Sony Vegas Pro Production Assistant User's Guide
Summary
Streamline your video production workflow with the Vegas Pro Production Assistant. This guide is essential reading for professional video editors looking to maximize efficiency within the Vegas Pro platform. It comprehensively details how to create, manage, and utilize custom rendering templates, control media slug generation, and handle complex file naming conventions. Master asset management and generate consistent, high-quality outputs quickly and reliably.
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Vegas Pro Production Assistant
User’s Guide Version 2.0
© 2009, 2010 Sundance Media Group / VASST, All Rights Reserved
Last Updated: September 20, 2010
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Vegas Pro Production Assistant User’s Guide Version 2.0 © 2009, 2010 Sundance Media Group / VASST, All Rights Reserved Last Updated: September 20, 2010
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Table of Contents Table of Contents ..........................................................................................1 Introduction...............................................................
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Normalize Track .........................................................................................17 Remove Track Gaps........................................
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Change Project Properties.........................................................................46 Change Resample Mode............................................
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Introduction Vegas Pro Production Assistant is a productivity tool for Vegas® Pro software that can automate many of the daily video processes that broadcasters a...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide The Vegas Pro Production Assistant Launcher The Vegas Pro Production Assistant launch tool is used before you start the Vegas Pro software. It allows you to selec...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Count. This additional media can be specified in the Files to Replace Media Slugs list below. You can choose a new folder to get templates from by clicking the fo...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide you leave this blank, the media files will be copied directly into the root of your project folder. Files to Replace Media Slugs This list allows you to specify a...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide created and the files would be placed in it if this option was checked. The root folder (i.e., DCIM in this example) would be omitted and but everything below it ...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Vegas Version: This dropdown allows you to select between versions of Vegas Pro that are installed on your computer them. Make sure you have the version selected ...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Creating Templates The real power of the Vegas Pro Production Assistant Launcher is in the ability to work with templates and create projects from them. Templates...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Loading Saving your Template The following icons allow you to load and save templates. New Use New to start a new template. This will also create a new associated...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide media slugs. This button performs the same action as the menu item Tools | Convert Events to Media Slugs. Create Video + Audio Track The button will insert a vide...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide This is the heart of the template editor. It’s power lies in it’s ability to record how you would like the media slug to behave when the media assigned to it is m...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide media assigned and all events to the right of the slug on the track will be moved further right by the length of the expansion to accommodate the new media. Media...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide The Vegas Pro Plug-in Vegas Pro Production Assistant is a productivity tools that will automate many of the common tasks performed by broadcast editors. How to st...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide It will process and render any number of external files to multiple formats. Processing includes: • Add / Remove Audio FX • Add / Remove Video FX • Add Video Bump...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Toolbar The toolbar contains a set of quick tools that perform functions that you will use most often. The About Box can be shown by clicking the Powered by VASST...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Simple Duck – will create a volume envelope on the selected audio track(s) for the duration of the timeline selection. To use it, first make a timeline selection ...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Create Crossfades The Create Crossfade tool will move or extend events on the selected track(s) so that they crossfade by the amount indicated. It can work on all...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Move Events This mode will move the events to create the crossfade. This option is most often used for still images to move them into place so that they overlap. ...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Advanced Duck You can control the volume amount, the curve type and the lead in and lead out times. Use the drop-down list to assign one of your audio tracks as t...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Right-Click: If you right-click the volume slider you will get a shortcut menu that allows you to quickly set the volume to some popular levels. Before / Center /...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Center: will start the lead in and lead out duck so that it is half way complete when the voice event starts and ends, thus centering the duck with the cut. After...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Archive Project This feature will archive your entire project -- including nested projects and their media -- to another folder. When you save a project with “Sav...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Montage Tool The Montage Tool contains a collection of tools that will allow you to quickly create a photo and video montage with rotate, pan and zoom movement, t...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide of still images with the Montage Tool, remember to select both the video and the audio if you want them to stay in sync. Tracks Affected: All Tracks: Applies the ...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide File System as the Image Source The Filesystem Image Source option takes the photos from the file system on your hard drive. Click the Browse button to open a mul...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Crop Aspect Ratio The Crop Events to Aspect Ratio feature will crop images to match your project or any aspect that Vegas Pro supports. This does not change the P...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Change Placement: Turns on the entire group of options on and off. If you want Photo Montage to change the placement of images, select this check box. If you do n...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide without affecting placement. It works in conjunction with the Placement and Transition Length functions to create a photo montage. Fit to Placement: This option w...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide The Transitions FX feature will add transition FX to any events specified by the Image Source option. It has the unique feature of allowing you to create your own...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Edit Transitions The Plug-In Selection dialog will be displayed when you press the Edit List button in the Transitions feature. The tree view on the left is fille...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Motion Tool Motion Tool allows you to fly photos in, out, up, down, left, right, on multiple tracks with new Motions Backgrounds call Back Paks or use your own ba...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Remove: Will remove all of the selected files from the list. Clear All: As the name implies, this clears all of the file names from the list. It will present you ...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Use this option to select your own background from you hard drive. If the background is a still image, it will display in the preview. Video files will not displa...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Initial Start: This timecode determines the start offset used by the options you select below it. See the Together / Offset / Alternate/Stagger for details. Toget...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Effects Creation Dialog The Effects Creation dialog is the heart of Motion Tool. This is where you build the various motions that are applied to your images. At t...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Lower Thirds Tool Lower thirds are often referred to as “name boards” or “name wipes.” The Lower Thirds Tool can insert these lower thirds automatically. Vegas Pr...
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Production Assistant 2.0 User’s Guide Repeat: This option will let you insert several of the same lower third on the timeline at regular intervals. Add to Selected Track: This will add the lower third...
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I prevent file overwriting when generating renders?
To guarantee no files are overwritten, select 'Add both the template name and number (make unique)' so it adds a guaranteed unique numeric suffix.
What is the purpose of using a template-specific filename suffix?
If you use 'Add template name' (overlay duplicates), it adds a suffix like '_'(Template Name)', ensuring each file is unique if different templates are used for the same format.
How do I manage the order of render templates?
Use 'Move Up' or 'Move Down' functions to change the sequence in which selected render templates will be found and rendered.
What does 'Remove if unassigned' do when managing media slugs?
Selecting this option automatically removes a slug from the list if it has not been assigned to any project element.