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n If no clips are selected in the Device Explorer window, all new clips are imported.
Right-click a clip in the Device Explorer window and choose Open in Trimmer or
Import and Add to Project to choose how you want to import clips.
3. You can then use the Project Media window to organize your clips and add the imported video to
your project just like any other media file. For more information, see "Adding media files to your
project" on page 91.
For more information, see "Working with AVCHD Video" on page 419,"XDCAM EX Workflow" on
page 405, and "Working with RED Camera Clips" on page 417.
5.1-channel audio will be downmixed to stereo when importing into a stereo project. When importing
into a 5.1 surround project, audio will be added to separate tracks for the center, front, rear, and LFE
channels.
You can also drag a clip from the Device Explorer directly to the Project Media window, Trimmer, or
timeline. Vegas Pro begins importing the clip when you release the mouse, and an event is created on
the timeline when importing is finished.
Creating Proxy Files for High-Definition Editing
If you're working on a system with limited processing power, creating a proxy file will streamline the editing
process and allow you to preview your project.
Video proxy files are not used for rendering your project.
1. Capture or import your high-definition clips.
2. Start a new project.
3. Add your high-definition clips to the Project Media window.
4. Right-click the clips in the Project Media window and choose Create Video Proxy from the shortcut
menu.
Vegas Pro creates video proxy files (.sfvp0) alongside the original files in Windows Explorer. You will
not see these files in the Project Media window or Vegas Pro Explorer.
5. Add your high-definition clips to the timeline and edit your project as usual.
The Preview Quality setting in the Video Preview window determines whether the proxy files or
original files are used for editing and preview:
n When the preview quality is set to Draft or Preview, the proxy file is used.
n When the preview quality is set to Good or Best, the original file is used.
For more information, see "Adjust the preview quality and resolution" on page 467.
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