Okay Sony feel the love

Hulk wrote on 3/25/2009, 9:17 PM
I know that I have done my share of asking for features from the Sony developers regarding Vegas and I think everyone could use a pat on the back every now and then. So here are some of the reasons I love Vegas. If you want to know what I don't like just do a little search.

I love the way the timeline keep rolling along when I drop in transition or other effects.

I love how when you loop playback over a section every time the cursor comes around the frame rate increases.

I love that there are little grab handles all over the interface so I can customize it without even thinking about it.

I love the different preview levels.

I love the fact that it seems to input and output just about every format out there.

I love the fact that the audio features are so well done that I use Vegas for multitrack studio work.

I love the fact that you can drag clips around, overlap them, pull fades, and crop to name a few things with very few keystrokes (if any) or mouse clicks.

I love the fact that Vegas rarely goes down on my system.

I really love the fact that I can open multiple instances of Vegas and that it is fast enough so that I can edit one project while rendering another.

I love the fact that I can drag a Vegas project into the timeline.

I love the fact that updates are full versions, not little patches. And that each update is logically named "a" "b" "c"

I love the fact that while Sony uses activation I can use it on all of my computers without having to call Sony and explain who I am and what I'm doing. This copy protection protects widespread use violations without unduly hindering paying customers.

I love the fact that I can drop markers into the timeline that are recognized by DVDA.

Yeah Vegas has some great things going on and it continues to get better. Sometimes I wish for more and faster but I'd rather have slow and right.

- Mark

Comments

farss wrote on 3/25/2009, 9:52 PM
"I love the fact that updates are full versions, not little patches. "

That's the only one I have an issue with. I'd prefer the little bugs got fixed asap rather than having to wait for a major point release.

On the upside I guess it's much easier to roll back to a previous build if something does go pear shaped in a new build.

Bob.
TLF wrote on 3/26/2009, 2:05 AM
Multi-track audio editor; multiple instances; markers recognised by DVDA.

Those are three very good reasons not to be tempted elsewhere.

I also love the way plug-ins for one Sony application are accessible to others.

And I'm very impressed with Sony's support. If it's not resolved using Live Chat, it will be resolved very quickly by email.

Oh, and I like having access to my serial numbers via the internet. Very useful.
Terje wrote on 3/28/2009, 11:05 AM
Simple, but oh so useful, I love the fact that the timeline zooms when I use the mouse wheel. I know it isn't what a lot of other Windows apps do (they scroll) but for the timeline it is the perfect, and now quite intuitive, way to do it. I see others have copied it, for example google maps and friends.

There is no doubt that Vegas has a very, very intuitive and efficient user interface.
TLF wrote on 3/28/2009, 1:24 PM
Don't forget that pressing and holding the scroll wheels allows you to move the timeline from side to side. Genius!
GlennChan wrote on 3/28/2009, 1:58 PM
Simple, but oh so useful, I love the fact that the timeline zooms when I use the mouse wheel.
++

Unfortunately, you get frustrated at programs that don't do this, and programs where the zoom direction is flipped compared to Vegas.
Brad C. wrote on 3/28/2009, 3:18 PM
"There is no doubt that Vegas has a very, very intuitive and efficient user interface."

Amen. If a brain dead monkey like myself can put video projects together with it, then it must be very user friendly. haha.
JJKizak wrote on 3/28/2009, 4:20 PM
I like the blue snaps and the pink out of sync sound tracks. I like being able to burn Bluray from the timeline to DVD's even though it's regulated to 8 meg bitrate. I like the enormous flexibility in the use of different codecs. The integration of Forge and Cinescore is flawless.
JJK
rs170a wrote on 3/28/2009, 6:36 PM
I deal with a lot of students and I can get them comfortable enough with Vegas to do basic editing in about 2 hours :-)
The vast majority of them have never used an NLE before.
Those who have are amazed at the flexibility & speed that Vegas offers.

Mike
Hulk wrote on 3/28/2009, 8:29 PM
Holy cr@p! I didn't know you could press the scroll wheel to move the timeline back and forth!

Also what that with the pink thing and out of sync or whatever?

- Mark
JoeMess wrote on 3/28/2009, 9:55 PM
I have to say: 8.0c, 8.1 and DVDA 5.0 coming in such a short time with no request for payment is pretty admirable in this economy. I love my Sony products. I just hope I can afford the updates for Sound Forge and Vegas, which my gut tells me will release pretty close together.

Joe
Grazie wrote on 3/30/2009, 12:53 AM
Well, I know I could do this but really . ..

I have just finished a DVDA project. I was designing the Menu. I had a really neat background of the Talent and I need some BG music to go with it. I KNEW I had some Grazie-version of Cinescore within the actual video content. I clicked on the Main DVD Menu Audio Track and Generated Music - Cinescore - and added another quiet version of the same music; I could then synch this music to the Text I had streaming in using the "Transformation" track; manipulate the fades and contrast using the KFs of the Still Background AND the animated button sync.

I had used maybe 5 or 7 features in close formation in REAL time to get what I wanted within about 40 minutes? . . . . Without this software I would be lost - really!

Grazie