System information
Item Description
Keep bypassed FX
running
Select this check box if you want effects to remain open so you can
bypass/enable effects with no pause for A/B testing. When the check
box is cleared, effects are fully bypassed, conserving processing
power.
Automatically name
regions and markers if
not playing
When this check box is selected, an edit box is displayed so you can
name markers and regions as you place them.
Use linear scrub range When this check box is selected, the scrub control uses a linear range.
When the check box is cleared, the playback rate increases or
decreases more as you drag toward the ends of the scrub control.
For more information, see "Scrubbing" on page 33.
Allow Ctrl+drag cursor
style scrub over events
When this check box is selected, you can scrub with the mouse even
when the cursor is over an event.
Make spacebar and F12
Play/Pause instead of
Play/Stop
Select this check box if you want the F12 and spacebar keyboard
shortcuts to toggle between Play and Pause mode. In this mode, the
cursor will maintain its position.
Always draw marker
lines
Select this check box if you want to extend marker and region lines
across tracks in the Vegas Pro timeline. When the check box is
cleared, marker lines are drawn only when Enable Snapping is turned
on.
For more information, see "Enable Snapping" on page 139.
Allow edit cursor to be
dragged
Select this check box if you want to be able to drag the cursor to
change its position on the timeline and in the Trimmer window.
When this check box is selected, you can position the cursor without
losing your loop region
To create a time selection without moving the cursor, hold the Shift
key.
Double-click on media
file loads into Trimmer
instead of tracks
When checked, double-clicking a media file will open the file in the
Trimmer window instead of adding the file to a track.
Show Trimmer history
with filename first,
then folder
When this check box is selected, the Trimmer history drop-down list
displays the media file's name first, followed by the folder it is in.
Select this to reverse the names.
Automatically save
Trimmer markers and
regions with media file
When this check box is selected, markers and regions created at the
media file level in the Trimmer will be saved to the file.
Recently used project
list
Select the check box and enter a number in the edit box if you want
to list your most recently used projects at the bottom of the File
menu.
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