RRP Pricing :

• Academic
• Full Product

Downloads :

Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition Trial Version

Links :

• Sony Media Software

Reviews
(previous versions):

• Video Camera, Nov 05
• Video Camera Magazine, Oct 2006
• Video Camera Magazine, Buyers Guide, Jan 2007

Online Reviews :
(previous versions):

• GadgetGuy Review

Articles-Download :

• Fun in the Snow - User Story, DMW June 2007

Vegas^® Movie Studio 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

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.

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

• New! Cinescore Studio plug-in for music soundtrack creation
• 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

• Includes Pro Pack Cinescore Themes
• 106 NewBlue® 3D transitions and effects

• Includes 1,001 Sound Effects

5.1 channel audio downmixed to stereo audio.

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.

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

Vegas Family Comparison

* The Vegas Pro 8 collection of tools provides a free upgrade to DVD Architect Pro 5.0