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Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 Production Suite takes HD video and audio production to the next level with additional tools for professional-level sound design and more video effects and transitions. Use the included Sound Forge Audio Studio software for precise audio editing; then enhance your multimedia projects with 400 exclusive music soundtracks. Quickly learn essentials with the included tutorial DVD.
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Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 Production Suite takes HD video and audio production to the next level with tools for professional-level sound design and more video effects and transitions. Edit video in nearly any format including high-definition HDV and AVCHD. Use the included Sound Forge Audio Studio software for precise audio editing; then enhance your multimedia projects with 400 exclusive music soundtracks. To share, upload movies to YouTube or author DVDs and Blu-ray Discs using beautifully designed themes or create custom menus and graphics. Use the included tutorial DVD or the exclusive Sony "Show Me How" interactive tutorials to help you get started fast./p table width="300" cellpadding="20" align="left" tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B003L51CZ8-1-th.jpg" border="0" alt="Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 Production Suite" psmallbiTake HD video and audio production to the next level with tools for professional-level sound design and more video effects and transitions. Click to enlarge./i/b/small /td /tr /table h2Product Highlights/h2 pstrongStandard or High Definition /strongbr / Edit video in nearly any format including HDV and Sony AVCHD video. You can even work simultaneously with standard-definition and high-definition video and the same project./p pstrongCreate Stunning HD Movies br / /strongVegas Movie Studio Platinum software has everything you need to produce movies in spectacular high definition. Editing HD is simple; just drop your clips on the timeline and go to work. Its high-performance engine is embeyond/em fast--see your changes happen in real time. When you're done, export your movie in a variety of HD formats for easy sharing.strong /strong/p pstrongNew--Zplane élastique Timestretching br / /strongWith élastique Pro technology, you can perform dramatic time stretches and pitch-shifts while retaining maximum sound quality./p pstrongNew--/strongstrongProject and Make Movie Wizards br / /strongThe New Project wizard provides a simple approach to ensuring new projects are created correctly from the start. The new Make Movie wizard eliminates the guesswork for delivery and provides optimized for Web, DVD, e-mail, or for publishing movies to YouTube. /p pstrongNew--/strongstrong/strongstrongImage Stabilization br / /strongUse image stabilization technology to reduce jitter and shaky video footage. Users with shaky video footage, commonly shot from handheld camcorders and inexpensive portable pocket devices, have the ability to quickly salvage this media using several optimized presets. /p pstrongNew--/strongstrong/strongstrongSlideshow Creator br / /strongThis new feature provides users with the ability to quickly create a dynamic slideshow from a set of images with a few simple clicks. It is designed to be simple, easy to use, and can quickly create pan/zoom effects and transitions across a collection of still images. /p table width="300" cellpadding="10" align="right" tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B003L51CZ8-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 Explorer" psmallbiUse the new Device Explorer window to quickly browse the contents of AVCHD, Hard Disk and Memory Stick devices. /i/b/small /td /tr tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B003L51CZ8-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 Titler" psmallbiEnhance your video with hundreds of professional 2D and 3D video effects, titles, and filters. /i/b/small /td /tr tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B003L51CZ8-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 elastique Pro" psmallbiWith élastique Pro technology, you can perform dramatic time stretches and pitch-shifts while retaining maximum sound quality./i/b/small /td /tr /table pstrongNew--/strongstrong/strongstrongDevice Explorer br / /strongUse the new Device Explorer window to quickly browse the contents of AVCHD, Hard Disk and Memory Stick devices. Users can quickly view media on the device and import the files natively into the software, maximizing workflow speed by only importing the files they need without conversion. /p pstrongNew--/strongstrong/strongstrongSecondary Color Corrector br / /strongThe Secondary Color Corrector tool provides users with a detailed toolset for adjusting differences in video shot with different camera setups or lighting situations; enhance dull, washed-out footage; or make specific color ranges stand out. /p pstrongNew--/strongstrong/strongstrongWhite Balance br / /strongWhite Balance provides users with the ability to quickly make video look great when originally shot with poor white levels. Users can use the eyedropper tool adjust the white levels within a video clip and the entire clip is automatically color adjusted. /p pstrongNew--/strongstrong/strongstrongBurn DVD From Timeline/strong br / User can burn a DVD directly from the timeline. This is a fast method to create a single movie DVD and provides an alternate distribution option in addition to Blu-ray Discs and traditional file-based hard disk and streaming media formats./p pstrongBurn Blu-ray Disc From Timeline br / /strongVegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 software provides functionality to burn a single-title Blu-ray Disc directly from the timeline. These discs are burned in BDMV format to BD-R, BD-RE, and DVD recordable media. Projects can be encoded as either MPEG-2 or AVC utilizing Dolby or PCM audio in stereo or 5.1 modes. Blu-ray Discs provide an alternative to streaming and file-based distribution for high-definition content. Beyond support for 25GB and 50GB Blu-ray Discs, Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 supports burning BDMV on 4.7GB and 8.5GB standard DVD media, providing a low-cost opportunity for users to distribute high-definition content with traditional DVD burners and media /p pstrongUpload Movies to YouTube br / /strongUsers can easily upload movies directly to YouTube for online sharing. The Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 publishing feature uses a high-quality encoding process for optimal YouTube quality./p pstrong400 Exclusive Music Soundtracks/strong br / This professionally developed collection of royalty-free production music provides the perfect accent to your project. /p pstrongEnhanced Sony AVCHD Support br / /strongNew functionality includes importing files directly from Sony AVCHD camcorders and most other brands. In addition, Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 supports editing all types of AVCHD camcorder files, including files from the latest generation of 1920 x1080 AVCHD camcorders. Support for 1920 x 1080 ensures that the footage from the latest 1920 cameras can be edited natively on the timeline./p pstrongImproved Native HDV .m2t Playback br / /strongImproved memory and playback performance allows users to edit HDV footage natively without the time-consuming process of converting to an intermediate file type such as Cineform. Smart rendering provides faster encoding for cuts-only projects or projects with minimal changes while providing less generation loss because video frames pass through the engine unaltered.strong /strong/p pstrongSurround Sound Mixing and Encoding br / /strongImport multichannel (5.1) source files from your camcorder 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 without leaving the software using the included Dolby Digital AC-3 encoding software./p pstrongEnhance Video and Audio br / /strongAdvanced color-correction tools enhance washed-out footage, make specific colors stand out, and balance differences in video due to camera setup or lighting./p pstrongAdd Professional Effects br / /strongEnhance your video with hundreds of professional 2D and 3D video effects, titles, and filters--including over 100 effects and transitions from NewBlue, maker of professional video effects plug-ins. Customize your soundtrack with over 20 real-time DirectX audio effects./p pstrongCreate Hollywood-Style DVDs br / /strongIt's easy to produce your own professional-quality DVDs with multiple motion menus, buttons, and music beds. Includes 56 themes to get you started. Add your own behind-the-scenes features, director's cuts, outtakes, bloopers, and more./p pstrong Support for FLAC and LPEC Files br / /strongThe FLAC audio format is perfect for archiving and sharing audio at high quality, without consuming large amounts of storage space. Users with supported portable digital voice recorders can import LPEC files and edit the audio directly on the Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 timeline./p pstrongATRAC .aa3 Format Support br / /strongVegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 softwareu /uincludes ATRAC (.aa3) and ATRAC lossless format editing and encoding, surround encoding and decoding support, and the ability to encode up to 512 Kbps, 48 kHz. This feature allows users of Sony devices including MP3 players, NET-MD players, and HI-MD players can natively edit and export ATRAC formats without needing another conversion tool./p pstrongInsert I-frames at Markers br / /strongThe MainConcept MPEG-2 encoder supports I-Frame insertion at timeline markers. (I-Frames are a representation of a complete frame that following frames are derived; more I-frames means a larger file) By providing I-Frames at timeline markers, a rendered file has precise chapter and navigation point placement for DVD Architect Studio software./p pstrongEnvelope Brush Paint Tool/strong br / Track envelopes such as audio volume and pan, and video composite levels are customized via points over time. The envelope brush tool provides user with the ability to paint an envelope curve over time by holding down the shift key. This provides a quick way to outline the general shape of the envelope without placing and modifying many distinct points. The auto-thinning feature provides a mathematical approximation of the drawn curve with as few points as possible. The resulting points can be further optimized independently./p pstrongSingle-Monitor Full-Screen Preview: br / /strongVegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 enhances the preview experience by providing functionality to view the timeline on both the Preview window and an external device (or secondary display) simultaneously. Additional Preview window enhancements included new scaling options and "auto-fit" to maximize the preview experience with available window space. Simultaneous preview provides editors with the ability to setup a large scale viewing environment while preserving the editor's on-screen editing environment. In particular, laptop systems can easily switch between editing and full-screen preview modes./p pstrongView Media Marker Names in Events: br / /strongMedia used in the timeline may contain markers. This product can enable the display of these media markers directly on the timeline event. Individual media will have individual markers. By displaying the individual media markers on the explicit media event and editor can quickly focus on key points of interest without cluttering the entire timeline workspace.strong /strong/p pstrongMultithreaded Audio Engine /strongbr / The multithreaded audio engine is an optimized system that takes advantage of new multicore and hyperthreading computer systems to fully utilize available hardware resources. By leveraging the full capabilities of the hardware and reducing direct CPU load, users will benefit from a greater number of tracks and audio/video effects for real-time preview, improved performance at lower latencies, and faster audio render times.strong /strong/p pstrongGracenote MusicID: br / /strongThe Gracenote MusicID media recognition service can be used when ripping content from CDs. Users can automatically view information about a CD track including, title, artist, and song name, and can also submit data./p h2strongVegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 Features/strongstrong /strong/h2 table width="100%" border="0" tr td valign="top"pstrongGeneral/strong/p ul liNew--Microsoft Windows 7 certified/li liNew--Streamlined New Project creation wizard/li liNew--Darker color palette/li liNew--Customizable windows layouts /li liNew--Device Explorer Window/li liNew--Slideshow Creator/li liNew--Save As dialog with strongCopy media with project /strongcheck box/li liNew--Media Generator strongMatch Event Length/strong/li liNew--Keyboard modifiers /li liNew--Time Selection Envelope editing/li liNew--Automatically crop still images/li li400 exclusive music soundtracks /li liImproved native HDV .m2t playback performance and improved memory handling for HDV longform projects/li liSony AVCHD enhancements/li liFreehand envelope drawing on the timeline./li liDisplay of media marker names in events./li liColor-coded visual snap indicator and the ability to snap to event edges on other tracks/li liMultitrack video and audio editing/li liReal-time editing of parameters during playback/li liSupport for any aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, etc)/li liSupports multiple file formats and frame rates/li liHigh-definition editing and output/li liSimple drag-and-drop operations/li liBuilt-in emShow Me How/em interactive tutorials/li liExplorer view/li liProject media bins/li liTrack markers and regions/li liUnlimited undo/redo/li /ul pstrongAudio Features/strong/p ul liNew--Up to 10 audio tracks/li liNew--Zplane élastique audio timestretching and pitch shifting/li liNew--Place audio without quantizing to frame boundaries/li liNew--Improved Audio Waveform drawing/li liMultithreaded audio engine maximizes performance/li liGracenote MusicID CD album identification/li liBasic surround support/li liSupport for multichannel (5.1) source files for Sony HDV Handycam camcorders/li li16-bit, 44.1 kHz song quality for exceptional performance/li liVolume and pan envelopes/li liAudio time stretching/li liEvent normalization/li liCD audio extraction/li /ul/td td valign="top"pstrongVideo Features/strong/p ul liNew--Up to 10 video tracks/li liNew--Image stabilization /li liNew--White Balance video plug-in /li liNew--Secondary Color Corrector plug-in /li liNew--Subclips in the Trimmer window /li liNew--Automatic Video Preview playback optimization /li liNew--Adjust source media to automatically match project or render settings /li liNew--Gradient Wipe transition/li liFull-screen preview to a primary and secondary Windows display/li liReal-time playback of effects, processes and transitions to external monitor/li liColor-correction tools/li liMPEG-12 support/li liSuperior frame rate conversions/li liCredit rolls and text animation/li liOver 500 video effects and transitions/li liExternal monitor preview/li liRipple editing across tracks/li /ul pstrongCapture/Export/Hardware Features/strong/p ul liNew--Integrated DVD burning from the timeline/li liNew--Render As dialog templates display templates matching the project with a "=" symbol/li liNew--Custom render template creation/li liNew--Improved support for AVC/AAC (MPEG-4) video/li liNew--Support for GPU-accelerated AVC rendering using the Sony AVC plug-in/li liBurn to Blu-ray Disc from timeline/li liIntegrated upload to YouTube/li liImport and export support for FLAC files/li liImport support for LPEC files/li liImport support for MJPEG-encoded AVI files/li liSony AVCHD import and edit support /li liImport and export ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless files/li liInsert I-frames at marker positions when rendering MPEG-2 (works in conjunction with I-frame viewer in DVD Architect Studio 5.0)/li liGracenote MusicID CD album identification/li liAC3 stereo and 5.1 encoding/li liMainConcept AVC/AAC, read/write (templates only) iPod format/li liPSP (PlayStationPortable) integration/li liSony AVC/AAC (templates only)/li /ul/td /tr /table table width="300" cellpadding="20" align="right" tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B003L51CZ8-5-th.jpg" border="0" alt="Sound Forge Audio Studio" psmallbiSound Forge Audio Studio software is the easiest way to record, edit, encode, and master audio on your home computer. Click to enlarge./i/b/small /td /tr tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B003L51CZ8-6-th.jpg" border="0" alt="DVD Architect Pro" psmallbiNothing beats DVD Architect Pro software for professional DVD authoring. Click to enlarge./i/b/small /td /tr tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/B003L51CZ8-7.jpg" border="0" alt="Cartoonr Before and After" psmallbiIncludes the Cartoonr effects plug-in and a select group of essential audio and video effects by NewBlue, a leading manufacturer of audio and video plug-ins. /i/b/small /td /tr /table h2strongAdditional applications and tools for Product Suite/strong/h2 pstrongSound Forge Audio Studio 10 Software /strongbr / Sound Forge Audio Studio software is the easiest way to record, edit, encode, and master audio on your home computer. Customize your creations with built-in effects such as EQ, reverb, delay, and chorus. Restore old vinyl and cassette recordings. To share, simply burn your own CDs or convert audio to formats ideal for Web streaming or portable music players including the PSP, iPod, and iPhonestrong./strong/p pstrongVocal Eraser Plug-in/strong br / Sound Forge Audio Studio 10 software includes the Vocal Eraser plug-in so you can easily remove vocals from most recordings. You can also use this plug-in to extract vocals from songs for remixing and to create custom karaoke tracks./p pstrongVideo Tutorial DVD br / /strongThe included video Tutorial DVD provides a quick overview of Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10. This Tutorial DVD covers the essential workflows needed to quickly edit audio and video projects from start through final delivery. The tutorial topics also include several advanced sections on how to fine tune settings for that added professional touch. /p pstrongNewBlueFX Audio and Video Effects br / /strongThe Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 Production Suite includes the Cartoonr effects plug-in and a select group of essential audio and video effects by NewBlue, a leading manufacturer of audio and video plug-ins. Once installed, the tools are available directly from the Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 effects windows providing a seamless editing experience without leaving the application. Additional transitions and effects provide more options to enhance both audio and video projects with a professional look and feel./p h2strongDVD Architect Studio 5.0 Features/strongstrong /strong/h2 pstrongGeneral/strong/p ul liNew--Microsoft Windows 7 certified/li liNew--Burning to a rel="nofollow"Blu-ray Disc/li liNew--Enhanced a rel="nofollow"window layout management--save, recall, and share custom window Built-in emShow Me How/em interactive tutorials/li liEnd actions for menus and media/li liProject overview window/li liCustomizable user interface/li liDVD theme export/li liProject playlists/li liSmart reprepare/li /ul pstrongDVD design and authoring/strong/p ul liMenu-based and single-movie DVD creation/li liPicture slideshows and music compilations/li liEasy to use drag-and drop interface/li liUnlimited number of undo/redo/li liMedia Explorer/li liAdjustable project and file optimization settings/li liMultimonitor support/li liMultiprocessor support/li liFully customizable toolbars/li liGet Media from the Web/li liDVD editing and layout/li liStill and motion menu creation/li liSupport for multiple video titles/li liMultiple menus with up to 36 buttons per menu/li liMenu object editing, alignment, and sizing tools/li liText editing and shadow effects/li liObject snapping/li liSlide image rotation/li liAdd, edit, and move chapter points/li liTitle and Action safe grid area/li liCustomizable themes/li liMenu looping/li /ul pstrongVideo/strong/p ul liFit-to-disc compression/li liDVD movie creation/li liPicture slideshows/li liNTSC and PAL in standard (4:3) and widescreen (16:9) formats/li liImports AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MOV, WMV, and a variety of still image formats/li /ul pstrongAudio/strong/p ul liMusic compilations/li liAttach audio files to menus/li liMedia file previewing/li liImport WAV, MP3, WMA, PCA, AIF, MPEG audio/li /ul pstrongTesting and Burning/strong/p ul liDual-layer drive support/li liReal-time project previewing with virtual DVD remote control or to external monitor/li liDVD project verification and preparation/li liSupports a wide variety of DVD burners/li /ul h2Box Contents/h2 Application DVD includes Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 software, DVD Architect Studio 5.0 software, Sound Forge Audio Studio 10 software with Vocal Eraser, NewBluFX Audio and Video Effects, 400 Music Soundtracks, Tutorial DVD, 44 DVD themes, 12 additional DVD Themes provided by Eye Scream Factory, Inc., and online help/p