Preferences - General Tab

When this checkbox is selected, last project you edited will be reopened if the project was still open when you exited VEGAS Pro.

When this checkbox is selected, a message box will appear asking if you want to delete a media file that is currently in use by the project.

When this checkbox is selected, prerendered video files are preserved when a project is closed.

When this checkbox is selected, files can be edited in external editors (audio, image, etc.) while they are contained in events on the VEGAS Pro timeline.

Select this checkbox if you want to close audio and MIDI ports when you switch to another application.

When this checkbox is selected, you will receive notification when updates are available. Clear the checkbox to bypass the Newsfeed dialog.

Select this checkbox if you want VEGAS Pro to ask you whether you want to match your project video settings to match the first video media you add to the timeline.

NOTE If you choose a VEGAS Pro project (.veg) file, VEGAS Pro will match the settings of the project, not the media within the project.

When the checkbox is cleared, no prompt will be displayed.

For more information, see Setting project properties

When this checkbox is selected, VEGAS Pro will check whether VEGAS Pro files are associated with VEGAS Pro and will prompt you to restore the file association if necessary.

Select this checkbox if you want to use a joystick to control panning, color corrector wheels, and other controls. For more information, see Using a joystick for panning, adjusting controls, and color correction

Clearing the checkbox can prevent problems with copy-protection dongles.

When this checkbox is selected, VEGAS Pro will recognize 360° media when loaded and sets the project properties to 360° output automatically.

The .wav format is limited by a maximum file size of ~2GB (4GB if the Allow Wave renders up to 4 GB checkbox is selected). When this checkbox is selected, you can render larger files as Wave64 files.

Select this checkbox to enable support for WAV files up to 4GB before switching to WAV64. Clear the checkbox for compatibility with other software applications.

When this checkbox is selected, VEGAS Pro will ignore fact chunks in compressed WAV files.

Compressed WAV files use fact chunks to specify how many actual samples are represented in the file. If a compressed file is improperly authored, this may cause some of the compressed data to not be loaded. If you suspect that not all sound data is being loaded from a compressed file, try checking this option and reopening the file.

TIP If you change the setting of this check box, please delete any proxy (.sfap0) files associated with compressed WAV files.

Select this checkbox if you want to remove pulldown when you open 24 fps progressive-scan DV video files.

When the checkbox is cleared, 24p video is read as 29.97 fps interlaced video (60i).

Select this checkbox if you want to import MXF files from XDCAM cameras and decks with multichannel audio. When the checkbox is cleared, audio from MXF files will be imported as stereo.

For more information, see Importing XDCAM Discs

When this checkbox is selected, two-channel audio files will be opened as separate mono audio events on separate tracks:

The audio events are grouped, and tracks that are created by adding media will be panned hard left and hard right. You can select an event and choose Edit | Channels to choose which channel is used for that event.

You can use this feature when working with two-channel source media that contains two distinct audio channels, such as an interview in which channel 1 contains the interviewer's voice and channel 2 contains the subject's voice.

When the checkbox is cleared, two-channel audio files will be opened as a stereo pair on a single track:

For more information, see Audio channels

Select this checkbox if you want to pass through unedited frames without recompression (smart render) for the following formats:

• DV AVI

• DV MXF

• IMX MXF (IMX 24p MXF is not supported for no-recompress rendering)

• XAVC Intra MXF

• HD MXF

• MPEG-2 (for files such as those from HDV and DVD camcorders)

• Panasonic P2

  For more information, see Working with P2 Video

• XDCAM EX supports smart rendering across the following formats:

• SP 18.3 Mbps CBR 1280x720p to/from XDCAM EX and HDV HD-1

• SP 25 Mbps CBR 1440x1080i to/from XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, and HDV HD-2

• HQ 35 Mbps VBR 1440x1080 to/from XDCAM EX and XDCAM HD 

• HQ 35 Mbps VBR 1280x720p to/from XDCAM EX

• HQ 35 Mbps VBR 1920x1080 to/from XDCAM EX

  For more information, see XDCAM EX workflow

In order to perform rendering without recompression, the width, height, frame rate, field order, profile, level, and bit rate of the source media, project settings, and rendering template must match. Frames that have effects, compositing, or transitions applied will be rendered.

When this checkbox is selected, the Recorded Files dialog box will appear after every recording session allowing you to rename, delete, or keep the .wav file.

When this checkbox is selected, undos are created for all changes made to effect parameters.

Select this checkbox if you want effects to remain open so you can bypass/enable effects with no pause for A/B testing. When the checkbox is cleared, effects are fully bypassed, conserving processing power.

When this checkbox is selected, an edit box is displayed so you can name markers and regions as you place them.

When this checkbox is selected, the scrub control uses a linear range. When the checkbox is cleared, the playback rate increases or decreases more as you drag toward the ends of the scrub control.

For more information, see Scrubbing

When this checkbox is selected, you can scrub with the mouse even when the cursor is over an event.

Select this checkbox if you want the F12 and spacebar keyboard shortcuts to toggle between Play and Pause mode. In this mode, the cursor will maintain its position.

Select this checkbox if you want to extend marker and region lines across tracks in the VEGAS Pro timeline. When the checkbox is cleared, marker lines are drawn only when Enable Snapping is turned on.

For more information, see Enable snapping

Select this checkbox if you want to be able to drag the cursor to change its position on the timeline and in the Trimmer window. When this checkbox is selected, you can position the cursor without losing your loop region

To create a time selection without moving the cursor, hold the Shift key.

When checked, double-clicking a media file will open the file in the Trimmer window instead of adding the file to a track.

When this checkbox is selected, the Trimmer history drop-down list displays the media file's name first, followed by the folder it is in. Select this to reverse the names.

When this checkbox is selected, markers and regions created at the media file level in the Trimmer will be saved to the file.

Unselect this checkbox when you don't want to be warned when you delete a track that contains events.

Select the checkbox and enter a number in the edit box if you want to list your most recently used projects at the bottom of the File menu.

Displays the folder where temporary files are created. Click the Browse button to specify a new folder.

NOTE When you add a media file from a removable device, a copy of the media file is stored in a subfolder within this folder. This keeps the media file available for use even if the source of the media is no longer accessible.

Be aware that these subfolders are cleared when you close the VEGAS Pro application. However, they are not cleared if the application closes inappropriately.

Displays the amount of space available in the folder specified in the Temporary files folder box.