Well, Peter W started the thread and he doesn't spend a lot of time complaining. I think that those who aren't bogged down with problems are looking at the feature list and getting out their credit cards.

The list looks pretty good to me and the special email offer says it ends June 30th, so I'll wait and watch everyone snap at the soap bubbles for a while (dog owners might get that picture ;-) )

The 4K support, Gigapixel stills and the Red support might go a ways to boost vegas' credibility. These also hint that some memory issues were addressed. I'd like to see some serious testimonials that SDI cards work without any gotcha's.

The Production Assistant tool is a step in the right direction just because of the message it sends.

Can anyone verify that this upgrade is $100 more than the last, taking into account discounts?

Well, I ordered the upgrade, download only, which was listed at $234.95, but when I went to check out the amount was $199.95. WIth the $50 off I was expecting $184.95...
William

"*I* never said it was. The numerous threads about vegas 8 not dealing with AVCHD as expected, not rendering to certain settings,"

If you look back in the posts Happy and did an actual count, then my guess is that there would be a (relatively) small number of people having major issues. I think the ones that were having issues though... were pretty vocal about it.

There were also quite a few that came on strong with posts blaming Vegas.... only to find it later to be an error in their system or setup.

None the less... this is not a thread discussing Vegas 8, problems, and complaints..... let's try to avoid making it as such :)

Usually SCS accommodates you if you just upgraded recently so you should email them and ask. I don't know what their cut-off time is for this so you should start asking them now before your six weeks turns into eight.

Rob Mack

"Well, I ordered the upgrade, download only, which was listed at $234.95, but when I went to check out the amount was $199.95. WIth the $50 off I was expecting $184.95...
William "

when you order the download only - did you get the option to choose one of the additional bonus items too? Did you get an email about when you can download the upgrade? Do you have to wait till May 11?

I'm mostly an audio guy and only use Vegas for file conversion, verifying my surround mixes and the occasional small DVD project, so this seems like a pretty steep price unless it's really a major upgrade. Even Pro Tools 8 cost less. So, power users, is this a major upgrade?

"when you order the download only - did you get the option to choose one of the additional bonus items too? Did you get an email about when you can download the upgrade? Do you have to wait till May 11?"

Yes, there were 3 optional bonus items, you could choose one. The order confirmation said it was a pre-order and it would not be billed until it was ready to "ship" (or download). It also said I would not get a confirming email until the order was actually placed.

The WEB site seems to be changing over the course of the say, but at the moment for me the upgrade price for both the shipped version and the download version is $199.95. The only difference is that the shipped version adds $9.95 in US ground shipping costs.

Shows the same 249 and 234 for me right now - did you see that when you checked out?

William, which of the bonus applications did you choose? Did it give you any details on what's in the bonus that wasn't on the promo page?

gmail, which is normally excellent at knowing spam, put my offer email from Sony into the spam folder. Take a look in your spam folder if anyone's missing the offer email that you think you should have.

I see it at Step 1 (review cart) of the checkout process.

Wow! What an UPGRADE!! ...so psyched. :-)
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Mike

4K edits, 1G stills, SCS has really sparked my interest in V9. ;-) The RED file editing sounds interesting, presently have no RED media to edit but who knows...... ;-)

AND just when "individuals" were writing VEGASPRO O.columns................ ;-)

I have been around here since 2002. I looked back over some of the posts regarding upgrade pricing and found the same pattern.

Some people on the forums can't tolerate another Vegas user complaining about the pricing or the software. Some of them are the same ones that are still here and some are relatively new to the forum, but the mentality is still the same. Here are some past quotes (no names or links):

"I really don't care what the cost is as long as it isn't over $1000.00.

It takes all types. I kind of wish everyone would just let anyone say what they feel like saying when upgrade time arrives or even when people find fault with the software, but then the forum wouldn't be as much fun as it has been for so many years with such a variety of great people.

John

Ed Troxel has just posted a review of Vegas v9 and there are some really useful additions and changes that Sony didn't mention on the v9 web page. May 11th isn't going to come soon enough.

http://www.jetdv.com/tts/TTS07-01.pdf

There were also quite a few that came on strong with posts blaming Vegas.... only to find it later to be an error in their system or setup.

I'm pretty sure anyone who's been vocal has 100% blames Vegas & takes all blame from them & system. At least from what I've gotten from the conversations. :( 99% of the time it is the user's/rig's fault, not the software.

jdw said:
Pretty shrewd business model...

that's the nature of the beat. Like complaing you bought a 2008 card @ a discount right before the '09's came out & saying that's a screwed business model. I mentioned this could be the plan: get people hooked then release a new version. But since you just got 8, why get 9 anyway? There's no need. Just skip it & get 10.

Vegas Pro 9 software. I just found this article that gives more detail.

http://www.eventdv.net/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=53498

JK

I ordered it because I like the color.

I ordered simply because it's a great product.

I ordered simply because it's a great product.

No blink you ordered simply because you are addicted....lol

Me... I'm waiting until I have a clearer understanding of whether the AVCHD bugs have been ironed out, or at least improved on V8.

A clearer explanation of BWF compatibility and whether AAF actually works with other programs, the main reason for having AAF, would also be nice to know before I spend my money.

Anyone able to clarify these?

Newhope

Oh please stop. You're pulling my heart strings.

Yeah... you're right though... it was pretty nasty of Sony to give away 8.1 for free. I would demand my money back.... errr..... maybe my NOT money back. :)