Inserting command markers

From the Insert menu, choose Command to place a metadata command marker on the command bar.

Command markers indicate when an instruction (function) will occur in a streaming media file. You can use command markers to display headlines, captions, link to Web sites, or any other function you define.

IMPORTANT Windows Media Player 9 and later will ignore metadata commands unless the Run script commands when present checkbox is selected on the Security tab of the player's Preferences dialog. Be sure to instruct your audience to select this checkbox before playing your file.

Inserting a command marker

  1. Place the cursor where you want to insert the command marker.

  2. From the Insert menu, choose Command. The Command Properties dialog is displayed.

  3. From the Command drop-down list, choose the type of command you want to insert, or type a custom command in the box.

  4. In the Parameter box, type the argument that should be passed to the command. For example, if you're using an URL command, type the address of the Web page you want to display.

    Command

    Player Type

    Description

    URL

    Windows Media

    Indicates when an instruction is sent to the user's Internet browser to change the content being displayed.

    In the Parameter box, type the URL that will display at a specific time during the rendered project’s playback.

    Text

    Windows Media

    Displays text in the captioning area of the Windows Media Player located below the video display area.

    In the Parameter box, type the text that will display during playback.

    NOTE To view captions during playback in Windows Media Player 9, choose Captions and Subtitles from the Windows Media Player Play menu, and then choose On if Available from the submenu.

    WMClosedCaption

    Windows Media

    Displays the text from the Parameter box in the captioning window that is defined by an HTML layout file.

    WMTextBodyText

    Windows Media

    Displays the text from the Parameter box in the text window that is defined by an HTML layout file.

    WMTextHeadline

    Windows Media

    Displays the text from the Parameter box in the headline window that is defined by an HTML layout file.

    Scott EOM

    Scott Studios WAV file

    Calculates when the next queued clip starts playing in a Scott Studios system.

    For more information, please refer to your Scott Studios documentation.

    Scott Cue In

    Scott Studios WAV file

    Set the beginning of a file in a Scott Studios System without performing destructive editing.

    For more information, please refer to your Scott Studios documentation.

    608CC1

    —

    Used for primary-language closed captions.

    In the Comment box, type the closed caption control commands.

    TIP

    • If you type captioning text in the Comment box and do not specify captioning markup, a pop-on caption is created.

    • You can use your keyboard to create standard text and punctuation. To insert special characters and punctuation, use the Character Map (Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Character Map).

    For more information about closed captioning, see Adding closed captioning to video files

    608CC3

    —

    Used for secondary-language closed captions.

    In the Comment box, type the closed caption control commands.

  5. In the Comment box, type any comments you want to associate with the command. A comment is generally used to remind you of what the command is while you work on the project; its function is similar to naming markers and regions.

  6. In the Position box, type the time you want the command to occur in your project. VEGAS Pro inserts at the cursor position by default.

Deleting a command marker

Right-click the command marker tag and choose Delete from the shortcut menu.

Editing a command marker

Right-click the command marker tag and choose Edit from the shortcut menu.

—or—

Double-click the command marker tag.

Moving the cursor to a command marker

Click the command marker tag .

Using command templates

If you frequently insert commands that use similar settings, you can create a template to insert command settings automatically.

Creating a template

  1. From the Insert menu, choose Command to display the Command Properties dialog.

  2. Type the settings you want to use in the Command, Parameter, Comment, and Position boxes.

  3. In the Template box, type the name you want to use to store the template.

  4. Click the Save button .

Recalling a template

  1. From the Insert menu, choose Command to display the Command Properties dialog.

  2. Choose the template you want to use from the Template drop-down list. VEGAS Pro fills in the Command, Parameter, Comment, and Position boxes using the information stored in the template.

  3. Edit the settings in the Command, Parameter, Comment, and Position boxes as necessary.

  4. Click OK.

Editing metadata commands

VEGAS Pro saves your metadata command templates in the cmdtemp.xml file in the C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Vegas\VEGAS Pro\21 folder. You can edit this file directly to modify your templates.