Notable fixes/changes in version 11.0 (Build 75)

Resolved an issue in the MainConcept AVC/AAC Custom Settings dialog that caused some controls to remain available when Include video was not selected.
Fixed an issue rendering Low Complexity AAC QuickTime files.
Fixed an issue that could prevent the Custom Settings dialog from displaying for QuickTime rendering templates.
Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when rendering to AVI format when Include video was not selected in the Custom Settings dialog.
Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when opening certain FLAC files.
Fixed a bug that could cause HDV renders to contain incorrect metadata.
Fixed a bug that could cause video plug in controls to be displayed incorrectly after adjusting a parameter beyond its normal range.
Fixed a bug that could cause inconsistencies with the timeline cursor when entering a value in a video plug-in's Cursor Position box.
Fixed a bug that could cause preset thumbnails for video effects to display incorrectly.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Titles & Text plug-in to crash when editing shadows.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Tools > Burn Disc > Blu-ray Disc command to be unavailable.
Fixed a bug that prevented the Normal metronome sound from being displayed in Preferences > Audio.
Fixed a bug that could prevent Show Me How tutorials from being displayed in French installations of Vegas Movie Studio.

Notable fixes/changes in version 11.0 (Build 42)

Updated Sony AVC format render template customization to support AVCHD 2.0.
Added a Blu-ray AVC setting to the Video format drop-down list in the Customize Settings dialog, allowing you to customize Sony AVC render templates for Blu-ray Disc.
The Tools > Burn Disc > Blu-ray Disc with Menus command is unavailable when working with 5.1 surround projects.
Fixed an issue that caused 5.1 surround AVCHD rendering templates to be available when working with a stereo project.
Fixed an issue that could create duplicate tracks when switching a project from stereo to 5.1 surround.
Fixed a bug that could prevent Vegas Movie Studio from reading 5.1-channel AAC audio correctly.
Fixed a bug that could cause the Slideshow Creator to display images from a previous project.
Fixed audio issues that could occur when rendering to Windows Media Video format.

Notable fixes/changes in version 11.0 (Build 37)

Added rendering templates to support the Sony Tablet. When rendering to the MainConcept AVC/AAC format, choose Sony Tablet 1080p or Sony Tablet 720p.
Vegas Movie Studio can now address up to 4 GB of memory when running on a 64-bit version of Windows Vista or Windows 7.
When using the Upload to YouTube dialog, tags must be at least two characters long. The Upload button is unavailable if your tag is shorter than two characters.
Fixed a bug that could prevent markers and regions from being saved with projects in some instances.
Fixed a bug in the Titles & Text plug-in that could degrade preview frame rates when using Shadow Enable.
Fixed a bug in the Titles & Text plug-in that excluded vertical fonts.
Fixed various bugs in the Titles & Text plug-in involving keyframes.
Fixed a bug in the Titles & Text plug-in that could cause inconsistent line spacing after line breaks.
Fixed a bug that could cause unexpected changes in plug-in order when adding or removing effects.
Fixed a bug that could prevent .MPG files from loading when the file name or folder contained Japanese characters.
Fixed a bug that could change the output frame size when rendering to a Blu-ray Disc template with a frame rate of 24.000 fps.
Fixed a bug that could occur when rendering to Sony AVC/MVC format using the Memory Stick templates.
Fixed a bug that could cause the audio stream to be excluded after editing a Sony AVC/MVC Blu-ray Disc rendering template.
Fixed a bug that prevented Vegas Movie Studio from displaying an error message when attempting to install to a hard drive that does not contain sufficient free space. Please ensure your hard drive has 400 MB available before beginning installation.
Fixed a crash that could occur when using the RE:Vision Effects ClampTime plug-in.
Fixed a crash that could occur when rendering QuickTime 56 Kbps or 100 Kbps video.

Notable fixes/changes in version 11.0 (Build 35)

Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when displaying event properties for 3D clips from a Sony TD10 camera.
Fixed a bug that could cause text from the Titles & Text plug-in to drift after dragging the text in the Video Preview window.
Fixed a bug that could cause line breaks in the Titles & Text plug-in to preview with incorrect line spacing.
Fixed a bug that could cause an error when rendering a Sony AVC file with a bit rate of less than 25 Mbps.
Fixed a bug that could cause MVC clips from a Sony TD10 camera to be imported incorrectly from the Device Explorer.
Fixed a bug that could cause Vegas Movie Studio to hang when previewing MTS files in the Trimmer window.
Fixed an error that limited Vegas Movie Studio HD to 4 video tracks. Vegas Movie Studio HD and Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum both support 10 video tracks.
Added Russian-language support to Vegas Movie Studio HD.

Notable fixes/changes in version 11.0 (Build 29)

The Burn Blu-ray Disc feature has been updated for compliance with the Blu-ray Disc specification. You can render 3D projects to a Blu-ray 3D Disc image file (.iso) from the timeline (Tools > Burn Disc > Blu-ray Disc). This feature is intended for commercial BD-ROM preparation testing.

What's New in Version 11.0
Video

Stereoscopic 3D editing and upload to YouTube 3D (this feature is available only in Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum).
New Titles & Text plug-in.
New video plug-in SDK with updated controls for keyframe animation.
Added support for 50p and 60p projects, capture, and print to tape:
Project templates: HD 720-50p (1280x720, 50 fps), HD 720-60p (1280x720, 59.94 fps)

Audio

Audio event effects.

Workflow

A fully updated Render As dialog that streamlines the rendering process and makes it easy to manage your favorite render templates.
Improved usability of the Trimmer and Video Preview windows with the addition of transport controls.
Press Alt+Down Arrow during playback to move the edit cursor to the playback cursor location for editing or recording.
Device Explorer improvements:
You can now right-click a clip in the Device Explorer window and choose Open in Trimmer or Import and Add to Project to choose how you want to import clips.
You can now drag clips from the Device Explorer to the Project Media or Trimmer window.
You can now change the location for creating prerendered files from the Print to Tape Wizard.
New Microsoft Image Mastering API (IMAPI) disc drivers for DVD and Blu-ray Disc burning (this feature is available only in Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum).
Improved usability of the Make Movie Wizard.

Formats

Improved performance when reading QuickTime AVC and QuickTime AVC/H.264 video (such as video shot with digital SLR cameras).
Added support for reading MVC video.
Added support for rendering MVC video with the Sony AVC/MVC plug-in.
Added support for reading MPO (multiple picture object) 3D still images and sweep panorama images.
Improved support for GPU-accelerated AVC rendering using the Sony AVC/MVC plug-in.
NVIDIA GPUs
GPU-accelerated AVC rendering requires a CUDA-enabled GPU and NVIDIA driver 185.xx or later with a GeForce GT 2xx Series or newer GPU.

For more information about CUDA-enabled GPUs, please see http://www.nvidia.com/object/cuda_learn_products.html.
ATI GPUs
OpenCL GPU-accelerated rendering requires an OpenCL-enabled ATI GPU and AMD Radeon Catalyst driver 11.2 or later with an ATI Radeon HD 57xx or newer GPU (please see Known Issues regarding an incompatibility with driver version 11.3 and 11.4). We recommend using . If using an ATI FirePro GPU, FirePro unified driver 8.773 or later is required.

For more information about OpenCL-enabled GPUs, please see http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/Pages/desktop-graphics.aspx.

GPU-accelerated rendering performance will vary depending on your specific hardware configuration. If you have an older CPU and a newer GPU, rendering using the GPU may improve render times.
Full 24p support.
Support for rendering .mov files with multichannel audio (this feature is available only in Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum).




Notable fixes/changes in version 12.0 (Build 1183/1184)

Added Simplified Chinese language support.

Notable fixes/changes in version 12.0 (Build 895/896)

Fixed a bug that caused the Synchronize command to be unavailable in the event shortcut menu even when audio and video events were not synchronized.
Added new rendering templates to the Sony AVC/MVC format: use Internet 1920x1080-30p and Internet 1280x720-30p to render HD video for Internet distribution.
The Encode mode setting for Sony AVC/MVC rendering templates now uses Render using CPU only by default. If you're using a supported GPU, you can enable GPU acceleration by choosing the appropriate setting for your GPU.

Notable fixes/changes in version 12.0 (Build 755/756)

Added support for burning 3D projects to Blu-ray Disc: use the 3D Blu-ray settings in the New Project Wizard to create a new project, and use Tools > Burn Disc > Blu-ray Disc settings to burn your 3D project to a Blu-ray 3D Disc.
Added Anchor point setting to the Titles & Text plug-in. Text now scales relative to the anchor point, which does not move.
File Open dialogs have been updated to allow you to browse and open files from mobile devices.
Fixed a crash that could occur when working with certain files with the maximum file name length allowed in Windows.
Fixed a bug that could cause the incorrect clip to be added to your project after capturing from an HDV camera.
Fixed a bug that could exit 3D full-screen preview when the mouse was clicked. On glassless 3D systems, this could corrupt the display until full-screen preview was re-enabled.
Fixed a bug that could cause the first frame of an MVC file to appear briefly at the end when previewing the file from the Explorer window.
Fixed a bug that could — in some circumstances — prevent the application from starting after registering.
Fixed a bug that could prevent the application from being uninstalled properly.
Fixed a bug that could require you to re-enter your serial number after updating the software.
Fixed a bug that could cause image sequences to have black frames in Video Preview and rendered output after zooming in with the Event Pan/Crop plug-in and time compressing.
Fixed a bug that prevented the application from prompting to associate the .vf file type with Movie Studio.

Notable fixes/changes in version 12.0 (Build 575/576)

Render progress is now displayed in the Windows taskbar.
Added support for metadata orientation information for still image formats.
Added Enable joystick support to the General tab in the Preferences dialog.
If you have FXhome HitFilm 2 Express installed, you can use HitFilm projects on the Movie Studio timeline and add HitFilm effects to your events. For more information about the Visual Effects Suite, which includes Movie Studio and HitFilm2 Express, please visit http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/suite.
Added support to the Sony AVC render format to properly encode lower-field-first interlaced video.
Fixed a crash that could occur when importing a variable frame rate H.264 MP4 clip from After Effects (CS6).
Fixed a crash that could occur when using Shift-drag or Ctrl-drag on an event fade offset.
Fixed a crash that could occur when pressing D to toggle through tools on the timline.
Fixed a crash that could occur when rendering to Sony AVC: AVCHD format when the Audio coding mode was set to 1/0 (mono).
Fixed a crash that could occur when opening some MVC files.
Fixed a crash that could occur when when using the Auto correct button in the Stereoscopic 3D Adjust plug-in with a 3D clip from an HDR-TD10 camera
Fixed a crash that could occur when attempting to view ISMV files created by the Microsoft Expression Encoder 4.
Fixed audio gapping that could occur when looping MVC files.
Fixed an issue that could cause artifacts on the last frame of certain MVC 3D files.
Fixed an issue that could prevent you from rendering MP4 files with audio settings below certain sample or bit rates.
Fixed an issue that could prevent audio playback or draw incorrect waveform data when using Sony AVC MP4 files with AAC audio.
Fixed an issue that could cause MPEG-2 program streams to display a green frame when previewed in the Explorer window.
Fixed an issue that could cause renders to fail when using custom Sony AVC templates where Field order was set to Lower field first.
Fixed an issue that could cause rendering to fail when rendering to MainConcept AVC format.
Fixed an issue that could cause an error when rendering a 5.1 surround project to Sony AVC/MVC format if the Enable LFE check box was not selected.
Fixed an issue that could cause a volume spike at the beginning of rendered Sony AVC: AVCHD files.
Fixed an issue that could cause some MVC files to freeze the application.
Fixed Trim Start/End behavior to preserve event fades.
Fixed an issue that prevented the Synchronize command from being displayed when right-clicking events.
Fixed an issue that could cause audio tracks to be minimized when hiding/showing the Trimmer.
Fixed an issue with selecting multiple effect keyframes.
Fixed an issue that could cause the Titles & Text resize box to be displayed incorrectly in the Video Preview window.
Fixed an issue that could prevent keyframes from being created when no keyframe row was selected.
Fixed an issue that could cause envelope points to be changed when adding new envelope points in a video effect.
Fixed an issue that could prevent 3D videos from being identified as 3D when being uploaded to YouTube.
Fixed an issue that could cause partial disc burns if the application loses focus when using Tools > Burn Disc > Disc-at-Once Audio CD.

What's New in Version 12.0
Video

OpenCL GPU-accelerated video processing (please see System Requirements for information about supported hardware).
Up to 20 video tracks.
The Stereoscopic 3D Adjust plug-in now includes Floating Windows controls to allow you to mask the edge of the video frame to compensate for screen-edge violations.

Audio

Up to 20 audio tracks.

Workflow

64-bit support.
Internet project templates in the New Project dialog.
Selected timeline events are now drawn with a highlight to help you identify them quickly.
Usability improvements for adding media to a project:
Double-clicking media in the Explorer window now adds the media to end of your project on the selected track.
When new media is added to the end of the project, Movie Studio automatically scrolls the timeline and zooms so you can see the new events.
When adding media to the Project Media list, the Project Media tab now displays a brief animation to indicate that media has been added.
Added Trim/Crop, Trim Start, Trim End, and Split buttons to the main toolbar.
Simplified edge trimming for events: press Alt+[ or Alt+] to trim the beginning or end of the selected event to the cursor position.
Improved visibility for fade-in/fade-out, opacity, and gain event evelopes.
Improved visibility and positioning for event buttons (Generated Media, Event Pan/Crop, and Event FX).

Formats

MainConcept AVC/AAC improvements:
Added MP4 templates for Internet distribution.
Added MP4 templates for the Sony Tablet.
Added an Enable progressive download check box to the Video tab of the Custom Settings dialog to allow your videos to begin playing during download.
Added support for GPU-accelerated rendering.





Notable fixes/changes in version 13.0 (Build 191/192)

Improved playback performance for some MP4 video clips recorded by GoPro Hero cameras.

Notable fixes/changes in version 13.0 (Build 189/190)

Resolved an issue that could prevent VASST Fasst Apps from loading.

What's new in version 13.0
Video

Color Match allows you to automatically match the color between clips.
Added new rendering templates for delivering video in a portrait orientation.

Audio

Added 64-bit Gracenote support.

Workflow

Touchscreen editing support. Many toolbars and menu items are now larger to accommodate touch gestures.
New fade and trim handles on events.
Dragging the playhead moves the cursor along the timeline. Press Ctrl and drag the playhead to scrub the timeline.
Added support for uploading projects to Facebook.
New toolbar added below the timeline to make timeline editing more efficient.
Streamlined toolbars in the main Movie Studio window and Project Media window.
New right-click menu in the Titles & Text plug-in allows quick access to Cut, Copy, Paste, Delete, and Select All commands for editing text.
You can now simultaneously adjust the fades of all selected events.
Animated generated media events now display a thumbnail image in the timeline.
Render progress is now displayed in the Windows taskbar. If the render time is greater than a minute, a sound is played when rendering is complete.

To change the sound, go Control Panel in Windows and click Sound. Click the Sounds tab and expand the Movie Studio 13.0 entry. When you select the Render Complete event, you can preview the current sound, assign a new sound, or turn off the Render Complete sound.