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Using the track list

This section describes the different controls in the track header of each track. Some controls are specific to either video or audio tracks.

Video track header

Button or

Name

Description

Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

Make

Creates a parent/child compositing relationship with the track above. Used when creating

 

compositing

masks. For more information, see Understanding the parent/child track relationship on

 

child

page 248.

 

 

 

 

Track number

Track numbers and colors help organize a multitrack project. For more information, see

 

and color

Managing tracks on page 141.

 

 

 

 

Minimize track

Minimizes track height. For more information, see Changing track height on page 143.

 

height

 

 

 

 

 

Maximize track

Maximizes track height. For more information, see Changing track height on page 143.

 

height

 

 

 

 

 

Expand track

Displays track keyframes on the timeline. For more information, see Working with

 

keyframes

keyframes in track view on page 276.

 

 

 

 

Bypass motion

Bypasses motion blur envelope for a track. For more information, see Using video bus

 

blur

tracks on page 152. Available only in the full version of Vegas software.

 

 

 

 

Track motion

Track motion is used to move a video track across a background. Picture-in-picture

 

 

effects and scrolling title sequences are two simple cases where this tool is important. For

 

 

more information, see Adding track motion on page 281.

 

 

 

 

Track FX

Adds track effects plug-ins. For more information, see Using video effects on page 241.

 

 

 

 

Mute

Temporarily suspends playback of the track so that you can focus on other tracks. For

 

 

more information, see Muting a track on page 149.

 

 

 

 

Solo

Isolates a track for playback by muting the other tracks. For more information, see

 

 

Soloing a track on page 150.

 

 

 

 

Track name

Allows you name a track. To name a track, double-click the scribble strip and type the

 

(scribble strip)

track’s name. For more information, see Naming or renaming a track on page 142.

 

 

 

 

Composite

Determines the opacity/transparency of the video track. Drag the slider to control the

 

level slider

transparency or blending of the track. Left is 100% transparent and right is 100%

 

 

opaque. You can also double-click the label to enter a specific numeric percentage.

 

 

 

 

Compositing

Determines how the transparency in a video track is generated. For more information,

 

mode

see Selecting compositing modes on page 249.

 

 

 

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