User Manual

286 | CHAPTER 15
Modifying media file properties
Vegas Pro software tries to automatically detect the properties of your media files. In most cases, these properties do not need to be
modified, but there are times when you may need manual control over some of these attributes, depending on the type of file and
your specific hardware configuration.
1. Right-click a file in the Project Media window or an event on the timeline and, from the shortcut menu, choose Properties, or
select a file in the Project Media window and click the Properties button ( ).
2. Modify the parameters on the Media tab as needed. For more information, see Editing properties for an audio file on page 287 and
Setting custom stream properties on page 289.
3. Click OK.
Adjust source media to better
match project or render
settings
Select this check box if you want Vegas Pro to scale images or adjust interlacing to
allow media files to work better with your project.
This setting will correct for the following types of inconsistencies:
• DV media will be cropped for 320x240 Internet renders to prevent letterboxing.
• DV widescreen media will be cropped in HD projects.
• HD media will be cropped in DV widescreen projects.
• 486-line media will be cropped in 480-line projects.
• 480-line media will be padded in 486-line projects.
When the check box is cleared, source media files are processed with their native
settings.
Prerendered files folder Displays the path where prerendered files are stored. The Browse button allows you to
select a new location to store prerendered files.
For more information, see Prerendering
video on page 349.
Free storage space in selected
folder
Displays the available disk space where prerendered files are stored.
Start all new projects with
these settings
Select this check box to always use these settings for new projects.
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