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Platinum Edition

Professional Quality HD Video & Soundtrack Production

Professional-Level Power for Your Home Studio

Video editing, audio production, and DVD authoring come together in a single, powerful solution. Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition software has everything needed to produce high-quality movies, corporate videos, wedding DVDs, and more. Easily edit video in almost any format including high definition. Powerful tools for video compositing, color correction, and surround sound mixing help you get feature-film results in your home studio. With integrated DVD authoring, Blu-ray Disc burning, and multiple options for online posting, you can deliver projects however you or your clients desire.

The Platinum Difference

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software has everything that Vegas Movie Studio software has and more. You still get the easy drag-and-drop video editing, integrated DVD layout and burning, and Show Me How interactive tutorials. Plus, Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software provides added features and advanced editing tools such as:

  • HD video editing: HDV and Sony AVCHD
  • 5.1 surround sound mixing and encoding
  • Direct export to Sony PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable)
  • Advanced 3-wheel primary color correction tools

From HDV camera to screen in 3 easy steps

Capture & Organize

Capture DV, HDV, and photos directly from digital devices. Import Sony AVCHD video from your hard drive. Search, sort, and view your media with the Explorer window.

Edit & Enhance

Simply drag and drop to create movies and slideshows with effects, transitions, titles, and credits. Make changes on the fly and see the results in real time.

Save & Share

Powerful tools let you author DVDs or burn movies to Blu-ray Disc™. Share movies on PSP®, iPod®, and other portable devices..

Create Stunning HD Movies

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software has everything you need to produce movies in spectacular high definition. Editing HD is simple; just drop your clips on the timeline and go to work. Its high-performance engine is beyond fast—see your changes happen in real time. You can even work simultaneously with standard-definition and high-definition video in the same project. When you're done, export your movie in a variety of HD formats for easy sharing.

Share HD Movies on Blu-ray Disc™

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software makes it easy to share your high-definition movies on Blu-ray Disc™. Burn your movie to Blu-ray Disc™ directly from the Vegas Movie Studio Platinum timeline.

Edit Sony AVCHD

Sony AVCHD is the newest HD video format on the market. Currently there are very few software products that can offer AVCHD editing. With Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software you can easily import and edit Sony AVCHD in a matter of seconds.

All the features of Vegas Movie Studio software and much more...

PC User Magazine "Best Buy" Award. Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition 8.
Australian Video Camera Magazine, Editors Choice Awards 2006; Best Non-Linear Video Editing Package
PC User Magazine "Top Buy" Award. Review and 9/10 rating in November 2006 Issue
   
 
Surround Sound Mixing and Encoding

Import multichannel (5.1) source files from your camcorder including Sony® DVD and AVCHD Handycam® models. Use the surround sound mixing and panning tools to create surround DVD soundtracks. Encode AC-3 stereo or 5.1 mixes without leaving the software using the included Dolby® Digital AC-3 encoding software.

Video Restoration Tools

Advanced color correction tools enhance washed-out footage, make specific colors stand out, and balance differences in video due to camera setup or lighting. Image restoration tools remove red-eye from photos.

Add Professional Effects

Enhance your video with hundreds of professional 2Dand 3D video effects, titles, and filters, maker of professional video effects plug-ins. Customize your soundtrack with over 20 real-time DirectX® audio effects. name=btn_linkArrow_top6

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Features

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 8 Features

General Features

  • New! Streamlined New Project and Make Movie wizards
  • New! Improved native HDV .m2t playback performance and improved memory handling for HDV longform projects
  • New! Sony AVCHD enhancements
  • Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline
  • Display of media marker names in events
  • Improved snapping — color-coded visual snap indicator and the ability to snap to event edges on other tracks.
  • Multitrack video and audio editing
  • Easy drag-and-drop functionality
  • Show Me How interactive tutorials
  • Real-time editing of parameters during playback

  • Support for any aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, etc)
  • Supports multiple file formats and frame rates
  • High Definition editing and output
  • Simple drag-and-drop operations
  • Explorer view
  • Project media bins
  • Over 500 video effects and transitions
  • Track markers and regions
  • Unlimited undo/redo

Video Features

  • New! Fullscreen preview to a primary and secondary Windows display
  • Real-time playback of effects, processes and transitions to external monitor
  • Color-correction tools
  • MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 support
  • Superior frame rate conversions
  • Credit rolls and text animation
  • External monitor preview
  • Ripple editing across tracks

Transitions and Effects

  • More than 220 customizable 2D and 3D transitions
  • Over 350 customizable video special effects
  • Add text animation, titles and scrolling credits
  • Red-eye removal tool
  • "Green screen" chroma key effects
  • Pan and crop tool to animate still images
  • Video and audio time stretching

Audio Features

  • Gracenote® MusicID™ CD album recognition
  • Multithreaded audio engine maximizes performance
  • Basic surround support
  • Support for multichannel (5.1) source files for Sony HDV Handycam® camcorders
  • 16-bit, 44.1 kHz song quality for exceptional performance
  • Volume and pan envelopes
  • Audio time stretching
  • Event normalization
  • CD audio extraction
  • Audio/video synchronization detect and repair
  • DirectX audio plug-in support
  • VST audio effect support
  • ASIO™ drive support
  • Tape-style audio scrubbing
  • Audio restoration tools
  • Track-level audio FX and envelope

Capture and Import

  • New! Import support for LEPC files
  • New! Import support for MJPEG-encoded files
  • Sony AVCHD import and edit support
  • Import and export support for ATRAC3™, ATRAC3plus™, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless™ files
  • Insert I-frames at marker positions when rendering MPEG-2 (works in conjunction with I-frame viewer in DVD Architect Studio 4.5).
  • ATRAC audio plug-in (Templates only)
  • Gracenote® MusicID™ CD album recognition
  • Import media from Sony® DVD Handycam® camcorders
  • Batch capture and automatic DV scene detection
  • PC connection via FireWire®, i.LINK™ connector or IEEE-1394 devices**
  • Import pictures in BMP, GIF, JPG, and PSD formats
  • Import AVI, DV, SWF, and MPEG 1 & MPEG 2 files
  • Import audio files in WAV, MP3, AIF, CD Audio and PCA formats

Export and Hardware Features

  • New! Burn to Blu-ray Disc™ from timeline
  • New! Integrated upload to YouTube™
  • New! Improved Sony AVC/MPEG-4 encoder
  • AC3 Stereo and 5.1 encoding
  • MainConcept AVC/AAC, read/write (Templates only) iPod Format
  • PSP™ (PlayStation® Portable) integration
  • Sony AVC/AAC (Templates only)

  • VideoCD and Multimedia CD burning
  • Export video projects in multiple formats for the web
  • One-click publishing to ACIDplanet.com***

Additional Features for Vegas Movie Stuido 9 Pro Pack

  • Includes Sound Forge Audio Studio software
  • 106 NewBlue® 3D transitions and effects

  • Includes 1,001 Sound Effects name=btn_linkArrow_top6

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5.1 channel audio downmixed to stereo audio.

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i.LINK is a trademark of Sony Electronics, used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an IEEE connector do not necessarily communicate with each other.

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One-click publishing requires an internet connection from your PC to the web.

   

DVD Architect Studio 4.5 Software Features

General Features

  • DVD design and authoring
  • Menu-based and single movie DVD creation
  • Photo slideshows and music compilations
  • Easy to use drag-and drop interface
  • Show Me How interactive tutorials
  • Unlimited number of undo/redo
  • Media Explorer
  • Adjustable project and file optimization settings
  • Multi-monitor support
  • Multi-processor support
  • Fully customizable toolbars
  • Get Media from the web
  • End actions for menus and media
  • Project overview window
  • Customizable user interface
  • DVD theme export
  • Project playlists
  • Smart re-prepare

Audio

  • Music compilations
  • Attach audio files to menus
  • Media file previewing
  • Import WAV, MP3, WMA, PCA, AIF, MPEG audio

DVD Editing and Layout

  • Still and motion menu creation
  • Support for multiple video titles
  • 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 DVD themes
  • Menu looping

Testing and Burning

  • Dual-layer drive support
  • Real-time project previewing with virtual DVD remote control or to external monitor
  • DVD project verification and preparation
  • Supports a wide variety of DVD burners

Video

  • Flash (.swf) format import
  • Fit-to-disc compression
  • DVD movie creation
  • Picture slideshows
  • NTSC and PAL in standard (4:3) and widescreen (16:9) formats
  • Imports AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MOV, WMV, and a variety of still image formats

Supported Formats

Import: AIFF, ATRAC, AVI, BMP, CDA, FLAC, GIF, JPG, LPEC, MMV, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Sony M2TS, OGG, PCA, PNG, PSD, QuickTime®, SFA, SWF, TGA, TIF, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV

Export: AC-3, ATRAC, AVI, FLAC, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, OGG, PCA, QuickTime, RealAudio®, RealVideo®, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV name=btn_linkArrow_top6

   

Vegas Family Comparison

GENERAL FEATURES
Vegas
Movie
Studio
Vegas
Movie
Studio Platinum
Vegas
Movie
Studio Platinum
Pro Pack
Vegas
Pro
Includes DVD Architect 5.0 software      
Includes DVD Architect Studio 4.5 software  
DVD authoring and burning
Blu-ray Disc burning (Vegas Timeline)  
Blu-ray Disc burning (DVD Architect)      
5.1 surround mixing including film-style panning      
5.1 surround and stereo AC-3 encoding  
Interactive "Show Me" tutorials
Comprehensive window docking options, recallable layouts      
Includes Sound Forge Audio Studio 9      
Includes 1,001 Sound Effects      
Includes New Blue 3D Transitions and Effects      
Dark colour palette UI          
VIDEO
Vegas
Movie
Studio
Vegas
Movie
Studio Platinum
Vegas
Movie
Studio Platinum
Pro Pack
Vegas
Pro
Red Eye Reduction (stills)
Enhanced video monitoring (DV and DVI) DV DV DV
Simultaneous video monitoring (local and external monitor)      
Number of video tracks 4 4 4 unlimited
Number of video events per track unlimited unlimited unlimited unlimited
Video Preview Window        
Video effects nearly 300 over 350 over 350
2D and 3D video transitions over 200 over 200 over 300  
Credit rolls/text animation
Chroma Key/"Green Screen" effect
Advanced colour correction tools    primary primary

Primary, Secondary and Advanced Color Curves

Professional lighting effects      
Video scopes: WFM/Vector/Parade/Histogram         
ProType Titler         
XDCAM Support         
HDV/AVCHD  
AVCHD and XDCAM EX Device Explorer      
32-bit float video processing         
SD/HD-SDI support         
Gradient wipe transition      
Support for gigapixel images       
4k project support (up to 4096x4096)         
AUDIO
Vegas
Movie
Studio
Vegas
Movie
Studio Platinum
Vegas
Movie
Studio Platinum
Pro Pack
Vegas
Pro
Broadcast Wave format support              
Gracenote CDDB support         
Max bit-rate/bit depth

16-bit/48kHz

16-bit/48kHz

16-bit/48kHz

24-bit/192kHz

Number of audio tracks 4 4 4 unlimited
Number of audio effects

Over 10 (ExpressFX
and track)

Over 20
DirectX
effects

Over 20
DirectX
effects

Over 35
w/5.1 FX

Effects package folders         
DirectX® plug-in effects support


(no automation)


(no automation)


(no automation)

VST plug-in effect support
Audio envelopes

Volume/Pan

Volume/Pan

Volume/Pan

Vol/Pan/FX

ACID loop properties support
On-the-fly punch-in recording         
Audio restoration tools   
ASIO™ driver support
Auto-input record monitoring         
Master, auxiliary, and effects bus tracks         
Multiple record takes
Red Book Audio CD Mastering/Burning         
Audio and video timestretching
EDITING AND MEDIA MANAGEMENT
Vegas
Movie
Studio
Vegas
Movie
Studio Platinum
Vegas
Movie
Studio Platinum
Pro Pack
Vegas
Pro
Project and Make Movie Wizards          
Real-time nondestructive editing
Cursor object snapping across events and timeline
Envelope "brush" painting
Envelope automation recording         
Keyboard trimming and event shuffling         
Tape-style audio scrubbing
Project nesting         
AAF import/export         
System wide media management         
A/V synchronization detection and repair
Real-time event reverse
Video track motion control
Application scripting         
HARDWARE / CAPTURE / EXPORT
Vegas
Movie
Studio
Vegas
Movie
Studio Platinum
Vegas
Movie
Studio Platinum
Pro Pack
Vegas
Pro
Integrated publish to YouTube          
External control surface support         
AJA Xena LH, LHe, LS, and LSe board support (Digital only)         
Export directly to PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system   
Render to Apple® iPod® compatible format   
Windows Media® 11 support
Publish to the web at ACIDplanet.com
DV batch capture and scene detection
HDV capture  
Print-to-tape tools
VideoCD and Multimedia CD Burning
MP3 open and save
MPEG 1&2 import and encoding
Customisable user template      
Capture to Compressed Sony MXF format from SD/HD-SDI      
Support for OpenEXR and DPX      
Support for RED ONE™ (.r3d) files      
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System Requirements

  • Microsoft® Windows® XP SP 2 or Windows Vista™
  • 800 MHz processor (2.8 GHz recommended for HDV and AVCHD)
  • 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
  • 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended for HDV and AVCHD)
  • OHCI-compatible i.LINK® connector1/IEEE-1394DV card (for DV capture and print-to-tape)
  • Windows sound card
  • DVD-ROM drive (for installation from a DVD only)
  • Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning only)
  • Supported DVD- R /- RW /+ R /+ RW drive (for DVD burning only)
  • Supported BD-R/-RE drive (for Blu-ray Disc™ burning)
  • Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c or later (included)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included) name=btn_linkArrow_top6
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