version 9 marketing disappoints

Ivan Lietaert wrote on 8/4/2008, 10:38 PM

I love Vegas Movie Studio, but the 4 tracks (audio/video) limitation is a huge disappointment. I was hoping that with version 9, VMS would finally come to level with the competition (Pinnacle, Final Cut Express etc), but it doesn't. I also expected the titler to be upgraded, which again is a disappointment. Also adding Platinum Pro to the library seems to me an insult to the consumer, as it will add to the confusion with Vegas Pro.

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ritsmer wrote on 8/16/2008, 12:53 AM

Hi OhMy

Ah, yes I understand.

Having been editing with Vegas since before it was even named Vegas I felt that there might be some corners in the program, that I did not know - and that my editing might become better (whatever that is) if I learned more about Vegas.

In order to be 100% sure, that I came into all corners, I decided to go through SCVU certification.

First I tried to test the level that I have now - after several years and 50+ videos and did the exam without any other preparation (you have 3 attempts for the 99 US) - and the result was not surprising: Close but no cigar...
Specially the many questions about shortcut-keys and about the many different ways to do (more or less) the same made me fail the exam.

Now I am studying the Study Guide and CD, that You also mentioned (on the right side of my screen and the Vegas Manual on the left side) and will do a real attempt to pass the exam in a couple of weeks.

However I must add that the Study Guide is very informative and the tests at the end of each lesson very good to check if you understand the topics correctly - and I used new things learned from it in my last little 4:56 video finished yesterday.