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GETTING STARTED CHP. 2
Previewing to
media player
A project can be previewed in a media player by mixing and rendering the project according to the project’s
properties and playing back using the media player associated with the file type you select.
1.
From the Tools menu, choose Preview in Player. The Preview dialog appears.
2.
Select the file type from the drop-down list.
3.
Click OK to begin the mixing and rendering process. A progress dialog appears indicating the percent
complete of the new file.
Note:
You may cancel the preview by clicking the Cancel
button on the status bar.
When mixing is completed, the associated media player opens and begins playback.
Prerendering video previews
Playing a project using the transport controls can instantly show how a project is progressing, but it does not
actually render your project in its final form. The preview you see in the Video Preview window may be
different from your final project in a number of ways: frame size, frame rate, and quality. In most cases, the
Video Preview is all you need for checking the timing of events in your project. Eventually, however, you
may need to output a full-quality preview of a section of your project. To do this, from the
Tools menu,
choose
Selectively Prerender Video. For more information, see Prerendering video on page 289.
Rendering a project
Rendering refers to the process of creating a new media file from a Vegas project. The project file is not
affected (overwritten, deleted, or altered) during the rendering process. You may return to the original
project to make edits or adjustments and render it again. The following table describes the formats available
for rendering your project:
Format Name Extension Definition
AC-3 .ac3 Encoded Dolby Digital surround sound format. This option creates six mono
files (WAV or AIFF) that your authoring application can use to create DVD-
Video or 5.1-channel music projects.
Audio Interchange File Format .aif The standard audio file format developed by Apple® and used on
Macintosh® computers.
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 .mpg MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 file creation are supported through the use of
MainConcept® MPEG technology.
MPEG Layer 3 .mp3 Compressed audio format. You may render up to 20 .mp3 files without
registering the optional plug-in.
OggVorbis .ogg A patent-free audio encoding and streaming technology.
QuickTime .mov Apple QuickTime multimedia format.
RealMedia® .rm The RealNetworks® standard for streaming media via the Web. This option
renders both audio and video into one file.
Scott Studios Wave .wav Standard audio format used with Scott Studios systems.
Perfect Clarity Audio .pca A proprietary format from Sony Media Software that is compressed and
completely lossless.
Wave64 .w64 A Sony Media Software proprietary format that allows wave files that are
(practically) unrestricted by file size.
Video for Windows .avi The standard video file format used on Microsoft® Windows®-based
computers. This option renders both audio and video into one file.
Wave (Microsoft) .wav The standard audio file format used on Microsoft Windows-based computers.
Windows Media Audio .wma The Microsoft audio-only format used to create files for streaming or
downloading via the Web.
Windows Media Video .wmv The Microsoft standard used for streaming audio and video media via the
Web.