Hi to the Vegas Video community!
I have been using Studio7 for the past year, and have produced a couple of significant projects using that product. I have watched with interest however as the Vegas Video product has evolved, and finally a few weeks ago I spent some serious effort in reading the manuals and playing with the functions.
Some early impressions:
(1) VV has lots of power, and that's good. For a neophyte in the world of video, however, that power comes with complexity and confusion. Would it be possible to have a user-selectable switch that changes the personality of the product from stone-simple to sophisticated? In that way a new user could get the hang of things before being exposed to every little nuance.
(2) One of the most useful attributes of Studio7 is the ability to capture raw footage in a "Preview" mode, which allows one to load enormous amounts of video in the bin. One of my projects last year involved 14 hours of video. Studio7's preview mode meant that I had full access to that footage at the cost of only about 15GB of disk space. Once the project was finished, the software would automatically go back to the master tapes and load in only those portions that were needed for the final render.
(3) Vegas Video is destined to become a long-term winner, which prompts the next suggestion--any thought given to porting this great product over to Linux? My gut feel is that Linux is going to make some incredible inroads into Microsoft territory in the next year or two, and it would be good for Sonic Foundry to anticipate that.
(4) With a product as good as Vegas Video, its time for Sonic Foundry to make a name change. I would suggest "Media Foundry."
(5) Finally, given the size of this web board list, it would now be appropriate to break the list down into further categories, such as (a) installation, (b) bug reports and suggestions, (c) editing, (d) capture/writing.
Anyway, just wanted to pass on a couple of thoughts. A fine piece of software!
I have been using Studio7 for the past year, and have produced a couple of significant projects using that product. I have watched with interest however as the Vegas Video product has evolved, and finally a few weeks ago I spent some serious effort in reading the manuals and playing with the functions.
Some early impressions:
(1) VV has lots of power, and that's good. For a neophyte in the world of video, however, that power comes with complexity and confusion. Would it be possible to have a user-selectable switch that changes the personality of the product from stone-simple to sophisticated? In that way a new user could get the hang of things before being exposed to every little nuance.
(2) One of the most useful attributes of Studio7 is the ability to capture raw footage in a "Preview" mode, which allows one to load enormous amounts of video in the bin. One of my projects last year involved 14 hours of video. Studio7's preview mode meant that I had full access to that footage at the cost of only about 15GB of disk space. Once the project was finished, the software would automatically go back to the master tapes and load in only those portions that were needed for the final render.
(3) Vegas Video is destined to become a long-term winner, which prompts the next suggestion--any thought given to porting this great product over to Linux? My gut feel is that Linux is going to make some incredible inroads into Microsoft territory in the next year or two, and it would be good for Sonic Foundry to anticipate that.
(4) With a product as good as Vegas Video, its time for Sonic Foundry to make a name change. I would suggest "Media Foundry."
(5) Finally, given the size of this web board list, it would now be appropriate to break the list down into further categories, such as (a) installation, (b) bug reports and suggestions, (c) editing, (d) capture/writing.
Anyway, just wanted to pass on a couple of thoughts. A fine piece of software!