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Working with Media Generators in Vegas Pro Software

Last month's tutorial, Working with Media Generators in Vegas Pro Software, is now available in video form!

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Vegas Pro 10 Coming Soon

Vegas Pro 10: Coming Soon
This latest upgrade to Vegas Pro now offers stereoscopic 3D editing and many other comprehensive enhancements for a variety of workflows! Vegas Pro 10 will be available on October 11, 2010, and includes these new features:

  • Stereoscopic 3D editing
  • Comprehensive Closed Captioning
  • GPU Accelerated AVC Encoding
  • Enhanced Video Plug-in Architecture
  • Image Stabilization
  • Audio Event FX
  • Input Busses
  • Improved Track Management
  • Updated Transport Controls
  • DVD Architect Pro 5.2
Vegas Pro 10 Coming Soon

To learn more about this exciting new upgrade, and to sign up to be notified when Vegas Pro 10 is available, visit our website.


Upcoming Webinars!

Two upcoming webinars
Vegas Pro 10 is just around the corner, and we're ready to answer your questions. Join our upcoming webinars to get a first look at Vegas Pro 10 and learn more about Vegas Pro Master Suite Systems.

The New Features of Vegas Pro 10
September 30, 2010 at 11:00am CDT

Join us live as Gary Rebholz explores several of the new features of Vegas Pro 10 software including stereoscopic 3D editing, enhanced video plug-in architecture, closed captioning workflows and much more. Learn More

Vegas Pro 10 and Master Suite Systems
October 14, 2010 at 3:00pm CDT

Join Full Compass as they present a live, comprehensive webinar featuring the new Vegas Pro 10, and Sony's new Master Suite Systems — specially configured Intel workstations optimized for Vegas Pro, complete with training and technical support. Learn More


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Save 30% on Sony Pictures Sound Effects Series!
This month only, save 30% on all configurations of our popular Sound Effects Series. These sound effects come direct from the vaults at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Save on Volumes 1 - 5, essential sound effects across multiple categories; Volumes 6 - 10, focusing on high-end sound design, period effects, and otherworldly noises; or simply purchase the complete set, Volumes 1 - 10 — that's over 2,300 effects. All 30% off. Shop Now!


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Picture Me: A Model's Diary, edited in Vegas Pro!

Picture Me, a raw and personal video diary, charts model Sara Ziff's rise from fresh face to one that adorns billboards and magazines around the world. Ziff and filmmaker, Ole Schell, co-direct the documentary, which lifts the veil on the glamorous world of high fashion modeling from photo shoots with celebrated photographers to runway shows in New York, Milan, and Paris. Ole edited Picture Me in Vegas Pro, and couldn't be happier with its performance. He writes:

"We initially were drawn to Vegas Pro because, at that time, Final Cut Pro couldn't handle all the different codecs we were using. We had a real mish mash of backstage HDV stuff, runway footage in HD and then loads of archival SD tapes.

"Sony Vegas Pro handled it seamlessly. We also were drawn to the workflow and smooth ergonomics of the program.

"In Final Cut or Avid the program and the cursor are constantly stopping, either to render or because you made an edit or clicked almost anywhere. It's so annoying. In Vegas Pro you can edit on the fly without the cursor ever stopping in the timeline. You can loop an area of the timeline and edit it as the cursor moves until you get it right. There is no annoying rendering or starting and stopping. If you get into a groove you can go for days.

"We now love Vegas Pro because of its ability to handle raw RED® R3D™ files. With so many people shooting features and commercials on the RED® now, this is an important feature. While we edit raw 4k files in our Vegas Pro timeline, Final Cut guys are forced to transcode to Apple pro-res at only 2k. Since FCP can only handle 2k and requires transcoding, Vegas Pro has a real opportunity to grow quickly and expand its market with RED® users."

The winner of Best Picture and Best Fashion Film at the Milan International Film Festival, "Picture Me" is set to open in domestic theaters on September 17 at the Angelika in New York and on September 24 at the Sunset 5 in Los Angeles. It then opens in Australia and New Zealand Sept 30, France on October 20 and other European and Asian countries to follow.

To learn more about Picture Me, and to see the trailer, visit the official website.


New dimensions with Vegas Pro 10
by Gary Rebholz

Vegas Pro software By now you know that Vegas Pro software now does 3D. And yes, I did go with the corny pun for the title of this article; I couldn't help myself! But there's absolutely nothing corny about the version 10 upgrade to Vegas Pro software that we announced a few days ago at the IBC show in Amsterdam. In this article we'll take a look at some of the most significant new features and feature enhancements that Vegas Pro 10 software offers.

The big news is, of course, Vegas Pro 10 software's powerful 3D capabilities. With this upgrade you can now edit stereoscopic 3D projects without any add-ons or additional tools. And in the tradition of Vegas Pro software, the workflow is intuitive and easy to learn. By default, the application starts in the traditional 2D editing mode the same as it always has. When you start a 3D editing project, you need to let the application know that you'll be working in 3D. You'll do this on the Video tab of the Project Properties dialog box, shown in Figure 1. Click here to continue




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