Vegas Video + DVD vs. Screenblast 3.0 Question

[vwcrusher]

I understand that the comparison is like comparing a whale and a guppy, but the question I have is relative to quality of output.

Can it be said that the biggest difference between the two is the amount of creative control one has over the final product?

While you can do nearly everything you want with Vegas Video, you must use a few canned features in Screenblast....yes?

The important difference for me (right now) is will there be a marked difference in the image quality on a burned DVD?

thanks

[housepig]

I'm pretty sure that Screenblast is the same as Sonic Foundry's Video Factory (the entry-level version of Vegas).

You should either download a demo, or look for a review that compares the two - it may be that Vegas is overkill for what you want to do, or you may find that Screenblast is underpowered, or too Wizard & Template- driven to get the results you want.

the only way to know is to try them out.

[vwcrusher]

Housepig,

I certainly would do that, only there isn't a demo!

"Nothing is easy"

[BJ_M]

screenblast has a few more features than video factory, but there is no demo I know of (then again its only 99$) ...

Your Movies. Hollywood Magic.
Screenblast® Movie Studio™ software is an easy-to-use editing program from one of Hollywood's leading motion picture studios. It lets you seamlessly capture your video and still images from digital devices, and add effects, transitions, titles and music. It's everything you need to turn your video into memorable movies in minutes.

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Integrated DVD authoring software — Includes over 40 DVD menu templates from the Sony Pictures Digital Authoring Center.

Improved still-image tools — Red-eye removal wizard.

New, more extensive interactive tutorials — Screenblast software makes the process of capturing video from your camcorder to your PC easier and more integrated than ever.

Addition of a new 6th track on the timeline — Add text effects to your creations with functionality typically found only in professional software applications.

NEW Effects — Border, Black Restore, Deform, Lens Flare, Light Rays, Linear Blur, Mirror, Quick Blur, Radial Blur, and Threshold.

NEW Transitions (Page Peel, Page Roll, Venetian Blinds) — Expands upon Screenblast Movie Studio software's category-leading roster of video effects and transitions.

"Get Media" button — Easily access hundreds of professionally produced video clips from the Sony Pictures Television library in addition to images, graphics and music from Screenblast.com for use in your projects*

Increased format support — Support for import, editing, transcoding, and export of Windows Media® 9 video format, AVI's, Macromedia® Flash™ file format (.SWF), MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and other popular formats.

Additional hardware support — for DSR-DU1 portable DVCAM hard disk recorder used by many professionals, and the ShuttlePRO Multimedia Controller which can be used in addition to a keyboard and mouse for precise editing control.

Toggle-switch resizable preview window — For quick and easy resizing of the preview window.

[housepig]

sorry, I saw the "product demo" button and thought it was for a download, not for a Flash demo....

[vwcrusher]

Soooooo, back to the original question: Am I giving up mainly creative control if I go with Screenblast.....or image quality as well?

Thanks

[BJ_M]

creative control -- there is BASICLY little difference in quality ..

some diff. is in image resizing and there is no super sampling
- but mostly you get the same overall quality ..

[vwcrusher]

BJ_M,

Thanks very much! I was hoping for that answer. As a raw newbie, I want to begin to create DVDs from old analog tapes, but the process seems very complicated.

I need a tool that will give me as much image quality as possible, but at this point the more flexible the application the more difficult it will be to learn and use.......

Is there anything else that I should have asked? Like is Screenblast a good product?

[BJ_M]

yes --- it is very good .. and it is extremly stable program ...

[vwcrusher]

Thanks....

[burdell1]

does it have any of the Columbia/Tri-Star studio logos available to cut into movies ?(since they are owned by Sony