Going In-Depth with Sony Vegas Pro 8 Washington DC

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Now that Sony Vegas Pro, the eagerly anticipated update to the popular professional editing suite, has been released, it's time to take a closer look at the new features you'll get.

We know that Web Video Universe readers love Sony Vegas Pro, as high hits for our Vegas insider tips articles show. Now, fans are can rejoice as Vegas Pro 8 has been released. This version does a lot to make Vegas a more fully-featured editor, shore up support for new technologies, and bring new users up to speed quickly.

Pro Type Titler
The new title-creation tools gives users a granular level of customization when making titles, credits, and lower-third text. Control the results at the paragraph, word, and character level. You can also create custom animated text effects or use the collection of animated samples to get going.

Multicamera Workflow
Work with multiple images with Vegas Pro 8's new comprehensive multicamera editing workflow. You can edit multicamera productions intuitively by specifying shots as you watch your project. Switch between as many as 32 video sources with a keyboard command or a click of the mouse. Fine-tuning the results is easy, as Vegas Pro 8 keeps all unused shots as alternate takes.

32-Bit Floating Point Video Processing
The video signal processing engine offers users the traditional 8-bit model and an advanced 32-bit floating point-based signal path. The 32-bit floating point video engine provides the processing headroom to maintain much higher precision for the complete signal path. Benefits include greater color range, reduced banding and posterization on gradients, and linear light capabilities for optically correct compositing.

Audio Mixing Console and Audio Routing
The audio mixing console in Vegas Pro 8 is the software equivalent to a traditional hardware mixer and is modeled to simulate studio-style workflow. You'll get a single interface for mixing, routing, effect assignment, and automation control for all the audio signals in a project.

AVCHD Import and Export
It's no surprise that Vegas Pro 8 provides functionality to open and write AVCHD files from Sony hard disk-, DVD-, and memory stick-based camcorders. Edited content can be output as AVCHD files or Blu-ray disks.

Interactive Tutorials
Whether you're new to Vegas Pro 8 or getting up to speed on new features, you'll appreciate its new interactive tutorials, which provide walk-through instructions for a variety of features and techniques. The tutorials use interactive text boxes to guide users through the entire topic.

For more on Vegas Pro 8, come back soon for a new set of insider tips straight from the product's developers.