Using an external audio editing program
The Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum timeline is a nondestructive editing environment, which means that the original source files remain unchanged by any editing done in the software. Edits that modify the actual source media file (destructive edits) can be performed in a separate application such as Sound Forge® software from Sony Creative Software Inc. By setting up a separate audio editor, you can quickly access the program from Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum software via the Tools menu or by pressing Ctrl+E.
Setting up an audio editing program
If you already have Sound Forge software loaded on your computer when you installed Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum software, the installation should have detected it and made it your default audio editing program. However, if you do not have Sound Forge software or want to specify a different audio editor, you can do so in the Preferences dialog.
1.From the Options menu, choose Preferences. The Preferences dialog appears.
2.In the Preferences dialog, click the Audio tab.
3.Click the Browse button to the right of the Preferred audio editor box. The Preferred Audio Editor dialog appears.
4.From this dialog, navigate to the application to use for editing audio files.
5.Select the application’s executable icon (.exe) and click Open to set the application as your default audio editor. The application’s path appears in the Preferred audio editor box.
Opening events in an audio editor
From the Tools menu, choose Audio, and choose Open in [editor name] from the submenu to start your
1.Select the event you want to edit.
You can select multiple events to open each event in a separate window in the sound editor.
2.From the Tools menu, choose Audio, and choose Open in [editor name]. The editing application is opened with the event’s media.
3.Edit and save the file.
After you have edited and saved the file, Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum automatically detects the updated file and updates the event in the project. However, if you change the media file’s name or location (by using Save As), you must import the edited (new) file into your project.
Note: When you first install Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum, it searches for Sound Forge software. If the software is detected, it is automatically assigned as your sound editor. However, if you do not have Sound Forge software, you can specify the location of your preferred audio editor on the Audio Tab in the Preferences dialog.
Tip: You can also edit a file that has been placed in the Trimmer window by
Audio Editor.
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