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Vegas Movie Studio

Vegas Movie Studio 8

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Say farewell to boring home movies and vacation slideshows. With Vegas Movie Studio software you can create captivating videos that beg to be watched again and again. Add professional pizzazz with transitions, titles, and special effects including green screen. Quickly format movies for online sharing sites or author your own DVDs. Our exclusive Show Me How tutorials help you get started fast. Just follow along with the step-by-step instructions and learn as you go.

From Camera to Screen in 3 Easy Steps:

Easy Capture
It's easy to transfer videos and digital photos to your computer. Vegas Movie Studio software quickly imports and organizes your digital media so you can get started fast.

Easy Edit
Simply drag and drop to create movies and slideshows with effects, transitions, and music. Make changes at any time and see the results instantly.

Easy Share
Powerful tools let you burn the movies you create to DVD or CD. You can also export to formats such as QuickTime® and Windows Media® for easy posting to popular video sharing sites.

Make Your Own Movies, Slideshows, Presentations, and More
Vegas Movie Studio software makes video editing easy and fun. Best of all, Vegas Movie Studio software is a real-time nondestructive video editor. No matter what changes you make to your video and photos in the software, your original files are never affected! Vegas Movie Studio software gives you the freedom to experiment and have fun with video editing, without worrying about making a mistake.

Use Vegas Movie Studio software to:
  • Add special effects, transitions, titles, and music to your home movies for Hollywood-style results
  • Zoom, rotate, and pan across photos to animate still images in your movies
  • Make your own DVDs with multiple motion menus and custom navigation
  • Commemorate special events such as weddings and anniversaries
  • Create exciting, professional-looking business presentations

    Start Sharing Your Videos Online
    Sharing videos on sites such as Grouper™, YouTube™, and MySpace.com® are a popular source of entertainment for millions of people. Creating video for these sites is easy and fun with Vegas Movie Studio software. It has a full set of tools for editing, video restoration, and soundtrack creation that will help you create compelling videos that stand out from the rest and get noticed!

    Simple DVD Creation
    DVD Architect™ Studio software is included so you can create and burn professional-looking DVDs. You'll have fun producing DVDs with custom menus, buttons, backgrounds, and navigation. 44 easy-to-use DVD themes are included to get you started.

    Create Spectacular Slideshows
    Add a sense of motion to your photos with the easy-to-use Pan and Scan tool. Often called the Ken Burns Effect, these tools let you zoom in and out, pan and scan, or rotate photos for slideshows with professional polish.

    Learn as You Go with Amazing Tutorials
    Our exclusive Show Me How tutorials guide you through the entire creative process. Whenever you need help, just click the Show Me How button and choose your tutorial topic. Helpful text dialogue boxes, pointers, and guides will actually show you what to do and where to click.

    The Perfect Soundtrack
    A great movie should sound as good as it looks, so Vegas Movie Studio software includes studio-quality tools for creating a custom soundtrack. Import your own music directly from CDs or MP3s, add sound effects, restore audio, or record your own voiceover track.

    Professional Power
    Built on award-winning Vegas software technology used in motion picture and recording studios worldwide, Vegas Movie Studio software puts the power of the pros on your desktop.

    Vegas Movie Studio 8 Features:

    General Features
  • 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
  • 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! Multithreaded audio engine maximizes performance
  • 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 185 customizable 2D and 3D transitions
  • Nearly 300 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! 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
  • 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, OGG, PCA, QuickTime®, SFA, SWF, TGA, TIF, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV
    Export: AVI, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, 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
  • 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 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)
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