Which to Buy?

EleventhAkatsuki · Post by **EleventhAkatsuki** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:50 pm

I'm going to get some version of Vegas. Which is best?

Just for AMV making, I'd prefer it to have the editing tool that can "cut out" parts of anime. I'd also like it to be (relatively) cheap.

Thanks!

NS · Post by NS » Mon Oct 29, 2007 6:58 pm

WMM can Cut out parts of anime, why spend money?

but ok, let's assume you're talking about masking/Roto

Any version of Vegas does that.. well. At least 5.0 and higher I know (Cause I use 5.0)

NeoQuixotic · Post by **NeoQuixotic** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:22 pm

Sony Vegas 6 - $99

Sony Vegas is up to version 8 now, but the only real changes are support for HDV and AVCHD cameras. There are a few new features, but nothing that really matters AFAIK. This lacks the DVD program, but shouldn't matter. The consumer versions are probably fine too, but you can always download trial versions and try them out.

CrackTheSky · Post by **CrackTheSky** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 8:01 pm

Anything past version 6.0 is an utter waste of money.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:36 pm

EleventhAkatsuki wrote:Just for AMV making, I'd prefer it to have the editing tool that can "cut out" parts of anime.

Just to clarify: when you say that, do you mean cutting out parts of <i>each frame</i> (usually called "masking")?

Willen · Post by **Willen** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:44 am

CrackTheSky wrote:Anything past version 6.0 is an utter waste of money if you are using it to make AMVs.

Unless you are doing High Definition video production on a professional level, Vegas Pro 8 or Vegas 7 don't offer much in the way of new features to the average editor. The only neat thing I see that Vegas Pro 8 offers that might be useful is the animated title feature:

ProType Titler New!
Create animated text effects with splined paths, per-character animation, and advanced curves. Add shadows, glows, blurs, and gradients for unique text treatments. Supports Unicode and TrueType fonts, as well as OpenType fonts with kerning pairs, alternate styles, bidirectional text, ligatures, custom kerning, and more.

I'd also recommend the $99 Vegas 6 offer.

EleventhAkatsuki · Post by **EleventhAkatsuki** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:04 am

Yeah, that'd be masking I'm talking about.

I dl'ed the Vegas Platinum 8.0 demo, but it didn't have masking.

Probably I'll go with Vegas 6 then. thanks guys.

Zelenia · Post by **Zelenia** » Sun Nov 04, 2007 2:07 pm

EleventhAkatsuki wrote:I dl'ed the Vegas Platinum 8.0 demo, but it didn't have masking.

O_o That is odd. I tried Vegas 8 trial too and it had masking tools. Are you sure it isn't
there?

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:14 am

Zelenia wrote:
EleventhAkatsuki wrote:I dl'ed the Vegas Platinum 8.0 demo, but it didn't have masking.
O_o That is odd. I tried Vegas 8 trial too and it had masking tools. Are you sure it isn't
there?

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition 8 is not the same as Vegas Pro 8.
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/pro ... family.asp

Zelenia · Post by **Zelenia** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:43 am

TaranT wrote: Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition 8 is not the same as Vegas Pro 8.
http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/pro ... family.asp

I see... I thought EleventhAkatsuki was talking about Vegas 8 Pro.

That explains a lot.

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