ABSTRACT
Aside from capturing media, many methods can be used to bring media into Vegas. Vegas is format agnostic and resolution independent, meaning that nearly any form of media recognized by the Microsoft Windows operating system can be imported to the Vegas Timeline as an event. The concept behind hiding the A/B roll view and showing transitions as cross-fades stems from Vegas’s origin as an audio editing tool, in which cross-fades for audio are always viewed as single tracks. Transitional envelopes are great for building creative and unique transitions, but the feature may also be used for powerful compositing techniques. By using lengthy transitions coupled with transitional envelopes, entire composites and virtual transitions may be created with only three or four video events. Vegas is jam-packed with filters to enhance, correct, and design graphic and video events, either bringing substandard images to an acceptable level or allowing editors the expression of artistic freedom.
