SONY Vegas Movie Studio + DVD [OLD VERSION]

by Sony

Product Features

• Add special effects, transitions, titles, and music to your home movies for Hollywood-style results
• Zoom, rotate, and pan across photos to create dynamic slideshows
• Make your own DVDs complete with multiple menus, buttons, and links
• Commemorate special events such as weddings and anniversaries
• Create exciting, professional-looking business presentations

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002QNDKG
• Item model number: SVMSDV4000
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 23, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,239 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #48 in Software > Video & Music > Digital Video

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

BUILT ON THE PROFESSIONAL POWER OF VEGAS
Vegas software is our state-of-the-art professional video editor

Commemorate special events such as weddings and anniversaries

Create exciting, professional-looking business presentations PACKED WITH MORE OF THE GOOD STUFF
Vegas Movie Studio+DVD software offers features and functionality surpassing other consumer video-editing products, such as the ability to apply audio effects and envelopes at the track level.

Vegas Movie Studio+DVD software includes hundreds of combinations of customizable special effects and transitions. And it's the only consumer video-editing product that includes 1,001 Sound Effects

Product Description

Sony Vegas Movie Studio+DVD software is a powerful, easy-to-use video editor. A streamlined version of the professional Sony Vegas 5, this product offers video enhancement and utility features geared toward the home user. Just plug your camcorder or digital camera into your PC to capture your media. Then, arrange your video clips or pictures on the timeline and add effects, transitions, titles, and music. You can use Vegas Movie Studio+DVD software to:

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

103 of 107 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good features, GREAT Interface, and RELIABLE!, March 12, 2005

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K. Ambrose (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SONY Vegas Movie Studio + DVD [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I am a computer professional. After reading all the reviews (here on amazon and elsewhere) I hesitated to delve into consumer level video editing software because I expected buggy and awkward software and a frustrating experience.

Suffice it to say I decided to buy this as my video editing program about 15 minutes after opening it (make sure you download and try the fully functional 30 trial before purchase).

The "help wizards" (real time task oriented help) are very effective and the interface is very intuitive! I completed my first capture perfectly using just the wizard's instructions. I was very pleasantly surpised how intuitive the "timeline" interface is (all video and audio you are working with to make your movie is shown as data in 6 parrallel lines across the screen. You can easily see how every input lines up with the other "tracks" and where every element begins and ends, etc.

The install and the initial startup went perfectly (be forewarned however that even the free download requests online registration at first run)

I have a celeron laptop with 256 mb and performance is fine. I did drop a few frames during the capture but only when I tried to run other programs at the same time as the capture.

I understand Vegas doesnt support .mov files but my mini DV recorder doesn't use them so this is no limitation for me.

All in all, I highly recommend you download the free 30 day and give it a whirl if you want to archive your mini DV videos to your computer and/or create movies from them. http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com

57 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good and Stable Product, October 20, 2004

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magui (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SONY Vegas Movie Studio + DVD [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

This is a good product with many poweful features. At its simplest, you can throw together a quick movie however for a total newbie the layout can probably overwhelming. Given a small investment in getting to play with the program and learn it, you will be rewarded. It is also very stable with no gliches or crashes (I'm running Win2K).People are contantly amazed at the videos I produce with this software. This is the best program out there in terms of features, felxibility, and cost and I have tried them all (Ulead,Pinnacle etc) . I know that Premeire Elements has just come out, so I cannot compare to that one.

Also, not sure about the previous reviewers situation, I double checked and it imported quicktime movies from my digital camera just fine.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It works!, June 21, 2005

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Josh Hunt (Las Cruces, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SONY Vegas Movie Studio + DVD [OLD VERSION] (CD-ROM)

I have used a lot of video gear over the years. If it would do half of what it says on the box, life would be good. This product stands in stark contrast to the usual trend. It flat works.

It does what it says it will do. It does not crash. It is easy to learn, yet powerful enough for my needs. I had the old Sony Sceenblast and it worked great except for doing DVDs. This version fixes that.

Great product. I am totally satisfied with it.