Release Notes
November 2001
Copyright © 2001 Sonic Foundry, Inc. All rights reserved.
This document contains information on the following topics:
Welcome
2.0 What's New in Version 3.0
3.0 Known Issues
4.0 System Requirements
5.0
Installation 
6.0
Vegas User Manual
7.0
Demos
8.0 Contacting Sonic Foundry, Inc.
Applicable to boxed products only. If you've purchased a
downloadable product, Adobe Acrobat (PDF) versions of product documentation and
product demos are available at www.sonicfoundry.com/download/.
1.0 Welcome
Thank you for choosing Sonic Foundry Vegas. This document contains information about installing and using Veg 20420o1413u as on your computer.
2.0 What's New in version 3.0
We've added many new features to Vegas Video 3.0.
You'll find information about Vegas' new features in the online help and manual. In the online help, select the Contents tab. Double-click the Introduction book to open it and click the What's New in Vegas 3.0 topic. This topic lists many of the new features and provides links to the appropriate help topics.
New productivity enhancement features:
DV batch capture, batch print-to-tape, clip detection, and project recapture
Project trimming/media consolidation
Intelligent rendering
Dynamic RAM Previews
Dual-processor DV rendering support
Print-to-tape from the timeline
Create and edit Windows Media 8 (.wmv, wma) files, with Web metadata including closed captioning
On-the-fly web metadata arrangement (import extisting script copy for streaming media closed captioning and place caption cues while playing)
Import/export Web commands in XML database format
Still-image sequence import with alpha channel support
Timecode burn filter for visual of stamping project timecode - provide streaming media client-review copies
Video CD and multimedia CD burning
Red Book CD layout and burning, complete with printable PQ lists, ISRC and UPC codes. Import existing CD Architect projects.
Track-level video keyframe management
Autosave/crash recovery tools
CD audio extraction
TWAIN support - use your scanner or digital camera as a media source
JKL keyboard scrub, and linear timeline scrub
Video thumbnail support
Capture/save still image from timeline
Enhanced event grouping
Histogram views
Extended control over default track properties
New output quality enhancement features:
New Sonic Foundry DV codec
New MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoding tools
Create and edit Windows Media 8 (.wmv) files
Smooth audio and video envelopes: a whole new sound and look
Smooth temporal and spatial keyframe control for motion and crop effects
Nine new video overlay modes for expanded compositing control
Five audio pan models, including constant power balance
Mono and channel swap/combine support for stereo audio files
Audio phase inversion for tracks and events
Frame quantize
Apply interlace filter
Framerate undersampling (strobing)
New titling and credit roll tools for pristine video text
New video effects: Lens Flare, Light Rays, Border, Film FX, Linear and Radial Blur, Mirror, Timecode Burn, and more
New image-correction filters: Color Curves, Black Restore, Levels, Unsharp Mask, and more
Voice-optimized timestretching
3.0 Known Issues
Vegas 3.0 can open projects you created in previous versions of Vegas. However, previous versions of Vegas Video cannot open Vegas 3.0 projects. If you need to work with a previous version of Vegas, please work with a copy of your project or use the Save As command to save your Vegas 3.0 project with a unique name.
Vegas Video 3.0 can also open your Sonic Foundry VideoFactory 1.0 and 2.0 projects.
If you are using the PixelanStepMotion or StepTime plug-ins, it is recomended that you set the Dynamic RAM Preview Max setting on the Video Preferences tab 0. This will ensure more accurate previews when using these specialized filters. Rendering is not affected when Dynamic RAM Preview is enabled.
Vegas Video 3.0 does not currently support USB or IEEE-1394 (FireWire) CD recorders when using Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
You'll need to install QuickTime for Windows in order to use TIFF files and render MOV files. Vegas does not include the QuickTime installer. This can be downloaded free of charge from Apple Computer, Inc. at https://www.apple.com
Important: Make sure you download and install the QuickTime Authoring Components.
Windows Media Player and Real Player
Sonic Foundry Vegas includes the many new encoding formats from Real and
Microsoft. It is recommended that you update to the most current versions of
Windows Media Player (www.microsoft.com), and Real
Player (www.real.com) for optimal
file playback compatibility.
AVI files larger than 2GB are supported by the OpenDML file standard, (also called "ODML" or "AVI version 2.0"). This means Vegas is limited only by your operating system and/or file system (how your drives are formatted).
Drives formatted as FAT32 under Windows 98SE or Me allow files of up to 4GB.
Drives formatted as NTFS under Windows 2000 and XP do not have a 4GB limit.
By default, Vegas creates OpenDML-compatible files. This allows you to render large AVI file sizes. Some other applications may not be ODML compatible and may not be able to use these files. To change the default behavior, go to the File menu, choose Render As and click the Custom button. Then, on the Video tab, clear the Create an OpenDML (AVI version 2.0) compatible file check box.
Sonic Foundry Video Capture is automatically installed with Vegas. You can start Video Capture from the Media Pool or File menu.
Sony Computer and Video Capture
Some Sony computers with built in IEEE-1394 i-Link DV use a custom Sony DV driver that will need to be updated in order to get full functionality when using the Sonic Foundry Video Capture tool. Running the utility "SFSony.exe", which is included in the Extras folder on the CD or available at www.sonicfoundry.com/download/step2.asp?DID=223 will fix the problem. You can also use this utility to restore your original Sony settings.
4.0 System Requirements
The following lists the minimum system requirements for using Sonic Foundry Vegas:
Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
400 MHz processor
Windows-compatible sound card
OHCI-compliant, IEEE-1394 DV card (for DV capture and print-to-tape_
40MB available hard disk space for installation
128MB RAM
7200 RPM hard drive or faster
Internet Explorer 4 or later (IE 5 installer included on CD)
DirectX 8.0 (Included on CD)
5.0 Installation
The install utility, VegasVideo3Install.exe, creates any necessary folders and copies all files required by Vegas to your computer.
Double-click the file after downloading, and follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of Vegas for your computer.
Vegas Video 3.0 can be installed without removing existing Vegas Video 2.0 installations.
6.0 Vegas User Manual
Included on the Vegas CD is a complete Vegas User Manual in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. The Acrobat format allows easy printing of the text, should you need a hard copy. The manual is located in the Manuals folder on the CD.
Manuals can also be downloaded from www.sonicfoundry.com/download
Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader
In order to view the manual, you will need to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader. It has been included on the CD in the Extras folder for your convenience. To install Acrobat Reader, follow these steps:
Place the Vegas CD in the drive. AutoPlay launches an installation menu.
Note: If you have disabled the CD-ROM AutoPlay feature, click the Start button and choose Run. Type D:\Extras\Acrobat Reader 4.0\English\ar40eng.exe, where D is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive, and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.
Choose Browse, and then browse to the D:\Extras\Acrobat Reader 4.0\English\ folder.
Double-click the ar40eng.exe icon and follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation.
You can also download Adobe Acrobat Reader from www.sonicfoundry.com/download/step2.asp?DID=101
7.0 Demos
Your installation CD-ROM includes demo versions of other select products available from Sonic Foundry. To install a demo, run the main setup program on the root of the Vegas CD and choose Product Demos from the Install screen. Follow the links for the demo you want to install.
If you would like any more information or demos of other products from Sonic Foundry, please visit our Web site (www.sonicfoundry.com). You will always find the latest technical information, demos, and product announcements from Sonic Foundry there.
Commercial distribution of the Sonic Foundry demos requires written permission from Sonic Foundry.
8.0 Contacting Sonic Foundry, Inc.
Sonic Foundry can be contacted in the following ways:
Sonic Foundry, Inc.
1617 Sherman Ave.
Madison, Wisconsin 53704
USA
For a detailed list of Customer Service options, we encourage you to visit www.sonicfoundry.com.
Telephone assistance during normal office hours:
. 1-800-577-6642 (toll-free) in US, Canada, and Virgin Islands.
. +800-000-76642 (toll-free) in Australia, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, UK, Netherlands, and Japan.
. +608-204-7703 for all other countries.
E-mail: customerservice@sonicfoundry.com.
Fax: 1-608-250-1745.
Technical Support:
For a detailed list of Technical Support options, we encourage you to visit www.sonicfoundry.com/support or call 608-256-5555.
The full version of Vegas Audio and Vegas Video include 60 days of complimentary phone support. For your complimentary support, please call 608-204-7704. Your complimentary support begins the day you register your product, and registration is required to obtain support.
E-mail: support@sonicfoundry.com.
Fax: 608-250-1745.
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