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joropeza wrote on 9/5/2006, 8:37 AM
Vegas 7 starts shipping tomorrow if you buy thru CCVSoftware. It's academically priced for $289.

Check it out!

Juan
bStro wrote on 9/5/2006, 12:27 PM
Well, really, it's likely you'd get the free upgrade no matter where you buy the old versions, so long as you did so since August 10th. Sony has offered the same deal -- free upgrades if you registered in the last month or so -- with each new release for quite some time now.

Not that I can think of a reason not to buy from VideoGuys. :)

Rob
winrockpost wrote on 9/5/2006, 12:54 PM
...............Only Vegas software combines native real-time SD, DV, and HDV editing..........
Surely thats not sony copy.
busterkeaton wrote on 9/5/2006, 2:37 PM
If you just need Vegas and not DVD, check out the prices at B&H.
p@mast3rs wrote on 9/5/2006, 3:27 PM
$99 at B&H and I would guess that you get upgraded to 7 for free as well.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 9/5/2006, 7:30 PM
so buy that copy of vegas 6, get free 7, keep your origional 6+dvda & then upgrade that cheap NEXT version. :)
FrigidNDEditing wrote on 9/5/2006, 7:42 PM
I'll give my money direct to Sony Madison if I can help it. More money direct to them the better they can do in the future. assuming that is, of course, that it's not gonna cost me a ton to upgrade (isn't it usually like 199 or something?). I say I'll pay upto 200 for the upgrade just to give Sony the dough. otherwise it's a $99 and a spare copy of Vegas for someone that wants to upgrade.

Dave
Tim L wrote on 9/6/2006, 2:09 PM
Do any of you know for sure if Vegas 7 will be available by itself? I thought I read somewhere (but I don't recall where) that Vegas 7 would now only be available as the "Vegas+DVD Production Suite".

PLEASE NOTE: I could be wrong about that -- that's why I'm asking...

The reason that I ask is that I'm a lowly Vegas Movie Studio user, and I'm considering the B&H $99 deal for Vegas 6. It's been noted somewhere that this should qualify for a free upgrade to Vegas 7 (if V6 purchased after Aug 10th or whatever), but if V7 is only available as Vegas+DVD, I would expect the upgrade would somehow have to involve paying for DVD Arch (ie like an upgrade from Vegas to Vegas+DVD) -- so, not really a free upgrade to 7.

The VideoGuys offer specifically says if you purchase Vegas+DVD 6, you will get a free upgrade to Vegas+DVD Production Suite (7). They don't make any mention of such an upgrade offer for their Vegas 6 Only package.

If I get Vegas 6 for $99, and can't upgrade cheaply to 7, I could upgrade my VMS+DVD 6 to ver VMS+DVD 7 for $45, and would then (hopefully) be able to burn DVD's with AC3 using my Architect Studio ver 7 (which adds support for AC3 -- we don't currently have that in VMS 6).

Or, I can wait around and hope that somebody upgrading their Vegas+DVD 6 to Vegas+DVD 7 will offer a really sweet deal on their version 6 license.

I don't really need the newest features offered in V7, but would love to have 3D track motion, nested projects, masks, unlimited tracks, MPEG bitrate selection from within Vegas, etc. -- all the features us VMS users miss out on.

Any thoughts?

Tim L
hermannm31 wrote on 9/7/2006, 7:24 PM
How can I get the 7.0 Version of SVM
Tim L wrote on 9/7/2006, 7:52 PM
herrmannm31: "How can I get the 7.0 Version of SVM"
By "SVM", do you mean "Sony VMS" (Vegas Movie Studio)?

If so, the new Vegas Movie Studio -- the "home" version of Vegas -- is available here for purchase (VMS Platinum version 7):

https://www.sonymediasoftware.com/shopping/item.asp?PID=408&cid=109&disp=1

If you already have Vegas Movie Studio, an upgrade deal is available here:
https://www.sonymediasoftware.com/shopping/item.asp?PID=414&keycode=8534-1100

(The special upgrade price of $44.99 is only good through Sept 31)

If you're new to all of this, "Vegas" (this forum) is the pro package ($699). A forum for Vegas Movie Studio can be found here:
http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowTopics.asp?ForumID=12

(That's actually where I belong, but I lurk here sometimes to check on what the big boys are up to...)

Tim L