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| From: Sony Creative Software
List Price: $129.95
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Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 596
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: In original retail packaging. Has orange marks on package. UPC intact.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 57
 Great for the price vs. what it does November 1, 2007
A. D. Lum (Honolulu, Hawaii)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
OK, this can't compete with my Adobe Premiere Pro 2 when it comes to editing power. But I bought it because it does at least two things that PP2 can't. It can produce better HD output from my Sony HDR-HC7 for viewing on a PC (or Mac). I like to view the output on my computer (not on a TV). This package does a clearly better job of de-interlacing.
The second nice thing is that it doesn't leave all kinds of setup files and folders for each project. I suppose that is to be expected of a better editor like PP2, but sometimes, I just want to whip out something quick and dirty without leaving a big trail of crumbs behind.
I suppose PP CS3 can equal or better this package when it comes to output for playback on a PC (especially de-interlacing), but it's WAY too expensive for me to upgrade just for that reason.
For the price, this one does what I need it do when I want to whip something out.
 Good for DV; not so for HDV January 28, 2008
GTV (Milpitas, CA)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
Having read good things about this software package, I bought a copy for a relatively good price. The program looks sleek, and works well with standard DV. I was able create a number of non hi-def videos without much problems. I was eager to try out hi-def video as I own a Sony HDR-HC3. It turned out to be a very frustrating experience. I ran into hangs, and crashes with HDV that I did not experience with DV. Vegas Movie Studio always tries to build peaks for the videos that it imports, and that step took forever to finish. Sometimes it never finished; I had to kill the program after half a day of it never getting past some percentage of completion. Also, while the program builds peak, the user can not do much. I have used Pinnacle (up to version 10.5) and Adobe Premiere, and I have to say that when it comes to HDV, Vegas Movie Studio has turned out to be the buggiest product of all. I have run into crashes with Pinnacle during the editing and production phases, but at least I managed to find ways around the problems; not so with Vegas Movie Studio because at times the thing never even finished the building peaks step to allow me to edit the video. It's very ironic considering that the source videos came from a Sony camcorder.
Perfect to create movies September 14, 2007
J. Bayer (Lindenhurst, NY United States)
17 out of 20 found this review helpful
I downloaded the trial version and printed the manual before I purchased this. I went through the manual while creating a movie and realized that it was pretty simple so I purchased it. Just make sure you have a DVD burner and the blank DVDs. I was able to put musice in the background, put writing in (ex. holiday - year) and I was able to put rolling credits at the end. Try the trial version first to see if you like it.
 Think Twice before buying Sony Vegas Movie Studio October 25, 2007
Richman (St Louis, MO)
17 out of 29 found this review helpful
I am sure that this software performs as good as advertised, but I will never know. Sony does not currently and does not plan to support the 64-bit operating systems. Claimed to be high-end, but not really. I had to buy the software and go through the wonderful experience of installing and seeing the error "does not support Windows 64-bit". Although there is not a single line of info on Sony's website eluding to this fact, I had to call tech support (cost me $15) for them to tell me it does not support 64-bit. When I asked them how I could find this warning on the box/website/reviews, the rep replied that it did not say that it "did" support 64-bit. Guess I'll have to try other software. Or be a Lemming and switch back to slower 32 bit performing hardware and software. I expected more from Sony.
The best Video Editor for PC's March 12, 2008
Tim Shannon (Portland, OR)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I've used many versions of Ulead, Pinnacle, Adobe Premiere Elements, and one or two others. I've been editing videos for the last 8 years or so. I'm not a professional, and most of my videos are simple without lots of effects.
But I've noticed MOST video editors are not reliable, even for simple editing tasks. Pinnacle was a crashing monster - a disappointment because it is probably the nicest and most approachable editing interface. It's just not reliable however. Ulead was more reliable but not satisfying to work with if you're doing hours of editing. Premiere Elements was okay, but it had some quirks and occasional bugs. Roxio and Nero simply don't have mature video editors - they may work for minor editing, but not robust editing of hours of footage.
The reason I like Vegas, is NOT because it's the easiest interface, but because you CAN count on it. For a video editor on a PC, a program that doesn't crash almost feels like a luxury. But here it is, a program that works.
You do have to LEARN the program. And yes it is not for everyone - not super intuitive. But once you do get to know the basics, you can work fast AND the program won't crash in the middle of a render, it won't crash while editing, it won't crash while saving to mpeg or avi. In other words you can just do your work with confidence. For my purposes, that makes this program stand out in the PC video editing world. It also doesn't hurt that the program has great features, perhaps too many features for most of us. But this program is worth the money AND worth the investment of time to learn it.
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