System information

Working with projects
A project (.veg) file saves the relevant information about your source media: file locations, edits, insertion
points, transitions, and effects.
A project file is not a multimedia file. It contains pointers to the original source files, so you can edit your
project nondestructively — you can be creative without worrying about corrupting your source files.
Creating a New Project
The first step in creating your masterpiece is to create a Vegas Pro project file.
You can quickly create a project by clicking the New button on the toolbar. The project will use the
default settings, but you can use the Project Properties dialog to edit the settings later. For more
information, see "Setting Project Properties" on page 53.
1. From the File menu, choose New. The New Project dialog is displayed.
2. Use the New Project dialog to set your project properties.
3. Click OK to create the project.
Setting Project Properties
Use the Project Properties dialog to control the default settings and store information about the current
project.
From the File menu, choose Properties to display the dialog.
Select the Start all new projects with these settings check box to use the current settings whenever a
new project is created.
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