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Sony Vegas + DVD 7

Professional HD Video, Audio, and DVD Creation

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 professional video, audio, DVD, and broadcast production. This suite lets you edit and process DV, HDV, SD/HD-SDI, and all XDCAM formats in real time, fine-tune audio with precision, and author surround sound, dual-layer DVDs.

Precise Editing Tools

Arrange events on the timeline using Windows^® drag-and-drop functionality, then expertly edit complex SD or HD projects using mouse or keyboard trimming and powerful ripple editing modes. Features include improved video monitoring, customizable window layouts, color-coded snapping, improved HDV, SDI and XDCAM support, Cinescore plug-in support, A/V synchronization detect and repair, playhead scrubbing, drag ripple and arrange, source project editing, and auto-frame quantization. More about video editing

Efficient, Professional Workflow

The Vegas 7 interface provides a fully customizable workspace for accomplishing a wide range of production requirements. Dock multiple windows across multiple monitors, and save your layouts to fit specific editing tasks; nest Vegas projects within the timeline, customize and save keyboard commands, and use application scripting to automate repetitive tasks. System-wide media management produces maximum efficiency. Network rendering saves time by using multiple computers and networked drive arrays to render complex projects. Vegas software also supports 24p, HD and HDV editing. More about the Vegas+DVD workflow

Superior Audio Control

Vegas software provides the ultimate in audio flexibility, including unlimited tracks, 24-bit/192 kHz audio support, on the fly punch-in recording, 5.1 surround mixing, effects automation, and time compress/expand. Apply over 30 customizable, real-time audio effects including EQ, Reverb, Delay, and more. Vegas 7 software natively supports VST audio plug-ins-expanding your audio processing and mixing options. More about audio production

Powerful DVD Authoring

Create DVDs with multiple video angles, subtitles, multiple languages, and running commentary. Apply image-correction filters to fine-tune still images and video. Filters include Brightness and Contrast, Levels, Auto Levels, Crop, and Anti-Flicker. Set CSS and Macrovision^® copy-protection flags when creating masters. DVD Architect 4 software also supports the latest devices including dual-layer DVD burners. More about DVD creation

Unmatched video editing power

Fast, flexible, and feature-rich, Vegas software is ideal for standard definition and high-definition digital video production, streaming content creation, broadcast production, and more.

Multitrack video editing on unlimited tracks

There is no limit to the number of video and audio tracks you can use in a Vegas project—nothing to impede your creativity or stop you from reaching your fullest potential.

Resolution independent

Vegas software supports any aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, etc.). Edit on 23.976, native 24, 25, 29.97 or 30 fps timelines. Use video in different sizes and frame-rates all on the same project or on the same track—no conversion is necessary. Render Vegas projects to any resolution up to 2048 x 2048.

Powerful color correction and matching tools

Use 3-Wheel Primary and comprehensive Secondary Color Correction filters to adjust differences in video from different camera setups or lighting situations; enhance dull, washed out footage; or make specific color ranges stand out. All edits can instantly be analyzed on four scopes: Vectorscope, Waveform, Parade and Histogram. Changes are immediately viewable on an external monitor.

Vectorscope, waveform, histogram, and parade video scopes

Accurately measure the color, black and whites of video, and locate illegal chroma and luma levels so you can fix them prior to output. View levels in real-time as they play back in the preview window or on an external monitor.

Improved HDV support New!

Capture from a wide variety of HDV devices, with scene detection and timecode support for most HDV formats. Vegas 7 software includes support for high performance native HDV .M2T playback, and 601/709 color space handling. Superior SD downconversion and frame rate conversion including 24p, and precision upconversion for HD-SDI mastering. Export your HDV projects to delivery formats including Windows Media 9 HD, Real Media, QuickTime, AVC/AAC and the Sony YUV codec for HD-SDI output.

Improved SD/HD-SDI support New!

Support for Blackmagic Design DeckLink™ and AJA Xena boards allows you to capture, edit, monitor, and print-to-tape using SDI (serial digital interface) professional SD and HD decks. Multichannel audio, mixed timecode handling, 1080 24p capture and export, and component monitoring are also supported.

Professional video effects

Choose from over 190 customizable video effects including: Lens Flares, Light Rays, Film Effects, Chroma Key, Timecode Overlays, Color Gradients, Media Generators, Credit Rolls, Text Effects and more. Quickly recall frequently used effects chains with configurable packages.

Customizable video transitions

Use over 175 2D and 3D real-time transitions, including Barndoor, Clock Wipe, Dissolves, Iris, Linear Wipes, Page Peels, Venetian Blinds, Zooms, 3D Fly In/Out, 3D Shuffle and more. All transitions are customizable and can be keyframed to change over the length of each fade or overlap.

Envelope brush "paint" tool New!

The new envelope brush tool in Vegas 7 software makes it possible to "paint" an envelope curve over time by holding down the shift key. This is a quick way to outline the general shape of an envelope without placing and modifying many distinct points. Once you rough in your envelope, the auto thinning feature approximates the drawn curve with as few points as possible. These points can then be further adjusted.

Red eye reduction New!

Now you can quickly eliminate red eye in still images without leaving the Vegas environment.

Improved project copy/trim New!

Gain better file management and archiving functionality with new support for DV AVI, uncompressed AVI, Sony YUV AVI, and CineForm AVI files, as well as copy/trim of audio and video to a single .avi file, and copy/trim support for media with velocity envelopes.

Multiprocessor support

Vegas 7 software takes advantage of cutting-edge parallel processing architectures, significantly reducing complex project-render times on multiprocessor and multicore systems.

Transition progress envelopes

Transition progress envelopes in Vegas 7 software provide full keyframeable control over all transition attributes across the length of an event overlap. Create customizable fades or reverse, hold and repeat individual transitions. Precise customization of transitions in Vegas 7 software provides new levels of creative flexibility.

3D Track Motion

Create 3D motion effects with precise control over Z-depth, plane intersection, compositing and more. The Vegas 7 track grouping model allows multiple tracks to move and rotate in 3D space. 3D motion occurs in real-time and is instantly previewable on an external monitor.

Enhanced Video Monitoring

Next-generation monitoring tools allow full screen timeline playback to LCD and CRT secondary displays via component or DVI connections, with support for scaling, deinterlacing, and color profiles. Additionally, Vegas 7 software supports timeline monitoring using i.LINK® connector*/IEEE-1394 DV devices as well as DeckLink and AJA cards, at all supported resolutions.

Keyframeable Bézier masks

Produce keyframeable Bezier masks for complicated objects. Bezier curves let you closely track object outlines to mask and keyframe shape and motion changes over time. Create depth-of-field effects, apply color correction to specific areas of a clip, crop surrounding source material and create mask overlays. Multiple animated free-form shapes can be created in a single window, with mask invert control for each object. Feather and blend hard edges, set opacity levels for each layer, and zoom the workspace to the sub-pixel level for extremely accurate Bezier mask creation.

Credit rolls and text animation

With Vegas 7 software you can insert customizable text, create scrolling credits (titling), and produce 2D and 3D text animations.

Subtitle time/text export to DVD Architect software

Vegas 7 software makes subtitle creation for DVD Architect software easy. Create named regions in Vegas software, export the list as a text file using the provided script, then import the file into DVD Architect software to auto-generate frame-accurate subtitles. Translated files can also be used as alternate language subtitles in a DVD Architect project.

Support for multiple file formats and frame rates

Use multiple file formats and frame rates in the same project or on the same track, and crossfade them on the same track roll—all without conversion or rendering.

MPEG-2 support

Vegas 7 software provides high-quality MPEG-2 encoding for DVD, broadcast and other delivery targets. Capabilities include 2-pass variable bit rate encoding, 4:2:2 High profile/Main level, and Transport stream support.

Flash format import

Import Flash (.swf) files* directly into Vegas 7 software. The vector-based .swf files can be scaled to any project size without loss of resolution. Create complex text animations and other effects for projects using any editing tool that supports .swf export. See our knowledge base for more information on .swf support in Vegas 7 software.

Enhanced 24p support: DV, XDCAM MXF, and HD-SDI New!

With native support for 24p, Vegas 7 software allows you to capture, edit, and render 24p for DV, XDCAM MXF, HD-SDI and more. Export 24p MPEG-2 for use in DVD Architect, create 24p DV, XDCAM HD and HDCAM masters, or create 24p files for conversion to film.

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