Product Description

The Vegas+DVD Production Suite combines Vegas 7, DVD Architect� 4, and Dolby Digital AC-3 encoding software to offer an integrated environment for all phases of video, audio, DVD, and broadcast production. This suite has all the tools needed to edit and process DV, HDV, SD/HD-SDI, and all XDCAM formats in real time, fine-tune audio, and author surround sound, dual-layer DVDs. Key features include: comprehensive XDCAM support, Cinescore software plug-in support, direct export to Sony PSP, customizable video effects, and 5.1-channel AC-3 encoding. The Vegas+DVD Production Suite also includes a Sony Pictures Sound Effects Series sampler CD, Boris Graffiti LTD titling software, and Magic Bullet Movie Looks video effects

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4861 in Software
• Brand: Sony
• Model: SVDVD7000
• Released on: 2006-08-29
• Platform: Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: 3.00 pounds

Features

• Create polished movies and slide shows
• Edit video in nearly any format including HDV
• Drag and drop to add effects, transitions, and music
• Make DVDs with menus, buttons, and custom navigation
• Share movies on PSP� (PlayStation Portable) and iPod

Customer Reviews

Where Premiere Pro 2.0 and Avid Liquid fail, Vegas Succeeds
I own an HDV camcorder. I want to edit in HDV and I've used Premiere Pro 1.5 to do it, however the two-step import process (including a potentially lossy conversion) frustrated me.

Happy with the workflow and features of Premiere Pro, I tried the trial download of 2.0 first. For one thing, it refused under any circumstances to recognize my HDR-FX1 camcorder (which is on its compatibility list) in HDV mode (despite appropriate iLink conversion and HDV VCR settings). Freeware applications like CapDVHS worked fine, so I finally gave up after trying Premiere Pro 2.0 on two machines. (Nevermind the trouble I had with the trial expiring on the same day I installed it.)

Avid Liquid, aside from taking over my desktop theme and demanding all-or-nothing of my screen real estate did successfully capture HDV video without extra configuration. Unfortunately, that video was ultimately uneditable since Liquid would not let me render anything but the center quarter of the video frame. I imagine there was a setting or view of the process I was missing, but my choices for output were so limited I gave up on Avid as well.

Finally, Vegas captured the HDV video witout complaint (or a single dropped frame), allowed me to edit it together with a soundtrack generated in Sony Acid and a variety of imagery, and rendered in a wide selection of formats which are broadly compatible (even at HD resolutions). I spent less time installing Vegas, capturing video, and finishing my edit than I spent just getting the other two selections set up.

Adobe has received my last dollar. Sony (or whoever they purchased the technology from) seems to have gotten editing software right, at last.

All that's wrong with Adobe, Vegas corrects!
Vegas was built from the ground-up with an emphasis on ease-of-use and stability. The original company was Sonic Foundry before they were bought by Sony, and I used their audio products for a decade before jumping into Vegas. My prior experience with Sonic Foundry was so positive with regards to stability and ease-of-use that I expected the same from Vegas, and I was not disappointed. Many people don't realize that Vegas is professional software. But it's so easy to learn, that I often recommend the cheaper "lite" versions to beginners. The framework is the same, so it's easy to move from a "lite" version to this pro version.

Premiere is saddled with a myriad of useability and stability issues. A former Adobe Premiere user told me, "I didn't realize what was wrong with Premiere until I started to use Vegas!"

This newest version includes all you need to start making films and DVD's.

ABC television's "NIGHTLINE" with Ted Koppel uses Vegas.
First-time independent filmmaker Stan Harrington won "Best of Show" at the 2005 Action On Film Festival. He learned Vegas, shot footage, and completed editing in twelve months.

Vegas is both easy to learn AND professional-grade software. I wish the same could be said of every software product.

I'm lovin it!
I don't profess to being a pro or even a computer genius. In fact, I started video editing as a hobby just over a year ago with Adobe Premiere Elements. It's a nice little beginner program, but I outgrew it. A number of my vidding friends use some version or other of Vegas, so I decided to give it a try. I opted for Sony Vegas 7 over the lower end versions, as I figured I didn't want another piece of software that would restrict me. I am SO GLAD I did! I absolutely love it! There's a bit of a learning curve involved, but it didn't take too long to figure out how to do some basic navigation. I picked up a good reference manual, and that has answered a lot of questions. The online help is also fairly good. The program runs smoothly on my laptop, with an external hard drive to store my files. It has never crashed on me, and seems to render just as fast as Adobe Premiere. But the quality of the rendered files is absolutely beautiful! Clear, crisp images like I never was able to get before. I've completed two projects, and am totally pleased with the results. I still have a lot to learn, but it's sure a lot of fun. This is great software for even a serious hobbyist.