System information
Item Description
Use SPTI direct Select this check box if you  want to use SPTI (SCSI Pass-Through 
Interface) to communicate with your  CD burning drive.
Use legacy disc drivers Select this check box to  use the legacy Vegas Pro disc drivers  for 
burning discs. 
Clear this check box to  use the Microsoft Image Mastering API 
(IMAPI) disc drivers to burn discs  in Vegas Pro software. This can  be 
useful if burning discs with the legacy disc drivers is not working  as 
you expect. 
Default  All Restores all  CD preferences to the default settings.
Preferences - Sync Tab
Use the Preferences Sync tab to specify the options for setting up synchronization   of other applications and 
devices with Vegas Pro.  To access this tab, choose Preferences  from the Options menu and click on the 
Sync tab.
Sync Settings
The following settings, available on the Sync tab, are used  for setting up MIDI timecode generation from 
the Vegas Pro  timeline.
Item Description
Generate  MIDI 
Timecode settings
These settings are for setting  up MIDI timecode generation from the 
Vegas Pro  timeline.
Output  device This option  specifies the MIDI device to which the MIDI timecode 
will be sent. The  MTC slave should also be set to this device.
Frame  rate This option  specifies the frame rate for generating MIDI timecode. 
The MTC slave must  be set to the same frame rate.
Generate  MIDI Clock 
settings
These settings  are for setting up MIDI clock generation from the 
Vegas Pro  timeline.
Output  device This option  specifies the MIDI device to which the MIDI clock will be 
sent. The MIDI   clock slave should also be set to this device.
Trigger  from MIDI 
Timecode settings
These settings  are for setting up MIDI timecode triggering from 
another application or  external device.
Input  device This option  specifies the MIDI device from which the MIDI timecode 
will be received.  The MTC master should also be set to this device.
Frame  rate This option  specifies the frame rate at which the MTC master will 
send timecode to  Vegas Pro.
Advanced Clicking on  this button opens the Advanced Sync properties dialog 
for the selected  MIDI settings.
Default  All Click on the  Default All button to restore all Sync preferences to the  
default settings.
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