Vegas Movie Studio 8

by Sony

Product Features

• Take your digital video and photos to a new level
• Create and share movies and slideshows
• Produce videos for popular online sharing sites
• Follow along with Show Me How tutorials, or learn as you go
• Make personalized DVDs with custom navigation

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• 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: B000RLQNQ2
• Item model number: MSVMS8000
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,300 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #95 in Software > Video & Music > Digital Video > Video Editing

Product Description

Amazon.com

Take your digital video and photos to a new level with Vegas Movie Studio Video Editing and DVD Creation Software. Easily create captivating videos with professional tools, sharing your creations online or by authoring your own DVDs.

Quickly transfer video and digital photos to your computer

Drag and drop to create polished movies and slideshows

Make your own DVDs or format videos for online sharing

Video Editing and DVD Creation Software
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 the green screen technique. 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.

Video Editing Made Easy

• Create and share movies and slideshows
• Uses basic commands such as cut, copy, and paste
• Interactive Show Me How tutorials actually show you what to do

Perfect for Online Video Sharing

• Make videos for Grouper, YouTube, MySpace.com and other sites
• Export to popular formats including QuickTime and Windows Media
• Built-in tools for video restoration and soundtrack creation

Add Movie Magic

• Drag and drop to add effects, titles, and filters
• Nearly 300 customizable effects including green screen effects
• Play video in slow, fast or even reverse motion

The Perfect Soundtrack

• Import music from CDs and MP3s or record your own voiceover track
• Includes 1,001 sound effects
• Audio restoration tools to remove clicks, pops, and other unwanted noise

Simple DVD Creation

• Author and burn professional-looking DVDs
• Create custom menus, buttons, backgrounds, and navigation
• Includes 44 easy-to-use DVD themes to get you started

Product Description

Vegas Movie Studio software is the easiest way to create captivating movies and slideshows to share with friends and family or online. Integrated DVD authoring.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Vegas Is No Gamble!, November 11, 2007

By 

J. A. Oathout "RebateKing" (Broken Arrow, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vegas Movie Studio 8 (DVD-ROM)

I'm starting a small business and took a gamble that Vegas would provide the tools I needed to create DVD based tutorials for the educational kits we're producing. The software has exceeded my expectations by any measurement and after what must be hundreds of hours now of video capture, editing, and DVD production I've yet to experience a single crash or disappointment with Vegas on my Gateway Windows Vista computer. I certainly can't say the same for any of the past video editing products I've used including software by Pinnacle, Nero, and Adobe. None have come within even a mile of the combined feature set, depth, speed, and stability of Sony Vegas. I'm still shaking my head about the near-perfection of this product - especially since I got the software for free after rebate! But even at its Amazon retail price here? Vegas offers an unbelievable video production bang for your buck.

That being said, this also isn't software for the faint of heart and were it not for the comparable pricing of competitive products I'd hesitate to even put it in the consumer-class level of other video editing and DVD production software - simply because of the rich feature set and options it offers. For the person who just wants to produce family or vacation videos? Vegas may be just too much to handle. Its options have options that even have more options. That's excellent for those of us who want to tweak this, that, and the other on our videos before we burn to DVD but it's my perception the average consumer might feel overwhelmed by both that flexibility and the myriad of options offered through the sleek Vegas editing interface. We're talking option button city here! On the other hand, if you are new to video editing? Get ready for an education - and Sony does another excellent job of providing just that through its built in "How Do I?" tutorials and comprehensive help files. So if you have the patience to step through the tutorials and not be afraid to elevate your video production vocabulary to new levels? I'm confident that you'll find your time spent learning Vegas well worth your while.

If you've had some past experience editing videos? Then I think you'll slide into the Vegas way of doing things quickly and become bowled over like I was by what the software has to offer.

It truly is the best software purchase I've made in the past twenty years .

Sony Vegas is in a class all its own.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very NICE!, June 2, 2008

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Kristi A. Johnson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vegas Movie Studio 8 (DVD-ROM)

I am a 14 year old girl, and I absolutely love Sony Vegas. It may not be the easiest program to use, but once you figure it out (like I did) then you'll feel like a pro! You can have a lot of fun editing your movies and you can render them in many different formats such as .wmv, avi, mp3, etc. I'd say this is much better than windows movie maker because it is a lot more professional. I love using this and I hope you will too!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Use and Definitely Fits the Purpose, February 15, 2008

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Jonathan E. Markwald - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vegas Movie Studio 8 (DVD-ROM)

This was such a big step up from Windows Movie Maker that it's unfair to Vegas Movie Studio to mention them together. Love the program and will continue using it for a while to come.