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"This latest update has undoubtedly improved what was already a very impressive product and the fact that Sound Forge is cheaper than most of its competitors means it's a seriously good buy." – FutureMusic 
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 Join us Thursday, January 28 for a live web event as Gary Rebholz, Sony Creative Software training guru, explores 10 powerful techniques to help you edit more quickly and proficiently in Vegas Pro software. Ranging from simple to more advanced, each of these methods holds a key to super charging your editing process. This Vegas Pro webinar is open to everyone interested in learning how to get more out of Vegas Pro software. If you're using the software already, you'll come away with some great techniques for speeding up your work. If you've never used Vegas Pro, you'll get a good look at some of the techniques that make the software a favorite for editors from beginners to pros. Learn more and register here  Four frantic days of presentations, meeting friends old and new, and soaking in all the latest musical technology – that's NAMM 2010, the semi-annual meeting of the National Association of Music Merchants, one of the largest music product shows in the world. Our booth saw a steady stream of current and new users, checking out the latest features and learning about our applications. Jason Gleed demonstrated how he used ACID Pro in scoring TV commercials, Hanna Montana videos, and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel." Rudy Sarzo drew crowds of fans and Vegas Pro users as he demonstrated his 3D production techniques in Vegas Pro software. Attendees left with increased knowledge and enthusiasm for our products. Who knows what they'll create next? We're still catching up from the trip, but hope to have pictures and videos from NAMM 2010 up on our Facebook site soon. See you there! From our sponsor:
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 Legendary metal bassist Dave Ellefson relies on Sony Creative Software applications to produce his instructional Rock Shop series of videos. Check them out at David's YouTube Channel.  Classic and still cutting-edge synth manufacturer Moog uses Sony Creative Software applications exclusively in producing its "Live at Moog" series of in-house performances by artists such as Yo La Tengo and White Rabbits. See them all and download MP3s here. |
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Working with a variety of video file types in Vegas Pro 
by Gary RebholzOver the years, Vegas Pro software has been a pioneer and true innovator while other NLE manufacturers play catch-up. Take, for example, their "coming soon" support for 64-bit operating systems. While their customers long to work in 64-bit projects "someday," Vegas Pro users have been taking advantage of the power of a true 64-bit environment since we first introduced our support with the release of Vegas Pro 8.1 in 2008! Similarly, Vegas Pro has always featured robust native file format support. From the beginning around 10 years ago, Vegas Pro users have enjoyed the ability to throw just about anything at their projects with the confidence that the application would simply accept it and enable them to get on with their work. We've always put a premium on the ability for Vegas Pro software to work with native codecs and file formats as they come off of the recording media instead of forcing users to transcode or re-wrap their footage to a single edit-friendly format. With every format that Vegas Pro software supports and has ever supported, you can mix and match all the frame sizes and frame rates on a single timeline, in most cases without transcoding or re-wrapping your files. To the user, that means simplicity. Just throw it on the Vegas Pro timeline and start editing. In this article I present an overview of many of the major file formats as they relate to Vegas Pro software. This will give you a good idea of the flexibility you have to work in Vegas Pro projects regardless of the cameras you shoot with or the type of files you use in your work. This flexibility gives you many more options when it comes to deciding what video cameras to buy. It also enables those of you who work with files provided by other sources to accept more jobs. I'm going to focus on video file types, but don't forget the huge array of audio file types, like WAV, AIFF, MP3, FLAC, and more that the application handles with ease. Click here to continue Gary Rebholz is the training manager for Sony Creative Software. Gary produces the popular Seminar Series training packages for Vegas Pro, ACID Pro, and Sound Forge™ Pro software. He is also co-author of the book Digital Video & Audio Production. Gary has conducted countless hands-on classes in the Sony Creative Software training center, as well as at tradeshows such as the National Association of Broadcasters show. |