Sony Vegas Movie Studio 8 Platinum Edition

Video Editing and DVD Creation Software

Product Information

Video editing, audio production, and DVD authoring come together in a single, powerful solution.  Vegas Movie Studio 8 Platinum software has everything you need to produce high-quality movies, corporate videos, wedding DVDs, and more.  Easily edit video in almost any format including high-definition HDV and Sony AVCHD.  Advanced tools for video compositing, color correction and surround sound mixing help you achieve feature-film results in your home studio.  And with integrated DVD authoring and multiple export options for online posting, you can deliver projects however you or your clients desire.

From HDV Camera to Screen in 3 Easy Steps:

• Capture & Organize
  Capture DV, HDV, and photos directly from digital devices. Import other formats such as Sony AVCHD from your hard drive. Use the Explorer window to search, sort, and view your media.
  
• Edit & Enhance
  Simply drag and drop to create movies and slideshows with effects, transitions, and music. Make changes on the fly and see the results in real time.
  
• Save & Share
  Powerful tools let you burn the movies you create to DVD or CD. Export movies directly to your PSP (PlayStationPortable) or save to formats for the Apple iPod and other devices.

Includes

The Platinum Difference

Vegas Movie Studio 8 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, advanced editing tools, professional video effects, and more, such as:

• HD video editing: HDV and Sony AVCHD
• 5.1 surround sound mixing and encoding
• Direct export to Sony PSP (PlayStationPortable)
• Over 100 video effects and transitions from NewBlue, maker of professional video effects plug-ins
• Advanced 3-wheel primary color correction tools
• 20 AniMattes professional video compositing mattes from FreedomFX
• Over 20 DirectX audio effects

Product Features

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 8 Features

General Features

• New! Improved native HDV .m2t playback performance and improved memory handling for HDV longform projects
• New! Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline
• New! Display of media marker names in events
• New! 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
• Track markers and regions
• Unlimited undo/redo

Video Features

• New! Full-screen 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 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

Capture and Import

• New! Sony AVCHD import and edit support
• New! Import and export support for ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless files
• New! Insert I-frames at marker positions when rendering MPEG-2 (works in conjunction with I-frame viewer in DVD Architect Studio 4.5).
• New! ATRAC audio plug-in (Templates only)
• New! 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

• AC3 Stereo and 5.1 encoding
• MainConcept AVC/AAC, read/write (Templates only) iPod Format
• PSP (PlayStationPortable) 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***

DVD Architect Studio 4.5 Features

General Features

• New! More DVD themes
• 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

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 Themes
• Menu looping

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

Audio

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

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

Supported Formats
Import: AIFF, ATRAC, AVI, BMP, GIF, JPG, 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, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, OGG, PCA, QuickTime, RealAudio, RealVideo, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV

* 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.

 

Windows Requirements

• Windows XP SP 2 or Windows Vista
• 800 MHz processor (2.8 GHz recommended for HDV)
• 200 MB Hard Disk space for program installation
• 256 MB of RAM (512 MB RAM recommended for HDV)
• OHCI-compatible i.LINK connector1/IEEE-1394DV card (for DV capture and print-to-tape)
• Windows-compatible 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 application disc)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included on application disc)
• Note:  You must provide your registration information to Sony Creative Software Inc., a US company, in order to activate the software. Product requires online registration within 30 days.