Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum description
Professional-level power for your audio-video editing home studio

Vegas Movie Studio is a full-featured nonlinear editor (NLE) for video and multitrack digital audio designed for video postproduction and multichannel audio recording and mixing.

Video editing, audio production, and DVD authoring come together in a single, powerful solution.

Vegas Movie Studio 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.

Vegas Movie Studio 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.

Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum offers you all you need to edit your videos with professional tools and get the highest quality.

Create Stunning HD Movies
Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software has everything you need to produce movies in spectacular high-definition. Editing HD is simple; just drop your clips on the timeline and go to work. Its high-performance engine is beyond fast—see your changes happen in real time. You can even work simultaneously with standard-definition and high-definition video in the same project. When you're done, export your movie in a variety of HD formats for easy sharing.

Edit Sony AVCHD
Sony AVCHD is the newest HD video format on the market. Currently there are very few software products that can offer AVCHD editing. With Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software you can easily import and edit Sony AVCHD in a matter of seconds.

Surround Sound Mixing and Encoding
Import multichannel (5.1) source files from your camcorder 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 without leaving the software using the included Dolby Digital AC-3 encoding software.

Video Restoration Tools
Advanced color correction tools enhance washed-out footage, make specific colors stand out, and balance differences in video due to camera setup or lighting. Image restoration tools remove red-eye from photos.

Add Professional Effects
Enhance your video with hundreds of professional 2Dand 3D video effects, titles, and filters—including over 100 effects and transitions from NewBlue, maker of professional video effects plug-ins. Customize your soundtrack with over 20 real-time DirectX audio effects.

AniMattes Video Compositing Mattes
Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software includes 20 AniMattes video compositing mattes by FreedomFX. By using these compositing and/or the mask filter, you can generate professional-level special effects and transitions from these assets. A tutorial is included to help you get the most of these mattes in your projects.

Here are some key features of "Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum":

· Improved native HDV .m2t playback performance and improved memory handling for HDV longform projects
· Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline
· Display of media marker names in events
· 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
· Fullscreen 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

Audio Features
· Gracenote MusicID CD album recognition
· Multithreaded audio engine maximizes performance
· Basic surround support
· Support for multichannel (5.1) source files for Sony HDV Handycam camcorders
· 16-bit, 44.1 kHz song quality for exceptional performance
· Volume and pan envelopes
· Audio time stretching
· Event normalization
· CD audio extraction
· Audio/video synchronization detect and repair
· DirectX audio plug-in support
· VST audio effect support
· ASIO drive support
· Tape-style audio scrubbing
· Audio restoration tools
· Track-level audio FX and envelopes

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
· Sony AVCHD import and edit support
· Import and export support for ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless files
· Insert I-frames at marker positions when rendering MPEG-2 (works in conjunction with I-frame viewer in DVD Architect Studio 4.5).
· ATRAC audio plug-in (Templates only)
· 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 (requires an internet connection from your PC to the web)


Requirements:

· 800 MHz processor (2.8 GHz recommended for HDV and AVCHD)
· 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
· 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended for HDV and AVCHD)
· OHCI-compatible i.LINK connector/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 (for DVD burning only)
· Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or later
· Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0


Limitations:

· 30 days trial
· nag screen on exit