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Working with project properties

A large range of formats and various types of media files are supported. Some settings in a project’s properties are simply informational details about the project, while others control how your project is handled and its output. If you have multiple projects, the settings used for each project are stored. These settings can be saved as templates for future use.

To view and modify project properties, choose Properties from the File menu. The Project Properties dialog has five tabs: Video, Audio, Ruler, Summary, and Audio CD. An overview of each tab and its settings follows.

Video tab

This tab allows you to set different characteristics the project uses to handle the video. Also, this tab displays information about the video contained in your project. For more information, see Modifying project video properties on page 238.

Audio tab

This tab allows you to set different characteristics the project uses to handle the audio. This page also displays the available drive space where recorded audio is stored.

Item

Description

Master bus mode

Choose Stereo to create a two-channel stereo project. Choose 5.1 Surround if you want to perform advanced

 

5.1-channel mixing. Available only in the full version of Vegas software.

Number of stereo busses

Enter the number of stereo busses that you want in your project. You may add up to 25 additional busses. The

 

busses appear in the Mixer. Available only in the full version of Vegas software.

 

 

Sample rate (Hz)

Choose a sample rate from the drop-down list or enter your own rate. The sample rate range is 2,000 Hz to

 

96,000 Hz. Higher sample rates result in better quality sound, but also mean larger audio files.

Bit depth

Choose a bit depth from the drop-down list. A higher bit depth results in better quality sound, but also means

 

larger audio files.

 

 

Resample and stretch quality

Choose Preview, Good, or Best to determine the accuracy with which audio files will be resampled to match

 

your project settings. This setting also determines the quality of processing when time-stretching audio events.

Enable low-pass filter on LFE

Applies a low-pass filter to each track in a 5.1 surround project that is assigned to the LFE channel. Available

(surround projects only)

only in the full version of Vegas software.

 

 

Cutoff frequency for low-pass

Choose a frequency to set the frequency above which audio will be ignored by the LFE channel. Available only

filter (Hz)

in the full version of Vegas software.

Low-pass filter quality

Choose Preview, Good, or Best to determine the sharpness of the filter’s rolloff curve. Best produces the

 

sharpest curve. Available only in the full version of Vegas software.

 

 

Recorded files folder

Displays the path where recorded audio is stored. The Browse button allows you to select a new location to

 

store recordings.

Free storage space in selected

Displays the available disk space where recorded audio is stored.

folder

 

 

 

Start all new projects with

Use the project properties that you have specified whenever a new project is created.

these settings

 

 

 

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