PCM) files for audio. WORKING WITH 5. 1 SURROUND CHP. 11 187 CHAPTER 12 Cropping video 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. 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 237. 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 209. CHP. 12 USING ADVANCED VIDEO FEATURES 188 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 241. 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. [. . . ] The algorithm is commonly used in European and Asian telecommunications. µ-Law is very similar to A-Law, however, each uses a slightly different coder and decoder. APPENDIX B GLOSSARY 338 Undo Buffer This is the temporary file created before you do any processing to a project. This undo buffer allows the ability to revert to previous versions of the project if you decide you don't like changes you've made to the project. This undo buffer is erased when the file is closed or when you choose Clear Edit History from the Edit menu. Undo/Redo These commands allow you to change a project back to a previous state when you don't like the changes you have made, or reapply the changes after you have undone them. [. . . ]