Version Differences

charlibob wrote on 2/9/2009, 1:43 PM

I purchased plantinmum 6 a few years ago after I discovered Cinestream was not supported by XP. After that, I did no editing until recently. Now I find there are a few editing difficulties with version 6. They may be bugs, or just my unfamiliartiy with the program. At any rate I am finding this more difficult to use to edit than Cinestream, which I felt was quite capable. I am considering upgrading to a later version, but can't find comparisons between ver 6 platinum and version 8 or 9. Can someone who has used 6 please tell me the main advantages of the newer versions? Also, is 9 significantly better than 8? The upgrade prices seem very reasonable, but I don't want to upgrade to something that I am going to find gives me the same problems.

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richard-amirault wrote on 2/9/2009, 2:37 PM

but I don't want to upgrade to something that I am going to find gives me the same problems.

But you never told us what those 'problems' were.

jetdv wrote on 2/9/2009, 5:44 PM

I left Cinestream for version 2 of Vegas. I had to FORCE myself to do a complete project in Vegas instead of Cinestream. Once I did, I never wanted to return to Cinestream.

The "Movie Studio" versions are more limited than the Pro/Full version but still has tons of functionality (and MORE than Cinestream).

Take a look at my newsletters - specifically the "Beginner's Corner" columns. While there may be things mentioned that are only in the Pro/Full version, most things would relate to the "Movie Studio" versions as well.

Himanshu wrote on 2/9/2009, 5:47 PM

charlibob

I suspect all you really need is to run through a few tutorials for Vegas Movie Studio and you'll be up and running in no time. Search this forum using the term 'tutorial' and you'll find a whole host of links. Pay particular attention to the SCS hosted tutorials for Vegas (Pro) - they apply to Vegas Movie Studio as well.

If you want a short list of what's changed, go to the Vegas family software updates page, and look at the readme for the latest release in each version. You will find all the major changes listed there - e.g. the release notes for 8.0d lists changes in 8.0c, 8.0b, 8.0a and 8.0. Not comprehensive by any means, but unless someone knows of a better source, this is the best I can think of.

charlibob wrote on 2/9/2009, 8:06 PM

but my problems weren't the issue in my post, I wanted to know about the differences, since ver 6 isn't listed on any page that will give me that info... only differences in later versions.

I was wrong. I remember that I couldn't get Cinestream to work well at all. The program I really like was EditDV.

Anyway my problem is that when cutting clips from the timeline, artifacts are sometimes left behind. Some times it is just a couple of frames, and sometimes it is almost a whole clip. It may happen when just cutting one or two contiguous clips, or many at the same time. The artifacts are then difficult to get rid of by cutting again. Also, adjacent clips some times get rearranged out of order.

I have been going through some old tapes and recapturing the video. There are often long stretches of garbage that need to be edited out.

charlibob wrote on 2/9/2009, 8:28 PM

Thanks to jetdv. that is quite a site, and I registered

charlibob wrote on 2/9/2009, 8:30 PM

Thanks for your suggestions Himanshu

Himanshu wrote on 2/9/2009, 8:59 PM

You're welcome.

I wanted to know about the differences, since ver 6 isn't listed on any page that will give me that info... only differences in later versions.

Not sure if this is in reference to the link I posted about the release notes. If it is, then start by looking at the release notes for VMS7. That will list the major changes from VMS6, which is what you have. The go on to read release notes for VMS8 & VMS9, which will tell you all the differences from your version till VMS9.

GBR wrote on 2/9/2009, 9:45 PM

Presumably, you are now ready to start some editing. If so, why not just download the trial version of VMS Platinum and give it a go.
You should soon work out whether it is worth upgrading.
Expect to take a bit of time to master the software, but once you do you will find it really good.
Regards,
GBR

charlibob wrote on 2/10/2009, 9:59 AM

Thanks GBR, and Himanshu for your recent replys, and thanks again to all of you who have been so helpful. I think I have enough info now to forge on.

Cheers

Bob