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Jimco Software Reviews
Sony Vegas 6
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Vegas 6
Non-linear video editor.
Requirements:
N/A
Rating:
Pros:
- Despite its power, it's easy to use without instructions
- Full keyframing control over transitions
- Support for HDV (hi-def) out of the box
- VST support
- The best audio tools in the business
- Supports many different file types including PSD and SWF
- Way too many more to list here
Cons:
- It's expensive, but it's worth the price!
See the end of our review for extremely affordable
solutions from Sony with much of the same power of Vegas!
Vegas Web Site |
Some of you may remember a company called Sonic Foundry.
Sonic Foundry created Sound Forge, CD Architect, ACID, and many
other software products focused on audio editing and
presentation on the computer. They gained a cult-like
following because of the quality of their products. One of
those products was called Vegas 1.0 and it was released in 1999
as an audio editor with video support. Eventually Sonic
Foundry realized that Vegas represented an opposite
juxtaposition and it became known as Vegas Video.
Fast forward to 2003. Vegas 4.0 (Sonic Foundry
eventually dropped the word video from the name) was
knocking the socks off of video aficionados world-wide.
Everything was great. Then in May, Sony announced that it
had acquired Sonic Foundry for 18 million dollars. The
Vegas community panicked. Rumors ran rampant concerning
the demise of their beloved Vegas. They were soon to
realize that everything was fine and Sony had no plans to gut
this powerhouse application.
Fast forward again to 2005. Sony releases Vegas 6 and
it becomes clear that not only is Sony not going to dump Vegas,
but they're putting plenty of resources into it! Vegas 6
adds support for HDV (for those who can afford a camera that
also supports it) and adds many other features Vegas users have
been wanting for a long time.
There are several video samples in this review.
Each video was edited and rendered with Vegas 6. The
video was then re-encoded for Internet presentation with
SWiSHvideo, the subject of our next review.
Let's have a look at Vegas 6 and see what it can do for you.
By the time we finish this review, you'll be selling your prized
possessions in order to get the money to buy Vegas. It
really is that good.
Keep in mind that Vegas is a non-destructive
editor. While some of the audio effects that you can apply
do actually alter the audio files themselves, none of the
changes you make to your video or images in Vegas affect the
files themselves. Most of the audio filters are also
non-destructive.
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