Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack

Create the perfect montage from all of your media in one, easy-to-use, and reliable application with Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9. It contains new import and export project wizards to help you get started making your movies even faster and also helps with outputting projects to the proper formats for sharing across a range of delivery options. Sony Creative Software’s exclusive Show Me How interactive tutorials are also included to help you learn the software more efficiently while completing the task at hand. The Show Me How tutorials make it easy to complete a project step-by-step.

Software and content for enhanced professional production, including applications for audio mastering, video transitions and special effects Applications featured in the Pro Pack - Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition, Sound Forge Audio Studio, additional Cinescore themes, 1001 Sound Effects, NewBlue 3D Transitions & Effects

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars A great value for some very sophisticated software.
Having recently purchased a Canon HV20, I found myself unable to unload HDV video on my regular Windows XP setup. Windows Movie Maker will not do it unless you have a Vista Ultimate setup. On the recommendation of an Internet forum, I bought this package of Sony tools.

I have to say, this is VERY impressive. Not only do you get a very good video editing system, you get a very good sound editing system, a very good DvD creation/burning system and loads of other extras, all for under $100.

Sony Vegas itself has more functions, features, bells and whistles than I will ever be able to use. It allows multiple video tracks, with hundreds of different effects for transitions, fades, etc. Heck, it even creates Hollywood style rolling credits if you want them.

The only reason I didn’t give this package five stars is that it is actually so complex that it becomes a hinderance at times. Most things are intuitive but when I wanted to do transitions between multiple camera angles of the same recording, it wasn’t clear how to flip between the primary shot and the closeup shots. Yes, it has nice built in tutorials where you just click on “Show me how” and it guides you on screen. But no, it wasn’t straightforward on how to transition from a long-shot into closeups and back up, maintaining the original timeline. (transitioning between multiple clips on the same track is very easy, it’s just changing angles that’s difficult)

Anyway, this package rocks in every other way. It’s very powerful, it handles the HD video formats easily and will render every format you can think of. Lastly, it’s a tenth the price of it’s competition! You can’t beat that.

4 Stars Nice Package
I bought this package for a laptop to be used to train Youth in video editing. As a user for years of Vegas Pro, this was a very capable light package. I tried to use Movie Maker for but for the price of this package, steping up to more functionality was just a no brainer. You may have only heard of Adobe Premier, but you owe it to yourself to try the free trial of this product before you buy something else. I give four stars because I still find being limited to four video streams a too restrictive and the method to integrate and use the music generation tool should have had more information included.

4 Stars Want a professional quality editor - Sony Vegas is your choice.
I researched movie editors for months, before buying Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack. Did I make the right choice? Yes, however this product is only usable if you have good general computer skills, and have the ability to learn through trial and error. I would not recommend this product if you expect to produce a masterpiece in one day.

What do you get in this package?

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9 - program to edit digital movie, add soundtracks, voice-overs, and fancy text, rolling credits, etc.

DVD Architect Studio - program to author DVD’s, so you end up with professional quality DVD menus with all the bells and whistles

Sound Forge Audio Studio - a music editing program, with the added ability to convert all your L.P.’s and cassettes into digital format, so that you can then make CD’s or load them onto your IPod.

Cinescore Studio 1.0 - free music of various genres, to add to your productions to give them a professional sound

There was one major problem with this software when I first loaded it, that I only managed to fix by pure luck. The problem was quite a major one. In the version which comes on CD-ROM, there is a bug which stops the soundtrack from MPEG2 files from loading into the editior program. This is incredible considering that almost every digital camcorder on the market uses the MPEG2 format, including Sony. However!!! Once you have loaded the program and registered, you need to go to the Sony update software web page. Here you will find a download that fixes many bugs in the program, including the MPEG2 problem.

There is another problem with the program if you are going to buying this to upload videos to You Tube. In the last couple of months You Tube has upgraded there video screen to Widescreen (16:9 ratio) format. There is no template in Vegas Movie Studio to handle this. So if you intend on uploading video to You Tube in 16:9, then you will need some advanced computer skills to create your own template. I’m sure Sony will work on this and provide an update to the program in time. At the moment, the program handles traditional 4:3 format for upload to the internet.

There are many cool features hidden within Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack. Only the basics are discussed in the instructional booklets that come with the program. If you explore all the alien like buttons and features, through trial and error, you will be more than happy with this software.

6/10 for ease of use

9.5/10 for cool features

All the best with your movie editing and DVD production.

Regards D.

5 Stars Great for Vista
Works great with vista AND it has two video tracks in addition to a chroma key track!

4 Stars Excelente precio, para todo lo que trae!
Facil de usar. Muy versatil. Bueno filtros predeterminados. Te permite tabajar en el formato que se te antoje, incluso (HD) alta definicion. Procesa imagenes mas rapido que cualquier otra apliacion de postporduccion profesional. Compralo,lo acoplas con otro software de composicion y asi tienes tu propia productora de tv.

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Turbocad Deluxe V14

Packed with hundreds of professional drafting tools, incredible file support, video and interactive tutorials, photorealistic rendering and millions of symbols, TurboCAD Deluxe delivers everything you need. Quickly create presentation-ready home plans, technical drawings, mechanical designs, artistic illustrations, crafts, school projects and more.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great CAD software
If you can’t afford AutoCAD, this is the software for you. It does all I need and it’s very affordable!

4 Stars Pretty good CAD program
I have used a cheaper and easier to use CAD program for years. I needed to load it on a new laptop and found that it been scratched. I needed to purchase a new CAD program and found Trubo CAD 14. Don’t be fooled … this is a hard program to learn. But it does so much more than what I was used to using. It comes with a pretty good tutorial CD (several hours). After watching about a third of the tutorial CD I was able to draw, in detail, plans for a new backyard BBQ bar area for my contractor and it came out pretty good if I do say so myself. If you need a CAD program and have the time and mind to learn this program … you’ll love it!!!

4 Stars Chief strong point is its low entry price.
I learned CAD via AutoCADR9 and got disgusted with AutoDesk by ACADR13.

TurboCAD was a pleasant substitute. The major drawback was a steep learning curve to get acquainted with TCAD, as its formalism is very different from ACAD.

Installation is typical, with a registration step required within thirty days on insertion onto your hard drive. One note for CAD beginners: Get as big a monitor that will fit in your workspace. The typical engineering CAD interface is very cluttered. You could configure your interface to eliminate all the tablet features, but you’ll bring them back as you go through your drafting tasks, anyway. The actual drawing area is quite small on smallish (15 to 17 inch) monitors. Be advised.

With TCAD12, came online tutorials, which answered many questions, like how he heck do I do whatever in TCAD? TCAD12 was also the first version to supply an excellent rendering engine, and TCAD14 sports enhanced

rendering and textures. Your TCAD14 package will have a CD-based tutorial, but go to the website for more helpful lessons.

TCAD14 will open and edit, layer for layer, any AutoDesk format DXF/DWG file. However, some TCAD-edited files may not display properly in ACAD.

If you are new to CAD, the supplied documentation and online tutorials will get you started in engineering drafting. You must spend a lot of time learning these new skills; CAD proficiency has no shortcuts. If you came from an AutoDesk background, be prepared for a lot of frustration; you will have to unlearn many ACAD tricks.

However, consider how much money you have saved by avoiding AutoDesk.

5 Stars How it works.
To me the main criteria of any software product is how intuitive it is. This product falls in the top category. I was up and running fast and producing drawings. I am now assimulating the finer points to be more productive.

5 Stars Impressed
I ordered this particular version because my computer did not have a dvd drive, and it wasn’t necessary . I have had two earlier versions of turbocad over the past 12 or 15 years. I use it mostly for personal cad work and some light home design. This program has many nice features and I was surprised that it was even easier to use than the old versions.

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