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1. 45 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Tungsten balance low light repair Fluorescent Correction Indoor White Balance Repair Stage Lighting Repair Change Project Properties Multimedia 340x240 29 970 tps This allows you to change the properties of your product during processing Mixing 4 3 and 16 9 video can render different depending on the project properties This process allows you to match the project to the render settings and they reset it for other processing The Custom button will display the window below which is similar to the Vegas Project Properties window Field order Pixel aspect ratio 1 0000 Square Output rotation D original Frame rate 29 90 NTSC Pixel format Fullresolution rendering ai Maion blur ype Deinterlace method Master bus mode Sample rate Hz 48 000 Resample and stretch quality 46 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Change Resample Mode This allows you to change the resample mode of events There are times when you might want to force a resample or even disable resample if you are getting ghost images Change Video Media Properties This allows you to change the field order pixel aspect ratio and alpha channel of all the events It is useful if you need to force all events to be the same Change Audio Event Properties This allows you to change the audio events properties similar to how Vegas does it This window has
2. The Image Sequence function contains options for capturing sequences of images for all sorts of tasks You can capture images at each marker to take a snapshot of chapter points for custom DVD menus You can specify the start and end of the capture and also specify an interval or the number of images At Markers Will capture one image at each marker in your project Use Marker Name will use the name of the marker as the name of the image captured 48 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Fixed Count Will capture the number of images in the count spacing them evenly apart this is mutually exclusive with the Inc option At Increments Will capture an image every increment in duration this is mutually exclusive with the Count option Start The timecode to start the capture of images from the timeline End The timecode to end the capture of images from the timeline Save Directory The folder on your hard drive to save the images to Browse This button will bring up a dialog to select the directory folder to save the image files to Base Filename This will be prepended to all the files saved They will be automatically numbered 0000 0001 etc for each time you use this function in the same directory It will not overwrite existing files It will instead seek the next numbered free filename in the sequence JPEG PNG Specifies the file type of the snapshot Note PNG files take significantly longer to save in Vegas Pro
3. JA El POIL Lu Ly ACID Pro 7 0 de Cinescore 1 0 DVD Architect Pro 5 0 de Noise Reduction Plug In 40 Ly Production Assistant 1 0 Production Assistant 20 y _ Production Assistant IO Readme CET q ete E 7 T ad RETS Gi de sound Forge Pro 10 0 Utilities di Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 de Vegas Pro 9 0 de Vegas Pro 10 0 de SprceFILTERS Vegas m Start All Programs Sony Production Assistant 2 0 Production Assistant 2 0 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide The Vegas Pro Production Assistant Launcher jon This shows how to use a repeating sug to dump al media onto the tmelne F Create folder Project Folder E Proects Rainforest Media Folder media Create Media Bing from Filesystem Process Preset Create Chapter Markers Files to Replace Media Sugs Fie Lit Template Mapper FF Mantortor media card changes WW Copy source files to project folder F Overte duplicates D Keep parent folder at destinatio Add media files Meda Name x jf ee Cusi The Vegas Pro Production Assistant launch tool is used before you start the Vegas Pro software It allows you to select a template and optionally any media files needed by the template and creates a new ready to edit project for you It also can sit resident in the system tray and wait until you insert a media card and it will automatically read the media card and copy the files to your pro
4. Options Options Process each file individually There are two modes in which files can be processed e Process each file individually e Process as a Single timeline Process each file individually In this mode each file from the source list will be processed with each processing step and output as one or more separate output files This is useful for applying a set of processes to a number of files Process as a single timeline In this mode all of the files in the source list will be placed end to end on the timeline in the order in which they appear in the list The processes will be run once each for the entire timeline so that all of the files are processed together This is useful for putting together projects from a set of files that represent the beginning middle and end of the project It can also be used to make photo montages out of the source files 41 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Add Process Add will bring up a list of processes that you can add to the process list Each process will bring up a window of options to control one of the following processing steps Add Remove Audio FX Add Remove Video FX Add Video Bumpers Adjust Playback Rate Adjust Undersample Rate Broadcast Color Process Change Project Properties Change Resample Mode Change Audio Event Properties Change Video Media Properties Cine Look Create Image Sequence Create Markers Crop Aspect Ratio Image Background Under
5. Filename entry field Start at Cursor Option to start saving or loading at the cursor This is particularly useful when loading markers for a subset of the project Browse Button to browse your hard drive to look for the file The last used path will be saved so that the next browse will start in the last used folder Ds Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Filename The fully qualified i e Drive Path filename ext name of the file you want to load or save Normalize Audio Events This process will normalize all of the audio events on the audio track Normalizing audio raises the volume of the audio until the loudest sound recorded is at OdB FS There are no options for this process Reduce Interlace Flicker This will turn on the Reduce Interlace Flicker option for all of the selected events This is useful when you have still images that flicker due to very thin lines that are less that the height of an interlaced field There are no options for this process Render Output Formats This allows you to render in the middle of processing files For example this allows to do things like render the video with and without a video overlay The dialog works identical to the Output Location dialog on the Output tab and shares the same templates 53 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Trim Clip Trim the Event s Trim from Start 00 00 00 00 o Trim from End 00 00 0000 Freed Length 000 00 05 00 This al
6. Remove All Removes ALL the Video FX s from all of the specified events Presets This is a list of presets that you can add to by using the Edit List and Save buttons Save Saves the current selection of Video FX under the name in the Preset field Delete Deletes the current preset from the list of presets Edit List brings up the Preset Selection dialog so you can edit or build a new preset Be sure to Save it once you return from editing 44 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Add Video Bumpers This allows you to add media before or after the events on the timeline It is useful for adding standard bumpers during your batch video processing Overlaps can be made to transition to and from the video instead of using a cut An overlap of 00 00 00 00 will make cuts Adjust Playback Rate IA This allows you to adjust the playback rate of a file You can speed it up or slow it down This can be useful to speed up instructional videos to make the pace a little faster Adjust Undersample Rate This allows you to lower the rate at which Vegas will sample the video frames Undersampling will produce a stutter as Vegas holds frames longer to make up for the reduced sampling This can also be useful if you have 30fps footage that you want to be sampled at 29 97 Broadcast Color Process AA A AA AAA Broadcast Color Process performs color correcting for a number of frequently encountered problems They include
7. will sets the opacity of the overlay track which adjusts the transparency of the image overlay You can move the slider to change the transparency or you can right click on the slider to bring up a popup menu which allows you to instantly set the value to 100 75 50 or 25 Note that the opacity in the preview will not change but the actual track opacity will be adjusted accordingly Filename is the absolute path to the file to use as an overlay The format assumes that the file is the full frame and the network bug or other graphics is already prepositioned in the frame A graphic file type that supports transparency such as PNG or TGA must be used A preview will show in the preview window giving you a good indication of what the overlay will look like Load Save Markers Load Save Markers Marker Get Markers From A File Start at Cursor Save Markers To A File Browse Filename Load Save Markers will allow you to keep your markers in a file and reload them from a file You can create the file with the save option or create it manually or in another application The format of the marker file is Timecode lt space gt Label For example OOOO OS OC Sl ame CHO OO TO GO Oil sia HE CCE OO 400 Rumole and tumble CHGS 00e ZL 008 aia Get Markers From A File Option to load the markers from the file specified in the Filename entry field Save Markers To A File Option to save the markers to the file specified in the
8. 3 amp Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Motion Tool Motion Tool Process Version 1 0 Source Files Backgrounds Files 0 BackPak User None BP 1 Evolving Clouds e Start at Cursor Reduce Intelace Flicker Motion Presets Preset Back Front Left Right a PS Initial Start 00 00 02 00 C Force Sequence Direction Place Scale Duration Spacing Fades Together Back to Front Right 3 00 00 05 00 00 00 01 00 00 01 00 5 Offset Back to Front Left 3 00 00 05 00 00 00 01 00 00 01 00 O Altemate Stagger Border UltimateS Foto White Border Motion Tool allows you to fly photos in out up down left right on multiple tracks with new Motions Backgrounds call BackPaks or use your own backgrounds Creating motion photos like this takes hours of manual manipulation but with Motion Tool you can have an impressive motion montage is just seconds Source Files Source Files Files 84 E Wideo Projects Video Yearbook 00 Group Shots Tem MG _0030 J EWideo Projects Video earbook200 Group Shots Tem MG _0033 J E Video Projects Video earbook200 Group Shots Tem MG _0155 J E Wideo Projects Video Yearbook2400 GroupShots Tem Ma _0158 J EWideo Projects Video earbook200 Group Shots Tem MG _0162J E Video Projects Video Yearbook 00 Group Shots Tem IMG O705 J E Wideo Projects Video Yearbook2400 GroupShots Tem IMG _ 0206 EWideo Projects Video earbook200 Group Shots Tem MG _
9. The Remove button will remove all selected files from the list You can select multiple files Remove All The Remove All button will remove all of the files from the list Up Down Arrows The up and down arrows WH will move a selected file up or down in the list The order of the files is important because they will replace the media slugs in the template in the order in which they are specified in this list starting from the top track replacing events from left to right Template Mapper The Template Mapper gives you very precise control over which file is assigned to each media slug File List Template Mapper E Video Capture GoProHD Nama Openning Filename Se las Modified Start 00 00 05 00 Length 00c00 05 00 GOPRO0002 MP4 i Remove if unsssigned Repeating GOFPROOOS MP4 13 78 MB 521 2014 30 gt Tai amm Hande Gaps Gose Gaps and and Events GOPROOOS MP4 B75MB 6 2 2014 Tki Este ER GOPRO0018 MP4 2283 MB 6 2 2014 Media File E Wideo Capture GoPro HO GOPA0002 MP4 Name Middle sector T Stat 00 00 10 00 Length 00 00 1125 oo V Remove if unassiged Repeating A ana Tiki Estay Pande Gaps Gone Gage and Expand Events Vio Fi es To use it navigate to the folder that contains your media using the button and then drag your files from the left pain to the media slug annotations in the right pain The RED filename entry field indicates that
10. also change the name of the Exit button to be Hide This indicates that pressing it will only hide the Production Assistant launcher in the system tray It will still be active waiting for media to be inserted Note This option is not saved and must be enabled when you want to use it Copy source files to project folder This option will copy the source files into the project folder It is most often used with the monitoring option to copy files from an external media card onto your computer but it can be used copy any files you add from anywhere on your computer and copy them to the project folder Overwrite duplicates This option will overwrite any duplicate files at the destination It is useful if you are re copying a collection of files to refresh them It is only enabled when the copy option is checked Keep parent folder at destination This will maintain file structure from the source files in the target project folder This is a good way to ensure that the card structure is maintained In the example above the folder 200MEDIA would be 7 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide created and the files would be placed in it if this option was checked The root folder 1 DCIM in this example would be omitted and but everything below it would be preserved Add The Add button will bring up the standard Windows File Open dialog and allow you to select files to add to the list of files to replace the media slugs Remove
11. aura A 55 PIRE CO Prolece TMINE di aaa 55 Tarde trol erat ias 56 Base FCN OM usina ir 56 AO PO EE a 56 AUQIE SCO DEN tii 56 CHECK ODAEILY EVE nan sia 57 FOI CE ODACHV ao 57 Aat Gaps and OVEVGEDS serio cin 57 AU EVEN Sestao ido aii oia 57 Audit Events FOURS AR aia 58 OULDUE FO MaS anal ee an cata ren rudes Co coca t Ce een 59 RAS RE LE FONA LE rapon E E mia worenian 60 The Ultimate Production Assistant ssssssssss22ss s 62 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Introduction Vegas Pro Production Assistant is a productivity tool for Vegas Pro software that can automate many of the daily video processes that broadcasters and editors encounter It has two primary tools 1 The Launcher is used to start Vegas Pro with a predefined project template You can select both a template and optionally any media files that the template requires and have a project automatically built and ready to edit This is a temendous timesaver for projects with predetermined layouts 2 The Plug in is an interactive tool used within Vegas Pro to automate many of the common tasks that you need to perform It is also a powerful batch processing tool that can save hours of tedious editing work Vegas Pro Production Assistant can work on individual files or process groups of files and then output them in any format that is supported by Vegas Pro The Launcher can be found by using the Start menu on your Windows desktop
12. be created Transition FX Transition FX Apply Transitions Ewery i Forward Revese Random Plug In Preset Name Sony Fage Peel Bottom Right Medium Fold Sony Page Peel Top Right Medium Fold Sony Page Peel Top Left Medium Fold Sony Page Peel Bottom Left Medium Fold 30 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide The Transitions FX feature will add transition FX to any events specified by the Image Source option It has the unique feature of allowing you to create your own presets that are collections of transitions and then apply them with the push of a button In order for this function to work you must specify a transition length with the Transition Length function or already have overlaps on your photos This function does not overlap them i e it does not create transitions it only applies Transition FX to already overlapped events Apply Transitions This option turns the Transition FX feature on and off Checking it will apply the current preset Unchecking will do nothing It is important to note that unchecking it will not remove existing transition FX To remove existing transitions check Apply and select the None preset Every This number determines the interval at which the Transition FX are applied If you want to apply them to every other event overlap select 2 Each increase in number will skip that many event overlaps before applying the transition FX again Forward If selected the transition
13. from the audio tracks in a project and start fresh Presets This is a list of presets that you can add to by using the Edit List and Save buttons Save Saves the current selection of audio FX under the name in the Preset field Delete Deletes the current preset from the list of presets Edit List brings up the Preset Selection dialog so you can edit or build a new preset Be sure to Save it once you return from editing 08 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Add Remove Video FX Enable Wideo FX eo AddFX Remove FX Remove All Preset 4s Ge Plug In Preset Name Sony Channel Blend Ultimate 5 70 s Harsh Film Detail Sony Flm Grain Ultimate 5 70s Harsh Film Detail sony Unsharp Mask Ditimate 5 70s Harsh Film Detail The Video FX function allows you to create and apply remove presets pf Video FX on multiple events as specified by the Video Source option There are several new Presets that you only get with Ultimate S 70 s Harsh Film Detail Tungsten balance low light repair Fluorescent Correction Indoor White Balance Repair Over processed Old Film U AUNE Enable VFX This turns the Video FX presets on and off Add FX This will add all the Video FX in the current preset to all the specified video events Remove FX This will remove all the Video FX in the current preset from the specified events If you only want to remove one Video FX select it or multiple from the list and only that FX will be removed
14. in Vegas Pro Production Assistant is a productivity tools that will automate many of the common tasks performed by broadcast editors How to start Production Assistant within Vegas Pro To start the Product Assistant select the following menu items in Vegas Pro E Untitled Yeas sl File Edi Men y F ENT 0e Lu 261 4 Mp MACRI View Extensions Production Assistant 2 0 Production Assistant 2 0 15 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Das Process MMi E la BA version 2 Le THE a apt UES tem TOLES HU UU E SSS md PP ee ee ee e It will process and render any number of external files to multiple formats Processing includes Add Remove Audio FX Add Remove Video FX Add Video Bumpers Adjust Playback Rate Adjust Undersample Rate Broadcast Color Process Change Project Properties Change Resample Mode Change Audio Event Properties Change Video Media Properties Cine Look Create Image Sequence Create Markers Crop Aspect Ratio Image Background Underlay Image Overlay Load Save Markers Normalize Audio Events Reduce Interlace Flicker Render Output Formats Trim Clip Widescreen Converter gt 16 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Toolbar id Process LEA sil uu TE 5 Eel Version The toolbar contains a set of quick tools that perform functions that you will use most often The About Box can be shown by clicking the Powered by VASS
15. media slug Normally your changes are saved after you deselect the slug but this allows you to save while you are still editing the slug Remove if unassigned When checked this option will remove the slug from the project if no media is assigned to it What happens next is determined by the Handle Gaps option If Handle Gaps is set to Do Nothing or Expand Event an empty space will be left where the slug once was If Handle Gaps is set to Close Gaps or Close Gaps and Expand Events the empty space from the deleted slug will be closed an all media on that track will be moved left by the length of the gap Repeating This is a special option If enabled it will use all of the remaining media to fill the track that it is on with events from the media fitting each event to the exact length of the media This can be used to quickly dump all of your video to the timeline with a single event Any slugs that come after a slug with Repeating enabled will have no media and will be removed if Remove if unassigned is enabled Otherwise they will be left blank Usually you will only use this option on the last slug in your template Handle Gaps This option determines how gaps created by the wrong sized media or missing media will be handled The options are Do Nothing This option will do nothing as the name implies Events that have media that is shorter than the length of the slug will have the event shortened and a gap will be left Media that is l
16. on for all the events that are specified by the Image Source option Reduce Interlace Flicker as its name implies will attempt to fix the problem with very thin lines in your images that pulsate on and off as your still image moves It is a good idea to have it on for still images with movement If this option doesn t solve that problem for you try adding a Gaussian Blur of 0 002 to any trouble images The blur should be imperceptible on the overall picture but should blur the lines so that they stop flickering 27 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Crop Aspect Ratio Crop Event to Aspect Ratio Reset Match Project lt Project 1 0000 Square 0 5091 NTSC DV 1 2121 NTSC DV Widescreen 1 0926 PAL DV 1 4568 PAL DV Widescreen 0 9132 NTSC Video CD 1 0921 PAL Video CD The Crop Events to Aspect Ratio feature will crop images to match your project or any aspect that Vegas Pro supports This does not change the Pixel Aspect Ratio of your media If you want to do that use the Audit tool Audit Media Aspect The Crop Events to Aspect Ratio will simply apply a crop to make the aspect ratio match This is very useful when scanning in images from different sources that have different aspect ratios If you keep it on all the time it is suggested that you also leave the Reset option on Otherwise your image may get cropped smaller and smaller with successive applications Reset Will reset the crop to match the actual asp
17. the Photo Montage functions to all the video tracks in the project Selected Applies the Photo Montage functions to only the tracks that are selected If audio tracks are selected they will only have Duration and Placement applied to them since they do not support any video functions Events Affected All Events Applies the Photo Montage to all the events on the tracks in the track selection Selected Applies the Photo Montage to only those events that are selected on the tracks in the track selection Media Bin as the Image Source Image Source Timeline Media Bin Filesystem New Track O Selected Track Bin Name Media Bins Media Bins Still Images Video ELA nom ei The Media Bin Image Source option takes the photos from the media bin that you select You have the option of placing these new events on a new track or adding them to the selected track New Track Adds the photos in the selected media bin as events on a new track The new track is named with the media bin name Selected Track Adds the photos in the selected media bin as events on the currently selected video track If more than one video track is selected it will use the first one from the top of the timeline It is possible to have changed the media bins in and not have it reflected in this view To refresh the Media Bin tree right click on the tree and choose Refresh from the shortcut menu 96 Production Ass
18. to fade the images on and off the screen and a scale to change the size of the images As the scale controls the viewport so as the number increases the images get smaller Once you have made these adjustments press Add gt gt to add the motion to the list of motions You also have the ability to zoom in and out Front to Back and Back to Front Thus can be combined with all of the other movement so that you can create motion where images are zooming toward you on the left and scrolling up the screen on the right 227 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Lower Thirds Tool Process Version 2 0 GP 1 Angted Surf 1 d Match Fowl Aspect Enter Ea Enter Appear Sat Appear Add to selected track fiddto a new Track ABOVE selected track 5 just a representative frame for reference Add to a new Track BELOW selected track Add Text Event Use ProType Thier Replace Easting Evert at a Take Grai Pak 2 Line Lower Third Test Pre Render GratPaks Lower thirds are often referred to as name boards or name wipes The Lower Thirds Tool can insert these lower thirds automatically Vegas Pro Production Assistant ships with more than 50 lower thirds in a variety of styles More lower thirds can be added via the VASST GrafPaks GrafPaks are libraries of lower thirds overlays and teaser assists that will save a tremendous amount of time Many lower thirds are animated but the animation will not be see
19. 00 03 18 id Gh Before will start and end the lead in before the voice event starts This means the volume will be fully lowered before the voice event starts It also starts the lead out after the end of the voice event Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide 00 00 03 18 Center will start the lead in and lead out duck so that it is half way complete when the voice event starts and ends thus centering the duck with the cut 00 00 03 18 EY voice Vol 00d 1 After will start the lead in duck when the voice event starts and end sometime after depending on the lead in It will also start the lead out when the voice event ends and end sometime after depending on the lead out 23 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Archive Project This feature will archive your entire project including nested projects and their media to another folder Archive Nested Project Files with Trim Archive Folder Save nested projects in subfolders WArchives RainForest When you save a project with Save As Trim Media in Vegas Pro it copies all of the media in your project to a common location It does NOT however copy the contents of any nested projects It just copies the project veg file This might cause you to delete the original project media thinking you have a backup when in fact you don t You only have the project file Archive Nested Projects works exac
20. 0215 J FA den Pmierte Widen Yearhank 200 Pr Shrek Teme Ms MARA The source files option allows you to add photos to your project You don t have to limit yourself to images you can select any file that contains video content that is appropriate for a Vegas Pro video track Add This button adds files to the list one folder at a time You can click it multiple times to add files from several different folders 33 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Remove Will remove all of the selected files from the list Clear All As the name implies this clears all of the file names from the list It will present you with a confirmation dialog to make sure you didn t click this button by accident Backgrounds The backgrounds control allows you to select from a motion background provided in the VASST BackPaks from your own backgrounds or have no background at all The length of the background is determined by the length of the images that are used in Motion Tool This means the background will repeat until all of the images are displayed BackPaks are engineered to repeat seamlessly If you choose to use your own backgrounds you should select backgrounds that are long enough for the entire MotoPhoto or those that can loop seamlessly BackPak Backgrounds BackPak User None BP 1 Evolving Clouds iv Use this option to select from the VASST BackPaks that you have installed on your computer User Backgrounds B
21. 1 Chapter 2 etc Create Markers at Events Places a marker at the beginning of each event on the selected track Create Markers at Intervals Places a marker at regular intervals as specified by the Interval field Evenly space Markers This option will take the number of markers specified and place them at even intervals across the timeline Create Regions from Selected Events This creates a region around each of the selected events The Make contiguous Events one Region option will make one region from events that are next to each other and selected Create Markers on the Beat Create Markers on the Beat uses the project Beats Per Minute property to determine where the markers should be placed This means that this option works in conjunction with the Vegas Pro Project Properties It is important to have you project set up properly before using this function or the results will be unpredictable The every 1 beat s allows you to skip beats For example if you want to place markers at the down beat of each measure in 4 4 time you would set the beat to 4 and it will drop a marker on every 4 beat To check your project press AIt ENTER in Vegas Pro to bring up the Project Properties window Crop Aspect Ratio Y Reset Match Project This option will crop all the events on all video tracks to match the output aspect that you specify This is good for ensuring that all media matches the project aspect or for creating
22. SONY Vegas Pro Production Assistant User s Guide Version 2 0 2009 2010 Sundance Media Group VASST All Rights Reserved Last Updated September 20 2010 Table of Contents Table OF CONES aa ac iia 1 MUFOGUCTION aiana a 4 The Vegas Pro Production Assistant Launcher ccccccsssseeeesssscceeeeeeeeeessnnnensees 5 Media FOME ANS 6 Files to Replace Media SUS diia ada reused 7 Monitor for media Card changes 7 Copy source Tiles to project Tolder saisine a 7 Overwrite GUDICITOS rr bi 7 Keep parent folder at destination 7 PROG AO 8 ROOMS N E ee Go me OO CC ae DD 8 REMONTER a ann sn a na Gt 8 UD DOWN PROMESSE an mienne ni nude dan Ci noi unions 8 tempate Mappe A as 8 BOLLO Panel AAA 8 Vegas VETO NA AI A AS 9 ADO BO tr di ada 9 ON una AAA AA AAA AE 9 EKIO E O AA 9 Creating Templates ica Sie 0 Sn a Sense aaa 10 Template Creator TODA iii A eine ee eaas 10 Loading Saving Your Template cis A AAA 11 Ntra ainia ii at 11 E O AE 11 A aces esate nt ceere Reape eens res re een cien dats oe mie ia te nm ates 11 SAN Pret et eee eke ee nee ee aN 11 Create Meala SILOS rad ad 11 ASELEMIASO SIGs tora e 11 RSEFECAUdO Uri Ab 11 Insert Video AUCIO SIUG AA ii 11 Convert Events to Medid SUIS sia tna areas 11 Create Video Audio Track sicccocinis nica rr errr kraa arna 12 Navigate Medias daa 12 PREVIOUS gt LT PR asi 12 NEXESIO aparcar OT iba aubed wae nee iiaeala 12 Aa ad 12 OPONE 12 Default SIG Lengt sirere ere a A C 12 M
23. Suffix MainConcept AVEAAC E Apple iPod 640x480 Video False True None Quick Time 7 mov 1 Mbps Video False True None Windows Media Video VO 512 Kbps Video False True None The Target Output tab controls where the results of the processing are sent Processed files can be printed to the timeline or printed to any number of file formats Output Location Output Location _ Print to Project Timeline Audit Project Target Folder E Projects Rain Farest Renders Base Filename Rain Forest The Output Location section determines what folder your files will be output to It also gives you an opportunity to audit the project for possible errors Print to Project Timeline When Print to Project Timeline is checked the remainder of the output sections is unavailable All output from the processing step will be placed on the timeline starting at the current cursor position ready for you to begin further editing It is important to place the cursor at the beginning of the timeline if you want to entire timeline processed Using the Use Current Project as Source option in the Source tab with the Print to Timeline option on this tab allows you to have an interactive session of just processing what is already on the timeline 55 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Target Folder This is the location that all of the processed files will be placed It should be a folder that has enough free space to hold all of the outputte
24. T logo This will show you the license key as well as version number and links for technical support i Process Process this button will process the three tabs Source Processing and Target Output in that order Any files on the Source tab will be fed to the Processing tab and then finally to the Output tab It doesn t matter which tab you are viewing when Process is clicked it always processes all three tabs LES Channel Split will take a stereo track and split it into two mono tracks This is useful when you have recorded different audio on each channel To use it select the audio track s that you want to split and click the toolbar button Normalize Track will normalize all of the audio events on the selected audio track s Normalization takes the loudest part of the audio and brings it up to OdB and adjusts the rest of the audio proportionately It will also add the Wave Hammer FX to the track using the Master for 16 bit preset To use it select the audio track s that you want to normalize and click the toolbar button If you want to normalize a subset of events on the track make a timeline selection before running normalize and it will only affect the events within the timeline selection JE Remove Track Gaps will remove any gaps that are in the selected track This moves all of the media end to end from the start of the timeline This should not be used on tracks where you want to maintain gaps in the media such as t
25. XP or Documents on Windows 7 and Vista Any veg files placed into this folder will show up in the list of GrafPaks with the prefix User in front of them If you also save a PNG image in the same folder with the same name the Lower Thirds tool will use that PNG image as the preview when you select your GrafPak from the list User defined lower thirds can be pre rendered just like any other GrafPak file Place you own lower third veg files in Windows XP My Documents VASST GrafPaks User Windows 7 and Vista Documents VASST GrafPaks User 39 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Source Media source Media Processing Target Output Use Current Project as Source Media Name Date Source Folder Clip 001 m4 922005 10 16 11 PM Es WVideo Capture HDW Capture Clip 002 m 9542005 9 49 03 AM E Wideo Capture HOW Capture Remove Clip 003 m4 952005 9 52 39 AM E MWideo Capture HDW Capture Clip 004 m4 952005 9 57 12 AM E Wideo Capture HDW Capture Clip 005 m4 9 5 2005 9 59 32 AM E Wideo Capture HOW Capture Clip 006 m4 5 56 2005 10 04 00 AM EVideo Capture HOW Capture The Source Media tab allows you to specify the source files that you want to process These can be any file type that Vegas Pro supports You can even add Vegas Pro project veg files and have them processed Add Media Files To add media files use the Add button Files are processed in the order in which they appear in the list The Move Up and Move D
26. a 4 3 center cut version of 16 9 widescreen media 50 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Image Background Underlay None BP 1 Northem Lights This option will add a background to the entire project It is very useful for underlying 4 3 video in a 16 9 project It works the same way as the Background tool in the Backgrounds in the Motion Tool Please see the Background too for instructions on its use Image Overlay D Content VASST TVBug png Image Overlay will add a transparent overlay to your project It can be shown for the entire duration to watermark a video or at regular durations to add station bugs Duration determines for how long the overlay will be shown If you select Across entire video then this field will be unavailable Start Offset determine when the first overlay will be shown from the beginning of the video Across entire video will show the overlay for the entire duration of the video At Intervals lets you display the overlay at regular intervals It uses the duration above and the Interval Between to determine how far apart to place them 51 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Distribute evenly will do the calculations for you You specify the amount of Times to display and it will use the duration and length of the video to figure out when to display it This is great of you have an agreement that says you must display the network bug 5 times during a show Opacity
27. ace one photo on a separate track in the sequence order that you selected Normally Motion Tool will add photos to a track until it is greater in length than the previous track This allows you to build motion where one photo can move very slowly across the screen while several move very quickly past it on another track There are times however when you do not want this to happen If you use large spaces between your events the last event may not be the furthest out and this would make Motion Tool place another event on the same track to compensate Checking Force Sequence will override this compensation behavior and force a new photo on every track in the sequence Border This adds a Sony Border FX to the photos All of the presets for Sony Border will show up here This means you can make your own custom borders with the Sony Border FX for use in your Motion Tools _ Start at Cursor Reduce Interlace Hicker Start at Cursor This option will cause the photos to start at the current cursor position instead of starting at the beginning of the project This is good for inserting a Motion Tool into the middle of a project Reduce I nterlace Flicker will turn the Reduce Interlace Flicker attribute on for all the events that are processed by Motion Tool Reduce Interlace Flicker as its name implies will attempt to fix the problem with very thin lines in your images that pulsate on and off as your still image moves It is a good idea to have it o
28. ack Pak User None E Video Projects Julia DVD Bac 3 34 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Use this option to select your own background from you hard drive If the background is a still image it will display in the preview Video files will not display in the preview at this time None Backgrounds BackPak User None No Background Select this option if you do not want a background added Note Only the currently select tab will be processed Motion Presets Motion Presets Preset Up Down Left Right Initial Start 00 00 03 00 Force Sequence Motion Direction Place Scale Duration Spacing Fades O Together Horizontal Left to Right Top 2 00 00 07 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 01 00 Offset Horizontal Right to Lett Bottom 00000700 00000200 00 00 01 00 Vertical Bottom to Top Right 2 00 00 07 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 01 00 D Altemate Stagger Vertical Top to Bottom Left 2 00 00 07 00 0000 0200 00 00 01 00 The Motion Presets option is what controls image movement in MotoFoto It allows you to create and apply a set of motion controls as a single preset Don t limit yourself to what is produced Feel free to turn on Ripple Edit at the Track mode and move the images over a bit until they display exactly as you want Think of the Motion presets as the starting point and your imagination as the final ending point Preset T
29. ce Flicker O None cuts only Setto 00 00 07 00 O Ignore Crop Event to Aspect Ratio Transition FX Reset Match Project Cul F Apply Transitions Ewery 1 Forward Reverse Random Preset eo et tal x Pan and Scan Zoom a Plug in Preset Name Sony Swap Swap Left Sony Swap Swap Right Preset Deep In Slow out Image Source Image source allows you to specify the source of the images for your Photo Montage You can use images that already exist on the timeline this is useful for recomposing a photo montage images from the media bins or images from the file system Timeline as the Image Source Image Source Timeline Media Bin Filesystem Tracks Affected Events Affected All Tracks All Events O Video Tracks O Selected TEE Events Tracks The Timeline Image Source option allows you to manipulate events on all tracks just video tracks or just the selected track In addition it will affect either all events on those tracks or just the selected events on those tracks If use video media instead 25 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide of still images with the Montage Tool remember to select both the video and the audio if you want them to stay in sync Tracks Affected All Tracks Applies the Photo Montage functions to all tracks in the project Audio tracks will only have Duration and Placement applied to them Video Tracks Applies
30. ch filename unique for each template that is used This option is especially useful of you generate several renders to the same format at different bitrates because you can easily see which template was used If the file already exists with that name and template it will be overlaid with the new file e Add both the template name and number make unique This option will guarantee that no files are overwritten It adds the template name and a numeric suffix that is guaranteed to be unique for that filename and template name If the file already exists with that name and template a new suffix number will be generated so that files will never be overlaid unless there are more than 999 files with that name and template Remove Removes the currently selected render template from the list Move Up Moves the currently selected render template UP in the list Templates are rendered in the order in which they are found in the list Move Down Moves the currently selected render template DOWN in the list Templates are rendered in the order in which they are found in the list 61 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide The Ultimate Production Assistant There are a lot of functions in Vegas Pro Production Assistant to enhance you productivity This User s Guide has just scratched the surface of the mechanical workings of them Now it s up to you to explore the artistic workings and use the tool in different ways to improve your workflow and
31. d files Base Filename The Base Filename is used only when you process multiple files as a single project If you are processing individual files the original file names will be used If however you are processing multiple files together the base filename will be used Audit Project The Audit Project button brings up a window that allows you to run several audit checks on your project 1 Audit Project Audit Scope Check Opacity Level Audit Gaps and Overlaps 5 Entire Project Check Opacity Level Audit for Gaps Overlaps Remove Drop Marker M Force Opacityto 1100 Smaller than 00 00 00 02 Selected Tracks Within 21 of 100 or 0 Audit Events Audt DCAM Prodes Audit for XDCAM Proves wl F 100 00 00 01 Find Events smaller than Show Media List _ Find buried Events O Drop Timeline Markers _ Find Events with duplicate media These tools allow you to check your project for problems that happen during the normal editing _ Remove ununsed Takes process Just check the ones that you want to run and press OK Audit Scope Audit Scope Entire Project O Selected Tracks The Audit Scope section controls the processing scope of the other audit tools You can audit the entire project or you can audit just the selected tracks This allows you to be very specific about what is audited 56 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Check Opacity Level Check Opacity Level Check Opac
32. dias ltd ANNOtaON S eerren a A E 12 NAME A A y a ae o aaraa renea 13 Save TO SlU aia an a lande lila iles 13 REMOVE ITUNGSSIGNEG ridad 13 REDCAUN Goerres EE D TEE EA 13 Hande Ga arent e O 13 Medid FES SR Sn id ata 14 The Vegas Pro PIUO IM iia 15 How to start Production Assistant within Vegas Pro 2 15 TOCINA aia 17 POCOS e o coat 17 CHARS DR andere am an cie resis 17 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide NorMmalIz Tra A nee a mow eee 17 REMOVE Track Gaps rias 17 Create CROSS ASS rat n da db D me ui dde 17 SIMP DUES nia OCA AAA none 18 Advanced DU nds 18 MoOntade TOR AAA 18 MAUI TO li 18 Lower TRIAS TO at a 18 Create Crosstades imss 19 a O dns te ne 19 WON Crs VS Len Re a Amendes aan 20 SIMple DUCK nissan sen rame tetes cendre reliure une 20 Advanced DUCK ocior aaa 21 Archive Project E 24 Montage TOON ini 25 Mage Sou CS a tae nn o seams 25 Time lin as the image Sou Sui T i 25 a ATC E ER tae ae eet tern te eee nen wi ne tee cena oie UD 26 USES PAU CCL O ac ete ae ba ere ae sar atest be oes dae iene ana 26 M dia Bink as tne Made SOU Cria A Ao 26 File System as the Image Source 27 Reducenntertace Fleur e es e rit lt eo nr Are 27 Crop ASDCCE RoC Ondara ANO 28 Pan ana ZONES il titi 0e de ta 28 O he Ae 28 DP nn te ee ac de ete ne Ondes 29 Transition CM OU a en atrio 30 Mans Mon e het ea tr te 30 EL TANSITIONS searre caen er Green dite ra 32 MOtION TOON iii adas 33 SOUTCO pl oc Sener E ne A ts di 33 BACK FOUNO ir
33. ect of the media Note This option is applied first so that you can reset the crop and apply a new crop with the Match option on one step Match Will match the aspect crop to the one selected in the dropdown combo box This is very useful if you have scanned in pictures of various shapes and sizes It will insure that they are all cropped to match your project Pan and Zoom Pan and Sean oom The Pan and Scan Zoom feature creates motion in otherwise still images There are a variety of presets that will individually affect the amount of zoom in and out as well as the direction of the panning and the amount of pan relative to the zoom Placement Placement Change Placement Start at Cursor Randomize Order O Place Events at Every fo Marker s C Fit To Music O Fit To Region Fixed Interval 00 00 05 00 The Placement feature has a variety of options for placing photos on the timeline It works in conjunction with the Duration and Transition Length functions to create a photo montage 8 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Change Placement Turns on the entire group of options on and off If you want Photo Montage to change the placement of images select this check box If you do not want the placement of images to change clear this check box This allows you to change placement independent of duration and transition length Start at Cursor This option will start the Montage Tool at the current cursor locati
34. es up the use count from this media so that it can be safely removed by sweeping the media pool 58 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Output Formats Output Formats Gi gt lt Eat us Renderer Template Stretch Mar Filename Suttix MainConcept AVE AAC E Apple iPod 640480 Video False None Quick Time 7 mov 1 Mbps Video False None Windows Media Video V9 C 512 Kbps Video False None The Render Formats control allows you to create presets with multiple render targets You can have any number of renders listed under a preset and can recall them just by selecting that preset Preset The name of the preset You can type in this field to create a new preset name mn Save Saves the current preset Delete A Deletes the current preset Deleted presets cannot be recovered Edit List Allows you to edit the current list or create a new list of renders to be saved as a preset When selected the Render Formats window will appear It takes a little while to display because it is collection all of the renderers that Vegas Pro knows about DO Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Render Format s Output Format File Type MainConcept MPEG 2 mpg m2v m2 mpa Template DVD Architect NTSC Widescreen video stream Stretch video to fill output frame size do not letterbox Save project marker in media file Filename uniqueness None overtay duplicates File Jae Template Stretch Ma
35. fis make unique ag Add the template name overay duplicates m Add both the template name and number make unique f Renderer eS A ham A abi a glint ha te Fr a DE e a EE e mn e None overlay duplicates This option does not change the filename in any way This is great for when you are rendering MPEG2 and AC3 files for DVD Architect because both filenames must match for the audio and video to be loaded together Use this whenever you want the filename to remain the same except for the file extension If the file already exists with that name and extension it will be overlaid with the new file e Add a numeric suffix make unique This option will add a numeric suffix to the filename in the format _ 001 This will make each filename unique for each extension that is used This is great when rendering with different templates that use the same extension i e multiple formats of wmv files or DV with HDV intermediaries that share the AVI extension If the file already exists with that name and extension a new suffix number will be generated so that files will never be overlaid unless there are more than 999 files with that name and extension e Add the template name overlay duplicates This option will add a template name suffix to the filename in the format _ lt Template Name gt For example the DVD Widescreen template will produce a suffix of _ DVD Widescreen This will make ea
36. folder in which the project will be created This folder might exist and already contain any media that has been prepared for your project or it can be a new project folder if you are copying media from a media card to start your project The folder button Ll will allow you to browse to the location that you want your project created in and optionally create a new folder if one does not already exist Note It is important to understand the relation between Project Name Create Folder and Project Folder Here are some examples Project Name Rainforest Create folder Checked Project Folder E Video Projects Final project file E Video Projects Rainforest Rainforest veg Project Name Rainforest Create folder Unchecked Project Folder E Video Projects Final project file E Video Projects Rainforest veg Credle Media Eins from Filesyslen titi tot do PR Create Media Bins from Filesystem when checkea this option will scan the file system folders under the project folder create a media bin for each subfolder and import any valid content from those folders into the respective bins so they are ready to be used in your project Media Folder media Media Folder This is an optional field and is only used when copying source file to the project folder It allows you to place the media in a subfolder of your choice If Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide you leave this blank the media files will be copied directly int
37. his drop down combo box allows you to select the different presets The special preset name None is useful as a basis for creating your own presets from a clean start It serves no other purpose Save The diskette icon will save the current preset Delete The X icon will delete the current preset Edit List This will edit the current preset and allow you to create your own presets You are encouraged to create your own sets of motion presets for use in your projects 35 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Initial Start This timecode determines the start offset used by the options you select below it See the Together Offset Alternate Stagger for details Together Selecting Together will disable the Initial Start field This is because no offset will be applied and all tracks of photos will start at the same time Offset This option will offset each track by the Initial Start amount When flying multiple photos across the screen this will have each track start later by the Initial Start amount Alternate Stagger This option will alternate between using the offset in Initial Start amount and starting at the beginning Every other track will either start at the beginning or start at the offset The real difference here is that Offset will continually offset the images later and later while Alternate Stagger will offset one and start the next at the beginning again Force Sequence This options will force Motion Tool to pl
38. ill add the lower third to the track above currently selected track Replace Existing Event as a Take This option replaces the existing lower third as a Take Just select an existing lower third and it will add the new one as a take to the old one You can now toggle through the takes and decide which one you want to use or delete the takes you don t want PreRender GrafPaks This option will display a dialog that allows you to select any of the GrafPak files that you have installed and it will batch render them in the format that you select NTSC NTSC Widescreen PAL PAL Widescreen HD 720p HD 10801 Once a GrafPak has been pre rendered the Lower Thirds tab will use the MOV file instead of the VEG file This will give you a significant boost in performance For this reason it is recommended that you select all of your GrafPak files and prerender them Add Text Event This option will add a Text event to the track above the lower third and group the two events together The list of text presets can be selected from the dropdown list below it Use ProType Titler This option will fill the lest of presets from the ProType Titler generator It will add a ProType Titler event instead of the normal Sony Text event User Defined Lower Thirds You can create your own lower thirds as Vegas project files veg When Production Assistant is installed it creates a VASST GrafPaks User folder under your personal documents folder My Documents on
39. ing volume Fade Type Out The fade type to use for the curve out These are the same types that Vegas Pro uses For more information on how they work please consult the Vegas Pro documentation Volume The volume that should be used at the base of the envelope This is the absolute amount of the new volume It defaults to 12 0 dB which is a good starting point but you can set it to any amount you want including raising the volume Valid values are from 6 0 dB to Infinity 20 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Advanced Duck You can control the volume amount the curve type and the lead in and lead out times Use the drop down list to assign one of your audio tracks as the voice track and another as the music track Note This will only work when your Voice track is broken into just the events with audio If your voice track is one long event this will not work That s because it does not examine the audio but rather looks for breaks in the track events You must break your voiceover track into small sections for this to work properly Duck Music Before Center After 12 0dB Voice track Music track Leadintime 00000015 Smooth Lead out time 00 00 00 15 Smooth 4 Volume l Duck Music This turns the Duck Audio function on and off Voice Track A drop down list of all the audio tracks from which you should select the Voice track If some or all of your audio tracks are missing from the list i
40. istant 2 0 User s Guide File System as the Image Source Image Source Timeline Media Bin Filesystem New Track Selected Track les 8 E Video Projects Video Yearbook 20 E Video Projects Video Yearbook 20L E Video Projects Video Yearbook 20 Eden Praiecte iden teare AW lt The Filesystem Image Source option takes the photos from the file system on your hard drive Click the Browse button to open a multiselect File Open dialog The dialog will filter the files using the most popular image file format extensions You also have the option of changing the filter to All to select any image file you want You have the option of placing these new events on a new track or adding them to the selected track New Track Adds the photos in the selected media bin as events on a new track The new track is named Photo Montage Selected Track Adds the photos in the selected media bin as events on the currently selected video track If more than one video track is selected it will use the first one from the top of the timeline Remove Removes a filename from the list Add Opens a multiselect File Open dialog The dialog will filter the files using the most popular image file format extensions You also have the option of changing the filter to All to select any image file you want Reduce Interface Flicker Reduce Intedace Flicker Reduce I nterlace Flicker will turn the Reduce Interlace Flicker attribute
41. itle tracks To use it select the track s that you want to remove the gaps from and click the toolbar button Create Crossfades will move or extend events on the selected track s so that they crossfade by the amount indicated If there is a timeline selection it will only affect the events within the timeline selection on the selected tracks See the Create Crossfades section of this manual for details on how to use this tool 2 17 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide E Simple Duck will create a volume envelope on the selected audio track s for the duration of the timeline selection To use it first make a timeline selection at the place and duration that you want to duck the audio Then select any number of audio tracks to duck Finally click the toolbar button See the Simple Duck section of this manual for details on how to use this tool HT Advanced Duck will create a duck on one track whenever there is an event on another track The typical use for this is to duck a music track whenever there is an event on a voice over track See the Advanced Duck section in this manual for details on how to use this tool T Archive Project will archive your entire project including media to another folder including nested project and their media See the Archive Project section in this manual for details on how to use this tool Montage Tool will allow you to create photo and video montages See the Montage Too
42. ity Level Within 2 of 100 or 0 Force Opacityto 100 This option will check the opacity levels of all your events to be sure they are within the tolerances that you set The current setting in the example above shows a check for 2 of 100 or 0 This function will change the opacity of any event that is greater than 98 or lower than 2 It WILL NOT touch the opacity of events that are 98 or lower or that are 2 or greater Force Opacity This option will force the opacity of all events to the designated level Audit Gaps and Overlaps Audit Gaps and Overlaps Audit for Gaps Overaps OR Drop Marker move and ripple Smaller than 00 00 00 02 Audit Gaps and Overlaps will audit for events that have gaps or overlaps that are smaller than the specified amount You have the option of removing these gaps or overlaps by moving the events up against each other and rippling the rest of the events throughout the timeline or simply dropping a marker to indicate where they are and deal with them manually Audit Events Audit Events Find Events smaller than 00 00 00 01 Find buried Events Find Events with duplicate media Remove unused Takes Find Events smaller than This function will find all events that are smaller than the specified length It will present the Events Found dialog which gives you several options to handle them 57 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Find buried Events This function will fi
43. ject folder for you The workflow is as follows Select a template to start your project Specify the name you want for your project Specify the folder that the project should be created in Add media to replace any media slugs in the template Click OK to launch your new project T AS Template Media Court 1 Description This shows how to use a repeating slug to dump all media onto the timeline Template The Template drop down list will show all of the templates that are available Some of these templates may require additional media The number of media slugs in the template is show on the right of the template name as the Media Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Count This additional media can be specified in the Files to Replace Media Slugs list below You can choose a new folder to get templates from by clicking the folder icon and selecting a new template folder Project Mame Ra Create folder Project Name The project name will become the name of the Vegas Pro project file that is created You will find a file by this name with the extension veg in the project folder that is specified If you check Create folder a folder will be created with the project name under the Project Folder This allows you to specify a single folder for all projects and still have each project in a separate folder that is the same as the project name Project Folder E Video Projects Project Folder The project folder is the
44. l section in this manual for details on how to use this tool ES Motion Tool will allow you to create flying motion from still images or video The direction and movement of the media is automatically calculated for you Different motion backgrounds can be selected as a backdrop or supply your own See the Motion Tool section in this manual for details on how to use this tool Lower Thirds Tool will allow you to place premade lower thirds into your projects See the Lower Thirds Tool section in this manual for details on how to use this tool LTS Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Create Crossfades The Create Crossfade tool will move or extend events on the selected track s so that they crossfade by the amount indicated It can work on all of the events or just events within a timeline selection To use it you must have at least two events on a track Optionally make a timeline selection of the area you want to affect and then select the track s that you want to create crossfades between the events and click the toolbar button Create Crossfades works in two modes Extend Events and Move Events Create Crossfades 00 00 01 00 Extend Events Move Events lf there is not enough media to extend the event want to O Leave as a cut Extend for available media gt Move events as required O Extend anyway looping media Extend Events This mode will extend the edges of the events to create
45. lay Image Overlay Load Save Markers Normalize Audio Events Reduce Interlace Flicker Render Output Formats Trim Clip Widescreen Converter Ue Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Add Remove Audio FX Enable Aude FX 0 ddFX Remove FX Remove Al Preset udio 4 Video Mastering chain Plug In Preset Name Paragraphic EQ Ultimate 5 Audio 4 Video Mastenng chain Parametric EQ Ultimate 5 Audio 4 Video Mastering chain Wave Hammer Surround Ultimate 5 Audio 4 Video Mastering chain Drther Ultimate 5 Audio 4 Video Mastenn The Audio FX function applies a chain of Audio FX at the Track level This is because Vegas does not support real time Events level FX At first this may seem to provide the same functions as Vegas FX chains and the function is similar What this provides that Vegas doesn t is the ability apply these presets to multiple selected audio tracks simultaneously It also allows you to selectively remove FX from multiple tracks simultaneously This is a real time saver Add FX This will add all the Audio FX in the current preset to all the selected audio tracks Remove FX This will remove all the Audio FX in the current preset to from the selected audio tracks If you only want to remove one Audio FX select it or multiple from the list and only those FX will be removed Remove All Removes ALL the Audio FX s from all of the selected audio tracks This IS a good way to remove all of the default FX
46. lows you to trim the beginning or ending off of all events It is useful if you use a capture tool that might leave frames from the next clip at the end of the previous clip This allows you to trim them off Widescreen Converter Convert 4 3 project to Widescreen Switch to 30p Selected Events Only Convert 4 3 project to Widescreen For the time when you don t want your project to be 24p you can use just the Widescreen option to crop everything in your project to 16 9 This option will convert your project to either NTSC or PAL DV Widescreen When you render your project you should use the DVD Architect NTSC Widescreen video stream or DVD Architect PAL Widescreen video stream and render your audio separately as AC3 Reduce Interlace Flicker Turns on the Reduce Interlace Flicker option for all of the events Switch to 30p Changes you project to 30p Some people prefer the look of 30p to 24p This is a personal preference Selected Events Only This will apply a Widescreen crop to the selected events Use this when only a few events need to be cropped This might happen when you intermix 4 3 and 16 9 footage in the same project 54 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Target Output Source Media Processing Options Target Output Output Location Print to Project Timeline Audit Project Target Folder E Renders Rain Forest Base Filename Extreme Animals Output Formats Renderer Template Stretch Mar Filename
47. n for still images with movement If this option doesn t solve that problem for you try adding a Gaussian Blur of 0 002 to any trouble images The blur should be imperceptible on the overall picture but should blur the lines so that they stop flickering 30 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Effects Creation Dialog a Motion Effects Creation Create Motion Tracks b Add gt Top to Bottom Fight o Horizontal Left to Right T Es to Top Left mal casio iba a Beton to Te Crt ee es ee Y Jog Par 1 Wertical Top to Bottom Left ack to Front Left Back to Front Center E Back to Front Right al Front to Back Left Motion Direction Place Sc Duration Spacing Fades 00 00 07 00 00 00 027 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 01 00 Pa Po RO Mi Front to Back Center M Duration 00 00 05 00 Spacing 00 00 02 00 Fade In Out 00 00 01 00 2 00 The Effects Creation dialog is the heart of Motion Tool This is where you build the various motions that are applied to your images At the top left is the number of tracks you want to use This determines the number of simultaneous images in motion on the screen at once The list on the left shows all of the motions you can pick from The entry fields on the bottom left determine the duration of image the spacing between images the duration
48. n in the preview window Lower Thirds Selection When the Lower Thirds Tool is launched it provides a view of the current frame where the timeline cursor is parked it then overlays a sample of the lower third Once a selection is made from the drop down list you can use your up and down cursor control keys in your computer keyboard to browse through the available lower thirds Match Pixel Aspect This option will match the pixel aspect of the lower third to that of the project All lower thirds are in 4 3 standard aspect ratio If you have a 16 9 widescreen project make sure this option is selected so that the GrafPak is created properly Change Length Each lower third has a predetermined length Most are animated and the length is determined by the animation You can change this length when inserting the lower third using the Change length option Enter Exit This allows you to add motion to the entrance and exit of the lower third You can have it just appear fade on and off or push on or off in four directions 38 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Repeat This option will let you insert several of the same lower third on the timeline at regular intervals Add to Selected Track This will add the lower third to the currently selected track Add to a new Track ABOVE the selected track This will add the lower third to the track above currently selected track Add to a new Track BELOW the selected track This w
49. nd all events have slipped under other larger events and are now buried by them It will present the Events Found dialog which gives you several options to handle them Find Events with duplicate media This function will find all events have duplicate media This is really helpful when building slide shows and you suspect you have used pictures multiple times Find Events with duplicate media will find these events and present the Events Found dialog which gives you several options to handle them Audit Events Found Events Found The following Events were found Event Name Type Track Position Media Path Young_ 02 Video 2 00 00 10 00 E Video Projects VideoYearbook Young_ 04 Video 3 UO 00 20 00 EsVideo Projects WideoYearbook Delete Make Regions Place Markers Cancel j E The Events Found dialog will be called after Find Events smaller than Find buried Events and Find Events with duplicate media to give you several options on what to do next You can delete the events make regions around them or place markers at them so they are easily identifiable or simply cancel to do nothing Remove unused Takes This function will remove all of the takes in your project that are not active It is a good way of freeing up media once you are happy with your final edits Normally your media pool will contain pointers to any media that is used in your project event if it is not the active take Using remove unused takes fe
50. nt it will adjust the duration to reach the next interval This is the most common option and Should only be changed if you are looking to do some special placement of images Set to This option will set the duration to a fixed length Setting this to a value shorter than the placement value will leave gaps on the timeline Setting to a greater value will cause overlaps Ignore This option ignores duration and doesn t change it Use this when you do not want the duration of your photos to change from what is already on the timeline Transition Length Transition Length None cuts only Set to 00 00 01 00 Ignore The Transition Length feature has a variety of options to control the overlapping of events so that transitions can be applied with the Transition function None cuts only This option disables the transition length feature If used in conjunction with Duration Fit to Placement makes a cuts only montage Note Selecting None will cause the Transition feature to appear to do nothing This is because you need a transition length for the transitions to show Set to Allows you to specify a length to overlap each photo event to create a crossfade default or so that transitions may be applied with the Transition feature This option must be used of you want to use the Transitions feature Ignore This option causes no change to transition length Existing transitions will be left alone and no new transitions will
51. o group the media slugs togetherto indicate that both video and audio from the same media should be used This will be replaced both with the video and audio from the file that is assigned It performs the same action as the menu item Insert Video Audio Slug Convert Events to Media Slugs The button will convert all the selected events to media slugs This is great if you have an existing project and want to turn it into a template Just select all of the events in your project that you want to substitute media for in the template and press thus button All of the selected events will be replaced with the appropriate alle Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide media slugs This button performs the same action as the menu item Tools Convert Events to Media Slugs Create Video Audio Track The button will insert a video and audio track and label them accordingly It is a convenience method You can still add video and audio tracks manually when you create your templates It performs the same action as the menu item Insert Video Audio Track Navigate Media Slugs These buttons will help you find media slugs in your project Previous Slug The button selects the previous media slug on the timeline and scrolls the current timeline indicator to the beginning of the slug Next Slug The button selects the next slug on the timeline and scrolls the current timeline indicator to the beginning of the slug Help The e bu
52. o the root of your project folder Files lo Replace Media Slugs T Monitor for meda card changes V Copy source filca bo project folder Overmite duplicates Keep parent folder at destination Add media flas Files d Meda Name Date Source Folder Add GOPRODO2 MP4 54212014 9 59 1 MADCIM 200MEDLA GOPRODOS MP4 522014 25052 MADCIM ZOOMEDIA GOPROD1E MP4 6 2 201441108 NADCIM 200MEDIA are GOPRDO03 MP4 5821 2014 1002 MADCIMECOOMEDIA Files to Replace Media Slugs This list allows you to specify any media that may be need by the template that you have chosen When a template is created you can create Empty events as placeholders called slugs that will designate where media should be substituted Vegas Pro Production Assistant will start with the top track and scan from left to right for any Empty events When it finds one it substitutes the next media in the list It continues to do this replacing media from Left to Right events and Top to Bottom tracks until it runs out of source media to replace or runs out of empty events whichever comes first Monitor for media card changes When checked Production Assistant will monitor your computer for the insertion of a media card When it senses one it will open the launcher and load the file list with the media names from the card In the example above a media card was inserted into drive N and the media files from the card are displayed in the list This option will
53. on If left unchecked the Montage Tool will start at the beginning of the project Randomize Order This randomizes the photos from their original order Place Events at Every n Markers This is for adding a slideshow to markers It will place one photo at each n markers where n is the number in the entry field This allows you to place photos at every other marker or every third marker etc For example if you specify every 1 marker and have 50 photos you will need 50 markers A common use for this function is to place markers on musical beats This will cause the photos to change with the beat of the music The Markers tab has an option of dropping beats at markers Fit To Music This will calculate the duration of each photo event so that all the events are displayed within the time of a music track To use it place your music on an audio track Select Fit To Music and any other options and click OK You will be prompted to identify the audio track whose length with be used to determine how long the Montage Tool will be The length of the audio track will be divided by the number of photos and each photo will be set to that length Note Due to frame boundaries in the video the duration of the photo montage may be off by a few frames Fit To Region This will calculate the duration of each photo event so that all the events are displayed within the duration of a region This is great for fitting a montage into the middle of an exis
54. onger than the slug will be cut off at the slug length Close Gaps This option will close any gaps that are created Events that have media that is shorter than the length of the slug will have the event shortened and the gap that is created between the length of the media and the length of the slug will be closed by moving all events to the right of the slug on the track to the left by the length of the gap that must be filled Media that is longer than the slug will be cut off at the slug length Expand Event This option will expand any slugs that are shorter in length than the media assigned to it Normally events that have media that is longer than the length of the slug will have the event truncated but this expands them to the length of the 513 2 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide media assigned and all events to the right of the slug on the track will be moved further right by the length of the expansion to accommodate the new media Media that is shorter than the slug will be shortened Close Gaps and Expand Events This option combines the previous two options and will close the gaps for media that is shorter than the slug and expand the slug for media that is longer and push events to the right to make room Media File This option is grayed out in the template creator but will be available in the launcher so that you can assign a media file to the slug 14 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide The Vegas Pro Plug
55. own buttons allow you to reorder the files to control the order in which they will be processed Use Current Project as Source When this is selected the media files list is unavailable and all processes and rendering will be performed on the current timeline This allows you to process files and then go back and process the timeline again later Add Displays a File Open dialog so that you can add media files Remove Removes the currently highlighted file from the list Remove All Removes all of the files from the list so that you can specify a new set of files to batch render Move Up Moves the currently selected file UP in the list Files are rendered in the order in which they are found in the list Move Down Moves the currently selected file DOWN in the list Files are rendered in the order in which they are found in the list 40 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Processing Options _ Source Media Processing Target Output Add Process Steps Options Process as single timeline Process Count 2 Image Overlay Enabled True StartOffset 00 00 00 00 Duration 00 00 10 00 Interval Image Background Underlay Enabled True Background BP 1 Evolving Clouds Remove All The Processing Options tab controls the processes that are run against the media files You can have each file processed individually or have all of the source files processed as a single timeline laying each file end to end
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57. rkers Filename Suffix MainConcept MPEG 2 Emp DVD Architect NTSC Wide False True None Dolby Digital AC 3 Pro acd Stereo DVD False True None Render Formats The Render Formats window allows you to create a preset that contains all of the formats that you d like to render to File Type This selects the primary file type that will be used All of the file types that Vegas Pro supports will be listed Template This will list all of the templates that are available for the file type chosen If you make more templates in Vegas Pro and save them they will show up here Add This will add the options you have chosen to the render list Update This will update the selected option in the render list with the new options you have chosen Stretch video to fill output frame size do not letterbox This option will stretch your video to fill the resolution in the render template Save project markers in the media file This option will save the markers in your project as embedded markers in the media You can use this option to imbed chapter points in MPEG files Filename uniqueness This option controls how filenames are created so that they either overlay duplicates or generate unique names It is very important to understand how these options work so that render files do not get overlaid 60 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide None overlay duplicates None overay duplicates tt Add a numeric suf
58. s will be applied in the same order as they are displayed in the list Reverse lf selected the transitions will be applied in the reverse order that they are displayed in the list Random If selected the transitions will be applied in a random order from this list Note This does not randomly select transition FX from all the FX available in Vegas Pro It only uses the FX in the list You can create a new list with 10 or 20 transition FX and select Random and it will randomly apply those 10 or 20 or however many FX you add to the list This keeps you in control of which FX are used in the random selection Preset This drop down combo box allows you to select the different presets The special preset name None is useful as a basis for creating your own presets from a clean start or for removing all existing transition FX from your photos Save The diskette icon will save the current preset Delete The X icon will delete the current preset Edit List This will edit the current preset and allow you to create your own presets You are encouraged to create your own sets of transition presets for use in your projects Preset Contents List This list displays the transitions and their preset names This list of transitions will be applied to the events specified by the Image Source in the order specified o ES Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Edit Transitions Plugin Selection Sony 30 Blinds Plug In Preset Name
59. sistant 2 0 User s Guide Loading Saving your Template The following icons allow you to load and save templates New l l Use New H to start a new template This will also create a new associated project Load Use the Load to load an existing template and its associated project file Save Use Save al to save your template The default location is under your Documents folder on your computer in the Sony Production Assistant 2 0 Template Folder Save AS Use Save AS al to save your template under a different name Create Media Slugs This section has all the tools for creating media slugs for your template Insert Video Slug The button will add a single video slug to the project at the current timeline cursor position on the selected Video track This is to be for video media without audio or image media It performs the same action as the menu item Insert Video Slug Insert Audio Slug Y The button will add a single audio slug to the project at the current timeline cursor position on the selected Audio track This will be replaced with an audio file or the audio portion of a video file if assigned It performs the same action as the menu item Insert Audio Slug Insert Video Audio Slug The button will add both a video and audio slug to the project at the current timeline cursor position on the selected Video and Audio track Both tracks must be selected for this button to work It will als
60. t s because you didn t assign a name to them Please name your audio tracks in the scribble strip and try again Music Track A drop down list of all the audio tracks from which you should select the Music track If some or all of your audio tracks are missing from the list it s because you didn t assign a name to them Please name your audio tracks in the scribble strip and try again Lead In The amount of time it takes for the music to go from its present volume setting to the setting specified by the Volume slider Lead Out The amount of time it takes for the music to go from the setting specified by the Volume slider back to its previous volume setting Curves Determines the curve used by the lead in and lead out individually It can be set to Linear Fast Slow Smooth Sharp None the None setting is the equivalent of the Hold setting in Vegas Pro Volume This slider determines the amount the volume will be lowered or raised It has a shortcut menu that you can get to with a right click to access the settings Le Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide 12 0 dB Right click Set to 6 0 dB Vol Set to 0 0 dB Set to 12 0 dB Set to Inf de Right Click If you right click the volume slider you will get a shortcut menu that allows you to quickly set the volume to some popular levels Before Center After Before Center After These radio buttons will determine where the duck will begin 00
61. t Sony 3D Cascade Sony Page Bottom Right Medium Sony 30 Fy In Out Sony Page Top Right Medium Fold Default Sony Page Top Left Medium Fold Tumble In Sony Page Bottom Left Medium Fold Spin Away lt lt Remove Sony 3D Shuffle 7 Sony Bam Door Sony Clack Wipe Sony Cross Effect Sony Dissolve Sony Hash Sony Iris Sony Linear Wipe Sony Page Loop Sony Page Peel Sony Page Roll 1111 my The Plug In Selection dialog will be displayed when you press the Edit List button in the Transitions feature The tree view on the left is filled with whatever Transition FX plug ins you have installed in alphabetical order The list on the right is the one you are building your preset in Use the list on the left to drill down to the transition preset you want to add to your custom preset and either double click it or select it and press the ADD gt gt button You cannot select the transitions themselves only their presets If you want to remove a transition from your list double click on it or use the lt lt Remove button The Clear All button will quickly clear your list allowing you to Start over Click OK when you are completed editing your transition list and you will be returned to the Montage Tool page Don t Forget to Save your transitions list when you get there Be sure to give it anew name so you don t overwrite an existing preset unless that was what you intended to do
62. than JPEG files If you are creating a lot of pictures it will go much faster using JPEG images Create Markers Entire project Timeline Selection Marker Type Naming Use base name with sequence nu Base Name Chapter J Create Markers at Events Create Markers at Intervals C0 10 00 00 Evenly space Markers Make contiguous Events one Region Create Marker on every Beatla Create Markers lets you easily create markers by placing them at events placing them at regions or placing them at regular intervals evenly spaced with a variety of naming options These functions are often used to make chapter points for DVDs You can make a chapter every time the scene changes at events at specified times indicated by regions at regions or at timed intervals AG Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Entire project Timeline Selection You can select whether markers are created for the whole project or just a subset by making a timeline selection before invoking Create Markers Marker Type Allows you to select the type of marker to create from the 5 marker types in Vegas Pro CD Marker CD Region Command Marker Region Naming Select how the markers are named from no name active take names base name or base name with sequence number Base Name The base name to give the markers from the Place Markers At Events option A number is appended to the name This allows you to make markers like Chapter
63. the crossfade If there is enough trimmed media in the event it will simply extend the events edges There are several options to choose from in case there is not enough media to extend the event e Leave as a cut This option will do nothing If there is not enough media to extend it leaves the original cut If there is already a crossfade it will not remove it e Extend for available media This option will use as much of the media as it can For example if the desired crossfade is 1 second and there is only Y second of media available it will create a Y second crossfade e Move events as required This option will move the events to compensate for not having enough media to make the crossfade Only events that do not have enough media will be moved Note Moving an event will cause all other events to the right of it to ripple to the left to maintain the same event Spacing This may or may not be desirable e Extend anyway looping media This option will extend the edges of the event for the desired crossfade length which will create a loop In other words the start of the event will play over at the end While this is usually not desirable for video it is a good option for still images where looping just extends the image without moving its position s10 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Create Crossfades 00 00 01 00 Extend Events Move Events Ripple to remove timeline gaps Move Events This mode will move
64. the events to create the crossfade This option is most often used for still images to move them into place so that they overlap It will not use any trimmed media from the event edges It will just move the events to create the crossfades The ripple option will move unaffected events so that they maintain their relative position with the events that have been moved Simple Duck This tool creates a volume envelope on the selected audio track s for the duration of the timeline selection Before using this tool you must make a timeline where you want to duck the audio Then select any number of audio tracks to duck Finally click the toolbar button and select the options you want and click OK Volume envelope 12 0 dB Duration Fade type In 00 00 00 15 LJ ow 06000016 tae The options for making a volume envelope are as follows Duration In The duration that it takes for the volume envelope to reach the desired volume It will take this amount of time to transition from the existing volume to the new volume that is specified in the Volume slider Fade Type In The fade type to use for the curve in These are the same types that Vegas Pro uses For more information on how they work please consult the Vegas Pro documentation Duration Out The duration that it takes for the volume envelope to reach the previous volume It will take this amount of time to transition from the volume that is specified in the Volume slider back to the exist
65. three way checkboxes In addition to off unchecked and on checked there is a third state where the box if filled solid This is the ignore state If you were to apply the audio event properties pictured above all of the events would have Mute and Lock ignored Loop would be turned on and Invert Phase and Normalize would be turned off Get From Event will load the options from the first selected event on the timeline This is a convenience method to make all events like the selected one say Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Cine Look gt e A we Cold Ethel gt 2 Original Processed The Cine Looks option will allow you to quickly achieve the look of film from your video projects The preview window on the left shows you a static image of the film look that has been applied in split screen mode Note this is not an image from the timeline It will give you a good idea of how the film look will modify your video To Selected Tracks Applies the look at the Track FX level to only the selected tracks This allows you do things such as apply the look to just video tracks and not title tracks or other overlays This should only be used in interactive mode To Master Bus Applies the look at the Master Bus This causes everything in the project to have the look applied Use this option when batch processing single files so that you are not asked to select a track each time a new file is processed Create Image Sequence
66. ting project To use it create a region that represents the place and duration you would like the entire montage to fit Select Fit To Region and any other options and click OK If there is more than one region in your project you will be prompted to identify the region whose position and length will be used to determine how long the photo montage will be Hint give the region a name so you can easily identify it The length of the region will be divided by the number of photos and each photo will be set to that length The montage will start and end at the region start and end Fixed Interval Allows you to specify a fixed internal at which to place the photos Since duration is an independent function you can now place photos with gaps on the timeline my making the interval greater than the duration Duration Duration Ft to Placement Set to Ignore The Duration feature has a variety of options to calculate the duration of the photos in the montage This option is not independent so that you can adjust durations 29 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide without affecting placement It works in conjunction with the Placement and Transition Length functions to create a photo montage Fit to Placement This option will use the placement parameters to calculate the duration so that no gaps exist For example if you place at markers it will adjust the duration to reach the next marker if you specify fixed interval placeme
67. tly the same as Save As Trim Media in a Vegas Pro project except that it looks at ALL veg files in a master nested veg project and trims media from all nested projects This saves a temendous amount of time of having to do this manually assures consistency in saving files and will assist in cleaning up disk space Point the file to a folder where you have enough room to save the entire project trimmed media and the files will be archived there Veg files from nested projects may also be saved to a subfolder so that each veg in the nested project has its own folder location thereby making it easier to locate media from a specific nested veg file 24 Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Montage Tool The Montage Tool contains a collection of tools that will allow you to quickly create a photo and video montage with rotate pan and zoom movement transitions and aspect cropping Media can come from the timeline media bin or file system Montage Tool Qi Process Version 1 0 Image Source Dm Timeline Media Bin Filesystem Change Placement _ Start at Cursor Randomize Order Tracks Affected Events Affected Place Events at Every Marker s O Fitto Music O Fit to Region 00 00 05 00 O Milena 5 edema y eg 2 Fixed Interval 00 00 05 00 Events Duration All Tracks 5 All Events Selected a e Te Fitto Placement CJ Setto A Ignore Transition Length Reduce Interfa
68. tton will call up the Production Assistant User s Guide PDF file You must have a PDF reader installed to use it Options The options section allows you to set the default slug length Default Slug Length This sets the default media slug length when inserting slugs by using the Create Media Slugs buttons Quick Tip In addition to using the default you can make a timeline selection and use the Create Media Slugs buttons to insert a slug on the selected track s for the length of the timeline selection Remember to select both a video and audio track if you intend to use the Insert Video Audio button in this manner Media Slug Annotations Media Slug Annotations Trk 0 Media File si e Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide This is the heart of the template editor It s power lies in it s ability to record how you would like the media slug to behave when the media assigned to it is missing too short for the slug or too long for the slug It also has a special repeating property that will allow a single slug to populate an entire timeline of events Name This is a very important attribute When assigning media in the launcher tool the name is what you will primarily use to determine what media file to use Make sure that the name is descriptive and indicative of the media needed for the slug Save To Slug The A button inside the Media Slug Annotations group will save the annotation to the current selected
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70. y media to be inserted into a drive Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Creating Templates The real power of the Vegas Pro Production Assistant Launcher is in the ability to work with templates and create projects from them Templates are projects that have been laid out with both final media and media slugs that are place holders for the final media in the project To create a new template use the Template Creator CaSO amp A A MES B a O Version 2 03 The Template Creator can be accessed from within Vegas pro via View Extensions Production Assistant 2 0 Template Creator The steps to create a template are 1 Use New to start a new template This will create a new Vegas project 2 Use Create Video Audio Track to create a video and audio track simultaneously 3 Add all of the media that will be reused every time the template is used and use the Insert Video Slug Insert Audio Slug and Insert Video Audio Slug buttons to create place holders for media to be replaced by the launcher 4 Use Save to save the project under My Documents Sony Production Assistant 2 0 Project Templates for Windows XP or Documents Sony Production Assistant 2 0 Project Templates for Windows 7 and Vista T emplate Creator Toolbar On i ussr DeEHE WAE E a Version 203 All of the functions for loading saving and adding media slugs to a template can be accessed from the toolbar 2 10 lt Production As
71. you have not assigned any media to that Slug yet You can change the options like Remove if unassigned to tell Production Assistant to remove the unassigned slug and optionally close any gap that it makes Bottom Panel At the bottom is that Vegas launch selector the About Box and the OK and Exit Hide butons Production Assistant 2 0 User s Guide Vegas Version Vegas Pro 100 a Vegas Version This dropdown allows you to select between versions of Vegas Pro that are installed on your computer them Make sure you have the version selected that you want to start About Box The Powered by VASST logo is the About Box button Click it to bring up the About Box This box contains information about what version you are using and also displays the license key OK Clicking the OK button will create a new project from the template selected and start Vegas Pro It will copy any media to the destination then build any media bins from the project file folders if you have requested this and it will replace any media slugs in the template with the media that was specified in the list Exit Hide If the Monitor for media card changes option is not checked the Exit button will exit the launch application and not invoke Vegas Pro If however the Monitor for media card changes option is checked the Exit button will turn to a Hide button and it will hide the GUI and the launcher will remain in the system tray waiting for an

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