System information
Using Vegas Pro command-line options
You can use the following commands to start Vegas Pro from the command line, open projects, start
scripts, pass arguments to scripts, or start Vegas Pro extensions.
NOLOGO
Starts Vegas Pro without displaying the application splash screen.
Example: Vegas120.exe /NOLOGO
OPEN
Starts Vegas Pro and opens the specified media file or project.
Examples:
Vegas120.exe /OPEN "E:\Video\Wildflowers 001.avi"
—or—
Vegas120.exe /OPEN "E:\Vegas_Projects\24p widescreen.veg"
RUNSCRIPT
Starts Vegas Pro and runs the specified script.
Examples:
Vegas120.exe /RUNSCRIPT "C:\CustomScripts\ScriptName.cs"
—or—
Vegas120.exe /SCRIPT "C:\CustomScripts\ScriptName.cs"
SCRIPTARGS
Starts Vegas Pro and passes the specified arguments to a script.
Example: Vegas120.exe /SCRIPTARGS "<argument>" /SCRIPT "<script path>"
For more information about script arguments, please see the Vegas Pro Scripting API.
CMDMODULE
Starts Vegas Pro and loads the specified extension.
You can use this method to add Vegas Pro extensions that are not saved in the extensions search path.
Example: Vegas120.exe /CMDMODULE "E:\Extensions\MyExtension.dll"
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