System information
Opening a Project or Media File
From the File menu, choose Open to open a media file or Vegas Pro project.
You can open multiple Vegas Pro projects by launching another instance of the application (if your
computer has enough resources).
n Opening a project closes the current project and displays the opened project in the Vegas Pro
window.
n Opening a media file will place the event that contains the media onto a new track in the
current project.
Opening a Vegas Pro project
1. From the File menu, choose Open. The Open dialog box is displayed.
2. Choose the folder where the project you want to open is stored:
n Choose a drive and folder from the Look in drop-down list.
n Choose a folder from the Recent drop-down list to quickly select a folder from which you
have previously opened files.
3. Select a file in the browse window or type a name in the File name box. Detailed information about
the selected file appears at the bottom of the dialog box.
Tips:
n To limit the files displayed in the dialog, choose a file type from the Files of Type drop-
down list or enter *. and an extension in the File name box. For example, enter *.wav to
display all wave files in the current folder, or enter *guitar*.wav to display all wave files
that have the word guitar in the file name.
n To open a project quickly, double-click a .veg file in the Explorer window.
4. Click Open. If you have not saved the current project, you will be prompted to save your changes.
Adding a Vegas Pro project to the current project (nesting)
Nesting allows you to add a Vegas Pro project to the timeline of another project. Nesting can help you
organize a timeline or create other effects. For more information, see "Nesting Projects" on page 67.
Use nested projects to organize a project that uses extensive compositing.
Perform either of the following actions to nest a Vegas Pro project within the current project:
n Drag a Vegas Pro project from the Explorer window (or Windows Explorer) to the timeline.
n From the File menu, choose Import, then choose Media from the submenu, and then browse to the
project you want to use.
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