User Guide

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GETTING STARTED CHP. 2
Sorting media with bins
The detailed view of the Media Pool window helps you sort your media files using their attributes, but for
more control, you can create bins. Bins are folders within projects that you can use to organize your media
files.
Media bins are virtual folders that are saved with your project. They do not affect the way media is saved on
your computer.
Creating bins
Right-click the parent bin where you want to create a new bin and choose
Create New Bin from the shortcut
menu.
Adding media to a bin
1. Browse your existing bins to find the media file you want to move. The All Media Folder contains all
media files in your project.
2. Drag a file from the right-hand pane to a bin.
Searching media bins
1. Right-click in the Media Pool window and choose Search Media Bins from the shortcut menu. The Search
Media Bins dialog is displayed.
2. Use the drop-down lists in the Search Media Bins dialog to set your search conditions and click the Search
button. Vegas will search the selected bin and all sub-bins.
3. Click the Search Results icon to view the matching files.
Hint: Right-click the Search Results icon and choose Save as
Bin
from the shortcut menu to save the results of your search
as a new media bin.
Automatically adding recorded files to a media bin
Select a media bin if you want Vegas to automatically add your recorded audio to a media bin.
Deleting media from a bin
1. Select a media file.
2. Press on your keyboard.
3. If the All Media Folder is selected, the file will be removed from your project.
4. If a media bin is selected, the file is removed from the bin, but remains part of your project. The file is still
available in the
All Media Folder.
Adding media to the timeline
Media files may be added to your project from the Explorer or Media Pool by double-clicking them or by
dragging them. Either method places the media file in an event in its entirety in the timeline.
Dragging a media file to the timeline
You can create a new track by dragging a media file to a blank area on the timeline and dropping it in place.
Vegas tracks can contain multiple events, so you can place different events next to each other on a track.
Note: Video and audio events cannot be placed on the same
track.
Delete