Sony Vegas Movie Studio

Sony's Vegas Movie Studio is video editing and DVD creation software used for creating and sharing personal movies and slide shows. With its exclusive Show Me How tutorials, it eliminates the guesswork so you can easily bring your digital video and pictures to life, and helping you to add titles, transitions, effects, and music to your project. This newest version now lets you easily import from finalized DVD disc recorded with Sony DVD Handycam camcorders.

Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum Edition has all the features listed below plus HDV capture and editing, 5.1 surround and stereo AC-3 encoding, Sony AVCHD read support, red eye reduction (stills), primary color correction, more customizable 2D and 3D transitions and customizable video special effects, ability to export directly to PSP system or render to Apple iPod compatible format.

The features for Vegas Movie Studio include:

Vegas Movie Studio Software Features

Multimedia Creation

• ACID loop support
• External DV monitor support
• Multiprocessor support
• Easy drag-and-drop editing
• More than 30 interactive tutorials
• Easy-to-use audio recording, editing and processing tools
• Unlimited number of undos/redos
• Automatic crossfades between events

Capture and Import

• 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
• Extract audio from CDs

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

Powerful Editing Tools

• Additional video and audio tracks
• Real-time audio and video event reverse
• Audio/video synchronization detect and repair
• DirectX audio plug-in support
• VST audio effect support
• ASIO driver support
• Tape-style audio scrubbing
• Real-time preview of edits, effects, and transitions
• Trimmer tool
• Audio restoration tools
• Track level audio FX and envelopes

Export and Sharing

• VideoCD and Multimedia CD burning
• Export video projects in multiple formats for the Web
• One-click publishing to ACIDplanet.com

DVD Architect Studio Software Features

General

• Built-in interactive "Show Me How" tutorials
• End actions for menus and media
• Project overview window
• Customizable user interface
• DVD theme export
• Project playlists
• Smart reprepare
• DVD design and authoring
• Menu-based and single movie DVD creation
• Picture slide shows and music compilations
• Easy to use drag-and drop interface
• Unlimited number of undo/redo

Video

• Flash (.swf) format import
• Fit to disc compression
• DVD movie creation
• Picture slide shows
• 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

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