Open with <Application Name>

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3.Click the Stop Preview button () to stop the preview, or turn off the preview feature by deselecting the

Auto Preview button.

If the file is offline, you’ll be prompted to locate the file or choose a replacement.

Tip: To preview a media file in its associated media player, right-click the file and choose

from the shortcut menu.

Media relationships

When you’re searching or browsing the contents of your media library, you may be overwhelmed by the amount of media you’ve amassed. How can you possibly remember how and where you’ve used your media? No problem. The Media Manager tool takes care of the details.

Media relationships are maintained only when the Save media-usage relationships in active media library check box is selected on the General tab of the Vegas Preferences dialog.

1.Right-click a media file in the Search Results pane.

2.Choose Find Related Items from the shortcut menu, and then choose a command from the submenu:

Command

Description

Used with

Displays all media files that use the selected media.

 

 

Previewed with

Displays all media that has been previewed in a project containing the selected media.

Rendered to

Displays all media files that were created from the selected media file using the Render As command.

Rendered from

Displays the original media files that were used to create the selected media file if the file was created using

 

the Render As command.

Chopped to

Displays all media files that were created from the selected file using the Chop to New Track command in

 

ACID software.

 

 

Chopped from

Displays the original media file that was used to create the selected media file if the file was created using the

 

Chop to New Track command in ACID software.

Rendered track to

Displays all media files that were created from the selected file using the Render to New Track command.

 

 

Rendered track from

Displays the original media files that were used to create the selected media file if the file was created using

 

the Render to New Track command.

 

 

Media files matching the selected command are displayed in the Search Results pane.

3.Click the Previous Search button () to return to the previous contents of the Search Results pane.

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