Vegas 7c update!

Sony Media Software www.sonymediasoftware.com has just released an update for their Vegas 7 NLE.

Fixes and updates:

* Added support for reading Sony 1080-24p HDV, such as that captured with the Sony HVR-V1U camera.
* Added File > Import > Hard Disk Recording Unit to allow you to import video from a Sony HVR-DR60 hard disk recording unit.
* Added HDV 720-24p and HDV 1080-24p project templates.
* Added Video for Windows format rendering templates for 720-24p and 1080-24p intermediates.
* Added Windows Media Video format rendering templates for 720-24p and 1080-24p video.
* Added MPEG-2 format rendering templates for 1080-60i and 1080-24p MPEG-2 video for authoring Blu-ray™ discs using Blu-print™ software.
* Added IMX-compatible project templates.
* Added a MainConcept AVC/AAC template for rendering 640x480 AVC video for Apple iPod®.
* Added a Length of GOPs setting to the Advanced Video tab of the Custom Template dialog for the MainConcept MPEG-2 plug-in. You can use this control to adjust the length of groups of pictures (GOPs) when the Use closed GOPs check box is selected.
* Made improvements to reading and writing MXF-format files.
* Made improvements to SDI external monitoring via AJA and DeckLink hardware.
* Made improvements to Rec.709 color space handling for HD MXF and SDI formats.
* Made improvements to VST audio plug-in scanning.
* Fixed an issue that was causing degraded performance with the CineForm CFHD codec.
* Fixed a bug that could cause plug-ins to disappear after being re-enabled.
* Fixed an issue with naming markers in rendered MXF files.
* Fixed an issue that prevented HDV capture from stopping after the end of the last clip.
* Fixed a bug that could cause video event thumbnails to be displayed at nonquantized frame positions for AVI files that use a nonstandard frame rate.
* Fixed a problem that could cause muted tracks to become unmuted when loading a project when automation was turned off.
* Fixed a rounding issue that affected crossfade, composite level, and composite-level envelopes.
* Fixed an issue with normalizing audio via scripting.
* Fixed an issue that could cause media markers to be displayed incorrectly at velocity envelope points.
* Fixed a bug that could cause incorrect frames to be used when reversing a subclip.
* Fixed an issue with marker locations in AVI files rendered without audio.
* Fixed an issue that could cause the Edit > Streams menu to disappear if the Edit menu had been opened with an empty event selected.
* Fixed an issue that could cause audio peaks to be rebuilt unnecessarily when opening audio/video files in multiple Sony Media Software applications.
* Fixed an issue that could cause Vegas to appear mirrored on certain operating systems.

See the press release here: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/news/ShowRelease.asp?ReleaseID=646&CatID=

Vegas has been multi-CPU aware since version 5 at least. As for 64-bit - the 64 bit version of XP was such a **** up as far as marketing and release, most users still have the 32 bit version running on their 64 bit chipset. Wait until Vista has been a round a while.

Or look at Linux and some of the software available there.

sony is re-thinking vista support in light of issues like this

https://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1633533#1633533