Index
3D effects, 291
3D LE plug-in, 193-194
3D Pack filters, 157
3D track motion tools, 306-309
4:2:2 MPEG capability, 455-457
5.1 surround sound, 266-277, 421-422
24p DVDs, 472
24p HD avi files, 471-472
24p media
DVDA, 420-422
features, 453
HDCAM/DVCAM workflow, 463-472
timecode, 469-470
29.97 interlaced DV, 466-468
60i video, 466-468
A
AC-3 files
mixing, 278-279
outputting, 441
AC3 format, 419-420
ACID loops, 228-229
action areas, 397
Add Noise filter, 154
Advanced Television Standards Committee (ATSC), 201
aliasing, credit rolls, 316
alpha channels, 317
analog camera/deck, 111
aspect ratio, 162-163, 303, 374, 394
assets, 398
ATSC (Advanced Television Standards Committee), 201
audio, 197-279
ACID loops, 228-229
advanced techniques, 202-218
background, 403
bandwidth, 375
bus assignments, 207-208
bus routing effects, 209-211
compression, 257-261
De-Ess preset, 261-262
dithering, 432-433
DVDA, 408-409
editing. See audio editing
equalization. See EQ (equalization)
extracting from CDs, 220-227
fitting compilations to, 414-415
FX-automated, 242-243
FX packages, 211-214
Internet delivery of, 370, 374-378
levels, 377-378
markers, 230-234
mixing. See mixing audio
music, 60, 228-229, 392, 413-415
normalizing, 377-378
plug-ins, 239-250
preprocessing, 375
preproduction tasks, 376
punch-ins, 206-207
recording. See recording
speed control, 235-236
stretching, 234
surround sound, 266-277, 421-422
thinning, 254-255
audio editing, 219-239
extracting audio from CDs, 220-227
markers, 230-234
placing on timeline, 219-220
ripple edits, 238-239
Rubber Audio, 234
speed variation, 235-236
audio events. See also video events
cutting, 221
deleting, 238
described, 197
fading, 222-224
grouping, 239
looping, 226-227
muting, 171
pasting, 221
ripple editing, 238-239
selecting, 222
snapping, 236-238
splitting, 222
trimming, 236-238
audio files, 421
Audio tab, 381
audio tracks, 408-409, 470-471
audio waveforms, 375-378
auto ripple, 93-94
automation
modes, 252-253
new features, 250-254
overview, 252-254
plug-ins, 242-243
.avi files, 389, 434-435, 471-472
AVI format, 375
B
Back buttons, 393
backgrounds
audio, 403
color, 283
inserting, 400-401
menu, 389-390
streaming media, 372-373
Bezier curves, 180-181
bi, cubic stretching, 422
bit rates, 381, 388, 421-422, 440
black, color correction, 355
Black and White filter, 339
black bars, 414
bluescreening. See chromakey
blurring, 345-348
BMP format, 132
BorisFX plug-in, 189-190
Broadcast Colors filter, 291, 352, 366-367
bump mapping, 334-336
Burn CD option, 88
burning
errors during, 429
master CDs, 429-430
projects, 386-388
bus assignments, 207-208
buses
assigning, 207-208
mixes and, 209-210
routing effects, 209-211
viewing as tracks, 272-273
button masks, 410-413
C
cadence, 160
cameras
analog, 111
output, 164-165
PAL vs. NTSC, 160
shooting modes, 164
still images, 117
transferring video to hard drive, 105-118
captioning, 349. See also titles
capturing video. See video capture
CBR (constant bit rate), 381, 388
CDs. See also DVDs; projects
errors, 429
extracting audio from, 220-227
master, 429-430
streaming media and, 382
track-at-once (TAO), 430,
track numbers, 56
channels
alpha, 317
separating, 225
chapter links, 387
Child/Parent feature, 321-326
child tracks, 309-311, 318-319
Chromakey filter, 155
chromakey tools, 336-339
chrominance, 351
closed caption, text, 381
codecs, 374, 380, 436, 456-457
color
background, 283
broadcast, 366-367
buttons, 402
chromakey, 336-339
compositing, 312
curves, 360
preferences, 102
RGB, 352
subtitles, 407
titles, 283-284
web media, 371
color correction, 349-367
film-like effects, 160-161, 364-367
FX, 363-364
Histogram tool, 352
overview, 349-351
Primary Color Corrector tool, 355, 357, 361-362
Secondary Color Corrector tool, 357-361
viewing, 158
Color Corrector tool, 159, 354, 356, 362
Color Curves tools, 360
color pass, 339
color sets, 402
color wheel, 358
Compilation window, 385
compilations, 385, 392, 413-415
compositing, 281-348
chromakey tools, 336-339
credit rolls, 314-316
garbage matte, 339-343
generated media, 312-314
holograph effect, 343-345
modes, 327-336
nested, 309-311
overview, 281-288
Pan/Crop tool, 288-296
parent/child tracks, 311
super sampling, 347-348
text effects, 285-288
title properties, 283-285
Track Motion tool, 297-309
compression
audio, 257-261
streaming media, 377-378
video export and, 430-432
compressors, 257-261
constant bit rate (CBR), 388
controller devices, 250-251
Convolution Kernel filter, 155
Cookie Cutter FX plug-in, 312-313
Copy to Clipboard command, 415
copyright information, 382
credit rolls, 314-316
credits, text styles, 314-315
cropping, 78-81, 288-293, 372, 380
crossfades, 93, 134-139, 223-224
D
DAO (disc-at-once) CDs, 429-430
De-Ess preset, 261-262
DebugMode plug-ins, 190-195
Define Effect Range, 358
deleting
events, 238
markers, 232-233
pages, 393
digital cameras. See cameras
digital rights management (DRM), 382
digital video. See DV; video
disc-at-once (DAO), 429-430
displacement map, 329-331
dissolves, 134
distortion, 352
Dither plug-in, 275-276
dithering, 432-433
dockable windows, 41-50, 385-386
Doppler effect, 240
downmixing, 277-279
drives, hard, 105-118
DV (digital video). See also video
capturing. See video capture
converting to analog, 395
editing. See editing
film-like effects, 160-161, 364-367
rendering. See rendering
DV cameras. See cameras
DVCAM dubs, 467
DVCAM media, 463-472
DVD Start item, 399-400
DVDA (DVD Architect), 383-422
24p media in, 420-422
AC-3 audio file formats, 421-422
audio tracks, 408-409
bit rates, 422
building compilations, 413-415
burning projects/DVDs, 386-388, 417-419
described, 383
DVD previews, 415-416
editing in, 409
Explorer view, 384-385
external monitor option, 394-398
highlight masking, 403-407
inserting backgrounds, 400-401
masks, 410-413
menu flow, 383
menu options, 386-394
mixing file formats in, 419-420
new features, 384-385
preferences, 396-398
project creation, 387
Project Overview window, 398-400
project playback, 385
project previews, 390-391
project setup, 383
project transport, 416-417
Properties window, 401-403
remote control actions, 415
setting up, 385-394
subtitling, 403-407
themes, 389-390
Vegas used with, 460-461
DVDs. See also CDs; projects
24p, 472
optimizing, 388
previewing, 415-416
E
Edit menu, 57-62
Edit window, 390
editing
audio. See audio editing
in DVDA, 409
slip-editing, 134
for streaming media, 372-374
timeline events, 133-142
trim-editing, 133-134
effects
3D, 291
bus routing, 209-211
Doppler, 240
film-like effects, 160-161, 364-367
glow, 285, 304-305, 311, 314-315
holograph, 343-345
shadow. See shadows
text, 285-288
encoding streaming media, 379
end actions, 387
envelopes
locked, 94
opacity, 165-168
transitional, 142-143
working with, 66-67
EQ (equalization)
events, 427-428
graphic equalizers, 262-264
mastering, 432
parametric equalizers, 262-264
rendered files, 376
event switches, 171-174
events. See audio events; video events
Excalibur tool, 90-91
Explorer toolbar, 119, 384-385
exporting
4:2:2 MPEG capability, 455-457
24p EDLs, 471-472
codecs, 456-457
dithering audio, 432-433
EDL support, 437-439
equalizers and, 432
formats, 423-424
high-definition video, 453-455
master CD, 429-430
mastering audio for video, 430-432
mastering process, 424-429
regions, 405-406
rendering process. See rendering
scripting, 457-460
video events, 436-437
external devices, 216-218
external monitors, 159, 394-398, 416
F
fades
crossfades, 93, 134-139, 223-224
events, 222-224
routing effects, 209
fast forward function, 397
feathering masks, 295-296
file mapping, 450-451
File menu, 51-57
files
24p HD avi, 471-472
AC-3. See AC-3 files
location of, 418-419
.MP3, 403
.mpg, 389
names, 396
.ogg, 403
.pca, 403
.psd, 389
QuickTime, 120
TGA, 437
.txt, 406
.wma, 403
filters, 150-165 See also plug-ins
3D Pack, 157
Add Noise, 154
adding to events, 151
audio, 375
Black and White, 339
Broadcast Colors, 291, 352, 366-367
Chromakey, 155
Convolution Kernel, 155
film-like effects, 160-161, 364-365
functionality, 154-161
HSL, 372
Lens Flares, 156
Mirror, 156
Plug-inPac, 190-195
Saturation Adjust, 363-364
Sony Timecode, 469-470
SpiceFILTERS plug-in, 185-189
types of, 154-158
velocity, 169-171
First Play action, 399-400
Fit to Disc option, 388
flames, 314
Flash format, 102-104
FlowTexture plug-in, 185-186
folders, specifying, 418-419
formats. See also specific formats
DVDA, 419-420
for exporting, 423-424
Flash, 102-104
slideshows, 392
frame rates, 364-365, 374, 380
Freewheel mode, 218
frequencies, 240, 256, 376-377
FX
color correction as, 363-364
properties, 151
video, 75-77
FX packages, 211-214
G
Gamma adjustment, 163
gamma curve, 365
garbage matte, 339-343
generated media, 314-316
Get Media from the Web option, 388
GIF format, 132
glow effect, 285, 304-305, 311, 314-315
gradients, color, 312, 362-363
graphic equalizers, 262-264
graphics. See also images
inserting, 391
masks, 411
placing on timeline, 131-133
greenscreening. See chromakey
H
handles, thinning, 254-255
Hard Light mode, 328
HDCAM media, 463-472
height map, 332-334
high, definition video, 453-455
highlight masks, 403
histograms, 351-352
HSL filter, 372
I
Image compilations, 413-415
images. See also graphics
compilations, 413-415
interlaced, 364-365
picture-in-picture, 302-303
progressive scan, 365
rotating, 414
scanned, 131-132
stretching, 414
zooming, 414
importing
media to timeline, 119-125
spreadsheets, 380-382
In and Out points, 409
Input Monitor option, 198-199
input monitoring, 198-199, 215
installation, Vegas, 33-34
Internet distribution, 370, 374-378
Invert Mask feature, 159, 357, 364
J
JavaScript, 457
JPEG format, 132
K
kerning, 285
keyboard shortcuts, 100-102
keyframes
SpiceMASTER plug-in, 173-183
thinning, 254-255
working with, 144-150
keys. See masks
L
languages, subtitle, 405
layouts, saving, 50-51
lead-ins, 427
leading, 285
Lens Flares filter, 156
LensPro plug-in, 194
letterboxing, 161-162, 374, 414
lighting, 371
limiters, 257-259
links
AC3 files, 422
assets, 398
audio files, 421
chapters, 387
end actions, 387
media, 393
pages, 393
to scenes, 393
video, 393
logging, 108
Loop tool, 94
looping
ACID loops, 228-229
events, 226-227
video, 387
luminance, 351-352
M
.M2V extension, 421
Mackie Control devices, 247-250, 255
Macromedia Flash format. See Flash format
Magic Bullet plug-in, 195
MainConcept MPEG-2 encoder, 420-422
markers
audio editing and, 230-234
deleting, 232-233
described, 231
naming, 232
navigating, 232-233
scene, 393
working with, 130-131
masks
alpha channel, 317
button, 410-413
chromakey, 336-339
creating, 317-324
DVDA, 410-413
feathering, 295-296
garbage matte, 339-343
highlight, 403-407
Invert Mask feature, 159, 357, 364
Mask Generator modes, 323-324
opacity of, 294
overview, 317
Pan/Crop tool, 292-296
Parent/Child feature, 321-326
shadows, 318-320
split screens and, 321-326
text reflection, 324-326
titles, 317-318
using, 317-326
mastering, 424-429
audio for video broadcast, 430-432
burning to master CDs, 429-430
overview, 424-428
mattes. See masks
media. See also video
generated, 312-316
high-definition video, 453-455
importing to timeline, 119-125
links to, 393
offline, 115
placing on timeline, 127-131
recapturing, 115
transferring to hard drive, 105-118
Media Bin, 114-115
Project Media, 89, 119-127, 150, 162, 220
menus
backgrounds, 389-390
Edit, 57-62
File, 51-57
flow, 383
inserting, 399
Options, 91-98
properties, 401-403
submenus, 391
Tools, 72-91
microphones, 198, 215, 225, 370
Microsoft.NET framework, 457-460
MIDI clock, 96
MIDI devices, 250
MIDI timecode, 216-217
Mirror filter, 156
mixdown process, 423
mixer, 207-208
mixing audio, 255-274
buses and, 209-210
compression, 257-261
De-Ess preset, 261-262
downmixing, 277-279
equalization, 262-264
reverb, 264-265
surround mix, 276-277
surround sound, 266-277, 421-422
techniques for, 256-273
volume, 265
monitors
computer, 159
dual, 386
laptop, 386
mono events, 224-225
motion. See track motion
motion blur, 345-348
movies, 355. See also video
.MP3 files, 403
MPEG-2/video, 421
MPEG format, 455-457
.mpg files, 389
multiple bit rate (MBR), 381
music (See also audio), 60, 228, 392, 413-415
Music compilations, 392, 413-415
Musical Notes Values feature, 60
muting audio, 95, 171, 251, 253-254
N
nested tracks, 309-311
nesting composites, 309-311
.NET framework, 457-460
network rendering, 445-452
NewNoise plug-in, 185-186
Next button, 393
Noise Reduction plug-in, 244-247
normalization process, 377-378, 425
NTSC cameras, 160
NTSC DVD players, 422
NTSC standards, 352
NTSC video, 364-365
O
.ogg files, 403
opacity envelopes, 165-168
optimizing DVDs, 388
Options menu, 91-98
outputting. See exporting
Ozone compressor, 430-433
P
pages, working with, 392-393
PAL cameras, 160
PAL DVD players, 422
PAL video, 364-365
Pan/Crop tool, 78-81, 288-296, 311
parametric equalizers, 262-264
Parent/Child feature, 321-326
parent/child tracks, 309-311, 318-319
Parent Track Overlay, 328-329
.pca files, 403
PCM format, 419-420
peaks, 425
pedestal, 355
performance, 416
Picture compilations, 392, 413-415
picture-in-picture image, 302-303
pillar boxes, 414
Pixelan SpiceFILTERS plug-in, 185-189
Pixelan SpiceMASTER 2 plug-in, 175-184
PixelStretch plug-in, 191-192
playhead, 231
Plug-in Migration wizard, 241
Plug-inPac filters, 190-195
plug-ins (see also filters), 175-195
3D LE, 193-194
adding to events, 151
audio, 239-250
automated, 242-243
BorisFX, 189-190
Cookie Cutter FX, 312-313
DebugMode, 190-195
DirectX, 243
Dither, 275-276
dynamic range, 240
FlowTexture, 185-186
frequency-based, 240
functionality, 154-161
FX automation, 242-243
LensPro, 194
Mackie Control, 247-250
Magic Bulletin, 195
NewNoise, 185
Noise Reduction, 244-247
order of, 152
Ozone, 430-433
PixelStretch, 191-192
presets, 152
Shatter3D, 191-193
SpiceFILTERS, 185-189
SpiceMASTER, 175-184
StepMotion, 187-188
StepTime, 187
surround-sound, 274-277
time-based, 241
Track EQ, 275-276
types of, 154-158
Vegas upgrades and, 241
Volume Maximizer, 275
Wave Hammer, 274-276
WinMorph, 190-195
.png masks, 411
post, roll settings, 205
pre, roll settings, 205
preferences
color, 102
cursors/selections, 97-98
custom tools, 96-97
DVDA, 396-398
prerendered video, 86-87
Preview from Timeline tool, 379
Preview in Player tool, 85-86, 380
Preview window, 65, 384-385, 415-416
previews
on external monitor, 394-398
projects, 390-391, 394-398, 415-416
split screens, 152-154
transitions, 139
Primary Color Corrector tool, 355, 357, 361-362
Print Video to DV Tape option, 87, 164
production tools, streaming media, 370-371
Project Overview window, 384, 398-400
Project Properties window, 401-403
projects. See also CDs; DVDs
24p, 464-466
burning, 386-388
creating, 387
described, 197
menu flow, 383
names, 52
opening, 52
playback, 385
previewing, 390-391, 394-398, 415-416
properties, 53-57, 388-389, 401-403
SpiceMASTER, 184
transporting, 416-417
properties
events, 145
FX, 151
menus, 401-403
projects, 53-57, 388-389, 401-403
SpiceFILTERS, 187
titles, 283-285
.psd files, 389
PSD format, 132
punch-ins, 206-207
Q
QuickTime files, 120
QuickTime format, 132, 378, 436-437
QuickTime media, 382
R
RAM
previews, 87, 158-159, 326, 454
rendering to, 454
recompression settings, 420
recording, 197-218
advanced techniques, 202-218
basic setup, 198-202
bus assignments, 207-208
bus routing, 209-211
FX packaging, 211-213
punch-ins, 206-207
track FX, 213-214
regions
exporting, 405-406
uses for, 233
remote control actions, 412, 415
Remote Control buttons, 412
render farming, 445-452
rendering, 433-441
AC-3 files, 441
AVI files, 434-435
Clients, 447-448
distributed, 446
EDL support, 437-439
exporting video to third parties, 436-437
file mapping, 450-451
monitoring progress, 449-450
MPEG files, 439-441
network, 445-452
to new tracks, 85
options, 433-435, 444-445, 452
overnight, 435
overview, 433
prerendered video, 86-87
VCDs/SVCDs, 441-443
resolution
artifacts and, 291
output, 416
performance and, 416
scanned images, 131-132
rewind function, 397
RGB color, 352
RGB Parade display, 351
rippling, 407
RMS value, 377
rotating images, 414
Rubber Audio, 234
rulers, 93
S
safe areas, 283, 394, 397, 415
sample rates, 423
saturation
streaming media, 372-373
web media, 371
Saturation Adjust filter, 363-364
saving
in DVDA, 416-417
templates/layouts, 50-51
scaling, 285
scanned images, 131-132
scene markers, 393
Screenshots, 361
Secondary Color Corrector tool, 357-361, 364
Select Adjustment Color eyedropper, 361
Select Complementary Color eyedropper, 362
selections, 97-98
Set Background Media function, 389
shadows
assigning to tracks, 311
credit rolls, 315
masks, 318-320
text, 286
Shatter3D plug-in, 191-193
sibilance, 261
slideshows, 392
slip, editing, 134
SMPTE color bars, 353, 355, 434
SMPTE timecode, 216-217
SMPTE video, 464-465
snapping
audio events, 236-238
Sony JH-3 deck, 466-467
Sony Timecode filter, 469-470
Sony XPRI, 472
sound. See audio
sound cards, 198-200, 202, 215
Sound Forge editing software, 375
Source Alpha mode, 327
speakers (see also surround sound), 272, 376
SpiceFILTERS plug-in, 185-189
SpiceMASTER plug-in, 175-184
split screens, 152-154, 321-326
Split tool, 60
spreadsheets, importing, 380-382
StepMotion plug-in, 187-188
StepTime plug-in, 187
stereo events, 224-225
still images, 116-117, 131-133, 415
storyboarding, 174
streaming media, 369-382
audio for Internet delivery, 374-378
delivery, 379-380
editing, 372-374
overview, 369-370
production, 370-371
spreadsheet import, 380-382
styles, text, 314-315
sub-audio tracks, 408
subclips, 125-127
submenus, 391
subtitle tracks, 403-407
subtitles (see also text; titles), 399, 403-407
Summary tab, 382
super video compact discs (SVCDs), 441-443
surround sound, 266-277, 421-422
SVCDs (super video compact discs), 441-443
switches, event, 171-174
Sync Cursor button, 303
T
TAO (track-at-once) CDs, 429-430
Targa (TGA) files, 437
television, 283
tempo maps, 202-203
text. See also subtitles; titles
adding effects to, 285-288
credit rolls, 314-316
distorting, 286-287
inserting, 391
keyframing, 287
reflections, 324-326
shadows, 286
size of, 281-282
styles, 314-315
subtitles, 403-407
TGA format, 132
thinning, 254-255
TIFF format, 132
timecode
24p, 469-470
broken, 109
HDCAM 24p, 466
synchronization, 216-218
viewing, 218
timeline
24p, 470-471
deleting events from, 238
editing events on, 133-142
importing media to, 119-125
placing audio on, 219-220
placing images/graphics on, 120, 131-133
placing media on, 127-131
trimming events on, 236-238
Title tool, 281-282
titles. See also subtitles; text
color, 283-284
Flash format, 102-104
inserting over images, 281-283
masks, 317-318
names, 396
positioning, 283
properties, 283-285
text size, 281-282
tools. See also specific tools
3D track motion, 306-309
basic, 35-50
chromakey, 336-339
color correction, 349-351
Color Curves, 360
production, 370-371
video capture, 113-118
Tools menu, 72-91
Track Control pane, 36-38
Track EQ plug-in, 275-276
track motion, 297-309
3D, 306-309
centering images, 300-301
Enable Snapping, 298
generated media, 313-314
glows, 304-305
image manipulation, 302-305
Lock Aspect Ratio, 299-300
picture-in-picture image, 302-303
zooming, 298
Track Motion tool, 82-84, 193, 297-311
Track view, 399
tracking, 285
tracks
described, 197
glows, 311
names, 36-38
opacity, 165-168
parent/child, 309-311, 318-319
rendering, 85
shadows, 311
stereo, 225
subtitle, 403-407
working with, 36-38
transitional envelopes, 142-143
transitions
crossfade, 134-139
options, 139-140
previewing, 139
Spice, 176-183
types of, 137-142
trim, editing, 133-134
Trim feature, 60
Trimmertool, 125, 128-131, 219-220
trimming
24p projects, 464-465
audio, 219-220
audio events, 236-238
tripods, 370
.txt files, 406
U
Undo All option, 390
undos, DVDA, 397
upsampling, 454
V
VBR (variable bit rate), 381, 388
VCDs (video compact discs), 441-443
Vegas, 1-104
automation in, 252-255
basic tools, 35-50
installation, 33-34
key features, 100-102
menus. See menus
saving templates/layouts, 50-51
synchronizing to external devices, 216-218
Track Control pane, 36-38
upgrades, 242
windows, 41-50
Vegas Project Media, 89, 119-127, 150, 162, 220
velocity filters, 169-171
video. See also DV; media; movies
capturing. See video capture
editing. See editing
film-like effects, 160-161, 364-367
high-definition, 453-455
links to, 393
looping, 387
NTSC, 364-365
out-of-focus, 328
PAL, 364-365
placeholders, 115
prerendered, 86-87
previewing, 415-416
rendering. See rendering
SMPTE, 464-465
standard-definition, 453
stretching, 444-445
video cameras. See cameras
video capture, 105-118
24p HDCAM footage, 466-467
advanced tools, 113-118
analog camera/deck, 111
animation, 110
batch capture, 113-115
drive specifications, 108, 110
future changes to, 117-118
manually, 106-112
Project Media, 89, 119-127, 150, 162, 220
methods for, 109
options, 110
overview, 105
scene detection, 109
Verify Tape Name, 108
Video Capture utility, 105-118
video compact discs (VCDs), 441-443
video compilation, 392
video events. See also audio events
aspect ratio, 172
editing on timeline, 133-142
exporting, 436-437
groups, 172-173
locking, 171
properties, 145
video FX, 75-77
Video tab, 381
VMR (virtual MIDI router) utility, 96
voice-overs (VOs), 206
Volume Maximizer plug-ins, 275
W
walla, 257
Wave Hammer plug-in, 274-276
waveform monitor (WFM), 350-351
waveforms, 375-378
webstreaming (see also streaming media), 370, 374-378
white balancing, 362
Windows Media, 370-371, 378, 380, 382
Windows Media Player, 380
WinMorph plug-in, 190-195
.wma files, 403
working directory, 398
X
XP themes, 99-100
Z
Zenoté plug-in suite, 163, 195
Zoom to Fit option, 400
Zoom tool, 298