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Platform: Windows Vista / XP

3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (59 customer reviews)

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System Requirements

Platform: Windows Vista / XP
Media: CD-ROM
Item Quantity: 1

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Product Features

Professional-level power for your home studio
Edit standard and HD video including DV, HDV, and Sony AVCHD
Export movies directly to your PSP (PlayStation Portable)
Follow along with Show Me How tutorials, or learn as you go
Create 5.1 surround soundtracks

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Product Details

Product Dimensions: 1 x 8 x 6 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
ASIN: B000RLQNR6
Item model number: MSPVMS8000
Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (59 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,733 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)
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Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

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Product Description

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Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum software offers everything you get with the standard version such as easy drag-and-drop video editing, integrated DVD layout and burning, and Show Me How interactive tutorials. In addition, Platinum Edition provides added features, advanced editing tools, bonus video effects, and comprehensive training to speed you through even the most complex movie projects--from fullscreen DV to widescreen HDV.

Video Editing and DVD Creation Software
Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition software provides the power, features, and advanced tools you need to edit video in nearly any format, including HDV and Sony AVCHD. It includes hundreds of built-in video and audio effects as well as integrated tools for professional-level compositing, color correction, and 5.1 surround mixing. With this software and your creative spark, there are no limits to what you can produce. It's your vision, your way.

Professional-Level Video Editing

Produce high-quality movies, corporate videos, wedding DVDs, and more
Edit video in nearly any format including DV, HDV, and Sony AVCHD
Interactive Show Me How tutorials actually show you what to do

Edit video in the newest HD formats including Sony AVCHD

Drag and drop to add effects, transitions, music, and more

Share your movies on DVD, PSP, on the web, and more

Create Stunning HD Movies

Everything you need to produce movies in spectacular high-definition
High-performance engine--see your changes happen in real time
Export your movie in a variety of HD formats including WMV, AVI, and MPEG

Advanced Video and Audio Editing Tools

Enhance washed-out footage or make specific colors stand out, and balance differences in video
Balance differences in video due to camera setup or lighting
5.1-channel surround sound mixing and encoding.

Surround Sound Mixing and Encoding

Import multichannel (5.1) source files from camcorders including Sony DVD and AVCHD Handycam models
Use the surround sound mixing and panning tools to create surround DVD soundtracks
Encode AC-3 stereo or 5.1 mixes with the included Dolby Digital AC-3 encoding software

Integrated DVD Creation

Includes DVD Architect Studio software for DVD authoring
Create custom menus, buttons, backgrounds, and navigation
Includes 44 high-quality DVD themes

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.

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69 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I like this video editor, but you can download a free trial first, September 2, 2007

By	sircyberdawg "sircyberdawg" (Pensacola, FL) - See all my reviews

This video editor is able to read .VOB file from DVD's created from VCR tapes, making it great for editing the old family videos. The display is quite customizable and easy to spread over two monitors. There is a small learning curve, but the "Show Me How" help a lot. The only things that detract from this is (1) the lack of a comprehensive noise reduction facility (Sony has this as a pricey plug-in, but then, none of the other video editors in this price range has this feature), and (2) the DVD creation software is not integrated in with the editor (although it is included in the package). But don't buy this software just on our say-so, download the 30 day free trial from the Sony web site and make sure it works for you before you buy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice feature set, great stability, August 31, 2007

By	J. W. (Chandler, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

After too many system crashes with Pinnacle Studio (especially after hours of rendering), I decided to upgrade to a better software. I've been using Movie Studio since version 3, had upgraded to version 7, and now version 8, and have rarely had the software crash on me. The major reason to upgrade to version 8 was because the new computer I bought came with Windows Vista, which the previous versions did not support.

Movie Studio provides a nice set of tools that allow transitions, zooming, lighting controls, video edits/adjustments, etc. Video effects applied to your clips can be customized for very amazing results if the user takes time to learn how to use them. One of the features I especially like is to be able to render all the clips as one MPEG file with chapter marks included, so that DVD Architect will read the chapter marks and automatically generate a scene menu. This way one can ensure that transition effects are smooth from one clip to the next, yet scene selection is available for ease of navigating through the resulting DVD.

Update: Another use for Movie Studio is to transcode video to MP4 for playback on IPOD or other video players (Blackberry Curve, for example). For example, you can take a non-encripted DVD (not copy protected), rename the video file to have mpg extension (mpeg 2), select the entire movie or a particular portion, and render as MP4 to be transferred to your portable player. Quality is excellent. While one can find free encoders out there, Movie Studio is the best if you want more control.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Good for DV; not so for HDV, January 27, 2008

By	GTV (Milpitas, CA) - See all my reviews

Having read good things about this software package, I bought a copy for a relatively good price. The program looks sleek, and works well with standard DV. I was able create a number of non hi-def videos without much problems. I was eager to try out hi-def video as I own a Sony HDR-HC3. It turned out to be a very frustrating experience. I ran into hangs, and crashes with HDV that I did not experience with DV. Vegas Movie Studio always tries to build peaks for the videos that it imports, and that step took forever to finish. Sometimes it never finished; I had to kill the program after half a day of it never getting past some percentage of completion. Also, while the program builds peak, the user can not do much. I have used Pinnacle (up to version 10.5) and Adobe Premiere, and I have to say that when it comes to HDV, Vegas Movie Studio has turned out to be the buggiest product of all. I have run into crashes with Pinnacle during the editing and production phases, but at least I managed to find ways around the problems; not so with Vegas Movie Studio because at times the thing never even finished the building peaks step to allow me to edit the video. It's very ironic considering that the source videos came from a Sony camcorder.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Quick convenience vs control
I went from using Windows Movie Maker to Vegas Movie Studio 8 Platinum Edition. I lost a lot of quick convenient presets but gained intimate control over all transitions in my... Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sony's Vega Movie Studio 8 Platinum Edition is EVERYTHING YOU NEED!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Feature-rich program. A versitile product
After four baseball seasons with Pinnacle Studio (upgrading every year), I told myself that I would use a different video editing program to make my son's baseball team video. Read more

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I purchased this product because I read reviews that it was easy to learn. Don't always go by what you read because the ones that rate it probably have experience editing videos... Read more

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