Up front, this is just my two cents, but I think some people in here are getting into quite an uneccesary twist over Vegas 5 & all its "failings." As someone who is not a code-crunching, know-the-entire-app-like-the-back-of-my-hand hardcore user, yet owns all of Sony's Pro apps and makes a living using them, I'd like to offer a few things to consider.
1) The last time I showed a client a work in progress, I don't recall the color of the buttons in my NLE ever coming up. The next time I show a client something that they absolutely hate, I'll remember to blame it on the new Vegas interface.
2) Anyone who thinks that Premiere Pro is more intuitive and easier to use than Vegas and is threatening to make the switch, I say, "God's speed." I know 5 people personally who have come here from Adobe. I know no one who has ever LEFT Vegas once they gave it a fair shot.
3) How many albums have been cut in Premiere? There's a whole audio side to this that many of us seem to forget about, though they were "here first." Looks like they finally got some goodies of their own, which is good for all of us, cuz that's the more who will upgrade/buy and will speed along the next upgrade. I also like it for myself as well, since my projects tend to have sound.
4) Personally, I like the compositing & masking additions. That was something I wanted, and I got it. "Real" nesting would have been nice. I don't give a hoot about the media bin. Next time you might get more of what you want, and maybe I won't get anything I'd like to see. What good does it do me to bitch about it in here? Sony has email addresses. They have a product suggestion form. Use that. Not many people in here can do anything about it anyway.
5) If you don't think Vegas 5 is worth the $$$, you can practice good 'ol Amercian Marketplace-rules Capitalism and simply not buy it. Acid 5 is probably going to continue to try and expand on VSTi, recording & MIDI -- all things I NEVER use in it -- and so I will probably not be interested in upgrading to Acid 5. Of course, there's the long-range thing to consider as well -- which is support for the product at this stage will further the development and eventually get me to where I want to be. So maybe I'll spring for Acid 5 after all...
I've read in a few places that Sony, as an entity, has actually done a few things successfully in the past. I'm willing to accept that they have a direction and that, ultimately, Vegas will find itself on the short list of NLE "must-haves" -- a place it should and could be. I'm just thankful Sony DIDN'T dismantle it like so many other title buyouts seem to go. Could you imagine turning to page 1 of the Vegas 5 manual and seeing the Adobe logo at the bottom?
KH
1) The last time I showed a client a work in progress, I don't recall the color of the buttons in my NLE ever coming up. The next time I show a client something that they absolutely hate, I'll remember to blame it on the new Vegas interface.
2) Anyone who thinks that Premiere Pro is more intuitive and easier to use than Vegas and is threatening to make the switch, I say, "God's speed." I know 5 people personally who have come here from Adobe. I know no one who has ever LEFT Vegas once they gave it a fair shot.
3) How many albums have been cut in Premiere? There's a whole audio side to this that many of us seem to forget about, though they were "here first." Looks like they finally got some goodies of their own, which is good for all of us, cuz that's the more who will upgrade/buy and will speed along the next upgrade. I also like it for myself as well, since my projects tend to have sound.
4) Personally, I like the compositing & masking additions. That was something I wanted, and I got it. "Real" nesting would have been nice. I don't give a hoot about the media bin. Next time you might get more of what you want, and maybe I won't get anything I'd like to see. What good does it do me to bitch about it in here? Sony has email addresses. They have a product suggestion form. Use that. Not many people in here can do anything about it anyway.
5) If you don't think Vegas 5 is worth the $$$, you can practice good 'ol Amercian Marketplace-rules Capitalism and simply not buy it. Acid 5 is probably going to continue to try and expand on VSTi, recording & MIDI -- all things I NEVER use in it -- and so I will probably not be interested in upgrading to Acid 5. Of course, there's the long-range thing to consider as well -- which is support for the product at this stage will further the development and eventually get me to where I want to be. So maybe I'll spring for Acid 5 after all...
I've read in a few places that Sony, as an entity, has actually done a few things successfully in the past. I'm willing to accept that they have a direction and that, ultimately, Vegas will find itself on the short list of NLE "must-haves" -- a place it should and could be. I'm just thankful Sony DIDN'T dismantle it like so many other title buyouts seem to go. Could you imagine turning to page 1 of the Vegas 5 manual and seeing the Adobe logo at the bottom?
KH