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Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack |  | From: Sony Creative Software
Category: Software
List Price: $129.95
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Rating:  126 reviews
Sales Rank: 90
Format: DVD-ROM
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Platinum Pro Pack
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.9 x 1.5
MPN: MSPPMS9000
Model: SPPMS9000
UPC: 855309676193
EAN: 0855309676193
ASIN: B001CPHTAQ
Publication Date: September 25, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Edit standard and high-definition video | | • | Produce DVDs with custom menus and graphics | | • | Share movies on Blu-ray Disc, iPod, online, and more | | • | Includes Cinescore Studio custom soundtrack creator | | • | Includes Sound Forge Audio Studio for audio production |
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Product Description
The Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack video editing software from Sony is a powerful editing and DVD creation software suite designed for home users. The software allows you to capture and organize DV, HDV, and AVCHD video, edit clips on a timeline, and export the finished movie to Blu-ray, DVD or VCD. It even allows you to export movies for use with the PSP, iPod, and YouTube. This is a great option for home users who would like to reap the benefits of a powerful, yet simple to use, editing suite. Specifications - Video System - NTSC, PAL Video Formats - DV, HDV, AVCHD Audio Formats - 16-bit/48kHz Supported Codecs - DV, HDV, AVCHD Supported File Types - Import - AIFF, ATRAC, AVI, BMP, CDA, FLAC, GIF, JPG, LPEC, MMV, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Sony M2TS, OGG, PCA, PNG, PSD, QuickTime, SFA, SWF, TGA, TIF, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV; Export - AC-3, ATRAC, AVI, FLAC, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, OGG, PCA, QuickTime, RealAudio, RealVideo, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV Number of Video Tracks - 4 Number of Audio Tracks - 4 Deck Control - via FireWire DVD Authoring - Yes System Requirements - Computer 800MHz (2.8GHz for HDV); Operating System Windows XP SP2, Vista; Memory 256MB (512MB for HDV); Hard Drive 200MB; Hardware - Windows-compatible Sound Card, DVD-ROM drive, OHCI-compliant IEEE-1394DV Card, Blu-ray, CD, or DVD Burner; Software - Microsoft. NET Framework 2.0, DirectX 9.0c (included)
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 Comprehensive Review of the top 7 video editing software titles March 5, 2010
C. Helm (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Sorry about the formatting, Amazon is removing all my spaces when I publish even though it looks fine in the editor.
Computer Specs:
Intel Core2 Duo @ 1.86 GHz
2 GB RAM
256 MB Video
32 bit
Windows Vista
My test:
Added 2 videos.
Added image stabilization to one
3D transition between them.
Rendered the project.
AVCHD in and MPG2 out (both in full HD, 1920*1440, Dolby 5.1 if available)
Video length 4 minutes and 20 seconds.
Overall Review:
***** Corel Video Studio Pro X3
***** Cyberlink PowerDirector 8
*** Sony Vegas Movie Studio Pro Plus 9
**1/2 Adobe Premiere Elements 8
** Magix Edit Pro 15
* Roxio Creator 2010
* Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 14
Package Options:
My reviews are against the top versions of each product line. You will find that most of the differences between the top versions and the base are Blu-ray export options, and some add some extra sound options. See for yourself the option that suits you at the manufacturer's website in their respective product comparison guides.
Windows 7:
All seemed to work for me in windows 7, 64 bit with 4 GB RAM. I didn't do any tests with it b/c I wanted to use an older machine that would come closer to representing the average computer. This includes Roxio 2009, but not 2010 for reasons stated below.
Final Opinion:
If you want something super easy to use, then I would go with Cyberlink PowerDirector 8. If you want something with a bit more power that you can grow into, I would go with Corel Video Studio Pro X3. Sony Vegas Movie Studio Pro plus 9 may very well be good, but I see no reason to purchase it with the power of the Corel package.
If you are a masochist, go with Adobe, Magix, Roxio, or Pinnacle.
DETAILS:
Adobe Premiere Elements 8
65 min render time
Pros:
You can search effects
Layout was good but not great
Interface was pretty straightforward
Cons:
Virtually locked my system
Slow and temporarily froze frequently
Output menu was cumbersome
Corel Video Studio Pro X3
19 min render time
Pros:
Great Output menu
Very fast
Easy to use user interface
Proxy editing*
Autofit for timeline
Cons:
No search function for effects
Cyberlink PowerDirector 8
30 min render time
Pros:
Output menu was nice
Very nice and easy to use layout
Cons:
No Blu-ray output
Magix Edit Pro 15
41 min Render time
Pros:
Simple
Cons:
Poor user interface
Oversimplified (Too simple I think for most people)
Very Cumbersome to use and add effects
Output options were confusing and cumbersome
Extremely limited options for PC output (which is what many will be doing)
A couple of lock ups
Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 14
Pros:
Nice little finished project to see what can be done
Nice interface for editing
Cons:
ONLY SOFTWARE that I was not able to import a video
Locked up my system many times and left errant process running at 80% CPU
Took 50 seconds just to load the import video TAB
When I selected videos to import and hit start import, absolutely nothing happened
Tried one of their movies and went to help to find stabilization and it crashed on me b/c I didn't have enough memory
No Blu-ray output
Cons on install on windows 7 computer:
Failure on export of file on all formats
I actually tried Pinnacle about 10 years ago and had absolutely nothing but problems. Spent many days downloading patches just to get it to work. Then, like a moron, I did an entire project and when I went to burn it, the burn failed every time. I see a decade later, I still can't export a file.
Roxio Creator 2010
Pros:
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Cons:
They don't allow a trial download. I contacted them asking them if I could download a trial and even noted that I was a current customer. I personally like the 2009 Roxio. It was a nice "all-purpose" program. They told me that I had to buy it. I was offered a money back guarantee, but to do so, I had to send in a letter of destruction. This is way too much effort on my end to see if your software works for me.
I find it ridiculous in this day and age that you can't have a trial version of something, especially when EVERY ONE of your competitors does. In addition, this is how they were treating an existing customer!
You throw in all the compatibility issues that can occur in software in general and video software in particular, and that leaves me to think they have nothing to hide.
As icing on the cake, the following sentence was in their reply.
"Creator 2010 does support AVCHD software and hasn't been know to have any issues thus far!"
I replied to them about this OUTRIGHT LIE! First, you can read the compatibility issues on Amazon. Second, as a person that writes programs, there is no such thing as bug free software, especially video editing software.
Sony Vegas Movie Studio Pro Plus 9
14 minute render time (NO ANTI-SHAKE IN RENDER, see below)
Pros:
Computer stayed pretty responsive during render
Savable packages of effects
How to guide is nice
Cons:
Couldn't search effects
Very, very cumbersome to use
Couldn't find stabilization
The render time approximation stayed at around 1 minute or 2 left the entire time
Here is my issue with Sony Vegas. I have compared its features with many of the other programs and they are all very similar. Now, when compared with Corel Video Studio Pro X3 and Cyberlink PowerDirector, they are virtually identical. I personally think Sony leaves their software cumbersome so that it "looks/seems" more powerful.
I was definitely most disappointed in this product because it was the one that I was looking the most forward to using. When I say that it is cumbersome to use, it doesn't mean that it can't be used. Let me give an example. I am a programmer, and in something like excel, I like the ability to write my own code to create functions and tools that it doesn't offer or to tweak ones that it does. HOWEVER, when I want to enter numbers in boxes, I just want to enter numbers in boxes. I don't want to click in a box, go to a menu or right click, select some gadget and then enter a number. It is ok for complicated things to be complicated, but simple things should not only be simple, but also INTUITIVE.
The main thing that I saw that you could do in Sony Vegas that you couldn't do in the others is change your transitions (both audio and video) ramp as far as how quickly they come in and go out. I am not talking about changing the time, but how your out video accelerates out and how you in video accelerates in during that time. It is a cool feature, but something that 99% of people will only not use, but won't care about either.
Another thing, the image stabilizer should be easy to do, and it may be. However, I did a search in help for stabilize, stabilizer, sta, shake, anti, etc. and could not find out how to do this very simple thing. This worries me greatly that if this isn't readily available in the help docs, then much of the other stuff probably isn't either.
*A note on proxy editing.
Proxy editing is basically you working on a very low def version of your file, but when it comes time to actually render your output, the original file is used. Some view this as a crutch because they say you should be able to optimize the software to work with the high def video. My opinion is that if I can work faster, then I will work faster. Who cares what my resolution is while I am editing. If you have the fastest software out there for HD, and you can do your edits in very low def and it is even faster still, then why would you not want that?
 It Works! March 4, 2010
James Dickens (Naperville, IL, US)
Loaded well. Learned the basics in a couple of hours. Built hi def, regular def, and internet productions easly. The program did not break. I believe having a decent computer is the key. Get lots of RAM (over 4GB), disk space (over 500GB), processing power (dual quad core) and Windows 7. I have been using a hi def camera with flash memory, Canon Vixia HF 200. The camera to computer transfer is easy and fast and the rendering of productions has been fast as well. Get current on the rest of your set up and Sony Vegas will perform well.
I'm looking forward to getting advanced with some special effects soon.
 Very slow render and choppy preview March 2, 2010
Vincent Anthony (Dallas, TX)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although I like this software and was able to start making videos fairly quickly without having to buy an instruction book or spend a lot of time in the help section, the slow rendering of videos and choppy preview is the reason for the 2 star rating.
I purchased this mainly to create music videos for my songs. It has cool effects and transitions, but the preview is so choppy that I cant tell whether my transitions are on beat until I render it and watch the result. And rendering a 3 minute video often has taken me well over an hour (sometime closer to two)! I did my share of looking online for settings to alter to remedy these issues, but none have made any significant difference. My computer far exceeds the minimum requirements and is close to the recommended processor speed for HDV.
The ease of use and cool effects really makes me wish I could give it a better rating, but I can almost not use the software for my purposes.
I think that if you are making home movies out of standard video (not HD) and dont use a lot of effects, this could be a good purchase. Otherwise, I would suggest researching other programs. It may be they are all similarly slow. I don't know as this is the only one I've used.
The best $65 I have ever spent on software of any kind!! February 27, 2010
Richard Ropog
My wife wanted me to cut up our 2 hour wedding video so she could post pieces on facebook for our 11th anniversary. All she wanted me to do is chop it up and put it into the right format to download. I downloaded the free trial version and was amazed how much I could do with this software. The transitions alone are worth the money so I purchased it the next day from Amazon. The software is rock solid and very intuitive. Since then, I chopped up the original 11 year old video into an amazing 4 1/2 minute clip to the song "From This Moment". My wife could not believe how professional it looked and my kids were amazed. There is a bit of a learning curve and youtube videos are a big help in learning the basics. Though it is intuitive, you still have to spend a few hours learning the basics and playing with the different settings. If you are good with photoshop, this will seem pretty easy. Before you know it, you will be cutting, fading, transitioning and making truly amazing memories. One of the coolest things was splicing pictures from the wedding into the wedding video with a quick "hard flash" transition. It gave the appearance of a flash bulb going off before the picture pops up. The panning tool gives life to still pictures on the video as well by zooming in and out of the shot and keeping a boring still image interesting. I have never written a review before so trust me when I say, you can not go wrong with this software.
comparison to Adobe Premiere February 24, 2010
vectorizer (Collegeville, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A lot of good comments here, I wanted to concentrate on a comparison with Adobe Premiere Elements version 7 ("PE7").
Before that, the most important thing to know about this product is TRY IT FIRST. Sony has a download on their site that's good for 30 days, no other restrictions. That way you can be sure that it works with your particular hardware & camcorder. That's what I did, gave it a thorough workout, and have just bought the product here on Amazon.
I have been an Adobe Premiere Elements user since the first release, and have bought many of the upgrades. The last upgrade was prompted by getting my first HD camera (Panny TM300), which can record 5 channel audio. PE7 says it supports 5.1 audio and AVCHD. Well, it does allow my camcorder's AVCHD files with 5.1 audio to be edited, though there are no features to edit the audio except volume (no panning between channels for instance). But, there is no way to render output files with 5.1. That's right, you can edit 5.1, but you can't produce output in 5.1. When I discovered this (and confirmed with postings by other outraged users), I felt totally ripped off, and prompted a search for another editing product, starting with Sony Vegas Platium.
My evaluation of this product was pretty thorough. Installed on a Win 7 x64 system with a Core i7 running at 3.6GHz and 6Gb memory. I can confirm that this 32-bit product works well on 64-bit Win7.
Compared to PE7, I found the following advantages for using Vegas:
- Not only edits 5.1 audio, also renders (outputs) 5.1.
- Much much smoother editing of AVCHD on the timeline.
- Much more flexible in arranging windows in the workspace.
- Will write Bluray structure to hard drive (PE7 demands a physical disk). Important for creating AVCHD disks (on cheap DVD media) using a third-party tool.
- Almost 100% "just" a video editor, doesn't try to be a media organizer and built-in DVD builder. (Some people might consider this a disadvantage, not me.)
- Easier and more intuitive color adjustments.
- Quick creation and adjustments of cross fade and fade-to-zero transitions (video & audio) simply by sliding controls on the timeline. This is a big time saver.
- Simpler keyframing editing of effects and transitions.
- Easy, intuitive audio effects controls for compression, noise gate, and EQ.
- Partial timeline rendering (to more accurately see end result of effects for instance) seems to be much faster.
- Simpler selection of output choices for rendering.
- Much easier and smoother creation and editing of titles.
- Intuitive behavior when coping & pasting & editing titles to multiple locations.
- More rendering options, including transport file format choices for mpeg4 renders.
- Uses standard Windows help system (PE7 uses less flexible web pages).
PE7 has a few advantages, but clearly Vegas is the winner IMHO:
- Integration with Adobe Photoshop Elements, for editing stills.
- More intuitive video position and zooming.
- Quicker creation of simple DVDs.
- Single-step mpeg2 rendering to single files (Vegas insists on separate steps to render to mpeg2 elementary stream and then audio stream; annoying).
So far, Vegas has not locked up or crashed; PE has locked up numerous times, but may not be fair because I used PE way more than Vegas up to now.
Conclusion: if you're a frustrated PE7 or PE8 user, consider trying Vegas. You may like it better.
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