User Guide

CHP. 2 GETTING STARTED
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Adding media to the Media Pool
1.
Click the Import Media button ( ) in the Media Pool. The Import Media dialog appears.
2. Navigate to and select a media file to add to the Media Pool. You can use or to select multiple
files.
3. Click Open.
The media file is added to the Media Pool.
Adding media to the Media Pool from the Explorer window
1.
Navigate to and select a file to add to the Media Pool. You can use or to select multiple media
files.
2. Right-click the file and choose Add to Media Pool from the shortcut menu.
The selected file is added to the Media Pool.
Replacing media in the Media Pool
You may replace a file in the Media Pool with a different file. When changing the media file that an event
contains, every occurrence of the event on the timeline is updated with the new media file contents.
1. Right-click a file in the Media Pool.
2. Choose Replace from the shortcut menu.
3. In the Replace Media File dialog, browse for and select the file that you want to replace the current file.
4. Click Open. The selected file replaces the old file in the Media Pool, and any events in the timeline
containing the old file are updated to contain the new media file.
Capturing video
You can use Sonic Foundry’s Video Capture application (installed with Vegas) to capture video clips from
your video camera and add them to the Media Pool window.
Note: You must have an IEEE-1394/OHCI-compliant
video capture card installed to use Video Capture.
1. If you have not already done so, connect your video camera to your video capture card using the cable
provided with the card.
2. In the Media Pool window, click the Open Video Capture button ( ). The Sonic Foundry Video Capture
application starts.
Note: If your video camera is properly connected, the Video
Preview window in the center of the application area should
display “Device connected.”
3. Capture your video. For information on capturing video with Sonic Foundry Video Capture, choose
Contents and Index from the Help menu within Video Capture to display Video Capture online help.
Once you have captured your video, Video Capture adds the file(s) to the Media Pool window. If any
captured clips go offline, you can recapture the clips using Video Capture. Right-click an offline file in the
Media Pool and choose
Recapture from the shortcut menu.
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