Audio Production

The Vegas Pro 9 collection includes a powerful set of audio tools for the most demanding productions. Mix audio in a multitrack environment on an unlimited number of tracks. Use on-the-fly punch-in recording, real time record meters, 32 assignable effects, 26 Master and Aux outputs; perform automatic crossfades and take advantage of hands-on mixing using external control surfaces and envelope automation recording. No other NLE provides as robust an audio feature set as Vegas Pro software.

Multi-Threaded Audio Engine

Vegas Pro 9 software takes advantage of new multicore and hyper-threading computer systems to maximize available hardware resources. By leveraging the full capabilities of the hardware and reducing direct CPU load, you will notice:

• Greater number of tracks and audio/video effects for real time preview
• Improved performance at lower latencies
• Faster audio render times

Mixing Console Window

The Mixer Console provides sophisticated hardware emulation to mix audio, specify routing, assign audio effects, and control automation. Customize your console layout and the details of all track and bus controls—including FX sends—to make working with your audio mixes efficient and productive.

Cinescore Support

Vegas Pro 9 software automatically detects the existence of Cinescore software, if installed, so you can use Cinescore software within the Vegas Pro environment. This allows you to edit your video and quickly create a custom soundtrack in one application.

24-Bit/192 kHz Audio Support

Vegas Pro 9 software supports full resolution 24-bit/32-bit 192 kHz files for the ultimate in audio fidelity. Import, save, and even record to this resolution if your hardware supports it

Extensive Audio Effects

Apply over 30 customizable, real time audio effects. Automate delays, reverbs, EQs and more with envelope control for each parameter. Use over ten automated effects such as Track EQ, Reverb, Chorus, Delay, Noise Gate, and Flange/Wah/Phase. 5.1 DirectX® effects for the master bus include EQ, Dither, and Wave Hammer Surround compression tools.

VST Plug-In Effect Support

You can use effects to manipulate the audio components of your project. The included audio plug-ins can improve the quality of the audio in your project or create unique sounds. Vegas software supports additional DirectX and VST effects from a variety of vendors. Audio effects can be applied to all events on a track, to busses, or as assignable effects.

5.1 Surround Mixing

The Vegas Pro 9 collection has extensive tools for the creation of 5.1 surround mixes*. Keyframeable surround panning for tracks and busses lets you mix the most demanding DVD soundtracks without leaving the Vegas environment. Apply 5.1-channel audio effects to the master bus for enhanced control over DVD mixes. Export projects as discrete tracks for post-encoding, or encode directly to Dolby Digital® surround with the Sony Creative Software Dolby-certified AC-3 encoder*. DVD Architect Pro 5 software imports AC-3 files for the creation of multichannel 5.1 DVDs.

On-The-Fly Punch-In Recording

The Vegas Pro 9 recording model allows for on-the-fly punch-in recording on armed tracks while playing back your Vegas Pro project. Record and maintain multiple takes of audio into an empty track, a time selection, an event, or a combination of time and events

Auto-Input Record Monitoring

Perform tape style auto-input record monitoring with event ASR parameters applied to the incoming signal. Monitor input signal when playback is both stopped and during recording.

Audio Time Stretching

Vegas Pro 9 software includes 19 user-definable timestretch modes that let you choose the resampling method that best fits your audio material. Select: change pitch, change length; change length, preserve pitch; or change pitch and preserve length, by semitones or cents.

Tape-Style Audio Scrubbing

You can use scrubbing to scroll playback of your project at varying speeds. Vegas Pro 9 software also has a tape-style scrubber above the timeline that mimics dragging an analog tape past the playhead

Keyboard Event Pitch-Shifting

Change the pitch of ACID loops, or any audio event that has had ACID metadata assigned to it, via keyboard commands and modify your audio mix in realtime. Pitch, tempo and stretch amount information is displayed in timeline events.

ASIO Driver Support

In addition to supporting Microsoft Mapper™, Windows Classic Wave, and WDM drivers, Vegas Pro 9 software also supports professional-quality low latency ASIO™ drivers.

ACID Loop Properties Support

Use ACID loops in your Vegas Pro project to perform easy video scoring and audio mixing. ACID loops, or any audio event that has had ACID metadata assigned to it, will auto-stretch to the existing project tempo.

Bus-To-Bus Routing

Create complex sub-mixes with bus-to-bus routing. The routing flexibility provided by Vegas software gives you a more robust structure for mixing audio projects.

Broadcast Wave Format Support

You can use Broadcast wave format files to exchange audio between audio editors or broadcasting platforms. Broadcast wave format files are similar to standard .wav files, but they contain additional metadata including timestamps that tell the software where to add audio on the Vegas Pro timeline.

Downmix Monitoring

Vegas Pro 9 software provides real time downmix previewing of audio from 5.1 surround to stereo, or from stereo to mono, to ensure that your mix will sound as intended no matter what the destination playback device.

Film-Style 5.1 Surround Panning

The film-style surround panning mode in Vegas Pro 9 software supports panning between pairs of adjacent speakers using a constant power model, and is optimized for theater-style speaker placement.

Master, Auxiliary, and Effects Bus Tracks

Modify your project's volume, effects, and panning at the sub-group level. Use bus envelopes to set track effect parameters, volume, and panning for your entire Vegas project.

Gracenote® MusicID™ CD Album Identification

Vegas Pro 9 software supports the Gracenote MusicID™ media recognition service. When you extract audio from a CD, you can now view information the tracks including title, artist, and song name.

DVD Creation

Nothing beats DVD Architect Pro software for professional DVD authoring. Its clean, drag-and-drop interface and powerful layout and authoring tools make it easy to develop dynamic menu-based DVDs, movies, picture slideshows, and music compilations. DVD Architect Pro 5 software works seamlessly within the Vegas Pro 9 environment.

Professional DVD Layout and Design

Author menu-based and single-title DVDs using backgrounds, motion menus, buttons, text, and effects. Set content to loop, hold, or timeout at the end of a scene. Import layered Photoshop (PSD) files for use as backgrounds, buttons, masks, and graphics.

Varied Marker Types

Several different marker types give you complete control over:

• Scene selection
• Navigation
• Button-over-video placement

DVD-R DL Support

DVD Architect Pro 5 software now supports burning to DVD-R DL so you can author much longer projects on these double capacity discs.

DVD Scripting

DVD Architect Pro software supports the ability to create and run scripts in final DVD or Blu-ray Disc design. With scripting you can build robust interactivity into your projects.

Parental Control

With DVD Architect Pro 5 software you can set project properties to enable various parental control settings. These settings restrict a DVD's playback to match parental control levels set in the user's DVD player, as set by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA):

• G - General audience
• PG - Parental Guidance
• PG-13 - parents strongly cautioned - some material may be inappropriate for under 13
• R - Restricted. No child under 17 should watch without parent present
• NC-17 - no one 17 or under should watch this content.

Keyframes and Transformation

Add keyframes to the DVD Architect Pro timeline to animate objects such as buttons and graphics. You can also use keyframes to control pan/crop attributes over time.

Buttons on Video

Add a button "hot-spot" over video and control its placement, duration, and link. This creates an interactive experience for the end user, allowing them to navigate to alternate media related to a specific scene on your disc.

Slideshow Animation

Automatically add pans and zooms to picture compilation slideshows.

Button Overlap Indication

Button Overlap Indicator warns when buttons are overlapping.

Cinescore Integration

If you have Cinescore software installed, you can use it within DVD Architect Pro 5 software to generate music for menus, slideshows, and media without leaving the DVD Architect Pro environment.

Burn Mastered Folder

Burn a functioning DVD from a previously mastered project without going through an extra prepare step.

Greater than 100% Zoom

Preview workspace at greater than 100% for precise editing when working with detailed graphics.

Graphical Subtitles

Add a graphic element in subtitle track. Gain complete control over look of subtitle, and even embed watermarks.

Blu-Ray Disc™ Authoring

Author movies on high-definition Blu-ray Disc™ as easily as authoring DVDs with DVD Architect Pro 5 software. DVD Architect Pro 5 software enables independent producers and videographers to author a high-definition Blu-ray Disc, complete with full motion buttons, motion menus, scene selection menus, subtitles, and alternate video and audio tracks. With DVD Architect Pro 5 software you can author a project once, then choose to burn a Blu-ray Disc or a standard-definition DVD

Burn Blu-ray Disc media directly from the Vegas Pro timeline

With Vegas Pro 9 software you can burn a Blu-ray Disc directly from the timeline. Blu-ray Disc burning allows you to create a disc similar to a "single movie" DVD — the movie has no titles, menus, or buttons. Blu-ray Disc burning in Vegas Pro 9 software provides an alternate distribution option for high-definition content, rather than traditional file-based hard disk or streaming media formats. You can also use the Blu-ray Disc burning feature to create high-definition discs that can playback on a set-top Blu-ray Disc player or on a Sony PS3 gaming system

DVD vs. Blu-ray Disc comparison

# Contexts	—	1,001
# Titles in Playlist	99	255
# Chapters in Playlist	99	999
# Angles in Title	9	9
# Audio Streams in Title	8	8
# Subtitles in Title	32	32
# Buttons in Menu (or BOV)	36 (4:3), 18 (16:9)	250
Menu Size Limitation	1 GB	N/A

The Vegas Pro Workflow

The Vegas Pro 9 interface provides a fully customizable workspace for accomplishing a wide range of production requirements. Dock multiple windows and save layouts to fit certain tasks; nest Vegas Pro projects within the timeline, design and save keyboard commands, and use application scripting to automate repetitive tasks. System-wide media management produces maximum efficiency. Network rendering saves time by using multiple computers and networked drive arrays to render complex projects.* Vegas Pro software also supports 24p, HD and HDV editing.

Powerful Editing Tools

Efficiently edit and arrange events on the Vegas Pro timeline using drag-and-drop operations. Apply real time effects, transitions, envelopes, color changes, reverse, time-stretching and motion effects. Expertly edit complex SD or HD long-form projects using mouse or keyboard trimming along with powerful ripple editing modes.

Real Time Playback and Nondestructive Editing

Playback and edit video effects, transitions and composites on-the-fly without rendering while viewing each change instantly on external monitors in real time. Vegas software takes advantage of the PC's processing power by caching complex processes or effects directly to RAM for smooth frame-rate playback and previews.

Darker color palette New

The Vegas Pro 9 user interface features a new color scheme, which provides an optically neutral environment for optimized viewing of colors and enhanced usability when working in a darkened editing booth.

Added Default Layouts

Vegas Pro 9 software gives you the option of several default layouts with windows arranged for various editing tasks. These layouts can be further modified and saved for a truly customized layout and workflow designed for the way you work. New in version 9 are the Audio Mixing and Color Correction layouts.

AVC/AAC Support

Vegas Pro 9 projects can be rendered to an iPod®-compatible file that can be transferred using iTunes. The project can be authored using traditional Vegas editing techniques and methods followed by explicitly rendering the file to an iPod compatible H.264 mpeg4 file.

System-Wide Media Management

You can use the Media Manager window to search and manage your collection of media assets so you can easily find the right file for your Vegas projects. The Media Manager maintains a database of your files, including the attributes, ACID metadata, and tags that you can assign to classify your audio and video clips.

Export to PSP

Use Vegas Pro 9 software to author and export content to a Sony PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) device directly from the timeline. Delivered projects to PSP® for personal enjoyment or as a means to distribute content for client verification

Project Nesting

Nesting allows you to add a Vegas project (.veg) to the timeline and edit and apply effects the same as you would a standard media event. Nesting can also help you organize a timeline or apply other effects.

Flexible Window Docking

New in Vegas Pro 9 software are some radical advancements for customizing the layout and positioning of the traditional Vegas layout. The timeline can now be at the top or the bottom of the application. Docking window tabs can be at the top or bottom of the dock.

Insert I-Frames at markers

The MainConcept MPEG-2 encode supports I-frame insertion at timeline markers. By providing I-frames at timeline markers, a rendered file has precise chapter and navigation point placement for DVD Architect Pro software.

Enhanced Video Preview Options

View the Vegas timeline on both an internal monitor and an external device (or secondary display) simultaneously. Simultaneous preview provides editors working with clients in a studio environment to setup a professional viewing environment while preserving the editor's on-screen editing environment. Preview options provide solutions to common viewing requests, with auto-fit providing a maximum viewing effort for the space available.

AAF Import and Export

You can use AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) files to exchange projects between applications.

Network Rendering

Speed up production time by rendering complex multimedia projects over networked computers. Divide Vegas projects into smaller sections that are distributed across multiple machines, and let Vegas software reassemble the pieces into a single rendered file. Each copy of Vegas software comes with two additional render-only installations.

A/V Synchronization Detect and Repair

When audio and video events are not aligned, Vegas software will highlight the events in the timeline so you can see synchronization problems at a glance. The software determines whether source events are synchronized by comparing grouped and overlapping media.

Envelope Automation Recording

Record track envelope and keyframe parameters in real time using a mouse or external control surface hardware with touch and latch record modes and automatic post-record keyframe thinning. Automation parameter control is available for both stereo and 5.1 tracks and buses, as well as for video track envelopes.

High-Definition Editing and Output

Vegas Pro 9 software supports HD editing and rendering, including output to 1080/60i, 1080/30p, 1080/24p, 720/60p, 720/30p, and 720/24p. Output high definition video to .AVI, .MOV, MPEG-2, Windows Media 9 Series, RealVideo 9, .PNG and .JPEG sequences. Work with project sizes up to 2048x2048.

Precision Snapping

Vegas Pro 9 offers several object "snapping" options. You can snap to events on any track. In addition, color-coded snap indicators denote a snap object type; marker, region, event, cursor, grid. Complex projects involving multiple tracks with each containing several events prove difficult and tedious to precise align events placement. By providing more snap objects across all tracks, precise event placement is simplified.

Advanced Keyboard Mapping

Vegas Pro 9 offers ultimate flexibility to customize keyboard shortcuts for easy skill transfer from another application.

View Media Marker Names in Events

Media used in the timeline may contain markers. Vegas Pro 9 software can enable the display of these media markers directly on the timeline event. By displaying the individual media markers on the explicit media event and editor can quickly focus on key points of interest with out cluttering the entire workspace.

Customizable User Interface

Vegas Pro 9 software has a clean and intuitive interface and uses familiar Windows keyboard commands. Windows XP theme support and interface color adjustments allow for a wide variety of customization that best suits your working style.

Project References in Rendered Files

When your Vegas project uses media that was rendered with an embedded project path reference, you can easily open the source project in the associated application if you need to edit the media later. For example, imagine that you have an audio file on the Vegas timeline that was rendered from an ACID project. In previewing your Vegas project, you discover that you accidentally rendered your ACID project with a critical track muted. You can simply right-click the event on the Vegas Pro timeline and choose Edit Source Project from the shortcut menu to reopen your ACID project, unmute the track, and then re-render it.

Trimmer Window

Use the Trimmer window to select portions of a piece of media that can be placed into events on tracks, and easily create media subclips that reference portions of a media file.

Real time A/V Event Reverse

Instantly reverse audio and video events on the timeline either as a locked A/V event group or as independent elements

Keyboard Trimming and Event Shuffling

Expertly edit complex long-form projects using mouse or keyboard trimming, event shuffling, as well as advanced ripple editing modes.

JKL Scrub: Timeline and Keyboard Trimming

Scan your project to quickly find edit points using new tape-style scrubbing. Control playback of your project at varying speeds. Scrub using JKL/shuttle, keyboard commands, or external devices such as the Contour A/V Solutions ShuttlePro.

Customizable Keyboard Mapping

Customize Vegas keyboard commands to fit your editing process. Create and edit new keyboard shortcuts, import a keyboard mapping scheme or save your current layout for use as a backup—even share keyboard layouts with other Vegas users.

Media Subclips

Use the Trimmer window to create subclips that reference portions of a media file. Subclips can also be created directly within the Vegas timeline. All subclips are added to the media pool and can be used like any other event in your Vegas project.

User-Definable Multiple Docking Window Layouts

Design the Vegas editing environment to maximize productivity. Dock multiple windows and save up to ten layout configurations for single and dual monitor systems. Easily recall a customized window layout for a specific editing task, and instantly switch to new layouts during playback.

Effects Package Folders

Quickly recall frequently used chains of effects in your Vegas project. Effects packages in Vegas Pro 9 software retain their chain order and individual plug-in settings so you can quickly apply desired effects to media.

Additional Marker Support

Vegas Pro 9 software provides support for up to 99 numbered markers. The marker tool allows easy navigation between adjacent markers and editing of multiple selected markers.

Split-Screen A/B Previewing

Compare your affected and unaffected video, or compare the timeline with a clipboard image — all viewable in real time on an external monitor via 1394 enabled hardware.

Unlimited Undo/Redo

Vegas software allows an unlimited number of edits to be undone or restored. Quickly and easily restore previous edits without needing to rework an entire Vegas project.

Capture, Import and Export

Vegas Pro 9 software has extensive capture, import, and export support for video and audio. With the Vegas Pro 9 collection you can efficiently edit and process DV, AVCHD, HDV, SD/HD-SDI, and all XDCAM™ formats in real time, fine-tune audio with precision, and author surround sound, dual-layer DVDs.

DV Capture and Print-To-Tape Tools

Capture DV from a variety of sources with automatic scene detection, batch capture, tape logging, media bins and thumbnail previews. Print projects to DV tape directly from the Vegas Pro timeline with NTSC or PAL color bars, tone, and source file or timeline timecode windows.

ATRAC 3 In/Out

Vegas Pro 9 software is one of the few tools that can edit Atrac files and encode to a file format used by many Sony devices such as mp3 players, NET-MD players, and HI-MD players.

Support for Gigapixel-Size Pictures

With Vegas Pro 9 software you can pan, scan, and crop extremely large images to create a movie sequence while maintaining HD resolution. Vegas Pro 9 software also supports video stills from professional-level camcorders and still cameras that take stitch multiple pictures together to form a large single image.

Option for No Audio Proxy Pre-Render for Print-To-Tape

On faster PCs Vegas software can now print to tape without creating an audio proxy.

Capture to MXF from SD/HD-SDI Devices

Take legacy HDCAM or DVCPRO 100 video tapes or live feeds and convert them to MPEG-2 files conforming to the MXF standard. Use these files in Vegas Pro software immediately or store them on a server for future use. The Sony MXF file format is roughly one-fourth the bit rate of other HD compression technologies such as Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes, making it more efficient for hard drive storage. Despite its small file size, a MXF file can still produce a beautiful 4:2:2 image at a full 1920x1080 raster.

Open and Edit RED ONE™ Files on the Timeline

Vegas Pro 9 software has advanced support for 4K workflows, including support for RED ONE™ files.

Premium Encoding Tools

Vegas Pro 9 software has high-quality 2-pass VBR MPEG-2 encoding for DVD, broadcast, and other delivery targets. The high-quality DV codec delivers pristine colors, incredibly sharp images, artifact-free compositing and unparalleled recompression quality.

BWF Import with Multichannel Support

Vegas Pro 9 can import and arrange multichannel Broadcast Wave files. These files are used by field/hard disc recorders such as Nagra, Sound Devices, Mackie, and Tascam. The field record is the target audience for this feature. Vegas Pro 9 provides a workflow by recognizing time-stamp information on multichannel files and working well with these filed recorders.

Updated Sony AVC Rendering Templates

Vegas Pro 9 software includes several new templates for rendering to formats supported by online video sharing sites such as YouTube™. The new templates include Internet 4:3 SD 30p, Internet 4:3 SD 25p, Internet 16:9 HD 30p, and Internet 16:9 HD 25p.

Red Book Audio CD Production

Master and burn Red Book Audio CD pre-masters suitable for professional replication directly from the Vegas timeline, with ISRC, UPC, and PQ list support.

Import from DVD Camcorder Disc

Vegas Pro 9 can directly import stereo and 5.1 surround audio from Sony DVD Handycam camcorders directly to the timeline for editing. This feature is targeted for "traditional" consumers by providing an easy method to acquire and edit Handycam footage. In addition, Handycam footage that takes advantage of 5.1 audio recording can be imported and edited natively on the timeline.

Multichannel SDI Capture

Capture via SDI (Serial Digital Interface) multichannel audio. Vegas can now import multichannel audio from pro cameras and decks over SDI. Further, Vegas Pro 9 software can treat audio files from these sources as logical grouped events.

VideoCD and Multimedia CD Burning

Burn your Vegas project directly to VideoCD for playback on most DVD players, multimedia CD for playback on your computer's CD-ROM, and take your project with you.

Application Scripting for Task Automation

Automate repetitive processes with editable scripts*. Create user-customizable scripts for batch rendering, still image export, timecode export, XML-based project export and see how Vegas scripting can optimize your workflow.

Windows Media 9 Series Support, Including Surround Encoding

Vegas 9 software supports Windows Media® Audio 9 file format, providing users with high-quality, low bitrate compression options, including lossless, CBR, VBR and 5.1 surround audio.

Supports Windows Media® and RealMedia® Commands

Insert metadata command markers to launch Web sites during media file playback, display captions and more. Use the Preview in Player feature to play back and preview a project using the target media player.

Exports Chapter Markers and Subtitles to DVD Architect ProSoftware

Vegas Pro 9 chapter markers can be imported into DVD Architect Pro 5 software as chapter points for quick scene creation. Named Vegas regions can be exported as a text file, and then imported into DVD Architect Pro software as frame-accurate subtitles.

Technical Specifications—Vegas 9 Pro

Video Features

• New! 4K support for frame sizes up to 4096x4096
• New! Support for capturing directly to XDCAM-compatible MXF files from supported SD/HD-SDI sources
• New! Automatic source media adjustment for working with mismatched media
• New! Enhanced 32-bit floating point video levels mode designed to work like 8-bit mode but with the precision needed for 10-bit and higher sources and render formats

• New! Gradient wipe transition
• New! Glint, Rays, Defocus, Starburst, Soft Contrast, and Fill Light video effects
• ProType Titler
• Intuitive multicam editing workflow
• Digital signage support
• Improved HDV, SD/HD-SDI support
• Red-eye reduction (stills only)
• Comprehensive XDCAM Optical Media support, including full proxy workflow

• Superior frame rate conversions
• Multitrack video editing on unlimited tracks
• 3D track motion
• Enhanced video compositing
• Keyframeable Bézier masks
• Keyframeable transitions, filters, and track motion
  
• 3-wheel primary and secondary color correction filters

• Waveform, Vectorscope, Parade, and Histogram monitors
• Real time playback of effects, processes and transitions to external monitor
• Credit rolls and text animation
• Transition progress envelopes
• Alpha channel support
• Support for any aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, etc)
• Supports multiple file formats and frame rates
• 24p DV support

Audio Features

• New! Place and edit audio without quantizing to frame boundaries, while still quantizing video edits
• New! Multichannel audio adds from Trimmer Window
• Professional audio mixer console
• Broadcast Wave format multichannel support
• AAF track volume and pan info support

• Gracenote MusicID™ CD album recognition
• VST plug-in effect support
  
• Tape-style audio scrubbing
• Audio recording, editing, and mixing on unlimited tracks
• 24-bit/192 kHz audio support
• 5.1 surround mixing tools
• On-the-fly punch-in recording

• Auto-input record monitoring
• 5.1 audio plug-in support for the master bus
• Film-style 5.1 surround panning
• Downmix monitoring
• DirectX® plug-in effects automation
• Includes over 30 DirectX audio effects
• ACID® loop properties support

• ASIO driver support
• Keyboard event pitch shifting
• Fader automation
• Real time record meters
• 32 assignable effects and 26 Master and Aux outputs
• Bus-to-bus routing
• Solo or mute tracks
• Master, auxiliary, and effects bus tracks

Editing/Workflow Features

• New! Includes native 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Vegas Pro software
• New! Enhanced user interface with layout presets
• New! Impressive lighting effects including Glint, Rays, and Fill Light
• New! Darker color palette UI for optimized viewing
• New! Audio Mixing and Color Correction default layouts
• New! Browse XDCAM EX and AVCHD contents in Device Explorer

• Interactive tutorials
• Scripting extensions
• Save and recall window layouts
• Flexible window docking
• Cursor object "snapping"
• Support for XDCAM essence markers
• Envelope brush "painting"
• Improved project copy and trim operations
• Improved multiprocessor rendering
• Project nesting
• System-wide media management
• AAF Import/Export

• A/V synchronization detect and repair
• Real time nondestructive editing
• Split-screen A/B previewing
• Simple drag-and-drop operations
• Network rendering
• Envelope automation recording
• High Definition editing and output
• Searchable Project Media bins
• Media subclips
• Automatic crossfades
• Trimmer window

• JKL scrub; timeline and keyboard trimming
• Real time A/V event reverse
• Dual monitor support
• Multiple docking windows
• User-definable window layouts
• Customizable keyboard mapping
• Dual processor rendering support
• Keyboard trimming and event shuffling
• Edit on 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97 or 30 fps timelines
• Unlimited undo/redo
• Media Explorer window

Import/Export & Hardware Features

• New! Import and edit XDCAM EX files natively, no conversion required
• New! Support for gigapixel images
• New! Read and save DPX, OpenEXR, and Microsoft HD Photo formats
• New! Open and edit RED ONE™ files on the timeline
• New! Device Explorer for AVCHD and XDCAM EX devices
• Blu-ray Disc burning directly from the timeline

• No-recompress rendering for long GOP HDV
• XDCAM partial conform for FAM mode
• Export directly to PlayStation Portable
• AVC/AAC support
• MPEG-2, Insert I-Frame at markers
• ATRAC 3 input and output
• Import from DVD camcorder disc
• SDI deck insert editing per channel
• Render to mxf for XDCAM
• AJA Xena LH and LHe board support

• External control surface support
• Advanced streaming media tools
• Application scripting for task automation
• Subtitle time/text export to DVD Architect Prosoftware
• Windows Media™ 9 Series support, including surround encoding
• RealVideo™ 9 support
• QuickTime® format support
• VideoCD and multimedia CD burning
• Advanced encoding tools

• Red Book Audio CD production
• EDL export
• MPEG-1&2 support
• Supports Windows Media® and RealMedia® commands
• Sony DSR-DU1 and DSR-DR1000 disc recorder support
• J-H3 HDCAM player support for DV downconverts
• 3:2 pulldown removal from DV .AVI files
• Exports chapter markers and subtitles to DVD Architect Pro 5 software
  

Technical Specifications—DVD Architect Pro 5

General Features

• DVD and Blu-ray Disc authoring
• Scripting support
• Random playlist playback
• Parental control

• Cinescore plug-in integration
• Photoshop® (PSD) layer support
• Jacket picture creation
• Theme export

• Menu-based and single movie DVD creation
• Easy-to-use drag-and-drop functionality
• Unlimited number of undo/redo
• Media Exporer

• Adjustable Project and File Optimization Settings
• Multi-monitor support
• Multi-processor support
• Fully customizable toolbars

Editing and Layout Features

• Keyframeable Transformations
• Keyframeable Crop and Effects
• Additional marker types
• Graphical subtitles
• Title reordering
• Snap to I-Frame
• Greater than 100% zoom
• 4:3 and 16:9 preview settings

• DVD Mastering tools: DLT, DDP, CMF
• Project playlists
• Copy-protection tools (CSS and Macrovision®)
• Media effects
• Project navigation tool
• Still and motion menu creation
• Support for multiple video titles
  
• Real time external monitor preview via i.LINK®/IEEE-1394

• Subtitle creation and support
• Multiple audio track support
• Programmable end actions for menus and media
• Project overview window
• Multiple menus with up to 36 buttons per menu

• Menu object editing, alignment and sizing tools
• Text editing and shadow effects
• Object snapping
• Slide image rotation
• Add, edit, and move chapter points
• Title and Action safe grid area
• Customizable Themes
• Menu looping

Video Features

• Buttons on video
• Crop and adjust dialog
• Slideshow animations
• Picture slideshow duration

• Multiangle video selection
• DVD movie creation
• Picture slideshows
• Elementary stream import

• 24p DVD encoding
• NTSC and PAL in normal (4:3) and wide-screen (16:9) formats

• Imports AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MOV, WMV, and a variety of still image formats

Audio Features

• ATRAC Support
• Multiple audio tracks support
• Music compilations

• Attach audio files to menus
• Media file previewing

• Import WAV, MP3, WMA, PCA, AIF, MPEG audio, AA3 (ATRAC), AC-3 5.1 or stereo into your DVD Architect Pro project
• 24-bit/192kHz audio support

Testing and Burning Features

• 8cm to 12cm DVD Copy
• Button overlap indication
• Smart-project re-prepare
• Fit to disc option

• Real time project previewing with virtual remote control or to external monitor

• Project verification and preparation
• Advanced disc optimization with adjustable bitrates

• Dual-layer burning and authoring support
• Supports a wide variety of DVD burners

Supported File Formats

Opens

AA3, AAF, AIF, ASF, AU, AVI, BMP, BWF, CDA, DIG, DLX, DPX, DV, EXR, FLAC, GIF, HDP, IVC, JPG, M2T, M2TS, MOV, Sony MXF, MP3, MP4, M4A, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, MTS, OGG, OMA, PCA, PNG, PSD, QT, R3D, SFA, SND, SWF*, TIFF, TGA, VOX, W64, WAV, WDP, WMA, WMV

Saves

AA3, AC3, AIF, ATRAC, AVC, AVI, DPX, EXR, FLAC, HDP, MOV, MP3, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, MP4, M2T, Sony MXF, OGG, PCA, RM, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV

*ActionScripting, motion video and audio not supported

DVD encoding, Video:

• NTSC 4:3,
• NTSC Widescreen,
• PAL 4:3
• PAL Widescreen

DVD encoding, Audio:

• AC-3 5.1 or stereo
• PCM

BD encoding, Video:

• MPEG-2 or AVC
• 1080-60i
• 1080-50i
• 1080-24p

BD encoding, Audio:

• AC-3 5.1 or stereo
• PCM

Supported Media Types

DVD-R DL

8.5 GB

Dual Layer DVD-R (AKA DVD-R9)

DVD-R

4.7 GB

Highly Compatible with drives and standalone players

DVD-RW

4.7 GB

Rewritable DVD-R

DVD+R

4.7 GB

Philips, Sony, HP, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha

DVD+R DL

8.5 GB

Dual layer DVD+R (AKA DVD+R9)

DVD+RW

4.7 GB

Rewritable DVD+R (Writable ~1,000 times)

Supported DVD Recordable Drives

DVD Architect Pro software has been tested with a wide range of drives and should work with most DVD recordable drives. To test DVD burning with your system, you can download the DVD Architect Pro Demo and the sample project for burning. This is available on the download page. From the File menu, choose Make DVD, click the Burn button, and browse to the prepared project folder.