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Chapter 5
Stereoscopic 3D Editing
You can use Vegas® Movie Studio HD Platinum to edit stereoscopic 3D (S3D) projects without any add-ons or
additional tools.
Editing a stereoscopic 3D project is just like editing a standard Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum project and requires
minimal adjustment to your workflow:
1. Start a new project and set your project properties to choose a stereoscopic 3D mode. For more information, see
Creating projects on page 15 and Setting up your stereoscopic 3D project on page 51.
2. Set up your Video Preview window and external monitor (optional). For more information, see Setting up
stereoscopic 3D previews on page 53.
3. Add media to the timeline. For more information, see Adding media to the timeline on page 21.
4. Synchronize and pair events on the timeline (when working with separate left and right video streams) or set
stereoscopic 3D media properties if necessary. For more information, see Synchronizing stereoscopic 3D events on
the timeline on page 53.
5. Align the left- and right-eye views and adjust video depth. For more information, see Aligning left- and right-eye
views and adjusting depth on page 55.
6. Render your project. For more information, see Rendering a stereoscopic 3D project on page 56.
Setting up your stereoscopic 3D project
The Video tab in the Project Properties dialog allows you to configure options for working in 3D.
By default, the project’s Stereoscopic 3D mode and Swap Left/Right settings will also be used when previewing and
rendering your project, but you can override the project settings if necessary.
1. From the File menu, choose Properties. The Project Properties dialog is displayed.
2. Choose a setting from the Stereoscopic 3D mode drop-down list.
Setting Description
Off Choose this setting when creating a 2D project.
Side by side (half) Choose this setting when your project will contain left- and right-eye views in a single
frame.
Left- and right-eye views are displayed as half of the available horizontal resolution.
In this example, the left-eye image is tinted blue, and the right-eye image is tinted red:
Side by side (full) Choose this setting when your project will contain left- and right-eye views in a single
frame.
Left- and right-eye views are displayed using the full horizontal resolution.
In this example, the left-eye image is tinted blue, and the right-eye image is tinted red:
Anaglyphic (red/cyan) Left- and right-eye views use color filters to allow anaglyphic glasses to separate the
left- and right-eye views.
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