Vegas 7 released - details

BJ_M · Patron Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Location: Canada

Vegas 7 New Video Features:

* Improved native HDV 1080i .m2t playback performance and improved
memory handling for HDV 1080i longform projects
* Comprehensive XDCAM support, including XDCAM viewer window, proxy
support, FAM (i.LINK(R)) and network support, multichannel audio I/O,
proxy conform and master to disc. All SD and HD XDCAM formats are
supported
* Improved DeckLink implementation includes support for current-
generation DeckLink PCI-e and PCI-x cards, improved batch capture,
multichannel audio I/O, insert edit to tape! , mixed timecode
handling, 1080i 24p I/O support, and 720p timeline monitoring
* Support for AJA SDI cards (requires Xena LH, LHe, LS, or LSe card).
Includes support for batch capture, multichannel audio I/O, insert
edit to tape, mixed timecode handling, SD and HD I/O including 1080i
24p, and 720p timeline monitoring
* High-quality H.264 AVC/AAC import and export. Includes templates for
Sony PSP(R), Apple iPod(R), and HD (originally released with Vegas
6.0d)
* I-frames insertion at marker positions when rendering MPEG-2 (works
in conjunction with I-frame viewer in DVD Architect 4)
* Export to PSP(R) (originally released as special upgrade in
Vegas 6.0d)
* 5.1-channel audio extraction from DVD-based camcorders and home
movies on DVD
* Red-eye reduction for still images

Vegas 7 New Audio Features:

* Multithreaded audio engine maximizes real-time audio playback and
rendering performance -- more tracks and effects with lower latency
* Support for Sony Cinescore(TM) music-generation plug-in
* Multichannel audio rendering, audio import and Broadcast Wave (BWF)
audio import with arrange to timestamp
* Improved VST plug-in support
* Support for opening and rendering ATRAC3(TM), ATRAC3plus(TM), and
ATRAC Advanced Lossless(TM) files, mono, stereo, and 5.1 surround
* Gracenote(R) MusicID(TM) technology for extracted audio from CDs
* Support for the Frontier TranzPort control surface

Vegas 7 New Workflow Features:

* Improved video preview -- now includes auto-fit to preview window,
simultaneous internal / external preview, additional resolution modes
and optimized scaling for previews
* Enhanced window layout management offers ability to save, recall, and
share custom window layouts
* More flexible window docking lets timeline and tabs display on top of
docked windows or below
* Improved snapping includes color-coded visual snap ind! icator and the
ability to snap to event edges on other tracks
* User-definable default smoothness values for Pan/Crop and Track
Motion keyframes
* Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline
* Improved project copy/trim with media includes support for
uncompressed AVI, Sony YUV AVI, and CineForm AVI files, copy/trim of
audio and video to a single .avi file, copy/trim support for media
with velocity envelopes
* Cut/copy/delete applies to grouped events
* Display option for media marker names in events
* Improved Media Manager performance
* Enhanced keyboard customization
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Jeremiah58 · Member Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Location: Croatia

Wile_E · Desert Wanderer Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Location: Texas

I just checked out upgrade pricing. It looks like they went up, and they don't have a "Vegas+DVD to Vegas+DVD" specific low-cost upgrade. You can still upgrade from any Vegas+DVD version, but it is now under the category "Vegas+DVD from Vegas" which is ($234.95).

The Movie Studio version is now more robust. They finally added 5.1 AC-3 encoding and HDV support. What is missing from this new Movie Studio version?

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BJ_M · Patron Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Location: Canada

edDV · Posted: Sep 14, 2006 11:45

anubis13 · Don't Panic Joined: 18 Mar 2003 Location: ohio

I hope Vegas 7 solves some of the extremel;y long render times.
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BJ_M · Patron Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Location: Canada

Vegas has network renderfarm rendering (to really speed things up) and very good quality output .... yes it is slow on a single cpu somewhat ... but if you ever saw a renderman render , or combustion, or digital fusion or shake .. vegas seems speedy by comparision ...
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sfalcon · Member Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Location: Brazil

Hello there!

Can anyone please tell me if Vegas 7 allows for change or deletion of audio track in a video clip? I used to select audio in Vegas 6 and then delete it to replace with another audio file or simply to edit it. I tried to delete audio only, but the whole clip is deleted instead. Pls help.
Tks
sfalcon

edDV · Posted: Oct 18, 2006 18:26

sfalcon · Member Joined: 06 Oct 2002 Location: Brazil

Hi, edDV!

Tks for yr reply!
Unfortunately, this highlughting works only for Vegas 6, but not for Vegas 7. When I highlight audio and press delete the whole clip (video + audio) goes off...

tks
sfalcon