You could put whatever sound you want in these, but at least it keeps things organized. Below that are appropriate music and sound effects tracks. Likewise, the main audio track, dubbed “Voice” is located right under the main video track where it ought to be. And then above that is the title track, essentially ordering the individual tracks the way they ought to be properly layered as opposed to Corel’s goofy way of stacking them beneath the main video timeline.

How?įor starters, the silly “overlay” track – used largely for green/blue-screen compositing work – is still here, but arranged in the most logical place: Above the main video timeline. The general timeline layout is to be praised and applauded, and while I’m trying to avoid comparisons with earlier software in favor of a big wrap-up later on, it bears mentioning that Vegas 9 does Corel VideoStudio‘s timelines properly. Capturing video can be tedious work, so being able to shuttle through your tape and log in and out points and then just capture them all at once is a real time-saver.Įditing is where things get tricky with Sony Vegas 9. On the flipside, Vegas 9 supports the typical scene detection that most video editors do, but also supports Batch Capture. Capturing HDV is done within the main program, but to capture DV – still the dominant format – Vegas 9 opens a separate program. Where Vegas 9 does get slightly goofy is in capturing from tape.

The program includes a default Explorer browser window, and from there you can find and right-click media on your hard drive to bring into your Media Bin. The process of importing footage into Sony Vegas 9 is remarkably simple. Unfortunately I was unable to test DVD or Blu-ray mastering in the demo version of Vegas 9, but the full pay version does come with disc-burning software in the form of DVD Architect Studio 4.5. If you’re doing just generic 4:3 DV, HDV will be automatically scaled down and letterboxed on your timeline. While you’re editing, the media you bring into Vegas 9 will be adapted to the format you’re mastering in. For Vegas 9, you essentially choose what you want to master your video in and stick with it, though you can always change things later on. So what does it have to offer the dedicated learner?įor starters, Sony Vegas 9 Platinum supports the modern formats you’d require, and offers a handsome number of simplified formats for output early on. If I’d never used a video editor before, opening and using Vegas 9 might seem very intimidating.

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