The Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Pro Pack takes video and audio production even further with added tools for professional-level sound design, as well as more video effects and transitions. This powerful collection has everything needed to edit video in nearly any format including high definition. Pro Pack has integrated features for advanced video compositing, color correction, and 5.1 surround mixing. Use the included Sound Forge Audio Studio software for precise audio editing and Cinescore Studio software to generate royalty-free soundtracks in minutes.

The Pro Pack Advantage
The Pro Pack software has everything that Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition software has and more. You still get the powerful HD video editing, Cinescore Studio plug-in for soundtrack creation, integrated DVD authoring and Blu-ray Disc™ burning, Show Me How interactive tutorials, and:

• Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 software for precise audio editing
• Pro Pack Cinescore themes
• 106 3D transitions and Cartoonr video effects from NewBlue, makers or professional video plug-ins
• 1,001 Sound Effects

From HDV Camera to Screen in 3 Easy Steps

1. Capture & Edit
   Capture DV, HDV, and photos from digital devices. Easily import AVCHD video. Simply drag and drop media on the timeline for editing.
2. Create & Enhance
   Create professional-looking movies with hundreds of video transitions and powerful tools for audio production and soundtrack creation.
3. Save & Share
   Powerful tools let you author DVDs or burn movies to Blu-ray Disc™. Share movies on PSP®, iPod®, and other portable devices.

Includes Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 Software
Sound Forge® Audio Studio software is the easiest way to record, edit, encode, and master audio on a PC. Record almost anything. Edit recordings to balance sound levels, trim unwanted sections, or synchronize audio with video. Digitize and restore vinyl and cassettes. Learn more about Sound Forge Audio Studio

NewBlue FXNewBlue 3D Transitions and Effects
The Pro Pack includes the Cartoonr™ effects plug-in and 106 3D transitions by NewBlue®, a leading manufacturer of audio and video plug-ins. Once installed, the tools are available directly from the Vegas Movie Studio transitions and effects windows providing a seamless editing experience without leaving the application.

1,001 Sound Effects
This collection includes 1,001 high-quality professional sound clips for enhancing audio and video projects. From explosions to flying saucers to spooky noises, this royalty-free library is perfect for presentations, commercials, computer animation, and web based projects. All sound effects are perfectly cut and digitized in CD-quality WAV format for exceptional audio, making them an excellent value.

Pro Pack Cinescore Themes
Included with Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum software, Cinescore Studio provides a quick and easy way to generate customized royalty-free soundtracks and background music for your projects. In addition to the Home Studio Soundtrack Pack, Vol. 1 that is included with Vegas Movie Studio 9 and Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum software, the Pro Pack includes an additional special theme pack with a sampling of different genres and variations to provide even more options for your music creation needs.

Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Features

General Features

• New! Streamlined New Project and Make Movie wizards
• New! Improved native HDV .m2t playback performance and improved memory handling for HDV longform projects
• New! Sony AVCHD enhancements
• Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline
• Display of media marker names in events
• Improved snapping - color-coded visual snap indicator and the ability to snap to event edges on other tracks.
• Multitrack video and audio editing
• Easy drag-and-drop functionality
• Show Me How interactive tutorials
• Real-time editing of parameters during playback
• Support for any aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, etc)
• Supports multiple file formats and frame rates
• High Definition editing and output
• Simple drag-and-drop operations
• Explorer view
• Project media bins
• Over 500 video effects and transitions
• Track markers and regions
• Unlimited undo/redo

Video Features

• New! Fullscreen preview to a primary and secondary Windows display
• Real-time playback of effects, processes and transitions to external monitor
• Color-correction tools
• MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 support
• Superior frame rate conversions
• Credit rolls and text animation
• External monitor preview
• Ripple editing across tracks

Audio Features

• New! Cinescore Studio plug-in for music soundtrack creation
• Gracenote® MusicID™ CD album recognition
• Multithreaded audio engine maximizes performance
• Basic surround support
• Support for multichannel (5.1) source files for Sony HDV Handycam® camcorders
• 16-bit, 44.1 kHz song quality for exceptional performance
• Volume and pan envelopes
• Audio time stretching
• Event normalization
• CD audio extraction
• Audio/video synchronization detect and repair
• DirectX audio plug-in support
• VST audio effect support
• ASIO™ drive support
• Tape-style audio scrubbing
• Audio restoration tools
• Track-level audio FX and envelopes

Transitions and Effects

• More than 220 customizable 2D and 3D transitions
• Over 350 customizable video special effects
• Add text animation, titles and scrolling credits
• Red-eye removal tool
• "Green screen" chroma key effects
• Pan and crop tool to animate still images
• Video and audio time stretching

Capture and Import

• New! Import support for LEPC files
• New! Import support for MJPEG-encoded files
• Sony AVCHD import and edit support
• Import and export support for ATRAC3™, ATRAC3plus™, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless™ files
• Insert I-frames at marker positions when rendering MPEG-2 (works in conjunction with I-frame viewer in DVD Architect Studio 4.5).
• ATRAC audio plug-in (Templates only)
• Gracenote® MusicID™ CD album recognition
• Import media from Sony® DVD Handycam® camcorders
• Batch capture and automatic DV scene detection
• PC connection via FireWire®, i.LINK™ connector or IEEE-1394 devices
• Import pictures in BMP, GIF, JPG, and PSD formats
• Import AVI, DV, SWF, and MPEG 1 & MPEG 2 files
• Import audio files in WAV, MP3, AIF, CD Audio and PCA formats

Export and Hardware Features

• New! Burn to Blu-ray Disc™ from timeline
• New! Integrated upload to YouTube™
• New! Improved Sony AVC/MPEG-4 encoder
• AC3 Stereo and 5.1 encoding
• MainConcept AVC/AAC, read/write (Templates only) iPod Format
• PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) integration
• Sony AVC/AAC (Templates only)
• VideoCD and Multimedia CD burning
• Export video projects in multiple formats for the web
• One-click publishing to ACIDplanet.com

Additional Features for Vegas Movie Stuido 9 Pro Pack

• Includes Sound Forge Audio Studio software
• Includes Pro Pack Cinescore Themes
• 106 NewBlue® 3D transitions and effects
• Includes 1,001 Sound Effects

System Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® XP SP 2 or Windows Vista™
• 800 MHz processor (2.8 GHz recommended for HDV and AVCHD)
• 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation
• 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended for HDV and AVCHD)
• OHCI-compatible i.LINK® connector1/IEEE-1394DV card (for DV capture and print-to-tape)
• Windows-compatible sound card
• DVD-ROM drive (for installation from a DVD only)
• Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning only)
• Supported DVD- R /- RW /+ R /+ RW drive (for DVD burning only)
• Supported BD-R/-RE drive (for Blu-ray Disc™ burning)
• Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c or later (included on application disc)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included on application disc)