The Explorer Window

Choose View | Window | Explorer to toggle the display of the Explorer window.

Like the Project Media window, you can use the Explorer window to view, preview, and add media files to your project.

Name

Item

Description

Back/Forward

Use the Back and Forward buttons to navigate the folder history.

Address Bar

 1

Displays the path to the current folder.

Tree View

 2

Displays all of the available files and folders where you can find media files.

Contents Pane

 3

Displays the folders and media files contained in the active folder.

Up

Opens the folder one level above the active folder.

Refresh

Refreshes the contents of the active folder.

If you insert a new CD (or other removable media), click to refresh the Explorer.

Delete

Deletes the selected folder or file.

Add to Favorites

Adds the selected folder to the Favorites folder in the tree view. The Favorites folder contains links to folders that you use most often.

Start Preview

Plays the selected media file.

Stop Preview

Stops the playback of the selected media file.

Auto Preview

Automatically preview media files when you click them in the Explorer window. For more information, see Previewing media files

Views

Allows you to change the way the files are viewed in the list view.

  • Details – Displays the file size, date and when the file was last created or last modified.

  • List – Displays a simple list of the file name of each file in the Explorer window.

  • Thumbnail – Displays the first frame of a video file.

  • Regions – Displays any regions that have been defined in the selected media file.

  • Summary – Displays a short description of the selected media file at the bottom of the Explorer window.

  • Tree – Displays all of the available drives and folders that you may choose from to find files.

  • All Files – Displays all file types in the active folder.

Adding regions from a file to the timeline

When Regions is selected in the Explorer window, any regions saved in the selected file are displayed in the bottom of the Explorer window.

You can drag a region to the timeline to create an event using a portion of a file.

TIP You can save regions and markers in a media file using the Trimmer window. For more information, see Using the Trimmer

Click the down arrow next to the Views button and choose Regions to toggle the display of regions in the Explorer window.

Using the Favorites folder

Select the Favorites folder in the tree view to view the contents of the Favorites folder. This folder contains shortcuts to folders that you use often.

TIP

Favorites are saved in the following file: C:\Users\user name\AppData\Local\Vegas\VEGAS Pro\22\NewExplorerFavorites.txt.

The file is saved whenever you close the Explorer window or exit the application. You can copy the file to different computers or user accounts to migrate Favorites settings.

To see this file, you must have the Show hidden files and folders radio button selected on the View tab of the Folder Options Control Panel.

Adding a folder to the Favorites folder

  1. Browse to the folder you want to add.

  2. Right-click the folder and choose Add Folder to Favorites from the shortcut menu. A shortcut to the folder is added to the Favorites folder.

Removing a folder from the Favorites folder

  1. Select the Favorites folder.

  2. Right-click the folder you want to delete and choose Delete from the shortcut menu.

NOTE Deleting a folder from Favorites deletes only the shortcut to the folder; the target folder is unaffected.