Vegas Movie Studio 8 Platinum Edition [OLD VERSION] | ![Vegas Movie Studio 8 Platinum Edition [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/418TkrAFw2L._SL500_.jpg)
| From: Sony Creative Software
List Price: $129.95
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Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 695
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.2
MPN: MSPVMS8000
Model: MSPVMS8000
UPC: 855309678685
EAN: 0855309678821
ASIN: B000RLQNR6
Release Date: June 19, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: brand new factory sealed
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| Features:
| • | Professional-level power for your home studio | | • | Edit standard and HD video including DV, HDV, and Sony AVCHD | | • | Export movies directly to your PSP (PlayStation Portable) | | • | Follow along with Show Me How tutorials, or learn as you go | | • | Create 5.1 surround soundtracks |
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Product Description
Becoming a movie mogul or star is easy with Sony Vegas Movie Studio. Distributing your video creation to friends, families, and producers is even better with Sony DVD8.
Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum software offers everything you get with the standard version such as easy drag-and-drop video editing, integrated DVD layout and burning, and Show Me How interactive tutorials. In addition, Platinum Edition provides added features, advanced editing tools, bonus video effects, and a comprehensive training DVD to speed you through even the most complex movie projects?from fullscreen DV to widescreen HDV. Import multichannel (5.1) source files from your Sony or other DVD camcorder and use the surround sound mixing and panning tools to create dynamic 5.1-channel surround DVD soundtracks 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 Interactive Show Me How tutorials and online help Explorer view Project media bins Track markers and regions Unlimited undo/redo 1,001 sound effects Edition of DVD Architect 4.5 for building and burning pro-grade DVD versions
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Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum software offers everything you get with the standard version such as easy drag-and-drop video editing, integrated DVD layout and burning, and Show Me How interactive tutorials. In addition, Platinum Edition provides added features, advanced editing tools, bonus video effects, and comprehensive training to speed you through even the most complex movie projects--from fullscreen DV to widescreen HDV. Video Editing and DVD Creation Software
Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition software provides the power, features, and advanced tools you need to edit video in nearly any format, including HDV and Sony AVCHD. It includes hundreds of built-in video and audio effects as well as integrated tools for professional-level compositing, color correction, and 5.1 surround mixing. With this software and your creative spark, there are no limits to what you can produce. It's your vision, your way. Professional-Level Video Editing
- Produce high-quality movies, corporate videos, wedding DVDs, and more
- Edit video in nearly any format including DV, HDV, and Sony AVCHD
- Interactive Show Me How tutorials actually show you what to do
Edit video in the newest HD formats including Sony AVCHD | 
Drag and drop to add effects, transitions, music, and more | 
Share your movies on DVD, PSP, on the web, and more | Create Stunning HD Movies
- Everything you need to produce movies in spectacular high-definition
- High-performance engine--see your changes happen in real time
- Export your movie in a variety of HD formats including WMV, AVI, and MPEG
Advanced Video and Audio Editing Tools
- Enhance washed-out footage or make specific colors stand out, and balance differences in video
- Balance differences in video due to camera setup or lighting
- 5.1-channel surround sound mixing and encoding.
Surround Sound Mixing and Encoding
- Import multichannel (5.1) source files from camcorders 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 with the included Dolby Digital AC-3 encoding software
Integrated DVD Creation
- Includes DVD Architect Studio software for DVD authoring
- Create custom menus, buttons, backgrounds, and navigation
- Includes 44 high-quality DVD themes
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| Customer Reviews: Read 51 more reviews...
 I like this video editor, but you can download a free trial first September 2, 2007
sircyberdawg (Pensacola, FL)
67 out of 69 found this review helpful
This video editor is able to read .VOB file from DVD's created from VCR tapes, making it great for editing the old family videos. The display is quite customizable and easy to spread over two monitors. There is a small learning curve, but the "Show Me How" help a lot. The only things that detract from this is (1) the lack of a comprehensive noise reduction facility (Sony has this as a pricey plug-in, but then, none of the other video editors in this price range has this feature), and (2) the DVD creation software is not integrated in with the editor (although it is included in the package). But don't buy this software just on our say-so, download the 30 day free trial from the Sony web site and make sure it works for you before you buy.
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 Not So Good For Editing AVCHD November 1, 2007
Chris C. Topolovich (Los Angeles)
47 out of 55 found this review helpful
I recently bought an AVCHD Sony HDR-CX7 camcorder; and I really enjoy it.
Since I liked the video from the Sony camera so much I figured I'd buy Sony Vegas Platinum since it claims that it supports AVCHD and edits in that format; and so I thought "This should be the best AVCHD editor available, since Pinnacle Studio 11 is the only other thing that claims to do so from start-to-finish." Mind you, nowhere does Vegas ever explicitly state that it does Not create AVCHD projects.
Let me make this clear:
I bought Sony Vegas Platinum 8; it does NOT output AVCHD.
BUYERS BEWARE
I genuinely feel betrayed by Sony for deceiving me ... for saying it edits and supports AVCHD, when it WILL NOT output AVCHD. When making those claims in their advertising, I, as a verbose consumer (not great, but verbose) accepted in good faith that that's what they meant, and I believe the deception was deliberate by the product manager responsible for releasing Vegas; that person should be ashamed.
I was suckered.
That's exactly what happened to me. Most experienced editors, both professional and consumer, will tell you smart-coding is the way to assemble a video project. By ONLY importing AVCHD (not assembling and not outputting in AVCHD) Vegas degrades the source-video quality when it Transcodes it to HDV, MPEG-2 or whatever other HD handling format it Actually edits in.
I want my 100 bucks back!
Nice feature set, great stability August 31, 2007
J. W. (Chandler, AZ United States)
40 out of 40 found this review helpful
After too many system crashes with Pinnacle Studio (especially after hours of rendering), I decided to upgrade to a better software. I've been using Movie Studio since version 3, had upgraded to version 7, and now version 8, and have rarely had the software crash on me. The major reason to upgrade to version 8 was because the new computer I bought came with Windows Vista, which the previous versions did not support.
Movie Studio provides a nice set of tools that allow transitions, zooming, lighting controls, video edits/adjustments, etc. Video effects applied to your clips can be customized for very amazing results if the user takes time to learn how to use them. One of the features I especially like is to be able to render all the clips as one MPEG file with chapter marks included, so that DVD Architect will read the chapter marks and automatically generate a scene menu. This way one can ensure that transition effects are smooth from one clip to the next, yet scene selection is available for ease of navigating through the resulting DVD.
Update: Another use for Movie Studio is to transcode video to MP4 for playback on IPOD or other video players (Blackberry Curve, for example). For example, you can take a non-encripted DVD (not copy protected), rename the video file to have mpg extension (mpeg 2), select the entire movie or a particular portion, and render as MP4 to be transferred to your portable player. Quality is excellent. While one can find free encoders out there, Movie Studio is the best if you want more control.
Great value with some caveats June 23, 2008
Robert Kosinski (Ocean City, NJ United States)
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
Casual observers looking at Amazon ratings for Sony Vegas will be inevitably confused by the wide spread of scores, and I attribute this partly to varying expectations. For starters, Sony Vegas is not:
1) paint-by-numbers production software suitable for family vacation memories. For this, look to Ulead and Pinnacle; their software, while less powerful, covers 80% of what most people need in a more convenient fashion.
2) serious competition to Final Cut Pro and Premiere. Though Vegas has much of the functionality, one can't expect top end software for $60-$100.
3) a complete solution. I'd be surprised if many were completely satisfied with Vegas Premium out of the box. Luckily, some of most powerful add-ons cost nothing.
I researched and purchased Sony Vegas for professional use at my employer, a small time media company that wants professional video production but only has a few hundred dollars to throw toward it. Vegas is the best compromise between features, price, and compatibility. In particular, it was one of the few pieces of software compatible with AVCHD at the time of purchase (for anyone confused by Internet discussions, Vegas is indeed compatible with Canon's VIXIA).
Though priced and marketed as a consumer product, Vegas is definitely "prosumer" and has a feature set less like iMovie or Windows Movie Maker and more reminiscent of professional products like Premiere and Final Cut. Vegas includes independent multi-track editing, scrubbing, and even compositing effects. Its interface is definitely finicky and wants a user to do things its way. Once one discovers what Vegas wants in order to function efficiently, movies can be quickly cut and produced.
Reading the reviews, it seems AVCHD output is a highly desired feature, but it is not to be found in Vegas Platinum. One needs the more expensive Vegas Move Studio for that. We output our videos in lossless FFV1 to maintain maximum quality and perform the lossy step separately from Vegas, so this limitation does not affect us. Note that the basic Vegas package does not handle AVCHD at all!
Another common complaint I see revolves around low compatibility with standard formats. Luckily, Vegas respects the standard Video for Windows interface, meaning that it'll more or less accept any codec Windows recognizes. A simple solution to cover the gamut of MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4 part 2/ASP (DivX), and MPEG4 part 10/AVC (H.264) is to install ffdshow, a freely available most-in-one codec interface. After that, one should be able to read and encode to nearly any commonly used format (at least in Microsoft's AVI container), with the exception of Quicktime, which is best handled by Apple's own product or the "gray market" Quicktime Alternative.
Vegas is far from the best tool for video encoding. If your needs are advanced, research into a dedicated encoding tool is appropriate. I suggest one based on the freely available ffmpeg or mencoder, such as frontends like meGUI or SUPER.
Additionally, Vegas is apparently picky about which analog capture cards it accepts and has been for its entire history. Unfortunately ours is unsupported, so we use VirtualDub to capture video from our analog video cameras before passing it to Vegas. This process is not completely compatible: at times, Vegas stops updating the video preview when handling an AVI from VirtualDub. Nothing outside a reboot resolves it, and even then the issue may return. Fortunately, analog video editing was a temporary stopgap for us while we researched and budgeted more advanced options. Internet forums claim Canopus is the best option for Vegas compatibility. DV capture works the same as any other application I've tried.
In conclusion, Vegas is most suitable for high end consumer or low end professional work. It's not an all-in-one solution, but research and (mostly free) companion programs can pole vault over most of its important shortcomings. Vegas is an unbeatable value at its current price point.
What a concept, works as advertised and worth the price! October 21, 2007
John Matheson (Alaska, USA)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
It would be really hard for me to be more impressed with Sony Movie Studio 8 Platinum. I'm a prepurchase research junkie and wanted to get editing software to go with my first video camera, a Canon HV20 hi def tape based machine. I spent hours on the various user group web sites both professional and consumer and consistently this product seemed to have the edge. Major thanks to Sony for making the free 30 day trail available. It allowed me to thoroughly test and ring out the product to make sure it would do what I wanted. I couldn't give it a higher recommendation. I have NO experience with video editing but after playing with this software for an entire weekend I was able to capture my Hi Def footage of my son's football game, get it into my strong but not "state of the art" laptop via firewire, edit the heck out of it, add transitions, special effects, graphics, titles, captions, and credits. I was able to easily rip music from a couple of CDs and add background music, balance with the recorded sound and best of all write the hi def finished product back to tape so I could present my finished move. The trial does not include the DVD creation software so I can't review that but I did create a web version of the movie without trouble. I don't want to pretend that the software is "point and click" easy to use. Let's face it, working with hi def video is new technology, complex, and I didn't expect a completely intuitive product. You have to do all the "show me hows" which will give you a high level understanding of the feature but then you MUST spend time in the help system and be willing to read a bit to learn how to use the features. For those willing to dig in there and find the info you can create an amazing product for under $100.
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