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Vegas® Movie StudioTM

Video Editing & DVD Creation Made Easy

The fun, easy way to create and share your own movies

click to view imageSay farewell to boring home movies and vacation slideshows. With Vegas Movie Studio home video editing and DVD authoring software you can create captivating videos that beg to be watched again and again. Digital video editing tools add professional pizzazz with transitions, titles, and special effects including green screen. Quickly format movies for online sharing sites or author your own DVDs. Our exclusive Show Me How tutorials help you get started fast. Just follow along with the step-by-step instructions and learn as you go.

From Camera to Screen in 3 Easy Steps

Easy Capture

It's easy to transfer videos and digital photos to your computer. Vegas Movie Studio software quickly imports and organizes your digital media so you can get started fast.

Easy Edit

Simply drag and drop to create movies and slideshows with effects, transitions, and music. Make changes at any time and see the results instantly.

Easy Share

Powerful tools let you author professional-looking DVDs. You can also export to popular formats or upload movies directly to YouTube™ and ACIDplanet.com..

Make Your Own Movies, Slideshows, Presentations, and More

Vegas Movie Studio software makes video editing easy and fun. Best of all, Vegas Movie Studio software is a real-time nondestructive video editor. No matter what changes you make to your video and photos in the software, your original files are never affected! Vegas Movie Studio software gives you the freedom to experiment and have fun with video editing, without worrying about making a mistake.

Use Vegas Movie Studio software to:
  • Add special effects, transitions, titles, and music to your home movies for Hollywood-style results
  • Zoom, rotate, and pan across photos to animate still images in your movies
  • Make your own DVDs with multiple motion menus and custom navigation
  • Commemorate special events such as weddings and anniversaries
  • Create exciting, professional-looking business presentations
Upload movies to YouTube

Creating videos for YouTube is easy and fun with Vegas Movie Studio software. Its full set of tools for editing, video restoration, and soundtrack creation will help you create compelling videos that get noticed. Click the "publish to YouTube" button to instantly upload your video.

Simple DVD Creation

DVD Architect™ Studio software is included so you can create and burn professional-looking DVDs. You'll have fun producing DVDs with custom menus, buttons, backgrounds, and navigation. 44 easy-to-use DVD themes are included to get you started

New! Helpful Project Wizards

Vegas Movie Studio 9 software has two new wizards to help you get started quickly. The New Project wizard provides an efficient workflow for video editing and helps ensure that projects are set up correctly. The Make Movie wizard eliminates the guesswork for delivery and provides optimized final files in just a few clicks — whether you want to publish your movie to YouTube or another website, burn it to a DVD, or send it as an email attachment.

Learn as You Go with Easy Tutorials

Our exclusive Show Me How tutorials guide you through the entire creative process. Whenever you need help, just click the Show Me How button and choose your tutorial topic. Helpful text dialogue boxes, pointers, and guides will actually show you what to do and where to click.

Professional Power

Built on award-winning Vegas software technology used in motion picture and recording studios worldwide, Vegas Movie Studio software puts the power of the pros on your desktop. name=btn_linkArrow_top6

Need even more power?

Step up to Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition and get everything the standard version offers plus HD video capture and editing, 5.1 surround sound mixing, professional video effects, and much more

   
 

Video Editing

Memorable Movies in Minutes

Vegas Movie Studio software uses simple drag-and-drop editing and basic commands such as cut, copy, and paste to create professional-looking movies on your PC. With just a click or two of your mouse, you can:

  • Personalize your movies with text animations, title rolls, and scrolling credits
  • Play video in slow or fast motion, or even reverse video in real time
  • Apply more advanced video effects including chroma key "green screen" and picture-in-picture
Add Movie Magic

Enhance your video with effects, titles, and filters. Play video in slow, fast, or even reverse motion. Apply the look of old film or experiment with fun green screen effects. Nearly 300 customizable effects and over 185 transitions provide endless creative options.

Shoot for Perfection

Easily restore dull, washed-out footage, apply brightness and contrast, sharpen images, balance colors, and remove red-eye from photos. Vegas Movie Studio software includes sophisticated image restoration tools for a variety of tasks.

Ken Burns Effect

Named for the American documentary filmmaker who pioneered the technique, The Ken Burns Effect gives life to still images in your movies by slowly zooming in on subjects of interest and panning from one subject to another. Vegas Movie Studio software let you achieve effects like this with easy-to-use Pan and Crop tools. Easily zoom in or out, pan and scan, and rotate pictures in any direction to create dynamic slideshows and movies with a professional feel.

Easy Import from DV/DVD Camcorders

Quickly transfer digital photos and video from DV and DVD camcorders* to your computer. Vegas Movie Studio software expertly organizes everything so you can search, sort, and view your media.

Keyframeable Real-time Effects with Preview

Vegas Movie Studio software includes over 290 video effects and more than 185 2D and 3D video transitions to enhance your movies. All of the video effects are keyframeable: you can set the specific video frame where an effect begins and the frame where it stops working. You can even specify the level of effect for every frame in between!

To see how your effects and transitions in action, Vegas Movie Studio software lets you preview effects and transitions in real time at full resolution on your computer monitor or on a secondary monitor.

Flash Format Import

Import Flash™ (.swf) files** directly into Vegas Movie Studio software. The vector-based .swf files can be scaled to any project size without loss of resolution. Create complex text animations and other effects for projects using any editing tool that supports .swf export. name=btn_linkArrow_top6

* 5.1 channel audio downmixed to stereo audio.

** ActionScripting, motion video, and audio not supported.

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Easy DVD Creation

  • Professional-looking DVDs made easy
  • Create movies, slideshows, or music compilations on DVD
  • Add multiple motion menus, buttons, and links
  • Includes 44 DVD themes
  • Fullscreen (4:3) or widescreen (16:9) formats

Vegas Movie Studio software comes with DVD Architect Studio software so you can easily create and burn professional-looking DVDs. You'll be creating picture slide shows, single-movie DVDs, music compilations, and menu-based DVDs on your computer in no time!

DVD Architect Studio software is incredibly easy to use. Many of the editing operations, commands, and shortcut keys are common to other popular software applications, as well as other Sony Creative Software applications.

You'll have fun producing DVDs with multiple menus, motion buttons and backgrounds, menu to menu links, and custom navigation. You can even add your own behind-the-scenes features, director's cuts, outtakes, bloopers, and more.

Easy DVD Preview

The Preview window allows you to preview your DVD project on a simulated television screen with a virtual remote control. Use the buttons on the remote control to navigate and play your project.

Extensive Video and Audio Support

DVD Architect Studio software supports today's popular video and audio formats such as AVI, MPEG-1, and MPEG-2, so you can make DVDs that will play on almost any DVD player or DVD-capable computer. name=btn_linkArrow_top6

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Studio Quality Audio Tools

Powerful audio tools let you create movies that sound as good as they look. Here are some examples of what you can do with audio in Vegas Movie Studio software:

  • Create a custom music soundtrack
  • Remove unwanted noise from video footage
  • Use track envelopes to control audio volume and panning

  • Record and edit live audio
  • Synchronize audio with video
Native VST Effect and DirectX® Audio Plug-In Support

You can use effects to manipulate the audio components of your project. Vegas Movie Studio software supports additional DirectX and VST effects from a variety of vendors. Audio effects can be applied to all events on a track or as assignable effects.

Track Envelopes

Envelopes are a way to control a parameter, such as volume, over time. With Vegas Movie Studio software you can use envelopes to control audio volume and panning.

Easy Live Recording

You can use Vegas Movie Studio software to record your own audio such as voiceovers, music, and narration to include in your project. Vegas Movie Studio has four audio tracks, any of which can be used to record. You can also create different takes that you can select to include in your project.

Restore Audio

The Audio Restoration plug-in lets you remove clicks, pops, and other noise from your music and audio clips to ensure the highest fidelity soundtrack for your video project.

Add Music and Sound Effects

Import your own music directly from CDs or MP3 audio files.

ACID loop support

For easy video scoring and audio mixing, Vegas Movie Studio software includes ACID® loop support. ACID loops are royalty-free music samples that contain special metadata which allows them to automatically match the existing project tempo and key. The Sound Series: Loops & Samples collection contains over 100 libraries of ACID loops in nearly every music style and genre imaginable. name=btn_linkArrow_top6

   
 

Show Me How Tutorials

Well beyond the booklets and static tutorials found in other applications, Show Me How tutorials are built right into the software . Simply choose a topic and follow along as helpful pointers and guides actually show you what to do.

1. Click on the Show Me How button

2. Choose your tutorial topic

3. Follow the pointers and guides

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Features

Vegas Movie Studio 9 Features

General Features

  • New! Streamlined New Project and Make Movie wizards
  • New! Fullscreen preview to a primary or secondary display
  • Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline
  • Display of media marker names in events
  • Color-coded visual snap indicator and the ability to snap to event edges on other tracks.
  • Multitrack video and audio editing
  • 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
  • Explorer view
  • Project media bins
  • Track markers and regions
  • Unlimited undo/redo
  • External DV monitor supportMultiprocessor support
  • Automatic crossfades between events

Transitions and Effects

  • More than 185 customizable 2D and 3D transitions
  • Nearly 300 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

Video Features

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

Capture and Import

  • New! Import and export support for FLAC files
  • New! Import support for LPEC files
  • New! Import support for MJPEG-encoded AVI files
  • Gracenote® MusicID™ CD album recognition
  • Import and export ATRAC3™, ATRAC3plus™, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless™ files
  • 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

Audio Features

  • Multithreaded audio engine maximizes performance
  • 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 envelopes
  • ACID loop supportl audio FX and envelopes

Export and Hardware Features

  • New! Integrated upload to YouTube™
  • Insert I-frames at marker positions when rendering MPEG-2 (works in conjunction with I-frame viewer in DVD Architect Studio 4.5 software)
  • VideoCD and Multimedia CD burning
  • Export video projects in multiple formats for the web
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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
  • End actions for menus and media
  • Project overview window
  • DVD theme export
  • Project playlists
  • Smart re-prepare
  • Unlimited number of undo/redo
  • Media Explorer
  • Adjustable project and file optimization settings
  • Multi-monitor support
  • Multi-processor support
  • Fully customizable toolbars

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, OGG, PCA, QuickTime®, SFA, SWF, TGA, TIF, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV

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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
  • 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 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)
  • Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c or later (included on disc)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included on disc) name=btn_linkArrow_top6
 
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