User Guide

CHP. 3 BASIC EDITING TECHNIQUES

Using redo

Pressing or clicking the Redo button ( ) redoes the last undo performed. Repeatedly using

the keyboard command or toolbar button continues redoing undos in reverse order, from most recent to

oldest. In addition, you may redo the last edit by choosing it from the

Edit menu.

Redoing a series of edits

You can view the redo history by clicking the arrow on the right side of the Redo button ( ). The top item

in the list that appears is the most recent undo edit. If you redo a specific edit that appears farther down the

list, all subsequent edits above it are redone as well.

When you redo an edit or a series of edits, they are added to the undo history again. The redo history is

cleared when a new edit is performed.

Clearing the edit history

You can clear both undo and redo histories without closing your project or exiting Vegas. Once the histories

have been cleared, Vegas begins creating a new edit history as you continue working on the project. While

clearing the edit history is not usually necessary, it can free up disk space. To clear the edit history, choose

Clear Edit History from the Edit menu.

Adding project markers and regions

Vegas provides several types of project markers that identify parts of your project, serve as cues, and provide

additional functionality:

• Markers are points that you mark along the project’s timeline. They are typically used to mark locations

in the project for later reference or to mark timing cues.

• Regions are ranges of time that you mark along the timeline. Regions identify ranges of time for your

reference and can function as permanent time selections.

• Command markers are markers that enable metadata in streaming media files. These markers can be used

to display headlines or closed captions, link to Web sites, or perform any other function you define. For

more information, see Adding closed captioning to Windows Media Video (WMV) files on page 172. In addition,

these markers can be used to embed Scott Studios data information, which is used extensively in

broadcasting. The Sonic Foundry Web site (

http://www.sonicfoundry.com) has a number of

metadata examples complete with source code.

• CD layout markers are markers that indicate tracks and indices for an audio CD layout. Vegas uses these

marks to create tracks and index points when burning an audio CD. For more information, see

Understanding tracks and indices on page 247.

Tip:

You can use ripple editing to automatically move

markers and regions as you edit in the timeline. For more

information, see Applying post-edit ripples on page 72.

Working with markers

Markers are useful for identifying and navigating to specific locations in longer projects. As you place

markers in your project, Vegas automatically numbers them in the order that they are placed. Markers appear

as orange tags above the ruler. You may name them and reposition them along the project’s timeline.

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