System information

4. Click OK to close the Organize Layouts dialog and apply your changes.
Preferences - General Tab
From the Options menu, choose Preferences and select the General tab to specify miscellaneous options.
Item Description
Automatically open last
project on startup
When this check box is selected, last project you edited will be
reopened if the project was still open when you exited Vegas Pro.
Confirm media deletion
when still in use
When this check box is selected, a message box will appear asking if
you want to delete a media file that is currently in use by the project.
Save active prerenders
on project close
When this check box is selected, prerendered video files are preserved
when a project is closed.
Close media files when
not the active
application
When this check box is selected, files can be edited in external editors
(audio, image, etc.) while they are contained in events on the Vegas
Pro timeline.
Close audio and MIDI
ports when not the
active application
Select this check box if you want to close audio and MIDI ports when
you switch to another application.
Use Net Notify to stay
informed about Sony
product updates
When this check box is selected, you will receive notification when
updates are available. Clear the check box to bypass the Net Notify
dialog.
Enable autosave Select this check box to create a temporary project file that can aid in
crash recovery. This file is saved every five minutes, and your original
project is not overwritten.
Prompt to adjust
project settings to
match first media
added to timeline
Select this check box if you want Vegas Pro to ask you whether you
want to match your project video settings to match the first video
media you add to the timeline.
If you choose a Vegas Pro project (.veg) file, Vegas Pro will
match the settings of the project, not the media within the
project.
When the check box is cleared, no prompt will be displayed.
For more information, see "Setting Project Properties" on page 53.
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