Operation Manual

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Resetting the default keyboard mapping
1. From the Options menu, choose Customize Keyboard. The Customize Keyboard dialog is displayed.
2. Choose [Default] from the Keyboard mapping drop-down list and click OK to restore the default configuration.
Setting preferences
The preferences options are different from project properties. Project properties are unique to each project, while preferences
affect how Vegas Pro software functions. Any changes that you make to the preferences remain set until you change them again or
reset Vegas Pro software to use the default presets.
You can access the Preferences dialog by choosing Preferences from the Options menu. This dialog contains tabbed pages. The
following sections explain the settings on each tab.
General tab
The General tab includes a variety of settings. The following is a list of these preferences and their meaning.
Preference Description
Automatically open last
project on startup
When Vegas Pro software is run, the last project saved automatically opens.
Confirm media file deletion
when still in use
When deleting media in the Explorer or Project Media windows, Vegas Pro software
warns you if any events in the project are using these files.
Save active prerenders on
project close
Full quality preview renders are cleaned up and deleted when a project is closed,
Select this if you want these prerendered files to be available later.
Close media files when not
the active application
This allows media files to be edited in external editors (audio, image, etc.) while they
are contained in events.
Close audio and MIDI ports
when not the active
application
Select this check box if you want Vegas Pro software to close audio and MIDI ports
when you switch to another application.
Use Net Notify to stay
informed about Sony product
updates
Select this option to have Vegas Pro software periodically display information about
available updates from Sony Creative Software Inc. at startup.
Enable autosave Creates a temporary project file that can aid in crash recovery. When enabled,
autosave occurs every five minutes. The autosave process does not overwrite the
original project file.
Save media-usage
relationships in active media
library
When this check box is selected, the Media Manager™ will save information about
media usage so you can perform searches for media relationships.
You can search for projects that use a media file, projects where a media file was
previewed, media that was rendered with a media file, and so on.
Enable Media Manager
(requires restart)
When this check box is selected, the Media Manager will start when you start Vegas
Pro software.
Clear the check box to turn off the Media Manager and prevent it from starting with
the application. If you’re not using the Media Manager, you may want to turn it off to
conserve processing power or memory.
Check project file type
associations at startup
When this check box is selected, Vegas Pro will check whether Vegas Pro files are
associated with Vegas Pro software and will prompt you to restore the file association
if necessary.
Enable joystick support Select this checkbox if you want to have joystick control for editing in Vegas Pro
software.
Render large Wave files as
Wave64
The Wave format is limited by a maximum file size of ~2GB (4GB if the Allow Wave
renders up to 4 GB check box is selected). When this check box is selected, you can
render larger files as Wave64™ files.
Allow Wave renders up to
4
GB
Select this check box to enable support for WAV files up to 4 GB before switching to
WAV64. Clear the check box for compatibility with other software applications.