Rendering projects
Rendering refers to the process of creating a new media file from a Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum project. The project file is not affected (overwritten, deleted, or altered) during the rendering process. You can return to the original project to make edits or adjustments and render it again.
To create a media file (files containing only audio or video, or both audio and video), you render the project into an appropriate media file output. The final output format depends on the destination of the new media file.
1.From the Project menu, choose Render As to display the Render As dialog.
2.Use the Output File controls to choose where you want to save your file:
a.The Folder box displays the path to the folder where your file will be saved. Click the down arrow to choose a recently used folder, or click the Browse button to specify a new folder.
b.Type a name in the Name box, or click the Browse button and select a file in the browse window to replace an existing file.
3.Use the Output Format controls to choose the type of file you want to create.
The Output Format box displays the file types and formats you can use to render your file. You can
Tips:
•You can type in the Search render templates box to find templates. For example, if you wanted to render a video for a PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) system, you could type “PSP” in the box to display only templates that include the term “PSP” in the template name or description.
•If you have templates that you use often, you can create favorites. Click the gray star next to a template name to mark that template as a favorite. You can then select the Show favorites only check box to display only your favorites in the Render As dialog.
•Templates that match your project settings (frame size, pixel aspect ratio, and frame rate), are displayed with an equal sign (=) in the template list. If you want to display only templates that match your project settings, select the Match project settings check box.
•For even more control over the template list, click More filter options. You can display audio/video templates or match your project's audio channel count, sample rate, frame rate, frame size, aspect ratio, or field order.
•To create a 5.1 surround audio stream for your DVD, render your audio using the Dolby Digital
4.Select or clear the check boxes in the Render Options section as needed:
a.Select the Render loop region only check box if you want to save only the portion of the project that is contained within the loop region. Loop Playback does not need to be selected for this option to work.
b.Select the Stretch video to fill output frame size (do not letterbox) check box when you are rendering to an output format with a slightly different aspect ratio than your project settings. This will prevent black bars from appearing on the top and bottom or the sides of the output.
5.Use the Metadata Options controls to whether information about your project is saved with the rendered media file:
a.If the selected file type supports it, you can select the Save project markers in rendered media file check box to include markers, regions, and command markers in the rendered media file.
b.Select the Save project as path reference in rendered media file check box if you want to save the path to your Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum project in the rendered file. Saving the project path allows you to easily return to the source project if you use your rendered file in another project.
Notes:
•The project information in the rendered file is a reference to a project file only. If you modify the project file after rendering, the project data will no longer match the rendered file. To edit a project using a path reference, the project file and all media must be available on your computer.
•The check box will be unavailable if you haven’t saved your pr oject or if you’re rendering using a
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