Custom rendering templates

If the selected file type supports it, the Render As dialog allows you to create custom templates for saving files.

NOTE

  • VEGAS Pro templates for rendering multichannel audio in .wav/.wav64, .avi, and .mxf formats may be visible in other Vegas applications that do not support multichannel audio. Using these templates in other applications will not produce the desired result and should be avoided.

  • If you modify a template in the Custom Template dialog without saving it with a new name, the settings will be saved to disk as "Untitled."

Creating or editing a template

  1. From the File menu, choose Render As.

  2. Select a template in the Output Format box and click the Customize Template button to open the Custom Template dialog.

  3. Choose a template from the Template drop-down list, or enter a new name in the edit box.

  4. Built-in presets cannot be edited.

  5. When determining bit rates, 1K=1024.

  6. Use the Custom Template dialog to set the template's properties.

    7. NOTE For information about specific controls in each file type's Custom Template dialog, click the help ? button.

  7. Click the Save Template button .

  8. Click OK to return to the Save As or Render As dialog.

Deleting a template

  1. From the File menu, choose Render As.

  2. Select a template in the Output Format box and click the Customize Template button to open the Custom Template dialog.

  3. Choose a template from the Template drop-down list.

  4. Click the Delete Template button .

    5. NOTE Built-in presets cannot be deleted.

  5. Click OK to return to the Save As or Render As dialog.

Copying rendering templates between computers or user accounts

You can make your customized rendering templates available on another computer or user account by copying .sft2 files to the appropriate location in the new account or computer.

Rendering templates are stored in C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Vegas\Render Templates\<plug-in name>.

NOTE The AppData folder is not visible unless the Show hidden files and folders radio button is selected on the View tab of the Windows Folder Options control panel.

TIP You can find a plug-in's name by clicking the About button in the Render As dialog.

To make a template available on another computer or user account, copy the .sft2 file to the same location in another account.

For example, to make JSmith's custom wave template available for the AJones user account, copy the appropriate .sft2 file from this folder:

C:\Users\JSmith\AppData\Roaming\Vegas\Render Templates\wave\

to this folder:

C:\Users\AJones\AppData\Roaming\Vegas\Render Templates\wave\

TIP If you're copying templates from an older Vegas application, templates are saved as .sft files in the following folder: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Vegas\File Templates\<plug-in name>\<plug-in GUID>.

Project tab

Some file formats include a Project tab in the Custom Template dialog.

Item

Description

Video rendering quality

Choose a rendering quality if you want to override the Full-resolution rendering quality setting in the Project Properties dialog.

Stereoscopic 3D mode

 Choose the stereoscopic 3D mode you want to use for the template. For more information, see Rendering a stereoscopic 3D project

Swap Left/Right

 Select the Swap Left/Right checkbox if you need to switch the left- and right-eye pictures. For more information, see Rendering a stereoscopic 3D project

Crosstalk cancellation

 Drag the Crosstalk cancellation slider if you experience image bleed-through. For more information, see Rendering a stereoscopic 3D project

Color space

Choose a color space to use for the rendering template. For more information, see Specifying the color space in a custom rendering template