1. Place the cursor where you want to insert the command marker.

2. From the Insert menu, choose Command. The Command Properties dialog is displayed.

3. From the Command drop-down list, choose the type of command you want to insert, or type a custom command in the box.

4. In the Parameter box, type the argument that should be passed to the command. For example, if you're using an URL command, type the address of the Web page you want to display.

   Command	Player type	Description
   URL	Windows Media and RealMedia	Indicates when an instruction is sent to the user’s Internet browser to change the content being displayed. In the Parameter box, type the URL that will display at a specific time during the rendered project’s playback.
   Text	Windows Media	Displays text in the captioning area of the Windows Media Player located below the video display area. In the Parameter box, type the text that will display during playback. To view captions during playback in Windows Media Player 9, choose Captions and Subtitles from the Windows Media Player Play menu, and then choose On if Available from the submenu.
   WMClosedCaption	Windows Media	Displays the text from the Parameter box in the captioning window that is defined by an HTML layout file.
   WMTextBodyText	Windows Media	Displays the text from the Parameter box in the text window that is defined by an HTML layout file.
   WMTextHeadline	Windows Media	Displays the text from the Parameter box in the headline window that is defined by an HTML layout file.
   Title	RealMedia	Displays the text from the Parameter box to identify the file's title in a media player. When rendering Windows Media files, title information is based on the settings on the Summary tab of the Vegas Project Properties dialog or the Index/Summary tab of the Custom Template dialog. The summary information from the Project Properties dialog will be used if information has been specified in both places. To view this information during playback, choose Now Playing Options from the Windows Media Player View menu and select the items you want to display.
   Author	RealMedia	Displays the text you type when you choose About this Presentation from the RealPlayer’s shortcut menu or Properties from the Windows Media Player shortcut menu. In the Parameter box, type the text that you want to display. When rendering Windows Media files, author information is based on the settings on the Summary tab of the Vegas Project Properties dialog or the Index/Summary tab of the Custom Template dialog. The summary information from the Project Properties dialog will be used if information has been specified in both places. To view this information during playback, choose Now Playing Options from the Windows Media Player View menu and select the items you want to display.
   Copyright	RealMedia	Displays the text you type when you choose About this Presentation from the RealPlayer’s shortcut menu or Properties from the Windows Media Player shortcut menu. In the Parameter box, type the text that you want to display. When rendering Windows Media files, copyright information is based on the settings on the Summary tab of the Vegas Project Properties dialog or the Index/Summary tab of the Custom Template dialog. The summary information from the Project Properties dialog will be used if information has been specified in both places. To view this information during playback, choose Now Playing Options from the Windows Media Player View menu and select the items you want to display.
   Scott EOM	Scott Studios WAV file	Calculates when the next queued clip starts playing in a Scott Studios system. For more information, please refer to your Scott Studios documentation.
   Scott Cue In	Scott Studios WAV file	Set the beginning of a file in a Scott Studios System without performing destructive editing. For more information, please refer to your Scott Studios documentation.

5. In the Comment box, type any comments you want to associate with the command. A comment is generally used to remind you of what the command is while you work on the project; its function is similar to naming markers and regions.

6. In the Position box, type the time you want the command to occur in your project. Vegas inserts at the cursor position by default.

Right-click the command marker tab and choose Delete from the shortcut menu.

Right-click the command marker tab and choose Edit from the shortcut menu.

—or—

Double-click the command marker tab.

Click the command marker tab .

If you frequently insert commands that use similar settings, you can create a template to insert command settings automatically.

Creating a template

1. From the Insert menu, choose Command to display the Command Properties dialog.

2. Type the settings you want to use in the Command, Parameter, Comment, and Position boxes.

3. In the Template box, type the name you want to use to store the template.

4. Click the Save button .

Recalling a template

1. From the Insert menu, choose Command to display the Command Properties dialog.

2. Choose the template you want to use from the Template drop-down list. Vegas fills in the Command, Parameter, Comment, and Position boxes using the information stored in the template.

3. Edit the settings in the Command, Parameter, Comment, and Position boxes as necessary.

4. Click OK.

Editing metadata commands

Vegas saves your metadata command templates in the cmdtemp.xml file in the C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Sony\Vegas\7.0\ folder. You can edit this file directly to modify your templates.