Sony Vegas + DVD

by Sony

Product Features

• Includes Vegas 4.0, DVD Architect, and Dolby Digital AC-3 Encoder
• Import markers from Vegas as chapter points in DVD Architect
• Encode 5.1 surround or stereo soundtracks in Vegas 4.0 using Sonic Foundry's Dolby tested and certified AC-3 encoder
• Build professional menu-based DVDs using backgrounds, buttons, text, and effects
• Create personalized music compilations that display text and images when playing back

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces
• ASIN: B0002IJF6U
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 6, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,574 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #78 in Software > Video & Music > Software > Recording

Product Description

With Vegas+DVD, Sonic Foundry provides you with a powerful and integrated suite of applications that makes editing surround-sound digital audio and video as well as DVD authoring straightforward and cost-efficient. Vegas+DVD is a complete, integrated solution for editing, surround mixing, and DVD production.Vegas+DVD includes:Vegas 4.0 - a complete solution for digital video production, audio recording, editing, mixing, streaming content creation, and surround-sound production. With an unparalleled feature set and proven ease-of-use, Vegas 4.0 sets a new standard for professional multimedia production.DVD Architect - an extensive set of professional tools for developing dynamic menu-based DVDs, music compilations, movies, and slideshow presentations. DVD Architect even lets you import Dolby Digital AC-3 files to create powerful surround-sound DVDs. Dolby Digital AC-3 Encoder - Your 5.1 mix isn't complete until it's encoded to a multichannel format for use in your DVD project. Our Dolby-Digital certified encoder lets you optimally prepare your AC-3 output for stunning surround sound productions.Vegas+DVD puts a comprehensive and integrated production environment on your desktop. This powerful suite of programs makes producing professional DVDs faster, simpler, and more efficient than ever before. Revolutionize the way you work with Vegas+DVD.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars look for version 6 now out, April 20, 2005

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Enthusiast (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Vegas + DVD (CD-ROM)

Excellent software, very stable. Version 6 is now out, on the +DVD side, it's now version 3. The newer version fixes my only quibble with the software, it adds support for project playlists so you can put your video on the DVD and do scene selection menus without copying it on again.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best thing for multimedia /video creators, October 28, 2005

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A. Brinley (Provo, Utah United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Vegas + DVD (CD-ROM)

I was raised on Premiere and eventually decided that editing was not for me. I did wedding videos for quite a while and used Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop. Something always got lost in the translation I could spot a project that was done in Premiere whether it was my own or not. Then I tried Final Cut Pro but I got the same feeling from it as I did from Premiere. It just seemed like I could never get anything done because I was always importing and exporting and rendering. The quality from Final Cut Pro was better but still so time consuming. Both programs also were somewhat unstable, escpecially Premiere. My creative ideas would change standards because I couldn't make it happen in a timely way. I eventually quit doing wedding videos because it was too much work and I refused to do cookie cutter projects. There are extra steps in both of these programs that are just not necessary. When I tried Sony Vegas I didn't like it at first because it was a different workflow. I quickly grew to love it however and have since become a hungry editor. My quality of work shot up, my love of editing shot up, and I landed a job editing in Premiere Pro, again I tried to get used to it and tried to adapt but I couldn't go back. I bought another copy of the program just for work and quickly switched over. As my career has changed and my needs have grown I have discovered that Vegas is always deep enough to do what I want to do. I still am finding amazing things out about it today. The tools are sooo smart. You will see this as you get into the intricacies of the program. I have found some minor flaws but there are ways around those with project nesting available in version 6. The codecs and the render options are advanced and clean. I can't recommend it enough, it has been the single most exciting thing for creating mulitmedia I have discovered. I never have to use after effects anymore. My productivity and creativity have freed up so much that I can come home from a long day of editing and sit down and edit my peronal stuff too.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great software., August 25, 2005

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John Vollmer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Vegas + DVD (CD-ROM)

This software is great!! I have tried other software for making DVDs. They seem to require a Pentium 6 4000 MHz to run (note the exaggeration). But that is the way it seems or you won't get a good burn on your DVD. I only have a AMD Atlon 1GHz with 384 MB memory and it works great.

This software is very easy to use and just plain fun. you can add a "scene selection" menu with the click of the mouse. Literally.

You can also add audio tracks to the main selection menu. The preview boxes on the menu can also show tiny clips of the video. And even control how much of the video the tiny clip plays, where it starts, whether it loops or not, etc.

Love it.