Movie Studio Platinum 9 vs 13

Mike M. wrote on 8/1/2014, 3:08 PM
I have both Pro 9 and MS 9. I find myself using MS most of the time since I don't need the additional tracks, scripting...etc. I do like the versatility of custom rendering format options

For you that are using (or have used) version 9, what would be the major reasons to jump to 13 ? If any.

My machine: Windows 7 x64 on a i7 cpu

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Mike M. wrote on 8/1/2014, 7:00 PM
I believe I found my answer by reading reviews. It seems that most people are happy up to version 11..........maybe 12 at the most in terms of stability and interface.
D7K wrote on 8/1/2014, 7:13 PM
Some folks don't like the layout, but 13 is a very powerful editor with the free plugins. If you are serious about your editing and don't want PRO, then 13 is the way to go IMHO.
Jillian wrote on 8/1/2014, 9:17 PM
Hi Mike,

IMHO version 12-64bit is the best if you have a 64bit operating system, and if you are not using DV footage. If you use DV, you need to use version 12-32bit because 12-64bit has a memory leak with DV footage. The main advantages of 12 over 9 would be speed, ability to edit HD footage, and stability.

Version 13 has three great features and one that may become useful.

1 - A new "color-match" effect which is very useful.
2 - The ability to "turn" vertical video from smart phones so they will play properly.
3 - The Boris Stabilizer plug-in effect, which is several times better than the built-in stabilizer from Sony. NOTE - the Boris effect is not easy to figure out or use, but if you keep it simple it does a very good job to "smooth" motion.
4 - 4K editing may become useful if 4K doesn't go the way of 3D.

I hate the new interface. Sony should have modernized the interface years ago by making the icons larger and putting those relating to the timeline below the timeline where they belong (next to the play controls). Instead, we get the MS13 disaster. Trying to turn a full video editor into a finger-activated app is nuts. There are already hundreds of better and cheaper editing apps for every touch-sensitive platform.

The entire problem would have been eliminated if Sony has made only the "Easy" edit touch sensitive, and kept the full-featured interface with configurable icons (size and placement) for the "Advanced" edit mode.

But, as they say, your mileage may vary!
Richard Jones wrote on 8/2/2014, 5:58 AM
Can't say I've noticed any "leakage" in Pro 12 (64bit) and have to say that it works well for me with DV input.

Pro 12 also has the Colour Match feature and it's my opinion that you have to go a long way to beat Mercalli ProDad for stabilising an image or event. (it's a plug in or you can use it as a stand alone but you do have to pay for it I'm afraid).

Richard.
Jillian wrote on 8/2/2014, 9:33 AM
You are correct, but I was not referring to Pro 12 since Mike indicated he was interested in Movie Studio Platinum. I should have made that clear.
Editguy43 wrote on 8/2/2014, 9:22 PM
Jullian

What is this memory leak in MS 12 64bit?
Jillian wrote on 8/2/2014, 11:23 PM
The problem is in previewing DV, and only is seen in the 64 bit version of Studio 12. The 32 bit version will handle DV without problem.

Say you are using a 4 core 8 thread CPU.

When you put most video on the timeline and start to preview, Studio will use all four cores at perhaps 15-25 percent and around 2GBs memory.

However, if you put a DV file on the timeline, Studio will only use one or two cores/threads depending on your CPU. Everything is fine for a few minutes, but slowly the amount of memory used starts increasing and with it the CPU usage. All the while the preview slows down until Studio runs out of its allotment of memory, your CPU overheats or Studio freezes.

If you restart Studio, the process will repeat.

I use a liquid-cooled computer and Studio 12 64bit previewing DV is the only program I've ever used that actually caused the CPU to throttle back due to heat. I can edit AVCHD video for hours and the CPU never reaches above 45 degrees C, during rendering it will reach 55 degrees.

Some people indicate they can edit DV, especially if it is mixed with other formats, but many cannot.

The most important thing is that you get both the 32 and 64 bit versions of Studio, so you can always use the 32 bit program to edit your DV.

If you don't edit DV it won't be a problem. If you do, use the 32bit version. I've really never noticed that much difference except HD rendering seems faster in the 64bit version.

This has been my experience, yours might be different.