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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.
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.
Notes:
n If you select an image from a still-image sequence, you can select the Open still-image
sequence check box to import all images in the sequence as a single entry in the
Project Media window. In the Range box, enter the number of the last image you want
to open. For example, if you'd selected AnimationOne_00001.tga in step 3, you could
enter 120 in this box to create a new Project Media entry using AnimationOne_
00001.tga to AnimationOne_00120.tga.
n If you want to use RAW camera files in your project, the Microsoft Camera Codec Pack
will allow you to view RAW camera files and add them to the timeline. For more
information, see http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26829.
4. Click Open.
5. The file is added to the Project Media window. For more information, see "Using the Project Media
window" on page 83.
Importing Media from a Project File
From the File menu, choose Import, and then choose Media from Project from the submenu to add media
from another Vegas Pro project file to your project.
Using this feature, you can create small, template projects to streamline frequent editing tasks.
Generated media and offline media files are not imported.
1. From the File menu, choose Import, and then choose Media from Project from the submenu. The
Import Media dialog box is displayed.
2. Choose the folder where the file 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.
4. If you want to import the project's media bins, select the Import bins check box. For more
information, see "Sorting Your Media with Bins" on page 108.
Select the Merge with existing bins check box if you want to merge the imported project's bins with
the current project. When the check box is cleared, a bin is created using the imported project's
name, and the project's bins are imported inside that bin.
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