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CHP. 7 USING AUTOMATION
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Automating 5.1 surround projects
5.1 surround is available only in the full version of Vegas software.
In a 5.1 surround project, you can automate the center channel’s volume and surround panning using
keyframes. For more information, see Working with 5.1 Surround on page 209.
Automation recording modes
Automation recording allows you to edit envelope and keyframe settings by using the controls in the Vegas
interface. When combined with a control surface, you can create fades and adjust control parameters with a
level of control that only a tangible control can provide.
Automation recording is available only in the full version of Vegas software. In Vegas Movie Studio and Vegas Movie
Studio Platinum software, you can insert volume, mute, and panning envelopes and edit the envelopes in the
timeline.
Automation recording is available for the following settings:
• Audio track envelopes (using the controls in the track header).
• Audio track effect parameters for automatable effects (using the controls in Audio Plug-In window).
• Surround panning keyframes.
• Video track envelopes (using the controls in the track header).
• Video track effect parameters (using the controls in Video Track FX window).
• Parent track overlay mode plug-in settings (using the controls in Parent Track Overlay window).
• Track-level mask generator plug-in settings (using the controls in Video Mask FX window).
Note:
If you want to thin envelope points after recording
automation, you can select the
Smooth and thin automation
data after recording
check box on the External Control &
Automation tab of the Preferences dialog or right-click the
envelope and choose Thin Points from the shortcut menu.
Recording automation settings
1.
Add an envelope or automatable/keyframeable effect to a track.
For automatable audio track effects, you must add and effect automation envelope for each parameter you
want to automate.
2.
Click the Automation Settings button in the track header and select Show Automation Controls.
3.
Click the Automation Settings button and choose Automation Write (Touch) or Automation Write (Latch)
from the menu.
Automation Recording
Mode
Track Icon Description
Automation Write (Touch) Envelope points or keyframes are created only while a control is being adjusted.
When you stop adjusting the control, automation recording stops and the
existing envelope points/keyframes are unaffected.
Automation Write (Latch) Envelope points or keyframes are created when you change a control setting,
and recording continues until you stop playback. When you stop adjusting the
control, the control's current setting overwrites the existing envelope points/
keyframes.