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sony Vegas Movie Studio 8 Platinum Edition

Manufacturer - SONY

Price £ 69.99    (£ 59.57 exc. VAT )


SONY - sony Vegas Movie Studio 8 Platinum Edition

Description

Professional-Level Power for Your Home Studio
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.

The Platinum Difference
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. Plus, Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software provides added features, advanced editing tools, professional video effects, and more, such as:
HD video editing: HDV and Sony AVCHD
5.1 surround sound mixing and encoding
Direct export to Sony PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
Over 100 video effects and transitions from NewBlue®, maker of professional video effects plug-ins
Advanced 3-wheel primary color correction tools
20 AniMattes professional video compositing mattes from FreedomFX®
Over 20 DirectX® audio effects

Capture & Organize
Capture DV, HDV, and photos directly from digital devices. Import other formats such as Sony AVCHD from your hard drive. Use the Explorer window to search, sort, and view your media.

Edit & Enhance
Simply drag and drop to create movies and slideshows with effects, transitions, and music. Make changes on the fly and see the results in real time.

Save & Share
Powerful tools let you burn the movies you create to DVD or CD. Export movies directly to your PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) or save to formats for the Apple® iPod® and other devices.

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 2D and 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.

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 8 Features
General Features
New! Improved native HDV .m2t playback performance and improved memory handling for HDV longform projects
New! Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline
New! Display of media marker names in events
New! 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
New! 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
New! Gracenote® MusicID™ CD album recognition
New! 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
New! Sony AVCHD import and edit support
New! Import and export support for ATRAC3™, ATRAC3plus™, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless™ files
New! Insert I-frames at marker positions when rendering MPEG-2 (works in conjunction with I-frame viewer in DVD Architect Studio 4.5).
New! ATRAC audio plug-in (Templates only)
New! 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® (PlayStation®Portable) 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***

DVD Architect Studio 4.5 Features
General Features
New! More DVD themes
DVD design and authoring
Menu-based and single movie DVD creation
Photo slideshows and music compilations
Easy to use drag-and drop interface
Show Me How interactive tutorials
Unlimited number of undo/redo
Media Explorer
Adjustable project and file optimization settings
Multi-monitor support
Multi-processor support
Fully customizable toolbars
Get Media from the web
End actions for menus and media
Project overview window
Customizable user interface
DVD theme export
Project playlists
Smart re-prepare
DVD Editing and Layout
Still and motion menu creation
Support for multiple video titles
Multiple menus with up to 36 buttons per menu
Menu object editing, alignment, and sizing tools
Text editing and shadow effects
Object snapping
Slide image rotation
Add, edit, and move chapter points
Title and Action safe grid area
Customizable Themes
Menu looping
Video
Flash (.swf) format import
Fit-to-disc compression
DVD movie creation
Picture slideshows
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
Supported Formats
Import: AIFF, ATRAC, AVI, BMP, GIF, JPG, 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, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, OGG, PCA, QuickTime, RealAudio®, RealVideo®, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV
* 5.1 channel audio downmixed to stereo audio.
** i.LINK is a trademark of Sony Electronics, used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an IEEE connector do not necessarily communicate with each other.
*** One-click publishing requires an internet connection from your PC to the web.

System Requirements

Microsoft® Windows® XP SP 2 or Windows Vista™
800 MHz processor (2.8 GHz recommended for HDV)
200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended for HDV)
OHCI-compatible i.LINK® connector1/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 drive (for DVD burning only)
Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c or later (included on application disc)
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included on application disc)

Release Date: Sunday, 14th October 2007