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Movie Studio Platinum Changelog

What's new in Movie Studio Platinum 18.1.0.24

Nov 4, 2021
  • Horsepower in your editing: Infusion Engine 2:
  • INFUSION Engine 2 is the engine that works for you! It offers support for Intel, NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards. The result is a seamless project preview without the need for time-consuming rendering or creating proxy files. Less waiting around during editing. More time for creating amazing videos.
  • 1,500 effects, titles and transitions:
  • The new effects area guarantees real variety. Discover high-quality intros/outros, titles, effects transitions, editing templates and travel effects. Plus, we're constantly adding exciting new content.
  • Dynamic title animations:
  • Dynamic title templates can add a really fresh touch to your videos. They're high-quality, detailed, adjustable in both size and style and can be combined with the new fonts to perfectly suit your footage.
  • Layer masks:
  • A range of diverse layer masks can be used to highlight film motifs, achieve creative image compositions, or design aesthetic titles. Breathtaking effects and transitions for your films are the result.
  • 8K Ultra HD:
  • Edit and present films in 8K Ultra HD. The new, one-of-a-kind INFUSION Engine 2 allows you to play your new high-resolution video material in real time.** This means you can view your footage during the editing process – no waiting around.
  • ** Dependent on the graphics card used. For more information, contact the card manufacturer.
  • HiDPI:
  • Do font and dialogs appear too small on-screen at higher resolution? No problem. With the new HiDPI program interface, everything on-screen looks razor-sharp at all times, even when you zoom in. Redesigned icons, preview videos and control.
  • A wizard in your program:
  • Import, optimize, edit – the fastest way to start making your own movies. For extra support, you can use helpful wizards if you want. Fully automatic or customized to your exact needs. High-speed results, each and every time.
  • Multicam Editing for up to 4 cameras:
  • Perfect for events that are filmed simultaneously with multiple cameras. In multicam code, up to 4 recordings are played simultaneously in the preview monitor. You can simply click to define which recording should display, and when – Movie Studio makes automatic cuts as you work.
  • Improved Workflow:
  • Vertical videos made using smartphone are recognized directly upon import and are automatically rotated to the mode in which they were originally filmed. As well as project and export templates, the program now includes templates for vertical videos.
  • Social media templates and image border effects:
  • Ready to showcase your videos online? New project templates for social media clips in vertical and square formats make it easy to create videos for any kind of portal or app. Creative image border effects conceal distracting black borders in videos with an aspect ratio of 16:9.
  • proDAD Hide:
  • proDAD Hide (2 years license) works wonders! Your shot is crossed by an unwanted pedestrian or car? Your drone casts an unsightly shadow? Now you can easily make unwanted elements disappear from your videos, even completely automatically with suitable footage thanks to intelligent object tracking.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 17.0.143 (Apr 27, 2020)

  • Powerful effects and transitions management:
  • VEGAS Movie Studio makes finding the plug-ins you want super easy. Look for your plug-ins arranged by category, or search keywords to instantly find all of the plug-ins of a specific type. Mark your favorites or filter by third-party plug-ins.
  • Smoother video preview:
  • VEGAS Movie Studio uses the full power of your graphics card, so you see smoother previews and can work much faster. VEGAS Pro and now VEGAS Movie Studio are the first NLEs to support AMD GPU decode acceleration. True power!
  • Unified Color Grading workflow:
  • With the new color grading panel, adjust colors, saturation and gain to take complete control over your video's shadows, mid tones, and highlights. The Secondary Color Corrector lets you zero in on and tweak one particular color while you leave other colors unchanged.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 16.0 Build 109 (Feb 11, 2019)

  • Interactive storyboard editing:
  • Assemble your videos quickly and intuitively with a storyboard. Lay out, trim, and rearrange your clips in the storyboard, and watch as the additions and changes you make are updated on the Main Timeline automatically. A great way for rough cutting and fast edits.
  • Automatic saves after every edit:
  • A great new addition to VEGAS Movie Studio is the peace of mind brought by real-time Autosave. Now, every edit you make is saved automatically, so you never lose work if something goes wrong. Edit with confidence – VEGAS Movie Studio always has your back!
  • Hover scrub:
  • Scrub through your video thumbnails right down to exact frames, and find the important parts of your video before you add it to the project. Simply move the cursor over the thumbnail to find any frame.
  • In/out points:
  • Set in and out points for any of your media files before you add them to your project. Add the file to your project, and the timeline automatically trims the event to the in/out points you set. You can still re-trim to the full length of the media file on the timeline.
  • Resizable thumbnails:
  • You can now resize thumbnails to see more detail and hover scrub to exact frames more easily. A larger thumbnail means you can scrub and pinpoint specific frames more precisely to accurately mark in and out points.
  • Preview multiple selected files:
  • Select multiple clips in Project Media and preview each in sequence with a single play. Combine with the storyboard and in/out points for a fast, powerful way to make and preview a rough edit even before you work in the timeline.
  • Confirmation that you want to cancel a render:
  • If you’ve ever felt the frustration of accidentally stopping a long render that’s almost finished, worry no more. Enjoy the extra protection of confirming that you want to cancel.
  • Delete track warning:
  • A cool new safety feature – VEGAS Movie Studio 16 warns you if the track you’re about to delete contains any media. No more accidentally deleting clips from your project – know for sure that you’re safe!
  • Precise motion tracking:
  • You’ve been asking for it for years, and now it’s here – coming from professional video editing – introducing true motion tracking in the new Bézier Mask FX! No more manual keyframing of your masks – isolate, follow, and apply FX to moving objects in any scene, with keyframes generated automatically, in seconds. Take your FX to the pro level!
  • World-class video stabilization:
  • Does your video have a case of the shakes? No problem. The new video stabilization engine in VEGAS Movie Studio 16 quickly stabilizes wobbly footage and gives you smooth, professional video with just a click. Easy and powerful – salvage footage you thought was unusable. Now possible with this professional video editing feature!
  • Mask around objects – Bézier masking:
  • It’s never been easier to isolate and add effects to objects in your video. Work right in the Preview window to quickly add and customize Bézier masks in an easy interface. Follow objects with powerful motion tracking, and pin other objects or text to move right along with them.
  • Complete 360° editing workflow:
  • Be on the bleeding edge of 360° video! Make immersive, interactive video environments quickly and efficiently. Stitch together dual-fisheye or multi-camera 360° views with ease, preview your video in 360°, and export directly to YouTube or other 360° video services.
  • Auto save and backup:
  • Enjoy the peace of mind that comes with regular, automatic backups of your work. Choose your interval, save in your project folder or any other location, and then return and open your previous backups at any time. It’s a great way to keep multiple versions of your project.
  • Display length on event:
  • With this optional display, you’ll be able to see the exact length of your timeline clip events displayed right on them. Not only that, you can change the display value to instantly adjust the length of the event with frame accuracy. No more dragging ends or counting frames.
  • Indicate effects:
  • You’ve long been able to add video effects to media. This button tells you when the media in a timeline event has FX added, and lets you access and edit the Media FX directly from the timeline – even if multiple events use the same media. Add FX to the media, to apply the FX to every timeline event that uses that media.
  • Temporarily ignore event grouping:
  • Sometimes the perfect edit means moving a group of events all at once. But sometimes you need to move only one or two and leave the others. Now you can temporarily ignore event grouping instantly to make your edit, while the events stay permanently grouped.
  • Add missing stream:
  • If you’ve ever added only the audio or video of a clip to the timeline, or deleted one or the other, here’s a simple way to Instantly add it back. No need to hunt for the clip: add it manually, and trim to fit – VEGAS Movie Studio does it all for you with a click.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 15.0 Build 102 (Feb 26, 2018)

  • VEGAS Movie Studio Platinum:
  • Two-option selectable background shade
  • Logical, modern docking window behaviors and controls
  • PinP OFX plug-in
  • Crop OFX plug-in
  • Instant freeze frame video creation
  • HEVC support
  • VEGAS Movie Studio Suite (in addition to Platinum):
  • Jumpstart Templates, Vol. 1
  • iZotope RX Elements
  • Boris Continuum Film Style Unit
  • HitFilm Boost Pack

New in Movie Studio Platinum 14.0 Build 148 (Dec 1, 2017)

  • VEGAS Movie Studio:
  • New user interface
  • Social media upload
  • Vignette effect
  • 4K monitor support
  • Music Maker
  • VEGAS Movie Studio Platinum (in addition to Movie Studio):
  • Multicam production
  • Trimmer window hover scrub
  • Improved RAM Preview
  • NewBlueFX Platinum Complete
  • VEGAS Movie Studio Suite (in addition to Platinum):
  • SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 6
  • NewBlueFX Titler Pro Express
  • NewBlueFX Suite Complete
  • HitFilm Toolkit Pack

New in Movie Studio Platinum 13.0 Build 960 (Aug 24, 2016)

  • New! With just the right touch:
  • Be one with your movie. Movie Studio is touch-enabled, so you can ditch the mouse and put a movie together on your tablet or touchscreen PC in no time
  • New! Updated layout:
  • Touch-friendly buttons, a wide-open timeline, and easy access to the necessary tools means that creating a movie won't be a daunting experience.
  • Start and finish a project in the beautiful, new Simple Edit Mode. Or, complete the project in Advanced Edit Mode to take advantage of additional features and options.
  • New! Format support:
  • What do 4K, stereoscopic 3D, MP4, and AVCHD footage have in common? They can all be edited in the same Movie Studio project. Movie Studio supports a broad variety of file formats.
  • New! XAVC S support:
  • Create stunning movies in 4K with the new XAVC S format support. Import the 4K footage from your 4K camera, edit it on the Movie Studio timeline, and render it out in sparkling 4K. You can even upload it directly to YouTube in 4K

New in Movie Studio Platinum 13.0 Build 954 32-bit / 13.0 Build 955 64-bit (Sep 15, 2015)

  • Improved playback performance for some MP4 video clips recorded by GoPro Hero cameras.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 13.0 Build 942 32-bit / 13.0 Build 943 64-bit (Dec 13, 2014)

  • Resolved an issue that could prevent VASST Fasst Apps from loading.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 13.0 Build 878 32-bit / 13.0 Build 879 64-bit (Jan 18, 2014)

  • Video:
  • You can now pair stereoscopic 3D subclips at the track level.
  • Additional multistream 3D formats are now supported.
  • Added support for automatic 3D pairing of single-stream clips from the PMW-TD300, PMW-F3 with 3D Link option, and cameras that append _L and _R to left- and right-eye clip names.
  • Color Match allows you to automatically match the color between clips.
  • Added new rendering templates for delivering Sony XAVC S video.
  • Added new rendering templates for delivering video in a portrait orientation.
  • Audio:
  • Added 64-bit Gracenote support.
  • Workflow:
  • Simple Edit Mode with touchscreen editing support. Many toolbars and menu items are now larger to accommodate touch gestures.
  • New fade and trim handles on events.
  • Dragging the playhead moves the cursor along the timeline. Press Ctrl and drag the playhead to scrub the timeline.
  • Added support for uploading projects to Facebook.
  • New toolbar added below to timeline to make timeline editing more efficient.
  • Streamlined toolbars in the main Movie Studio Platinum window, Project Media window, and Explorer window.
  • New right-click menu in the Titles & Text plug-in allows quick access to Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, and Select All commands for editing text.
  • The Explorer window has been redesigned.
  • You can now simultaneously adjust the fades of all selected events.
  • Animated generated media events now display a thumbnail image in the timeline.
  • Render progress is now displayed in the Windows taskbar. If the render time is greater than a minute, a sound is played when rendering is complete.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 12.0 Build 895 32-bit / 12.0 Build 896 64-bit (Apr 12, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Synchronize command to be unavailable in the event shortcut menu even when audio and video events were not synchronized.
  • Added new rendering templates to the Sony AVC/MVC format: use Internet 1920x1080-30p and Internet 1280x720-30p to render HD video for Internet distribution.
  • The Encode mode setting for Sony AVC/MVC rendering templates now uses Render using CPU only by default. If you're using a supported GPU, you can enable GPU acceleration by choosing the appropriate setting for your GPU.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 12.0 Build 755 32-bit / 12.0 Build 756 64-bit (Apr 11, 2013)

  • Added support for burning 3D projects to Blu-ray Disc: use the 3D Blu-ray settings in the New Project Wizard to create a new project, and use Tools > Burn Disc > Blu-ray Disc settings to burn your 3D project to a Blu-ray 3D Disc.
  • Added Anchor point setting to the Titles & Text plug-in. Text now scales relative to the anchor point, which does not move.
  • File Open dialogs have been updated to allow you to browse and open files from mobile devices.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when working with certain files with the maximum file name length allowed in Windows.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the incorrect clip to be added to your project after capturing from an HDV camera.
  • Fixed a bug that could exit 3D full-screen preview when the mouse was clicked. On glassless 3D systems, this could corrupt the display until full-screen preview was re-enabled.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the first frame of an MVC file to appear briefly at the end when previewing the file from the Explorer window.
  • Fixed a bug that could — in some circumstances — prevent the application from starting after registering.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent the application from being uninstalled properly.
  • Fixed a bug that could require you to re-enter your serial number after updating the software.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause image sequences to have black frames in Video Preview and rendered output after zooming in with the Event Pan/Crop plug-in and time compressing.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented the application from prompting to associate the .vf file type with Movie Studio.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 12.0 Build 575 (Nov 2, 2012)

  • Render progress is now displayed in the Windows taskbar.
  • Added support for metadata orientation information for still image formats.
  • Added Enable joystick support to the General tab in the Preferences dialog.
  • If you have FXhome HitFilm 2 Express installed, you can use HitFilm projects on the Movie Studio timeline and add HitFilm effects to your events. For more information about the Visual Effects Suite, which includes Movie Studio and HitFilm2 Express, please visit http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/suite.
  • Added support to the Sony AVC render format to properly encode lower-field-first interlaced video.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when importing a variable frame rate H.264 MP4 clip from After Effects (CS6).
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using Shift-drag or Ctrl-drag on an event fade offset.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when pressing D to toggle through tools on the timline.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when rendering to Sony AVC: AVCHD format when the Audio coding mode was set to 1/0 (mono).
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when opening some MVC files.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when when using the Auto correct button in the Stereoscopic 3D Adjust plug-in with a 3D clip from an HDR-TD10 camera
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to view ISMV files created by the Microsoft Expression Encoder 4.
  • Fixed audio gapping that could occur when looping MVC files.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause artifacts on the last frame of certain MVC 3D files.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent you from rendering MP4 files with audio settings below certain sample or bit rates.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent audio playback or draw incorrect waveform data when using Sony AVC MP4 files with AAC audio.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause MPEG-2 program streams to display a green frame when previewed in the Explorer window.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause renders to fail when using custom Sony AVC templates where Field order was set to Lower field first.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause rendering to fail when rendering to MainConcept AVC format.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause an error when rendering a 5.1 surround project to Sony AVC/MVC format if the Enable LFE check box was not selected.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a volume spike at the beginning of rendered Sony AVC: AVCHD files.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause some MVC files to freeze the application.
  • Fixed Trim Start/End behavior to preserve event fades.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Synchronize command from being displayed when right-clicking events.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause audio tracks to be minimized when hiding/showing the Trimmer.
  • Fixed an issue with selecting multiple effect keyframes.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the Titles & Text resize box to be displayed incorrectly in the Video Preview window.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent keyframes from being created when no keyframe row was selected.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause envelope points to be changed when adding new envelope points in a video effect.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent 3D videos from being identified as 3D when being uploaded to YouTube.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause partial disc burns if the application loses focus when using Tools > Burn Disc > Disc-at-Once Audio CD.
  • Video:
  • OpenCL GPU-accelerated video processing (please see System Requirements for information about supported hardware).
  • Up to 20 video tracks.
  • The Stereoscopic 3D Adjust plug-in now includes Floating Windows controls to allow you to mask the edge of the video frame to compensate for screen-edge violations.
  • Audio:
  • Up to 20 audio tracks
  • Workflow:
  • 64-bit support.
  • Internet project templates in the New Project dialog.
  • Selected timeline events are now drawn with a highlight to help you identify them quickly.
  • Usability improvements for adding media to a project:
  • Double-clicking media in the Explorer window now adds the media to end of your project on the selected track.
  • When new media is added to the end of the project, Movie Studio automatically scrolls the timeline and zooms so you can see the new events.
  • When adding media to the Project Media list, the Project Media tab now displays a brief animation to indicate that media has been added.
  • Added Trim/Crop, Trim Start, Trim End, and Split buttons to the main toolbar.
  • Simplified edge trimming for events: press Alt+[ or Alt+] to trim the beginning or end of the selected event to the cursor position.
  • Improved visibility for fade-in/fade-out, opacity, and gain event evelopes.
  • Improved visibility and positioning for event buttons (Generated Media, Event Pan/Crop, and Event FX).
  • Formats:
  • MainConcept AVC/AAC improvements:
  • Added MP4 templates for Internet distribution.
  • Added MP4 templates for the Sony Tablet.
  • Added an Enable progressive download check box to the Video tab of the Custom Settings dialog to allow your videos to begin playing during download.
  • Added support for GPU-accelerated rendering.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 12.0 Build 333 (Aug 6, 2012)

  • Video:
  • OpenCL GPU-accelerated video processing
  • Up to 20 video tracks.
  • The Stereoscopic 3D Adjust plug-in now includes Floating Windows controls to allow you to mask the edge of the video frame to compensate for screen-edge violations.
  • Audio:
  • Up to 20 audio tracks.
  • Workflow:
  • 64-bit support.
  • Internet project templates in the New Project dialog.
  • Selected timeline events are now drawn with a highlight to help you identify them quickly.
  • Usability improvements for adding media to a project
  • Double-clicking media in the Explorer window now adds the media to end of your project on the selected track.
  • When new media is added to the end of the project, Movie Studio automatically scrolls the timeline and zooms so you can see the new events.
  • When adding media to the Project Media list, the Project Media tab now displays a brief animation to indicate that media has been added.
  • Added Trim/Crop, Trim Start, Trim End, and Split buttons to the main toolbar.
  • Simplified edge trimming for events: press Alt+[ or Alt+] to trim the beginning or end of the selected event to the cursor position.
  • Improved visibility for fade-in/fade-out, opacity, and gain event evelopes.
  • Improved visibility and positioning for event buttons (Generated Media, Event Pan/Crop, and Event FX).
  • Formats:
  • MainConcept AVC/AAC improvements
  • Added MP4 templates for Internet distribution.
  • Added MP4 templates for the Sony Tablet.
  • Added an Enable progressive download check box to the Video tab of the Custom Settings dialog to allow your videos to begin playing during download.
  • Added support for GPU-accelerated rendering.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 11.0 Build 295 (Feb 16, 2012)

  • Updated Sony AVC format render template customization to support AVCHD 2.0.
  • Added a Blu-ray AVC setting to the Video format drop-down list in the Customize Settings dialog, allowing you to customize Sony AVC render templates for Blu-ray Disc.
  • The Tools > Burn Disc > Blu-ray Disc with Menus command is unavailable when working with 5.1 surround projects.
  • Fixed an issue that caused 5.1 surround AVCHD rendering templates to be available when working with a stereo project.
  • Fixed an issue that could create duplicate tracks when switching a project from stereo to 5.1 surround.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent Vegas Movie Studio from reading 5.1-channel AAC audio correctly.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the Slideshow Creator to display images from a previous project.
  • Fixed audio issues that could occur when rendering to Windows Media Video format.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 11.0 Build 283 (Feb 14, 2012)

  • Added rendering templates to support the Sony Tablet. When rendering to the MainConcept AVC/AAC format, choose Sony Tablet 1080p or Sony Tablet 720p.
  • Vegas Movie Studio can now address up to 4 GB of memory when running on a 64-bit version of Windows Vista or Windows 7.
  • When using the Upload to YouTube dialog, tags must be at least two characters long. The Upload button is unavailable if your tag is shorter than two characters.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent markers and regions from being saved with projects in some instances.
  • Fixed a bug in the Titles & Text plug-in that could degrade preview frame rates when using Shadow Enable.
  • Fixed a bug in the Titles & Text plug-in that excluded vertical fonts.
  • Fixed various bugs in the Titles & Text plug-in involving keyframes.
  • Fixed a bug in the Titles & Text plug-in that could cause inconsistent line spacing after line breaks.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause unexpected changes in plug-in order when adding or removing effects.
  • Fixed a bug that could prevent .MPG files from loading when the file name or folder contained Japanese characters.
  • Fixed a bug that could change the output frame size when rendering to a Blu-ray Disc template with a frame rate of 24.000 fps.
  • Fixed a bug that could occur when rendering to Sony AVC/MVC format using the Memory Stick templates.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the audio stream to be excluded after editing a Sony AVC/MVC Blu-ray Disc rendering template.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Vegas Movie Studio from displaying an error message when attempting to install to a hard drive that does not contain sufficient free space. Please ensure your hard drive has 400 MB available before beginning installation.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when using the RE:Vision Effects ClampTime plug-in.
  • Fixed a crash that could occur when rendering QuickTime 56 Kbps or 100 Kbps video.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 11.0 Build 256 (Nov 1, 2011)

  • Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when displaying event properties for 3D clips from a Sony TD10 camera.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause text from the Titles & Text plug-in to drift after dragging the text in the Video Preview window.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause line breaks in the Titles & Text plug-in to preview with incorrect line spacing.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause an error when rendering a Sony AVC file with a bit rate of less than 25 Mbps.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause MVC clips from a Sony TD10 camera to be imported incorrectly from the Device Explorer.
  • Fixed a bug that could cause Vegas Movie Studio to hang when previewing MTS files in the Trimmer window.
  • Added Russian-language support to Vegas Movie Studio HD.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 11.0 Build 247 (Nov 1, 2011)

  • The Burn Blu-ray Disc feature has been updated for compliance with the Blu-ray Disc specification. You can render 3D projects to a Blu-ray 3D Disc image file (.iso) from the timeline (Tools > Burn Disc > Blu-ray Disc). This feature is intended for commercial BD-ROM preparation testing.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 11.0 (Nov 1, 2011)

  • Video:
  • Stereoscopic 3D editing and upload to YouTube 3D.
  • New Titles & Text plug-in.
  • New video plug-in SDK with updated controls for keyframe animation.
  • Added support for 50p and 60p projects, capture, and print to tape:
  • Project templates: HD 720-50p (1280x720, 50 fps), HD 720-60p (1280x720, 59.94 fps)
  • Audio:
  • Audio event effects.
  • Workflow:
  • A fully updated Render As dialog that streamlines the rendering process and makes it easy to manage your favorite render templates.
  • Improved usability of the Trimmer and Video Preview windows with the addition of transport controls.
  • Press Alt+Down Arrow during playback to move the edit cursor to the playback cursor location for editing or recording.
  • Device Explorer improvements:
  • You can now right-click a clip in the Device Explorer window and choose Open in Trimmer or Import and Add to Project to choose how you want to import clips.
  • You can now drag clips from the Device Explorer to the Project Media or Trimmer window.
  • You can now change the location for creating prerendered files from the Print to Tape Wizard.
  • New Microsoft Image Mastering API (IMAPI) disc drivers for DVD and Blu-ray Disc burning.
  • Improved usability of the Make Movie Wizard.
  • Formats:
  • Improved performance when reading QuickTime AVC and QuickTime AVC/H.264 video (such as video shot with digital SLR cameras).
  • Added support for reading MVC video.
  • Added support for rendering MVC video with the Sony AVC/MVC plug-in.
  • Added support for reading MPO (multiple picture object) 3D still images and sweep panorama images.
  • Improved support for GPU-accelerated AVC rendering using the Sony AVC/MVC plug-in.
  • NVIDIA GPUs:
  • GPU-accelerated AVC rendering requires a CUDA-enabled GPU and NVIDIA driver 185.xx or later with a GeForce GT 2xx Series or newer GPU.
  • ATI GPUs:
  • OpenCL GPU-accelerated rendering requires an OpenCL-enabled ATI GPU and AMD Radeon Catalyst driver 11.2 or later with an ATI Radeon HD 57xx or newer GPU (please see Known Issues regarding an incompatibility with driver version 11.3 and 11.4). We recommend using . If using an ATI FirePro GPU, FirePro unified driver 8.773 or later is required.
  • GPU-accelerated rendering performance will vary depending on your specific hardware configuration. If you have an older CPU and a newer GPU, rendering using the GPU may improve render times.
  • Full 24p support.
  • Support for rendering .mov files with multichannel audio.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 10.0 Build 179 (Jun 9, 2010)

  • Video :
  • Up to 10 video tracks.
  • Image stabilization for video clips.
  • White Balance video plug-in.
  • Secondary Color Corrector plug-in.
  • Subclips in the Trimmer window.
  • Vegas Movie Studio can now automatically adjust the video preview size and quality to optimize frame rate during preview. Right-click the Video Preview window and select Adjust Size and Quality for Optimal Playback if you want to emphasize frame rate during preview. When the command is not selected, video quality is emphasized, and the frame rate will be reduced if necessary.
  • Select the Adjust source media to better match project or render settings check box on the Video tab of the Project Properties dialog to enable Vegas Movie Studio to make minor changes to your source media properties — including cropping/padding frame size or adjusting interlacing — to allow media files to work better with your project.
  • Audio :
  • Up to 10 audio tracks.
  • Enhanced audio event timestretch and pitch shifting with élastique Pro.
  • Audio-only edits (such as event moves, trims, and ASR times) are no longer quantized to frame boundaries by default when Quantize to Frames is enabled. If you want to quantize audio-only edits, clear the Do not quantize to frames for audio-only edits check box on the Preferences > Editing tab.
  • Audio-waveform drawing during recording has been improved:
  • Recorded waveforms are now updated at a faster rate.
  • 16-bit peak files are used for increased resolution.
  • The entire waveform is now visible during recording.
  • Peaks no longer need to be built when recording is completed.
  • Workflow :
  • Streamlined new project creation.
  • The Vegas Movie Studio interface uses a new, darker color palette.
  • Window layouts.
  • Device Explorer window for importing video from AVCHD cameras and CompactFlash-based memory recording units such as the HVR-MRC1.
  • Slideshow Creator.
  • Integrated DVD burning from the timeline (Tools > Burn Disc > DVD).
  • In the Save As dialog, the Copy media with project check box now copies only media files that are saved outside of the project folder; media files in folders below the project folder are no longer copied.
  • In the Video Media Generators dialog, you can now click the Match Event Length button to set the length of the generated media to match the length of the event.
  • Hold Alt+Shift while dragging inside an event to slip-trim the right edge of an event.
  • Hold Ctrl+Alt+Shift while clicking an event to split it. You can then drag from that point to trim the event in the direction you drag (eraser mode).
  • You can now slip all of an event's takes when slipping an event (choose Slip All Takes from the Options menu).
  • You can hold Ctrl (or hold the right mouse button) for fine control while adjusting the sustain portion of event envelopes.
  • Time selection envelope editing (adjusts multiple envelope points within a time selection for quick audio ducking).
  • You can now choose to automatically crop still images to match your project's output aspect ratio.
  • In the Render As dialog, templates that match your project settings (frame size, pixel aspect ratio, and frame rate) are displayed with an = symbol in the Template drop-down list.
  • Holding the Shift key while dragging now enables snapping if Enable Snapping is turned off.
  • When you drag a group of selected events, the first and last event now snap to other snap points on the timeline.
  • Pressing ` (grave accent) no longer restores track height for tracks that were previously minimized.
  • Formats :
  • Custom rendering templates for all video formats.
  • Updated project and rendering templates for Internet distribution.
  • Added 23.979 fps (IVTC) settings for the Project Properties dialog, Media Properties dialog, and timeline ruler.
  • Improved support for AVC/AAC (.mp4) video.
  • Support for GPU-accelerated AVC rendering using the Sony AVC plug-in.
  • If you have a CUDA-enabled NVIDIA video card, Vegas Movie Studio can use your GPU to improve AVC rendering performance.
  • GPU-accelerated AVC rendering requires NVIDIA driver 185.xx or later. We recommend using a GeForce 9 Series or newer GPU. GPU-accelerated rendering performance will vary depending on your specific hardware configuration. If you have an older CPU and a newer NVIDIA GPU, rendering using the GPU may improve render times.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 9.0a Build 85 (Aug 29, 2008)

  • Added support for rendering 1920x1080 AVCHD video (Vegas Movie Studio Platinum only).
  • Improved AVCHD playback performance.
  • Resolved an issue that could cause AVCHD import to overwrite existing imported clips.
  • Fixed the ruler format for PAL projects.
  • Improved stability when working with projects containing multiple MPEG video clips.
  • Added Japanese, French, German, and Spanish language support.

New in Movie Studio Platinum 8.0d Build 139 (Apr 30, 2008)

  • Enhanced video preview.
  • Full-screen preview to a secondary Windows display (including DVI monitors)
  • Insert I-frames at marker positions when rendering MPEG-2 (works in conjunction with I-frame viewer in DVD Architect Studio 4.5)
  • Support for editing files recorded with Sony AVCHD camcorders.
  • Improved native HDV .m2t playback performance and improved memory handling for HDV longform projects.
  • Multithreaded audio engine maximizes real-time audio playback and rendering performance - more tracks and effects with lower latency.
  • Support for opening and rendering ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless files.
  • Gracenote MusicID technology for extracted audio from CDs.
  • Improved snapping � color-coded visual snap indicator and the ability to snap to event edges on other tracks.
  • Display of media marker names in events.
  • Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline.