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Previewing in a player
You can create a full-quality preview that automatically plays in the appropriate media player. You can preview the entire project or
select a portion.
1. To preview a portion of the project, create a selection containing the portion you want to preview.
2. From the Tools menu, choose Preview in Player. The Preview in Player dialog appears.
3. Select the type of preview file to create. Select a template or click Custom to configure any compression options.
4. To preview just a portion of the project, verify that Render loop region only is selected. To create a preview of the entire project,
clear this check box.
5. Click OK.
A progress bar displays the progress of the render. When finished, the file automatically plays in the appropriate media player.
Using an external monitor
You can feed video directly from the timeline to a television monitor or secondary Windows display. With this feature, you can free up
valuable space in the Vegas Pro window by viewing a full-screen preview of your project on a different display, or you can make your
final editing decisions on a broadcast monitor (which differs significantly from a computer monitor) before printing the project to tape.
This feature supports video output only; audio is not output to the external monitor.
Notes:
• If you intend to deliver your project in an interlaced format, previewing on a computer monitor is not a substitute for previewing on an
interlaced broadcast monitor.
• Vegas Pro software allows you to use one external video device at a time. The external monitor display will be unavailable during video
capture.
• When using an external video monitor, you need to enable external-monitor preview each time you start Vegas Pro. This change was
made to prevent the possibility of hiding the main Vegas Pro window behind the secondary display when monitors are improperly
configured.
Configuring an external monitor
Prior to previewing on an external monitor, you’ll need to configure your system to use this feature. From the Options menu, choose
Preferences and then click the Preview Device tab to configure an external monitor. Your video will be sent to this device when you click
the Preview on External Monitor button ( ) in the Video Preview window. For more information, see Setting preferences on page 389.
Previewing video on a secondary Windows display
If your Windows desktop is extended across multiple displays, you can use one of those displays to preview the timeline with no A/V
synchronization drift—perfect for ADR and foley work.
Important: If you intend to deliver your project in an interlaced format, previewing on a computer monitor is not a substitute for previewing on an interlaced broadcast monitor.
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