Unmatched Video Editing PowerFast, flexible, and feature-rich, Vegas Pro 8 software is ideal for standard definition and high-definition digital video production, streaming content creation, broadcast production, and more.Multitrack Video Editing on Unlimited TracksThere is no limit to the number of video and audio tracks you can use in a Vegas Pro project�nothing to impede your creativity or stop you from reaching your fullest potential.Multicamera Workflow New!Edit multicamera productions intuitively and quickly by specifying shots as you watch your project. Switch between as many as 32 video sources with a keyboard command or a click of your mouse. Vegas Pro 8 software keeps all unused shots as alternate takes to make fine-tuning your edits more efficient.32-Bit Floating Point Video Processing New!Surpass traditional 10-bit standards with 32-bit floating point video processing. Take advantage of greater color range for more vivid colors, reduced gradient banding and posterization for smoother color transitions, linear light capability for optically correct compositing, and many other precision enhancements.Resolution IndependentVegas software supports any aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, etc.). Edit on 23.976, native 24, 25, 29.97 or 30 fps timelines. Use video in different sizes and frame-rates all on the same project or on the same track�no conversion is necessary. Render Vegas projects out to just about any resolution.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.Digital Signage Support New!New digital signage support in Vegas Pro 8 software makes it easy to author video for tall signage purposes. To shoot content for these displays, many tripods have a 90-degree camera-tilt option. With Vegas Pro 8 software you can now edit in this format with a new Rotation setting in the video tab of Project Properties, as well as a Rotation setting in the Media Properties dialog (and related rotation commands in the Project Media item context menu). In addition to fast and easy rotation of source media, Vegas Pro 8 software can un-rotate the project output to render to existing widescreen formats, for playback on rotated displays.Powerful Color Correction and Matching ToolsUse 3-Wheel Primary and comprehensive Secondary Color Correction filters to adjust differences in video from different camera setups or lighting situations; enhance dull, washed out footage; or make specific color ranges stand out. All edits can instantly be analyzed on four scopes: Vectorscope, Waveform, Parade and Histogram. Changes are immediately viewable on an external monitor via i.LINK� connector*/IEEE-1394 devices.Vectorscope, Waveform, Histogram, and Parade Video ScopesAccurately measure the color, black and whites of video, and locate illegal chroma and luma levels so you can fix them prior to output. View levels in real-time as they play back in the preview window or on an external monitor.Comprehensive HDV SupportVegas Pro 8 software includes support for high-performance native HDV M2T playback, and 601/709 color space handling. Experience superior SD downconversion and frame-rate conversion including 24p, and precision upconversion for HD-SDI mastering. Vegas Pro 8 software also has powerful no-recompress technology for faster render times.SD/HD-SDI SupportSupport for Blackmagic Design DeckLink� boards and Aja Xena cards allows you to capture, edit, monitor, and print-to-tape using SDI (serial digital interface) and component SD and HD decks.Decklink driver support provided by Blackmagic Design. Vegas supports digital I/O only.Professional Video EffectsChoose from over 190 customizable video effects including: Lens Flares, Light Rays, Film Effects, Chroma Key, Timecode Overlays, Color Gradients, Media Generators, Credit Rolls, Text Effects and more. Quickly recall frequently used effects chains with new configurable packages.Customizable Video TransitionsUse over 175 2D and 3D real-time transitions, including Barndoor, Clock Wipe, Dissolves, Iris, Linear Wipes, Page Peels, Venetian Blinds, Zooms, 3D Fly In/Out, 3D Shuffle and more. All transitions are customizable and can be keyframed to change over the length of each fade or overlap.Envelope Brush Paint ToolThe envelope brush tool in Vegas Pro 8 software makes it possible to paint an envelope curve over time by holding down the shift key. This is a quick way to outline the general shape of an envelope without placing and modifying many distinct points. Once you rough in your envelope, the auto thinning feature approximates the drawn curve with as few points as possible. These points can then be further adjusted.Red-Eye ReductionQuickly eliminate red-eye from still images without leaving the Vegas Pro environment.Multiprocessor SupportVegas Pro 8 software takes advantage of cutting-edge parallel processing architectures, significantly reducing complex project-render times on multiprocessor, HT, and multicore systems.Transition Progress EnvelopesTransition progress envelopes in Vegas Pro 8 software provide full keyframeable control over all transition attributes across the length of an event overlap. Create customizable fades or reverse, hold and repeat individual transitions. Precise customization of transitions in Vegas Pro 8 software provides new levels of creative flexibility. |
