by Mark Struthers | Publisher: Virtual Training Company, Inc. | Release Date: September 2011 | ISBN: 9781618660152

Sony's 'Vegas Pro 10' is the latest update to the extremely popular professional digital video editing software. In this course, students are shown important user interface features and their positions on the main Vegas screen. Then, using the included work files, author Mark Struthers goes on to demonstrate how to produce a complete DVD from the timeline. Along the way, audio is scrutinized as is the use of the integrated mixer. Editing functions are inspected and tips and tricks such as track management feature throughout. As the student gains more knowledge, the course illustrates how to use some of the more esoteric functions such as video rotation and using titles as opening and closing credits. Get started now by clicking the movie links below!

1. Introduction
   • Introduction 00:03:40
   • System Requirements 00:04:29
   • Installation Overview 00:04:04
   • Main Window 00:05:59
   • Toolbar and Time Display 00:05:22
   • Ruler and Marker Bar 00:03:49
   • Command Bar 00:04:11
   • Track List and Timeline 00:05:59
   • Transport Bar Controls 00:03:43
   • Status Bar and Scrub Controls 00:04:16
2. Getting Started
   • New Project 00:05:12
   • Saving a Project 00:03:48
   • Renaming a Project 00:04:22
   • Rotated Projects 00:03:55
   • Video Properties from Media Files 00:03:28
   • Previewing Media Files 00:03:18
   • Project Media Window 00:02:59
   • Importing Media 00:03:30
   • Adding Media to Timeline 00:04:30
   • Different Types of Media 00:06:02
3. Continued Workflow
   • Using the Device Explorer 00:04:15
   • Files and Events 00:03:46
   • Moving Events on the Timeline 00:05:57
   • Working with Tracks 00:03:54
   • Nesting Projects 00:03:57
   • Playing the Project 00:03:42
   • Scrubbing 00:04:05
   • Media Player Preview 00:03:37
   • Prerendering 00:03:55
   • Rendering and Publishing 00:05:26
4. Media Manager
   • Media Manager Overview 00:02:58
   • Creating a New Media Library 00:03:40
   • Opening a Media Library 00:03:01
   • Adding Files to a Library 00:04:55
   • Tagging Media Files 00:02:46
   • Apply or Remove Tags in Media Files 00:03:41
   • Delete Tag from Library 00:03:23
   • Merging Subtags 00:03:28
   • Tag Tree Arranging and Rating 00:03:52
   • Editing Images or Tag Names 00:04:51
   • Saving Tags and Properties to Media 00:05:41
   • Creating and Viewing Palettes 00:04:14
   • Library Backup and Reference Libraries 00:03:59
   • Putting It All Together 00:03:44
   • Customization and Options 00:05:17
5. Starting to Edit
   • Navigating Around 00:04:22
   • Time Range Selection 00:03:21
   • Playback Looping 00:03:07
   • Event and Time Range Selection 00:02:54
   • Track Selection Edits 00:04:27
6. Further Editing
   • Copying Events 00:03:32
   • Cutting Events 00:02:53
   • Pasting Events 00:03:38
   • Duplicating Events 00:03:25
   • Empty Event Insertion 00:05:07
   • Event Trimming 00:04:23
   • Splitting Events 00:03:18
   • Slipping and Sliding 00:04:13
   • Deleting Events 00:03:16
   • Audio and Video Sync Problem Solving 00:02:49
7. Improving Projects
   • Ripple Deletes 00:03:56
   • Using Crossfades 00:04:15
   • Adjusting Crossfade Curves 00:03:22
   • Crossfade Sliding 00:02:45
   • Shuffling Events 00:02:38
   • Undo and Redo 00:03:34
   • Edit History 00:02:45
   • Using Markers 00:04:16
   • Using Regions 00:04:06
   • Command Markers 00:03:32
8. Improving Audio
   • Linking to an Audio Editor 00:04:53
   • Normalizing 00:05:59
   • Compression 00:05:55
   • Event FX and EQ 00:05:48
   • Level Reduction 00:06:01
9. Advanced Editing
   • Snapping Events 00:03:47
   • Pitch Shifting Audio 00:03:59
   • Time Manipulating Events 00:05:25
   • Working with Takes 00:02:58
   • Displaying Take Information 00:03:21
   • Trimmer Window 00:03:44
   • Incremental Trimmer Frame Adjustments 00:03:31
   • Making Trimmer Selections 00:03:23
   • Adding to Timeline 00:03:03
   • Trimmer to External Audio Editor 00:04:15
10. Track Management
    • Empty Track Insertion 00:04:15
    • Track Duplication 00:04:17
    • Track Deletion 00:03:05
    • Naming and Renaming 00:03:25
    • Reordering Tracks 00:02:58
    • Track Grouping 00:04:27
    • Track Color and Height Adjustment 00:03:48
    • Track List Controls 00:04:24
11. Automation
    • Displaying Automation Controls 00:03:54
    • Track Automation 00:05:22
    • Automating Mutes 00:03:25
    • Automating Pan and Volume 00:04:27
    • Further Envelope Functions 00:05:53
12. Events
    • Setting Event Switches 00:03:36
    • Normalizing and Renormalizing 00:05:00
    • Looping and Locking 00:03:17
    • Event Properties 00:04:32
    • Stabilizing Video Clips 00:03:37
    • Event Volume and Fades 00:02:32
    • Video Opacity Envelopes 00:03:06
    • Velocity Envelope 00:03:25
13. Mixer
    • Mixer Window and Toolbar 00:04:48
    • Channel Strips 00:02:36
    • Renaming Audio Tracks 00:03:37
    • Track Levels 00:04:28
    • Muting / Soloing / Panning / Volume 00:04:23
14. Adding Audio Effects
    • Creating a Plug-In Chain 00:03:50
    • Adding Plug-Ins 00:05:28
    • Arranging Plug-In Order 00:04:46
    • Bypassing and Removing Plug-Ins 00:03:24
    • Organizing Plug-Ins 00:02:55
15. Audio Recording
    • Arming the Track 00:03:06
    • Metronome 00:03:53
    • Record to Empty Track 00:03:21
    • Record into an Event 00:03:11
    • Specifying Recording Storage Area 00:02:45
16. Further Functions
    • Video Cropping and Rotating 00:03:30
    • Using Still Images 00:03:29
    • Titles and Text 00:04:36
    • Video and Transition Effects 00:03:32
    • Rendering and DVD Burning from Timeline 00:04:19
17. Conclusion
    • Course Wrap Up 00:02:05
18. Credits
    • About the Author 00:01:00