Sony Vegas 7 + DVD Production Suite [OLD VERSION]

by Sony

Product Features

• Create polished movies and slide shows
• Edit video in nearly any format including HDV
• Drag and drop to add effects, transitions, and music
• Make DVDs with menus, buttons, and custom navigation
• Share movies on PSP� (PlayStation Portable) and iPod

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.5 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: B000IF640W
• Item model number: SVDVD7000
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 29, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,381 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #28 in Software > Video & Music > Software > Production Stations

Product Description

The Vegas+DVD Production Suite combines Vegas 7, DVD Architect� 4, and Dolby Digital AC-3 encoding software to offer an integrated environment for all phases of video, audio, DVD, and broadcast production. This suite has all the tools needed to edit and process DV, HDV, SD/HD-SDI, and all XDCAM formats in real time, fine-tune audio, and author surround sound, dual-layer DVDs. Key features include: comprehensive XDCAM support, Cinescore software plug-in support, direct export to Sony PSP, customizable video effects, and 5.1-channel AC-3 encoding. The Vegas+DVD Production Suite also includes a Sony Pictures Sound Effects Series sampler CD, Boris Graffiti LTD titling software, and Magic Bullet Movie Looks video effects

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Where Premiere Pro 2.0 and Avid Liquid fail, Vegas Succeeds, October 15, 2006

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Matthew Frazier (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Vegas 7 + DVD Production Suite [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

I own an HDV camcorder. I want to edit in HDV and I've used Premiere Pro 1.5 to do it, however the two-step import process (including a potentially lossy conversion) frustrated me.

Happy with the workflow and features of Premiere Pro, I tried the trial download of 2.0 first. For one thing, it refused under any circumstances to recognize my HDR-FX1 camcorder (which is on its compatibility list) in HDV mode (despite appropriate iLink conversion and HDV VCR settings). Freeware applications like CapDVHS worked fine, so I finally gave up after trying Premiere Pro 2.0 on two machines. (Nevermind the trouble I had with the trial expiring on the same day I installed it.)

Avid Liquid, aside from taking over my desktop theme and demanding all-or-nothing of my screen real estate did successfully capture HDV video without extra configuration. Unfortunately, that video was ultimately uneditable since Liquid would not let me render anything but the center quarter of the video frame. I imagine there was a setting or view of the process I was missing, but my choices for output were so limited I gave up on Avid as well.

Finally, Vegas captured the HDV video witout complaint (or a single dropped frame), allowed me to edit it together with a soundtrack generated in Sony Acid and a variety of imagery, and rendered in a wide selection of formats which are broadly compatible (even at HD resolutions). I spent less time installing Vegas, capturing video, and finishing my edit than I spent just getting the other two selections set up.

Adobe has received my last dollar. Sony (or whoever they purchased the technology from) seems to have gotten editing software right, at last.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All that's wrong with Adobe, Vegas corrects!, May 2, 2007

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D. TAN - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony Vegas 7 + DVD Production Suite [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

Vegas was built from the ground-up with an emphasis on ease-of-use and stability. The original company was Sonic Foundry before they were bought by Sony, and I used their audio products for a decade before jumping into Vegas. My prior experience with Sonic Foundry was so positive with regards to stability and ease-of-use that I expected the same from Vegas, and I was not disappointed. Many people don't realize that Vegas is professional software. But it's so easy to learn, that I often recommend the cheaper "lite" versions to beginners. The framework is the same, so it's easy to move from a "lite" version to this pro version.

Premiere is saddled with a myriad of useability and stability issues. A former Adobe Premiere user told me, "I didn't realize what was wrong with Premiere until I started to use Vegas!"

This newest version includes all you need to start making films and DVD's.

ABC television's "NIGHTLINE" with Ted Koppel uses Vegas.
First-time independent filmmaker Stan Harrington won "Best of Show" at the 2005 Action On Film Festival. He learned Vegas, shot footage, and completed editing in twelve months.

Vegas is both easy to learn AND professional-grade software. I wish the same could be said of every software product.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vegas is the best, April 8, 2007

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NPSites - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony Vegas 7 + DVD Production Suite [OLD VERSION] (DVD-ROM)

There is a two step learning curve for Vegas 7
At first look it is very easy to import video and position it on the timeline add an audio track and boom you got a decent video.
Once you have learned the basics of positioning multiple clips and audio tracks on the timeline you will find there are some very serious tools that are part of the basic install. you can have more then one video clip at the same position this means you can layer your video. If you have green screen or if you are using 3d animation it is insanely easy to postion layer over layer over layer of video to come up with some great effects. additionally just like the multi-layer video you have access to multi-layers of audio meaning you can have professional dialog and theme music playing and adjust fades and levels. but it doesnt stop there lets say your video guy was too wide you can digital zoom and you can pan and you can do all of this on a timeline meaning you can completely control or re-edit scenes. and if the video has a tint or poor contrast or a multitude of other problems you can adjust the settings just like you were using photoshop tools on a static image.

If you get serious with your work you can setup network rendering and distribute the processing load across a few computers.

Sony made this software easy for the beginner and strong enough for serious studio work. Sure there are still a few things they can add but this is excelent software that will have you producing work from day 1 and searching through all its features until the next upgrade comes out.

Avid and Apple cant touch this for the price and features
if you are ready to step up from moviemaker into the world of professional video editing or if you work in a editing hut and need clean work fast then this is the product for you.

Dont believe me then download a demo or kick out the bucks you will be happy.

There is only one drawback that I have found and it is not an issue for most people. As Vegas is Professional software it does not support the direct import of many videos that use low quality codecs this includes Divx import .. But it will export as Divx ... The reason behind this and why most pro editors dont have import for these codecs is the high compression. Garbage in means Garbage out.. This is just the fact you have to live with when you are working with software made to do real work and not Freeware like MS MovieMaker2 that is basically for videos of the kids. Maybe Sony can add this in V8 but thats the only missing thing. so prepair to convert to AVI before you import.