Vegas Movie Studio HD system requirements

• Microsoft^® Windows^® XP SP 2, Windows Vista™, or Windows 7
• 800 MHz processor (2.8 GHz recommended for HDV and AVCHD)
• 200 MB hard-disk space for program installation

• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
• 256 MB RAM (512 MB RAM recommended for HDV and AVCHD)
• OHCI-compatible i.LINK^® connector1/IEEE-1394DV card (for DV capture and print-to-tape)

• Windows-compatible sound card
• DVD-ROM drive (for installation from a DVD only)
• Microsoft DirectX^® 9.0c or later

General Features

• Streamlined New Project and Make Movie wizards
• Native HDV and AVCHD file support
• Freehand envelope drawing on the timeline
• Display of media marker names in events
• Snapping — color-coded visual snap indicator and the ability to snap to event edges on other tracks.
• Multitrack video and audio editing
• Easy drag-and-drop functionality
• Show Me How interactive tutorials
• Real-time editing of parameters during playback
• Support for any aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, etc)
• Supports multiple file formats and frame rates
• High Definition editing and output
• Simple drag-and-drop operations
• Explorer view
• Project media bins
• Over 500 video effects and transitions
• Track markers and regions
• Unlimited undo/redo

Transitions and Effects

• More than 200 customizable 2D and 3D transitions
• Over 300 customizable video special effects
• Add text animation, titles and scrolling credits
• Red-eye removal tool
• "Green screen" chroma key effects
• Pan and crop tool to animate still images
• Video and audio time stretching

Video Features

• Fullscreen preview to a primary and secondary Windows display
• Real-time playback of effects, processes and transitions to external monitor
• MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 support
• Superior frame rate conversions
• Credit rolls and text animation
• External monitor preview
• Ripple editing across tracks

Audio Features

• 200 exclusive music soundtracks to complete your video
• Gracenote^® MusicID™ CD album recognition
• Multithreaded audio engine maximizes performance
• Basic surround support
• Support for multichannel (5.1) source files for Sony HDV Handycam^® camcorders
• 16-bit, 44.1 kHz song quality for exceptional performance
• Volume and pan envelopes
• Audio time stretching
• Event normalization
• CD audio extraction
• Audio/video synchronization detect and repair
• DirectX audio plug-in support
• VST audio effect support
• ASIO™ drive support
• Tape-style audio scrubbing
• Audio restoration tools
• Track-level audio FX and envelopes

Capture and Import

• Import support for LPEC files
• Import support for MJPEG-encoded files
• Sony AVCHD import and edit support
• Import and export support for ATRAC3™, ATRAC3plus™, and ATRAC Advanced Lossless™ files
• ATRAC audio plug-in (Templates only)
• Gracenote^® MusicID™ CD album recognition
• Import media from Sony^® DVD Handycam^® camcorders
• Batch capture and automatic DV scene detection
• PC connection via FireWire^®, i.LINK™ connector or IEEE-1394 devices*
• Import pictures in BMP, GIF, JPG, and PSD formats
• Import AVI, DV, SWF, and MPEG 1 & MPEG 2 files
• Import audio files in WAV, MP3, AIF, CD Audio and PCA formats

Export and Hardware Features

• Integrated upload to YouTube™
• Sony AVC/MPEG-4 encoder
• AC3 Stereo encoding
• MainConcept AVC/AAC, read/write (Templates only) iPod Format
• PSP™ (PlayStation^®Portable) integration
• Sony AVC/AAC (Templates only)
• VideoCD and Multimedia CD burning
• Export video projects in multiple formats for the web

Supported Formats

Import: AIFF, ATRAC, AVI, BMP, CDA, FLAC, GIF, JPG, LPEC, MMV, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Sony M2TS, OGG, PCA, PNG, PSD, QuickTime^®, SFA, SWF, TGA, TIF, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV

Export: AC-3, ATRAC, AVI, FLAC, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, OGG, PCA, QuickTime, RealAudio^®, RealVideo^®, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV

* i.LINK is a trademark of Sony Electronics, used only to designate that a product contains an IEEE 1394 connector. All products with an IEEE connector do not necessarily communicate with each other.