steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, 08 Sep 2008
Great software.

Vegas platinum is in a nice, comfortable zone between free software(windows moviemaker) and expensive software (Adobe premiere). The result is steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, including hundreds of special effects and transitions. great quality videos as well, considering the outstandingly low price. The interface is easy to use, editing is easily mastered and the "show me how" option is a great way for beginners to learn. Vegas is alos the only video editing software ive come across that supports .aac audio files. Meaning i can use all the music from my itunes in my videos.

The only problem ive had were a few frames dropped whilst capturing footage from my camera. But this is an easily solved problem and not really a setback as it often occurs with high end software such as adobe premiere.

Also handy is the HD support, when i buy a HD camera, i wont have to fork out more cash for more software.

Highly reccomended.




If only, 29 Aug 2008
If only it would open an MPEG-2 file sound channel, I would rate it higher and not regret having it. I fail to understand how a file generated in a Sony Camcorder and downloaded into a Sony DVD recorder, which then dubs it onto a dvd can manage not to have the sound recognized by Sony Vegas. This is specially weird when the same disc is correctly loaded by Ulink, Cyberlink and Adobe software.

Very good software, 26 Aug 2008
I have used a number of video editing packages; this is the best. Importantly, it is very stable. It is also very flexible and accepts a number of different formats in one project. It also comes bundled with the very competant DVD achitect software.
The only drawback is that it is not the most straight forward software to use so perhaps one for those with some previous editing experience or who enjoy working things out.

Brilliant piece of software!!!, 19 Aug 2008
I bought this software from Amazon after purchasing my high definition Canon camcorder (also from Amazon). I had recently had a new computer built (and my old one upgraded). As an absolute beginner I read through dozens of posts on various video editing forums and decided to follow the recommendations of experienced video editors, such as having a huge second hard drive fitted so as not to save video files on the same drive as the operating system. Video editing is incredibly resource hungry, not being a techie but having experienced my previous computers slowing down (and crashing) over time because of all the rubbish that had accumulated on them, I also decided NOT to fill the computer up with my video games and downloads, I kept them for the older, upgraded PC.

I installed Sony Vegas and plugged in my camcorder, the capture was perfect, no dropped frames, no computer freezing or crashing. To those people who criticise the software, blame your system, not the software.

Sony Vegas and DVD architect are brilliant. For a beginner, the 'how to' function on the help tab gets you started, without having to plough your way through the more complicated aspects of the software, this comes later with more experience. A particular favourite of mine is the ability to capture stills from the video footage to tag on the end of the finished video, separated by one of Sony's excellent transitions, and overlaid with music. Far better than posed photographs and you've always got the photos on your hard drive if you want to print them later.

For a product of this standard, the new reduced price is an absolute giveaway. I have no hesitation at all in recommending Sony Vegas.

So easy to use!, 17 Jun 2008
I was looking for a new piece of vid editing software for my skydiving films. Had previously tried products from ULEAD and CYBERLINK and wasn't totally satisfied. Vegas Movie Studio is perfect for making professional looking movies. When you first open the program it looks very confusing compared to some video editing suits but Sony have got it so right with the "show me how" button giving brief but informative information on how to achieve what you want to do. I sat down and had a play for a couple of hours and in my mind is the most user friendly video editing suit I have ever used! I would highly recommend to both experienced and amateur video editors.

steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, 08 Sep 2008
Great software.

Vegas platinum is in a nice, comfortable zone between free software(windows moviemaker) and expensive software (Adobe premiere). The result is steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, including hundreds of special effects and transitions. great quality videos as well, considering the outstandingly low price. The interface is easy to use, editing is easily mastered and the "show me how" option is a great way for beginners to learn. Vegas is alos the only video editing software ive come across that supports .aac audio files. Meaning i can use all the music from my itunes in my videos.

The only problem ive had were a few frames dropped whilst capturing footage from my camera. But this is an easily solved problem and not really a setback as it often occurs with high end software such as adobe premiere.

Also handy is the HD support, when i buy a HD camera, i wont have to fork out more cash for more software.

Highly reccomended.




If only, 29 Aug 2008
If only it would open an MPEG-2 file sound channel, I would rate it higher and not regret having it. I fail to understand how a file generated in a Sony Camcorder and downloaded into a Sony DVD recorder, which then dubs it onto a dvd can manage not to have the sound recognized by Sony Vegas. This is specially weird when the same disc is correctly loaded by Ulink, Cyberlink and Adobe software.

Very good software, 26 Aug 2008
I have used a number of video editing packages; this is the best. Importantly, it is very stable. It is also very flexible and accepts a number of different formats in one project. It also comes bundled with the very competant DVD achitect software.
The only drawback is that it is not the most straight forward software to use so perhaps one for those with some previous editing experience or who enjoy working things out.

Brilliant piece of software!!!, 19 Aug 2008
I bought this software from Amazon after purchasing my high definition Canon camcorder (also from Amazon). I had recently had a new computer built (and my old one upgraded). As an absolute beginner I read through dozens of posts on various video editing forums and decided to follow the recommendations of experienced video editors, such as having a huge second hard drive fitted so as not to save video files on the same drive as the operating system. Video editing is incredibly resource hungry, not being a techie but having experienced my previous computers slowing down (and crashing) over time because of all the rubbish that had accumulated on them, I also decided NOT to fill the computer up with my video games and downloads, I kept them for the older, upgraded PC.

I installed Sony Vegas and plugged in my camcorder, the capture was perfect, no dropped frames, no computer freezing or crashing. To those people who criticise the software, blame your system, not the software.

Sony Vegas and DVD architect are brilliant. For a beginner, the 'how to' function on the help tab gets you started, without having to plough your way through the more complicated aspects of the software, this comes later with more experience. A particular favourite of mine is the ability to capture stills from the video footage to tag on the end of the finished video, separated by one of Sony's excellent transitions, and overlaid with music. Far better than posed photographs and you've always got the photos on your hard drive if you want to print them later.

For a product of this standard, the new reduced price is an absolute giveaway. I have no hesitation at all in recommending Sony Vegas.

So easy to use!, 17 Jun 2008
I was looking for a new piece of vid editing software for my skydiving films. Had previously tried products from ULEAD and CYBERLINK and wasn't totally satisfied. Vegas Movie Studio is perfect for making professional looking movies. When you first open the program it looks very confusing compared to some video editing suits but Sony have got it so right with the "show me how" button giving brief but informative information on how to achieve what you want to do. I sat down and had a play for a couple of hours and in my mind is the most user friendly video editing suit I have ever used! I would highly recommend to both experienced and amateur video editors.

iTunes for the PSP, an all in one manager for the PSP, 06 Oct 2008
The PSP is a great device, just like the iPod. However it lacks a management tool like iTunes; that is what this appliction provides, a simple straight forward way to add files to your PSP and mange the contents of your memory sticks.

The media encoding works perfectly and can convert all your Movies so you can watch them on the PSP, MP3s are seamlessly converted. You will probably want to get several large Memory sticks to store everything.

Whilst there is currenly no mac version (not that this particularly bothers me), this version works perfectly well on both Windows XP and Vista as well as with both 32 and 64 bit versions of these OS's.

Fine but is the Pro version worth paying for?, 22 Sep 2008
I'm a Mac user, like some of the other reviewers, but I have bootcamp and VMWare Fusions so this works fine for me whether I'm booted into XP or Mac OSX. My point is that you can now download the standard version buck shee. I can easily fill the missing features with free software from the internet, so my answer to the question is probably no. However, if you want the functionality in one place, then this hardly breaks the bank.

At last a solution!, 19 Sep 2008
This software really does fill the void of getting things onto your PSP. It's easy and intuitive - well worth a try especially if you weant to move beyond games and UMDs etc. and really unleash the potential of your PSP. Recommended

User friendly and effective, 18 Sep 2008
The program is excellent, easy to use and efficient it enables you to full control of your PSP for videos and music without the need of multiple programs and complicated processes.

The only thing I will say about this program is that it should be freeware for all PSP users and this is why I knocked a star off the rating. The prgram itself is excellent, but why should PSP customers have to pay for something that Sony should be giving us all for free?

A handy peice of software, 18 Sep 2008
This is a handy peice of software to enable you to get more from your unit.

It has everything in one package and is straight forward, quick and easy to install and as a bonus it does all your conversions for you.

It allows you to get much more use from your PSP as a multi unit having games, music, movies and more on one item instead of having to carry multiple gadgets around which is an obvious plus when travelling.

Would definately recommend.

steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, 08 Sep 2008
Great software.

Vegas platinum is in a nice, comfortable zone between free software(windows moviemaker) and expensive software (Adobe premiere). The result is steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, including hundreds of special effects and transitions. great quality videos as well, considering the outstandingly low price. The interface is easy to use, editing is easily mastered and the "show me how" option is a great way for beginners to learn. Vegas is alos the only video editing software ive come across that supports .aac audio files. Meaning i can use all the music from my itunes in my videos.

The only problem ive had were a few frames dropped whilst capturing footage from my camera. But this is an easily solved problem and not really a setback as it often occurs with high end software such as adobe premiere.

Also handy is the HD support, when i buy a HD camera, i wont have to fork out more cash for more software.

Highly reccomended.




If only, 29 Aug 2008
If only it would open an MPEG-2 file sound channel, I would rate it higher and not regret having it. I fail to understand how a file generated in a Sony Camcorder and downloaded into a Sony DVD recorder, which then dubs it onto a dvd can manage not to have the sound recognized by Sony Vegas. This is specially weird when the same disc is correctly loaded by Ulink, Cyberlink and Adobe software.

Very good software, 26 Aug 2008
I have used a number of video editing packages; this is the best. Importantly, it is very stable. It is also very flexible and accepts a number of different formats in one project. It also comes bundled with the very competant DVD achitect software.
The only drawback is that it is not the most straight forward software to use so perhaps one for those with some previous editing experience or who enjoy working things out.

Brilliant piece of software!!!, 19 Aug 2008
I bought this software from Amazon after purchasing my high definition Canon camcorder (also from Amazon). I had recently had a new computer built (and my old one upgraded). As an absolute beginner I read through dozens of posts on various video editing forums and decided to follow the recommendations of experienced video editors, such as having a huge second hard drive fitted so as not to save video files on the same drive as the operating system. Video editing is incredibly resource hungry, not being a techie but having experienced my previous computers slowing down (and crashing) over time because of all the rubbish that had accumulated on them, I also decided NOT to fill the computer up with my video games and downloads, I kept them for the older, upgraded PC.

I installed Sony Vegas and plugged in my camcorder, the capture was perfect, no dropped frames, no computer freezing or crashing. To those people who criticise the software, blame your system, not the software.

Sony Vegas and DVD architect are brilliant. For a beginner, the 'how to' function on the help tab gets you started, without having to plough your way through the more complicated aspects of the software, this comes later with more experience. A particular favourite of mine is the ability to capture stills from the video footage to tag on the end of the finished video, separated by one of Sony's excellent transitions, and overlaid with music. Far better than posed photographs and you've always got the photos on your hard drive if you want to print them later.

For a product of this standard, the new reduced price is an absolute giveaway. I have no hesitation at all in recommending Sony Vegas.

So easy to use!, 17 Jun 2008
I was looking for a new piece of vid editing software for my skydiving films. Had previously tried products from ULEAD and CYBERLINK and wasn't totally satisfied. Vegas Movie Studio is perfect for making professional looking movies. When you first open the program it looks very confusing compared to some video editing suits but Sony have got it so right with the "show me how" button giving brief but informative information on how to achieve what you want to do. I sat down and had a play for a couple of hours and in my mind is the most user friendly video editing suit I have ever used! I would highly recommend to both experienced and amateur video editors.

iTunes for the PSP, an all in one manager for the PSP, 06 Oct 2008
The PSP is a great device, just like the iPod. However it lacks a management tool like iTunes; that is what this appliction provides, a simple straight forward way to add files to your PSP and mange the contents of your memory sticks.

The media encoding works perfectly and can convert all your Movies so you can watch them on the PSP, MP3s are seamlessly converted. You will probably want to get several large Memory sticks to store everything.

Whilst there is currenly no mac version (not that this particularly bothers me), this version works perfectly well on both Windows XP and Vista as well as with both 32 and 64 bit versions of these OS's.

Fine but is the Pro version worth paying for?, 22 Sep 2008
I'm a Mac user, like some of the other reviewers, but I have bootcamp and VMWare Fusions so this works fine for me whether I'm booted into XP or Mac OSX. My point is that you can now download the standard version buck shee. I can easily fill the missing features with free software from the internet, so my answer to the question is probably no. However, if you want the functionality in one place, then this hardly breaks the bank.

At last a solution!, 19 Sep 2008
This software really does fill the void of getting things onto your PSP. It's easy and intuitive - well worth a try especially if you weant to move beyond games and UMDs etc. and really unleash the potential of your PSP. Recommended

User friendly and effective, 18 Sep 2008
The program is excellent, easy to use and efficient it enables you to full control of your PSP for videos and music without the need of multiple programs and complicated processes.

The only thing I will say about this program is that it should be freeware for all PSP users and this is why I knocked a star off the rating. The prgram itself is excellent, but why should PSP customers have to pay for something that Sony should be giving us all for free?

A handy peice of software, 18 Sep 2008
This is a handy peice of software to enable you to get more from your unit.

It has everything in one package and is straight forward, quick and easy to install and as a bonus it does all your conversions for you.

It allows you to get much more use from your PSP as a multi unit having games, music, movies and more on one item instead of having to carry multiple gadgets around which is an obvious plus when travelling.

Would definately recommend.

Ok for simple use..., 08 May 2008
Provides some quite advanced tools, but crashes quite often, losing unsaved work. Annoyingly, the help file describes functions from the more expensive version which cannot be found in this cheaper version.

xelent, 11 Dec 2007
looked for a easy to use music editing software,good window guide & help, up and running in 5mins ,first cd burnt 15 mins .recommended!

Note: This product is supplied on DVD media, 25 Nov 2007
To bring to peoples attention that this title is supplied on DVD not CD, which is a problem for people with older CD drives. Not sure why Sony have done this as the total package is 353 M/bytes. I couldn't work out why the PC I wanted to use this product with would not recognise the disk. On checking the disk I saw what the problem was. I have been able to install on another PC that had a DVD drive.

steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, 08 Sep 2008
Great software.

Vegas platinum is in a nice, comfortable zone between free software(windows moviemaker) and expensive software (Adobe premiere). The result is steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, including hundreds of special effects and transitions. great quality videos as well, considering the outstandingly low price. The interface is easy to use, editing is easily mastered and the "show me how" option is a great way for beginners to learn. Vegas is alos the only video editing software ive come across that supports .aac audio files. Meaning i can use all the music from my itunes in my videos.

The only problem ive had were a few frames dropped whilst capturing footage from my camera. But this is an easily solved problem and not really a setback as it often occurs with high end software such as adobe premiere.

Also handy is the HD support, when i buy a HD camera, i wont have to fork out more cash for more software.

Highly reccomended.




If only, 29 Aug 2008
If only it would open an MPEG-2 file sound channel, I would rate it higher and not regret having it. I fail to understand how a file generated in a Sony Camcorder and downloaded into a Sony DVD recorder, which then dubs it onto a dvd can manage not to have the sound recognized by Sony Vegas. This is specially weird when the same disc is correctly loaded by Ulink, Cyberlink and Adobe software.

Very good software, 26 Aug 2008
I have used a number of video editing packages; this is the best. Importantly, it is very stable. It is also very flexible and accepts a number of different formats in one project. It also comes bundled with the very competant DVD achitect software.
The only drawback is that it is not the most straight forward software to use so perhaps one for those with some previous editing experience or who enjoy working things out.

Brilliant piece of software!!!, 19 Aug 2008
I bought this software from Amazon after purchasing my high definition Canon camcorder (also from Amazon). I had recently had a new computer built (and my old one upgraded). As an absolute beginner I read through dozens of posts on various video editing forums and decided to follow the recommendations of experienced video editors, such as having a huge second hard drive fitted so as not to save video files on the same drive as the operating system. Video editing is incredibly resource hungry, not being a techie but having experienced my previous computers slowing down (and crashing) over time because of all the rubbish that had accumulated on them, I also decided NOT to fill the computer up with my video games and downloads, I kept them for the older, upgraded PC.

I installed Sony Vegas and plugged in my camcorder, the capture was perfect, no dropped frames, no computer freezing or crashing. To those people who criticise the software, blame your system, not the software.

Sony Vegas and DVD architect are brilliant. For a beginner, the 'how to' function on the help tab gets you started, without having to plough your way through the more complicated aspects of the software, this comes later with more experience. A particular favourite of mine is the ability to capture stills from the video footage to tag on the end of the finished video, separated by one of Sony's excellent transitions, and overlaid with music. Far better than posed photographs and you've always got the photos on your hard drive if you want to print them later.

For a product of this standard, the new reduced price is an absolute giveaway. I have no hesitation at all in recommending Sony Vegas.

So easy to use!, 17 Jun 2008
I was looking for a new piece of vid editing software for my skydiving films. Had previously tried products from ULEAD and CYBERLINK and wasn't totally satisfied. Vegas Movie Studio is perfect for making professional looking movies. When you first open the program it looks very confusing compared to some video editing suits but Sony have got it so right with the "show me how" button giving brief but informative information on how to achieve what you want to do. I sat down and had a play for a couple of hours and in my mind is the most user friendly video editing suit I have ever used! I would highly recommend to both experienced and amateur video editors.

iTunes for the PSP, an all in one manager for the PSP, 06 Oct 2008
The PSP is a great device, just like the iPod. However it lacks a management tool like iTunes; that is what this appliction provides, a simple straight forward way to add files to your PSP and mange the contents of your memory sticks.

The media encoding works perfectly and can convert all your Movies so you can watch them on the PSP, MP3s are seamlessly converted. You will probably want to get several large Memory sticks to store everything.

Whilst there is currenly no mac version (not that this particularly bothers me), this version works perfectly well on both Windows XP and Vista as well as with both 32 and 64 bit versions of these OS's.

Fine but is the Pro version worth paying for?, 22 Sep 2008
I'm a Mac user, like some of the other reviewers, but I have bootcamp and VMWare Fusions so this works fine for me whether I'm booted into XP or Mac OSX. My point is that you can now download the standard version buck shee. I can easily fill the missing features with free software from the internet, so my answer to the question is probably no. However, if you want the functionality in one place, then this hardly breaks the bank.

At last a solution!, 19 Sep 2008
This software really does fill the void of getting things onto your PSP. It's easy and intuitive - well worth a try especially if you weant to move beyond games and UMDs etc. and really unleash the potential of your PSP. Recommended

User friendly and effective, 18 Sep 2008
The program is excellent, easy to use and efficient it enables you to full control of your PSP for videos and music without the need of multiple programs and complicated processes.

The only thing I will say about this program is that it should be freeware for all PSP users and this is why I knocked a star off the rating. The prgram itself is excellent, but why should PSP customers have to pay for something that Sony should be giving us all for free?

A handy peice of software, 18 Sep 2008
This is a handy peice of software to enable you to get more from your unit.

It has everything in one package and is straight forward, quick and easy to install and as a bonus it does all your conversions for you.

It allows you to get much more use from your PSP as a multi unit having games, music, movies and more on one item instead of having to carry multiple gadgets around which is an obvious plus when travelling.

Would definately recommend.

Ok for simple use..., 08 May 2008
Provides some quite advanced tools, but crashes quite often, losing unsaved work. Annoyingly, the help file describes functions from the more expensive version which cannot be found in this cheaper version.

xelent, 11 Dec 2007
looked for a easy to use music editing software,good window guide & help, up and running in 5mins ,first cd burnt 15 mins .recommended!

Note: This product is supplied on DVD media, 25 Nov 2007
To bring to peoples attention that this title is supplied on DVD not CD, which is a problem for people with older CD drives. Not sure why Sony have done this as the total package is 353 M/bytes. I couldn't work out why the PC I wanted to use this product with would not recognise the disk. On checking the disk I saw what the problem was. I have been able to install on another PC that had a DVD drive.

Movie Studio 9 Delivers, 25 Sep 2008
I had this product shipped directly from Sony USA as I needed it to work on a wedding video I recently shot.

I already own Movie Studio 8 Plat edition and have upgraded so that I can work in 1920x1080 video and export directly to Blu-ray.

It's an amazing piece of software and I can thoroughly recommend it for the semi-pro/competent amateur. The pro's would naturally be looking at Vegas Pro, but for less than £100 I can hardly think of a more advanced package.

I am using a Sony SR12E camcorder and have output a few projects in high defintion using Vegas and it really has to be seen to be believed. High quality output really is at your fingertips.

Regarding system stability, I have never had either Plat 8 or Plat 9 versions crash yet and you can use anything from a P4 processor upwards to get decent results. The only thing is that the renders can be very time consuming (especially in high def), and the preview can be jerky/glitchy but this is just a side effect of very processor heavy stuff!

Brilliant software.

steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, 08 Sep 2008
Great software.

Vegas platinum is in a nice, comfortable zone between free software(windows moviemaker) and expensive software (Adobe premiere). The result is steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, including hundreds of special effects and transitions. great quality videos as well, considering the outstandingly low price. The interface is easy to use, editing is easily mastered and the "show me how" option is a great way for beginners to learn. Vegas is alos the only video editing software ive come across that supports .aac audio files. Meaning i can use all the music from my itunes in my videos.

The only problem ive had were a few frames dropped whilst capturing footage from my camera. But this is an easily solved problem and not really a setback as it often occurs with high end software such as adobe premiere.

Also handy is the HD support, when i buy a HD camera, i wont have to fork out more cash for more software.

Highly reccomended.




If only, 29 Aug 2008
If only it would open an MPEG-2 file sound channel, I would rate it higher and not regret having it. I fail to understand how a file generated in a Sony Camcorder and downloaded into a Sony DVD recorder, which then dubs it onto a dvd can manage not to have the sound recognized by Sony Vegas. This is specially weird when the same disc is correctly loaded by Ulink, Cyberlink and Adobe software.

Very good software, 26 Aug 2008
I have used a number of video editing packages; this is the best. Importantly, it is very stable. It is also very flexible and accepts a number of different formats in one project. It also comes bundled with the very competant DVD achitect software.
The only drawback is that it is not the most straight forward software to use so perhaps one for those with some previous editing experience or who enjoy working things out.

Brilliant piece of software!!!, 19 Aug 2008
I bought this software from Amazon after purchasing my high definition Canon camcorder (also from Amazon). I had recently had a new computer built (and my old one upgraded). As an absolute beginner I read through dozens of posts on various video editing forums and decided to follow the recommendations of experienced video editors, such as having a huge second hard drive fitted so as not to save video files on the same drive as the operating system. Video editing is incredibly resource hungry, not being a techie but having experienced my previous computers slowing down (and crashing) over time because of all the rubbish that had accumulated on them, I also decided NOT to fill the computer up with my video games and downloads, I kept them for the older, upgraded PC.

I installed Sony Vegas and plugged in my camcorder, the capture was perfect, no dropped frames, no computer freezing or crashing. To those people who criticise the software, blame your system, not the software.

Sony Vegas and DVD architect are brilliant. For a beginner, the 'how to' function on the help tab gets you started, without having to plough your way through the more complicated aspects of the software, this comes later with more experience. A particular favourite of mine is the ability to capture stills from the video footage to tag on the end of the finished video, separated by one of Sony's excellent transitions, and overlaid with music. Far better than posed photographs and you've always got the photos on your hard drive if you want to print them later.

For a product of this standard, the new reduced price is an absolute giveaway. I have no hesitation at all in recommending Sony Vegas.

So easy to use!, 17 Jun 2008
I was looking for a new piece of vid editing software for my skydiving films. Had previously tried products from ULEAD and CYBERLINK and wasn't totally satisfied. Vegas Movie Studio is perfect for making professional looking movies. When you first open the program it looks very confusing compared to some video editing suits but Sony have got it so right with the "show me how" button giving brief but informative information on how to achieve what you want to do. I sat down and had a play for a couple of hours and in my mind is the most user friendly video editing suit I have ever used! I would highly recommend to both experienced and amateur video editors.

iTunes for the PSP, an all in one manager for the PSP, 06 Oct 2008
The PSP is a great device, just like the iPod. However it lacks a management tool like iTunes; that is what this appliction provides, a simple straight forward way to add files to your PSP and mange the contents of your memory sticks.

The media encoding works perfectly and can convert all your Movies so you can watch them on the PSP, MP3s are seamlessly converted. You will probably want to get several large Memory sticks to store everything.

Whilst there is currenly no mac version (not that this particularly bothers me), this version works perfectly well on both Windows XP and Vista as well as with both 32 and 64 bit versions of these OS's.

Fine but is the Pro version worth paying for?, 22 Sep 2008
I'm a Mac user, like some of the other reviewers, but I have bootcamp and VMWare Fusions so this works fine for me whether I'm booted into XP or Mac OSX. My point is that you can now download the standard version buck shee. I can easily fill the missing features with free software from the internet, so my answer to the question is probably no. However, if you want the functionality in one place, then this hardly breaks the bank.

At last a solution!, 19 Sep 2008
This software really does fill the void of getting things onto your PSP. It's easy and intuitive - well worth a try especially if you weant to move beyond games and UMDs etc. and really unleash the potential of your PSP. Recommended

User friendly and effective, 18 Sep 2008
The program is excellent, easy to use and efficient it enables you to full control of your PSP for videos and music without the need of multiple programs and complicated processes.

The only thing I will say about this program is that it should be freeware for all PSP users and this is why I knocked a star off the rating. The prgram itself is excellent, but why should PSP customers have to pay for something that Sony should be giving us all for free?

A handy peice of software, 18 Sep 2008
This is a handy peice of software to enable you to get more from your unit.

It has everything in one package and is straight forward, quick and easy to install and as a bonus it does all your conversions for you.

It allows you to get much more use from your PSP as a multi unit having games, music, movies and more on one item instead of having to carry multiple gadgets around which is an obvious plus when travelling.

Would definately recommend.

Ok for simple use..., 08 May 2008
Provides some quite advanced tools, but crashes quite often, losing unsaved work. Annoyingly, the help file describes functions from the more expensive version which cannot be found in this cheaper version.

xelent, 11 Dec 2007
looked for a easy to use music editing software,good window guide & help, up and running in 5mins ,first cd burnt 15 mins .recommended!

Note: This product is supplied on DVD media, 25 Nov 2007
To bring to peoples attention that this title is supplied on DVD not CD, which is a problem for people with older CD drives. Not sure why Sony have done this as the total package is 353 M/bytes. I couldn't work out why the PC I wanted to use this product with would not recognise the disk. On checking the disk I saw what the problem was. I have been able to install on another PC that had a DVD drive.

Movie Studio 9 Delivers, 25 Sep 2008
I had this product shipped directly from Sony USA as I needed it to work on a wedding video I recently shot.

I already own Movie Studio 8 Plat edition and have upgraded so that I can work in 1920x1080 video and export directly to Blu-ray.

It's an amazing piece of software and I can thoroughly recommend it for the semi-pro/competent amateur. The pro's would naturally be looking at Vegas Pro, but for less than £100 I can hardly think of a more advanced package.

I am using a Sony SR12E camcorder and have output a few projects in high defintion using Vegas and it really has to be seen to be believed. High quality output really is at your fingertips.

Regarding system stability, I have never had either Plat 8 or Plat 9 versions crash yet and you can use anything from a P4 processor upwards to get decent results. The only thing is that the renders can be very time consuming (especially in high def), and the preview can be jerky/glitchy but this is just a side effect of very processor heavy stuff!

Brilliant software.

A Review from a reformed Premiere Pro user., 21 Apr 2008
I have always used Adobe Premiere since version 6.0 several years ago, assuming that it was the best Windows-based video editing package. However, my problems first began when trying the edit the footage from my new HDV video camera - Premiere Pro (despite being advertised as being HD-friendly) could not handle the files without conversion, which is a long process. I decided to give Sony's own Vegas software a try due to compatability with my video camera's files.

So, how is it to use compared to Premiere? The workspace layout is slightly different to the Adobe software, with more control available through the timeline itself (transitions, audio transitions, adding text, video effects etc) rather than being relegated to the 'Effects Control' window like in Premiere. This is much easier. Another good feature is the 'Project Media' tab which is separate from the 'Explorer' tab, which makes finding your media much simpler and quicker.

One of the best features I have found so far is the speed and stability of the software, which is incomparable to Premiere. Trying to edit a simple picture clipshow with some basic pan & scan effects was painfully slow and choppy in Premiere using my AMD Turion x64, 512GB Video, 2GB RAM laptop (which it shouldn't be!) but was smooth and stable in Vegas. Another issue was editing video directly off my 500GB external HDD (Premiere does not store the files itself when playing through the edited clip, but rather loads each one individually, which is a definite Hard Disk killer) whereas Vegas loads the files into the temp memory and plays them from there.

Proper support for an external monitor is also included, which works much better than the Adobe alternative.

Overall, Vegas is a brilliant package. It has all the features of Premiere but is infinitely more stable and faster too! I'll never use Adobe again, well done Sony.

Vegas 8, 05 Nov 2007
Just upgraded to Vegas 8.

As usual - very stable. It remains the fastest way of editing video on a PC (not tried Final Cut Pro on the Mac). Works fine on HD.

And they've now caught up other editors in this realese on titling - which was about Vegas's only weak spot.

I can now officially use this software on Vista - though v7 seemed to work fine anyway.

steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, 08 Sep 2008
Great software.

Vegas platinum is in a nice, comfortable zone between free software(windows moviemaker) and expensive software (Adobe premiere). The result is steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, including hundreds of special effects and transitions. great quality videos as well, considering the outstandingly low price. The interface is easy to use, editing is easily mastered and the "show me how" option is a great way for beginners to learn. Vegas is alos the only video editing software ive come across that supports .aac audio files. Meaning i can use all the music from my itunes in my videos.

The only problem ive had were a few frames dropped whilst capturing footage from my camera. But this is an easily solved problem and not really a setback as it often occurs with high end software such as adobe premiere.

Also handy is the HD support, when i buy a HD camera, i wont have to fork out more cash for more software.

Highly reccomended.




If only, 29 Aug 2008
If only it would open an MPEG-2 file sound channel, I would rate it higher and not regret having it. I fail to understand how a file generated in a Sony Camcorder and downloaded into a Sony DVD recorder, which then dubs it onto a dvd can manage not to have the sound recognized by Sony Vegas. This is specially weird when the same disc is correctly loaded by Ulink, Cyberlink and Adobe software.

Very good software, 26 Aug 2008
I have used a number of video editing packages; this is the best. Importantly, it is very stable. It is also very flexible and accepts a number of different formats in one project. It also comes bundled with the very competant DVD achitect software.
The only drawback is that it is not the most straight forward software to use so perhaps one for those with some previous editing experience or who enjoy working things out.

Brilliant piece of software!!!, 19 Aug 2008
I bought this software from Amazon after purchasing my high definition Canon camcorder (also from Amazon). I had recently had a new computer built (and my old one upgraded). As an absolute beginner I read through dozens of posts on various video editing forums and decided to follow the recommendations of experienced video editors, such as having a huge second hard drive fitted so as not to save video files on the same drive as the operating system. Video editing is incredibly resource hungry, not being a techie but having experienced my previous computers slowing down (and crashing) over time because of all the rubbish that had accumulated on them, I also decided NOT to fill the computer up with my video games and downloads, I kept them for the older, upgraded PC.

I installed Sony Vegas and plugged in my camcorder, the capture was perfect, no dropped frames, no computer freezing or crashing. To those people who criticise the software, blame your system, not the software.

Sony Vegas and DVD architect are brilliant. For a beginner, the 'how to' function on the help tab gets you started, without having to plough your way through the more complicated aspects of the software, this comes later with more experience. A particular favourite of mine is the ability to capture stills from the video footage to tag on the end of the finished video, separated by one of Sony's excellent transitions, and overlaid with music. Far better than posed photographs and you've always got the photos on your hard drive if you want to print them later.

For a product of this standard, the new reduced price is an absolute giveaway. I have no hesitation at all in recommending Sony Vegas.

So easy to use!, 17 Jun 2008
I was looking for a new piece of vid editing software for my skydiving films. Had previously tried products from ULEAD and CYBERLINK and wasn't totally satisfied. Vegas Movie Studio is perfect for making professional looking movies. When you first open the program it looks very confusing compared to some video editing suits but Sony have got it so right with the "show me how" button giving brief but informative information on how to achieve what you want to do. I sat down and had a play for a couple of hours and in my mind is the most user friendly video editing suit I have ever used! I would highly recommend to both experienced and amateur video editors.

iTunes for the PSP, an all in one manager for the PSP, 06 Oct 2008
The PSP is a great device, just like the iPod. However it lacks a management tool like iTunes; that is what this appliction provides, a simple straight forward way to add files to your PSP and mange the contents of your memory sticks.

The media encoding works perfectly and can convert all your Movies so you can watch them on the PSP, MP3s are seamlessly converted. You will probably want to get several large Memory sticks to store everything.

Whilst there is currenly no mac version (not that this particularly bothers me), this version works perfectly well on both Windows XP and Vista as well as with both 32 and 64 bit versions of these OS's.

Fine but is the Pro version worth paying for?, 22 Sep 2008
I'm a Mac user, like some of the other reviewers, but I have bootcamp and VMWare Fusions so this works fine for me whether I'm booted into XP or Mac OSX. My point is that you can now download the standard version buck shee. I can easily fill the missing features with free software from the internet, so my answer to the question is probably no. However, if you want the functionality in one place, then this hardly breaks the bank.

At last a solution!, 19 Sep 2008
This software really does fill the void of getting things onto your PSP. It's easy and intuitive - well worth a try especially if you weant to move beyond games and UMDs etc. and really unleash the potential of your PSP. Recommended

User friendly and effective, 18 Sep 2008
The program is excellent, easy to use and efficient it enables you to full control of your PSP for videos and music without the need of multiple programs and complicated processes.

The only thing I will say about this program is that it should be freeware for all PSP users and this is why I knocked a star off the rating. The prgram itself is excellent, but why should PSP customers have to pay for something that Sony should be giving us all for free?

A handy peice of software, 18 Sep 2008
This is a handy peice of software to enable you to get more from your unit.

It has everything in one package and is straight forward, quick and easy to install and as a bonus it does all your conversions for you.

It allows you to get much more use from your PSP as a multi unit having games, music, movies and more on one item instead of having to carry multiple gadgets around which is an obvious plus when travelling.

Would definately recommend.

Ok for simple use..., 08 May 2008
Provides some quite advanced tools, but crashes quite often, losing unsaved work. Annoyingly, the help file describes functions from the more expensive version which cannot be found in this cheaper version.

xelent, 11 Dec 2007
looked for a easy to use music editing software,good window guide & help, up and running in 5mins ,first cd burnt 15 mins .recommended!

Note: This product is supplied on DVD media, 25 Nov 2007
To bring to peoples attention that this title is supplied on DVD not CD, which is a problem for people with older CD drives. Not sure why Sony have done this as the total package is 353 M/bytes. I couldn't work out why the PC I wanted to use this product with would not recognise the disk. On checking the disk I saw what the problem was. I have been able to install on another PC that had a DVD drive.

Movie Studio 9 Delivers, 25 Sep 2008
I had this product shipped directly from Sony USA as I needed it to work on a wedding video I recently shot.

I already own Movie Studio 8 Plat edition and have upgraded so that I can work in 1920x1080 video and export directly to Blu-ray.

It's an amazing piece of software and I can thoroughly recommend it for the semi-pro/competent amateur. The pro's would naturally be looking at Vegas Pro, but for less than £100 I can hardly think of a more advanced package.

I am using a Sony SR12E camcorder and have output a few projects in high defintion using Vegas and it really has to be seen to be believed. High quality output really is at your fingertips.

Regarding system stability, I have never had either Plat 8 or Plat 9 versions crash yet and you can use anything from a P4 processor upwards to get decent results. The only thing is that the renders can be very time consuming (especially in high def), and the preview can be jerky/glitchy but this is just a side effect of very processor heavy stuff!

Brilliant software.

A Review from a reformed Premiere Pro user., 21 Apr 2008
I have always used Adobe Premiere since version 6.0 several years ago, assuming that it was the best Windows-based video editing package. However, my problems first began when trying the edit the footage from my new HDV video camera - Premiere Pro (despite being advertised as being HD-friendly) could not handle the files without conversion, which is a long process. I decided to give Sony's own Vegas software a try due to compatability with my video camera's files.

So, how is it to use compared to Premiere? The workspace layout is slightly different to the Adobe software, with more control available through the timeline itself (transitions, audio transitions, adding text, video effects etc) rather than being relegated to the 'Effects Control' window like in Premiere. This is much easier. Another good feature is the 'Project Media' tab which is separate from the 'Explorer' tab, which makes finding your media much simpler and quicker.

One of the best features I have found so far is the speed and stability of the software, which is incomparable to Premiere. Trying to edit a simple picture clipshow with some basic pan & scan effects was painfully slow and choppy in Premiere using my AMD Turion x64, 512GB Video, 2GB RAM laptop (which it shouldn't be!) but was smooth and stable in Vegas. Another issue was editing video directly off my 500GB external HDD (Premiere does not store the files itself when playing through the edited clip, but rather loads each one individually, which is a definite Hard Disk killer) whereas Vegas loads the files into the temp memory and plays them from there.

Proper support for an external monitor is also included, which works much better than the Adobe alternative.

Overall, Vegas is a brilliant package. It has all the features of Premiere but is infinitely more stable and faster too! I'll never use Adobe again, well done Sony.

Vegas 8, 05 Nov 2007
Just upgraded to Vegas 8.

As usual - very stable. It remains the fastest way of editing video on a PC (not tried Final Cut Pro on the Mac). Works fine on HD.

And they've now caught up other editors in this realese on titling - which was about Vegas's only weak spot.

I can now officially use this software on Vista - though v7 seemed to work fine anyway.


Be very careful, 19 Jun 2008
What the description of this product does not say is that it is not suitable for Sony HDRSR12E camcorders and similar models,the software just does not recognise the format.I am now stuck with software i cannot use and i cannot understand why that fact is not made clear.
One star for the pretty box.

Worth persevering - unless you have a short fuse, 29 Jan 2008
Good stuff first:
The user interface is easy to pick up, and very intuitive. The range of tasks you can do is wide enough to satisfy most users, and the tutorials are clear without being over-burdened with detail.
Output quality is great.

Now the bad:
Unless you drive a graphics workstation, the lag on anything - and I mean even the slightest adjustment - will drive you crazy. I have 1Gb RAM, and 2GHz processor, and a 256Mb graphics card, and each time I move the cursor a few frames along the timeline the program stops to think for up to two minutes.
Next, the reason I bought a Sony product was to get around the stupid Sony format that the transferred files are in when you download them from the DV to the PC. You know, Video_TS etc.
This application doesn't recognise these files!
So you still need to do that nonsense of saving the files without having finalised the disk, and them re-save them with a different file extension, ie save as .wma instead of .vob.

Why, you dumb-bells, did you not fix this, so I can use my SONY camcorder with the SONY software...

However, once I get over the angst of this latter issue, and once I get my new speed machine, this is the best sub-£50 editing suite, IMHO.

steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, 08 Sep 2008
Great software.

Vegas platinum is in a nice, comfortable zone between free software(windows moviemaker) and expensive software (Adobe premiere). The result is steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, including hundreds of special effects and transitions. great quality videos as well, considering the outstandingly low price. The interface is easy to use, editing is easily mastered and the "show me how" option is a great way for beginners to learn. Vegas is alos the only video editing software ive come across that supports .aac audio files. Meaning i can use all the music from my itunes in my videos.

The only problem ive had were a few frames dropped whilst capturing footage from my camera. But this is an easily solved problem and not really a setback as it often occurs with high end software such as adobe premiere.

Also handy is the HD support, when i buy a HD camera, i wont have to fork out more cash for more software.

Highly reccomended.




If only, 29 Aug 2008
If only it would open an MPEG-2 file sound channel, I would rate it higher and not regret having it. I fail to understand how a file generated in a Sony Camcorder and downloaded into a Sony DVD recorder, which then dubs it onto a dvd can manage not to have the sound recognized by Sony Vegas. This is specially weird when the same disc is correctly loaded by Ulink, Cyberlink and Adobe software.

Very good software, 26 Aug 2008
I have used a number of video editing packages; this is the best. Importantly, it is very stable. It is also very flexible and accepts a number of different formats in one project. It also comes bundled with the very competant DVD achitect software.
The only drawback is that it is not the most straight forward software to use so perhaps one for those with some previous editing experience or who enjoy working things out.

Brilliant piece of software!!!, 19 Aug 2008
I bought this software from Amazon after purchasing my high definition Canon camcorder (also from Amazon). I had recently had a new computer built (and my old one upgraded). As an absolute beginner I read through dozens of posts on various video editing forums and decided to follow the recommendations of experienced video editors, such as having a huge second hard drive fitted so as not to save video files on the same drive as the operating system. Video editing is incredibly resource hungry, not being a techie but having experienced my previous computers slowing down (and crashing) over time because of all the rubbish that had accumulated on them, I also decided NOT to fill the computer up with my video games and downloads, I kept them for the older, upgraded PC.

I installed Sony Vegas and plugged in my camcorder, the capture was perfect, no dropped frames, no computer freezing or crashing. To those people who criticise the software, blame your system, not the software.

Sony Vegas and DVD architect are brilliant. For a beginner, the 'how to' function on the help tab gets you started, without having to plough your way through the more complicated aspects of the software, this comes later with more experience. A particular favourite of mine is the ability to capture stills from the video footage to tag on the end of the finished video, separated by one of Sony's excellent transitions, and overlaid with music. Far better than posed photographs and you've always got the photos on your hard drive if you want to print them later.

For a product of this standard, the new reduced price is an absolute giveaway. I have no hesitation at all in recommending Sony Vegas.

So easy to use!, 17 Jun 2008
I was looking for a new piece of vid editing software for my skydiving films. Had previously tried products from ULEAD and CYBERLINK and wasn't totally satisfied. Vegas Movie Studio is perfect for making professional looking movies. When you first open the program it looks very confusing compared to some video editing suits but Sony have got it so right with the "show me how" button giving brief but informative information on how to achieve what you want to do. I sat down and had a play for a couple of hours and in my mind is the most user friendly video editing suit I have ever used! I would highly recommend to both experienced and amateur video editors.

iTunes for the PSP, an all in one manager for the PSP, 06 Oct 2008
The PSP is a great device, just like the iPod. However it lacks a management tool like iTunes; that is what this appliction provides, a simple straight forward way to add files to your PSP and mange the contents of your memory sticks.

The media encoding works perfectly and can convert all your Movies so you can watch them on the PSP, MP3s are seamlessly converted. You will probably want to get several large Memory sticks to store everything.

Whilst there is currenly no mac version (not that this particularly bothers me), this version works perfectly well on both Windows XP and Vista as well as with both 32 and 64 bit versions of these OS's.

Fine but is the Pro version worth paying for?, 22 Sep 2008
I'm a Mac user, like some of the other reviewers, but I have bootcamp and VMWare Fusions so this works fine for me whether I'm booted into XP or Mac OSX. My point is that you can now download the standard version buck shee. I can easily fill the missing features with free software from the internet, so my answer to the question is probably no. However, if you want the functionality in one place, then this hardly breaks the bank.

At last a solution!, 19 Sep 2008
This software really does fill the void of getting things onto your PSP. It's easy and intuitive - well worth a try especially if you weant to move beyond games and UMDs etc. and really unleash the potential of your PSP. Recommended

User friendly and effective, 18 Sep 2008
The program is excellent, easy to use and efficient it enables you to full control of your PSP for videos and music without the need of multiple programs and complicated processes.

The only thing I will say about this program is that it should be freeware for all PSP users and this is why I knocked a star off the rating. The prgram itself is excellent, but why should PSP customers have to pay for something that Sony should be giving us all for free?

A handy peice of software, 18 Sep 2008
This is a handy peice of software to enable you to get more from your unit.

It has everything in one package and is straight forward, quick and easy to install and as a bonus it does all your conversions for you.

It allows you to get much more use from your PSP as a multi unit having games, music, movies and more on one item instead of having to carry multiple gadgets around which is an obvious plus when travelling.

Would definately recommend.

Ok for simple use..., 08 May 2008
Provides some quite advanced tools, but crashes quite often, losing unsaved work. Annoyingly, the help file describes functions from the more expensive version which cannot be found in this cheaper version.

xelent, 11 Dec 2007
looked for a easy to use music editing software,good window guide & help, up and running in 5mins ,first cd burnt 15 mins .recommended!

Note: This product is supplied on DVD media, 25 Nov 2007
To bring to peoples attention that this title is supplied on DVD not CD, which is a problem for people with older CD drives. Not sure why Sony have done this as the total package is 353 M/bytes. I couldn't work out why the PC I wanted to use this product with would not recognise the disk. On checking the disk I saw what the problem was. I have been able to install on another PC that had a DVD drive.

Movie Studio 9 Delivers, 25 Sep 2008
I had this product shipped directly from Sony USA as I needed it to work on a wedding video I recently shot.

I already own Movie Studio 8 Plat edition and have upgraded so that I can work in 1920x1080 video and export directly to Blu-ray.

It's an amazing piece of software and I can thoroughly recommend it for the semi-pro/competent amateur. The pro's would naturally be looking at Vegas Pro, but for less than £100 I can hardly think of a more advanced package.

I am using a Sony SR12E camcorder and have output a few projects in high defintion using Vegas and it really has to be seen to be believed. High quality output really is at your fingertips.

Regarding system stability, I have never had either Plat 8 or Plat 9 versions crash yet and you can use anything from a P4 processor upwards to get decent results. The only thing is that the renders can be very time consuming (especially in high def), and the preview can be jerky/glitchy but this is just a side effect of very processor heavy stuff!

Brilliant software.

A Review from a reformed Premiere Pro user., 21 Apr 2008
I have always used Adobe Premiere since version 6.0 several years ago, assuming that it was the best Windows-based video editing package. However, my problems first began when trying the edit the footage from my new HDV video camera - Premiere Pro (despite being advertised as being HD-friendly) could not handle the files without conversion, which is a long process. I decided to give Sony's own Vegas software a try due to compatability with my video camera's files.

So, how is it to use compared to Premiere? The workspace layout is slightly different to the Adobe software, with more control available through the timeline itself (transitions, audio transitions, adding text, video effects etc) rather than being relegated to the 'Effects Control' window like in Premiere. This is much easier. Another good feature is the 'Project Media' tab which is separate from the 'Explorer' tab, which makes finding your media much simpler and quicker.

One of the best features I have found so far is the speed and stability of the software, which is incomparable to Premiere. Trying to edit a simple picture clipshow with some basic pan & scan effects was painfully slow and choppy in Premiere using my AMD Turion x64, 512GB Video, 2GB RAM laptop (which it shouldn't be!) but was smooth and stable in Vegas. Another issue was editing video directly off my 500GB external HDD (Premiere does not store the files itself when playing through the edited clip, but rather loads each one individually, which is a definite Hard Disk killer) whereas Vegas loads the files into the temp memory and plays them from there.

Proper support for an external monitor is also included, which works much better than the Adobe alternative.

Overall, Vegas is a brilliant package. It has all the features of Premiere but is infinitely more stable and faster too! I'll never use Adobe again, well done Sony.

Vegas 8, 05 Nov 2007
Just upgraded to Vegas 8.

As usual - very stable. It remains the fastest way of editing video on a PC (not tried Final Cut Pro on the Mac). Works fine on HD.

And they've now caught up other editors in this realese on titling - which was about Vegas's only weak spot.

I can now officially use this software on Vista - though v7 seemed to work fine anyway.


Be very careful, 19 Jun 2008
What the description of this product does not say is that it is not suitable for Sony HDRSR12E camcorders and similar models,the software just does not recognise the format.I am now stuck with software i cannot use and i cannot understand why that fact is not made clear.
One star for the pretty box.

Worth persevering - unless you have a short fuse, 29 Jan 2008
Good stuff first:
The user interface is easy to pick up, and very intuitive. The range of tasks you can do is wide enough to satisfy most users, and the tutorials are clear without being over-burdened with detail.
Output quality is great.

Now the bad:
Unless you drive a graphics workstation, the lag on anything - and I mean even the slightest adjustment - will drive you crazy. I have 1Gb RAM, and 2GHz processor, and a 256Mb graphics card, and each time I move the cursor a few frames along the timeline the program stops to think for up to two minutes.
Next, the reason I bought a Sony product was to get around the stupid Sony format that the transferred files are in when you download them from the DV to the PC. You know, Video_TS etc.
This application doesn't recognise these files!
So you still need to do that nonsense of saving the files without having finalised the disk, and them re-save them with a different file extension, ie save as .wma instead of .vob.

Why, you dumb-bells, did you not fix this, so I can use my SONY camcorder with the SONY software...

However, once I get over the angst of this latter issue, and once I get my new speed machine, this is the best sub-£50 editing suite, IMHO.


GREAT FOR DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1, 16 Dec 2007
It makes DVD editing quick, and simple, you can even play a music track when the DVD starts.

There may be a problem with the installation, as it says 'missing drive'. The missing drive could be for a hard-drive or a memory pen, so simply put this in the USB, and this should solve the problem.

Note this 4.5 version still does not allow dts 5.1. But it does allow dts wave, but not the standard dts compact. Though the dts wave will read as PCM 2.0 on DVD software, and it may and may not work with your dts encoder.

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steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, 08 Sep 2008
Great software.

Vegas platinum is in a nice, comfortable zone between free software(windows moviemaker) and expensive software (Adobe premiere). The result is steady video editing software with a few tricks up its sleeve, including hundreds of special effects and transitions. great quality videos as well, considering the outstandingly low price. The interface is easy to use, editing is easily mastered and the "show me how" option is a great way for beginners to learn. Vegas is alos the only video editing software ive come across that supports .aac audio files. Meaning i can use all the music from my itunes in my videos.

The only problem ive had were a few frames dropped whilst capturing footage from my camera. But this is an easily solved problem and not really a setback as it often occurs with high end software such as adobe premiere.

Also handy is the HD support, when i buy a HD camera, i wont have to fork out more cash for more software.

Highly reccomended.




If only, 29 Aug 2008
If only it would open an MPEG-2 file sound channel, I would rate it higher and not regret having it. I fail to understand how a file generated in a Sony Camcorder and downloaded into a Sony DVD recorder, which then dubs it onto a dvd can manage not to have the sound recognized by Sony Vegas. This is specially weird when the same disc is correctly loaded by Ulink, Cyberlink and Adobe software.

Very good software, 26 Aug 2008
I have used a number of video editing packages; this is the best. Importantly, it is very stable. It is also very flexible and accepts a number of different formats in one project. It also comes bundled with the very competant DVD achitect software.
The only drawback is that it is not the most straight forward software to use so perhaps one for those with some previous editing experience or who enjoy working things out.

Brilliant piece of software!!!, 19 Aug 2008
I bought this software from Amazon after purchasing my high definition Canon camcorder (also from Amazon). I had recently had a new computer built (and my old one upgraded). As an absolute beginner I read through dozens of posts on various video editing forums and decided to follow the recommendations of experienced video editors, such as having a huge second hard drive fitted so as not to save video files on the same drive as the operating system. Video editing is incredibly resource hungry, not being a techie but having experienced my previous computers slowing down (and crashing) over time because of all the rubbish that had accumulated on them, I also decided NOT to fill the computer up with my video games and downloads, I kept them for the older, upgraded PC.

I installed Sony Vegas and plugged in my camcorder, the capture was perfect, no dropped frames, no computer freezing or crashing. To those people who criticise the software, blame your system, not the software.

Sony Vegas and DVD architect are brilliant. For a beginner, the 'how to' function on the help tab gets you started, without having to plough your way through the more complicated aspects of the software, this comes later with more experience. A particular favourite of mine is the ability to capture stills from the video footage to tag on the end of the finished video, separated by one of Sony's excellent transitions, and overlaid with music. Far better than posed photographs and you've always got the photos on your hard drive if you want to print them later.

For a product of this standard, the new reduced price is an absolute giveaway. I have no hesitation at all in recommending Sony Vegas.

So easy to use!, 17 Jun 2008
I was looking for a new piece of vid editing software for my skydiving films. Had previously tried products from ULEAD and CYBERLINK and wasn't totally satisfied. Vegas Movie Studio is perfect for making professional looking movies. When you first open the program it looks very confusing compared to some video editing suits but Sony have got it so right with the "show me how" button giving brief but informative information on how to achieve what you want to do. I sat down and had a play for a couple of hours and in my mind is the most user friendly video editing suit I have ever used! I would highly recommend to both experienced and amateur video editors.

iTunes for the PSP, an all in one manager for the PSP, 06 Oct 2008
The PSP is a great device, just like the iPod. However it lacks a management tool like iTunes; that is what this appliction provides, a simple straight forward way to add files to your PSP and mange the contents of your memory sticks.

The media encoding works perfectly and can convert all your Movies so you can watch them on the PSP, MP3s are seamlessly converted. You will probably want to get several large Memory sticks to store everything.

Whilst there is currenly no mac version (not that this particularly bothers me), this version works perfectly well on both Windows XP and Vista as well as with both 32 and 64 bit versions of these OS's.

Fine but is the Pro version worth paying for?, 22 Sep 2008
I'm a Mac user, like some of the other reviewers, but I have bootcamp and VMWare Fusions so this works fine for me whether I'm booted into XP or Mac OSX. My point is that you can now download the standard version buck shee. I can easily fill the missing features with free software from the internet, so my answer to the question is probably no. However, if you want the functionality in one place, then this hardly breaks the bank.

At last a solution!, 19 Sep 2008
This software really does fill the void of getting things onto your PSP. It's easy and intuitive - well worth a try especially if you weant to move beyond games and UMDs etc. and really unleash the potential of your PSP. Recommended

User friendly and effective, 18 Sep 2008
The program is excellent, easy to use and efficient it enables you to full control of your PSP for videos and music without the need of multiple programs and complicated processes.

The only thing I will say about this program is that it should be freeware for all PSP users and this is why I knocked a star off the rating. The prgram itself is excellent, but why should PSP customers have to pay for something that Sony should be giving us all for free?

A handy peice of software, 18 Sep 2008
This is a handy peice of software to enable you to get more from your unit.

It has everything in one package and is straight forward, quick and easy to install and as a bonus it does all your conversions for you.

It allows you to get much more use from your PSP as a multi unit having games, music, movies and more on one item instead of having to carry multiple gadgets around which is an obvious plus when travelling.

Would definately recommend.

Ok for simple use..., 08 May 2008
Provides some quite advanced tools, but crashes quite often, losing unsaved work. Annoyingly, the help file describes functions from the more expensive version which cannot be found in this cheaper version.

xelent, 11 Dec 2007
looked for a easy to use music editing software,good window guide & help, up and running in 5mins ,first cd burnt 15 mins .recommended!

Note: This product is supplied on DVD media, 25 Nov 2007
To bring to peoples attention that this title is supplied on DVD not CD, which is a problem for people with older CD drives. Not sure why Sony have done this as the total package is 353 M/bytes. I couldn't work out why the PC I wanted to use this product with would not recognise the disk. On checking the disk I saw what the problem was. I have been able to install on another PC that had a DVD drive.

Movie Studio 9 Delivers, 25 Sep 2008
I had this product shipped directly from Sony USA as I needed it to work on a wedding video I recently shot.

I already own Movie Studio 8 Plat edition and have upgraded so that I can work in 1920x1080 video and export directly to Blu-ray.

It's an amazing piece of software and I can thoroughly recommend it for the semi-pro/competent amateur. The pro's would naturally be looking at Vegas Pro, but for less than £100 I can hardly think of a more advanced package.

I am using a Sony SR12E camcorder and have output a few projects in high defintion using Vegas and it really has to be seen to be believed. High quality output really is at your fingertips.

Regarding system stability, I have never had either Plat 8 or Plat 9 versions crash yet and you can use anything from a P4 processor upwards to get decent results. The only thing is that the renders can be very time consuming (especially in high def), and the preview can be jerky/glitchy but this is just a side effect of very processor heavy stuff!

Brilliant software.

A Review from a reformed Premiere Pro user., 21 Apr 2008
I have always used Adobe Premiere since version 6.0 several years ago, assuming that it was the best Windows-based video editing package. However, my problems first began when trying the edit the footage from my new HDV video camera - Premiere Pro (despite being advertised as being HD-friendly) could not handle the files without conversion, which is a long process. I decided to give Sony's own Vegas software a try due to compatability with my video camera's files.

So, how is it to use compared to Premiere? The workspace layout is slightly different to the Adobe software, with more control available through the timeline itself (transitions, audio transitions, adding text, video effects etc) rather than being relegated to the 'Effects Control' window like in Premiere. This is much easier. Another good feature is the 'Project Media' tab which is separate from the 'Explorer' tab, which makes finding your media much simpler and quicker.

One of the best features I have found so far is the speed and stability of the software, which is incomparable to Premiere. Trying to edit a simple picture clipshow with some basic pan & scan effects was painfully slow and choppy in Premiere using my AMD Turion x64, 512GB Video, 2GB RAM laptop (which it shouldn't be!) but was smooth and stable in Vegas. Another issue was editing video directly off my 500GB external HDD (Premiere does not store the files itself when playing through the edited clip, but rather loads each one individually, which is a definite Hard Disk killer) whereas Vegas loads the files into the temp memory and plays them from there.

Proper support for an external monitor is also included, which works much better than the Adobe alternative.

Overall, Vegas is a brilliant package. It has all the features of Premiere but is infinitely more stable and faster too! I'll never use Adobe again, well done Sony.

Vegas 8, 05 Nov 2007
Just upgraded to Vegas 8.

As usual - very stable. It remains the fastest way of editing video on a PC (not tried Final Cut Pro on the Mac). Works fine on HD.

And they've now caught up other editors in this realese on titling - which was about Vegas's only weak spot.

I can now officially use this software on Vista - though v7 seemed to work fine anyway.


Be very careful, 19 Jun 2008
What the description of this product does not say is that it is not suitable for Sony HDRSR12E camcorders and similar models,the software just does not recognise the format.I am now stuck with software i cannot use and i cannot understand why that fact is not made clear.
One star for the pretty box.

Worth persevering - unless you have a short fuse, 29 Jan 2008
Good stuff first:
The user interface is easy to pick up, and very intuitive. The range of tasks you can do is wide enough to satisfy most users, and the tutorials are clear without being over-burdened with detail.
Output quality is great.

Now the bad:
Unless you drive a graphics workstation, the lag on anything - and I mean even the slightest adjustment - will drive you crazy. I have 1Gb RAM, and 2GHz processor, and a 256Mb graphics card, and each time I move the cursor a few frames along the timeline the program stops to think for up to two minutes.
Next, the reason I bought a Sony product was to get around the stupid Sony format that the transferred files are in when you download them from the DV to the PC. You know, Video_TS etc.
This application doesn't recognise these files!
So you still need to do that nonsense of saving the files without having finalised the disk, and them re-save them with a different file extension, ie save as .wma instead of .vob.

Why, you dumb-bells, did you not fix this, so I can use my SONY camcorder with the SONY software...

However, once I get over the angst of this latter issue, and once I get my new speed machine, this is the best sub-£50 editing suite, IMHO.


GREAT FOR DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1, 16 Dec 2007
It makes DVD editing quick, and simple, you can even play a music track when the DVD starts.

There may be a problem with the installation, as it says 'missing drive'. The missing drive could be for a hard-drive or a memory pen, so simply put this in the USB, and this should solve the problem.

Note this 4.5 version still does not allow dts 5.1. But it does allow dts wave, but not the standard dts compact. Though the dts wave will read as PCM 2.0 on DVD software, and it may and may not work with your dts encoder.



Loop that beat baby!!!, 23 Apr 2008
This is one of the easiest pieces of software i have ever used for music creation. The whole loop thing in ACID is great and you can manipulate the loops in all sorts of ways. I used to have version 1 which came free with my CD Burner and i loved it. The only thing lacking was the ability to add my own synth sounds on top of the song i had created with the loops. Now i can!! as it comes with a free sampler synth w