Hmm... Sound Forge doesn't really sound like an option there. Get
Vegas Video, and start looking for a good Direct-X FFT analyzer
plugin. The only one I know of right now would be the one included in
Steinberg Mastering Edition; the Steinberg Spectograph. It's only 2D,
but rather quick and accurate.

Sound Forge only offers AVI opening out of sheer generosity, while
Vegas Video is a full-feathered media production studio, and will
probably do your jobs nicely. I'd recommend it any day.

Myrick wrote:
>>For a particular application, I must determine which to
>>purchase or(God protect my wallet!) both:
>>
>>For video I want basic DV capture & editing, native DV NLE,
>>and vid effects minimally to include time expand, compress,
>>plus basic color keying/stripping. Not clear whether sound
>>forge offers this much in video.
>>
>>For audio, musts are constant pitch time expand/compress,
>>and fairly strong FFT spectral analayis (ideally with 3d
>>frequency plots, i.e a multiple freq plots through a moving
>>time window). Not clear whether VV offers these in audio.
>>
>>Strongly prefer to do all these tasks in one environment.
>>
>>Advice?