Using takes as alternate versions of events

You can use takes to associate multiple media files with an event.

For example, if you create multiple versions of a voiceover event or multiple camera angles of a video event, you can maintain all the takes in your project. By specifying which take should be used before playback or rendering, you can maintain several drafts of your project in a single project file.

For information about using takes for multicamera editing, please see Editing multicamera video

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  • When you open a copy of an event in a sound editor, VEGAS Pro automatically creates a copy of the event and saves it as a take within the event. For more information, see Opening a copy of an event in an audio editor

  • If you want to slip all of an event's takes when slipping media, make sure Slip All Takes is selected in the Options menu. For more information, see Slipping and sliding events

Creating an event with multiple takes

  1. In the Project Media or Explorer window, hold Ctrl or Shift while clicking the media files you want to use as takes.

  2. Right-click and drag the media files to the location on the timeline. A shortcut menu is displayed when you release the mouse button.

  3. From the shortcut menu, choose Add as Takes.

    A single event is created, but you can choose which of the media files you want the event to play by choosing the active take for the event.

Adding a take to an event

  1. Right-click and drag the media file from the Project Media or Explorer window to an event on the timeline. A shortcut menu is displayed when you release the mouse button.

  2. From the shortcut menu, choose Add as Takes.

    The media file is added to the event as the active take, and the original media file remains in your project as a take.

Choosing the active take in an event

  1. Right-click the event that contains the takes.

  2. From the shortcut menu, choose Take, and select Choose Active from the submenu. The Take Chooser dialog box appears.

  3. Click the take you want to use and click OK.

    Click the Play and Stop buttons in the Take Chooser dialog box to preview takes.

Deleting the active take in an event

From the Edit menu, choose Take, and choose Delete Active from the submenu.

Deleting a take from an event

  1. Right-click the event that contains the take.

  2. From the shortcut menu, choose Take, and choose Delete from the submenu. The Take Chooser dialog box appears.

  3. Click the take you want to delete and click OK.

Switching between takes

  1. Right-click the event that contains the takes.

  2. From the shortcut menu, choose Take, and choose either Next Take or Previous Take from the submenu.

    3. TIP Press T or Shift+T to choose the next or previous take for the selected event.

Displaying take information in events

From the View menu, choose Active Take Information to display the current take information on events in the timeline.

Pitch shifted audio events will display the amount of pitch Shift in the bottom-left corner of the event. If the media has a known root note, the new root is displayed in parentheses.

Stretched audio events will display a percentage in the lower-right corner of the event to indicate the stretched playback rate. If the media has a known tempo, the effective playback tempo (after stretching) is listed in parentheses after the stretch amount.

Audio and video events that are not synchronized will be highlighted in the timeline, and the amount of offset will be displayed. Very small offsets that are below the resolution of the timeline may be displayed as 0.00. Set the project time format to samples to see the offset amount.

For more information, see Repairing audio/video synchronization offsets and Time ruler