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Vegas Pro 13
Video, audio, and Blu-ray Disc creation.
Overview
Designed for complete creative control
Vegas Pro 13 is a contemporary NLE designed for complete creative control. New features include advanced archival tools, sophisticated audio metering, and the Vegas Pro Connect mobile iPad companion app. Vegas Pro 13 comes complete with DVD Architect Pro 6, Dolby Digital Professional Encoder, and plug-in collections from FXHOME, NewBlueFX, and iZotope .
Innovative editing tools
Edit SD, HD, 2K, and 4K material in 2D or stereoscopic 3D, with drag-and-drop functionality or traditional 3-point and 4-point editing modes. The Vegas Pro 13 interface provides an impressive array of innovative tools and thoughtful touches, with a fully customizable workspace for accomplishing a wide range of production tasks. Nest Vegas Pro projects within the timeline, customize and save keyboard commands, and use application scripting to automate repetitive tasks.
Powerful effects and compositing engines
Combine up to 32 high-quality, keyframeable effects per effects chain and apply them at the event, track, media, or project level. Vegas Pro 13 uses an advanced plug-in architecture based on the OpenFX standard to assure compatibility with hundreds of cutting-edge effects designed by leading video effects VFX developers. Parent/child tracks and 2D and 3D modes provide a powerful, flexible, and sophisticated compositing environment. Shape Masking tools and FX Masking make panning, cropping, and targeted effects treatments easy. The Color Match plug-in along with a wide range of other color-correction tools enable you to quickly match color characteristics from one clip to another.
Project interchange
Import and export a wide range of project files to and from Vegas Pro 13. Project Interchange can convert between native .veg files and AAF for Avid® ProTools®, XML for Apple® Final Cut Pro® 7, Final Cut Pro X (export only), DaVinci Resolve 10, and .prproj for Adobe® Premiere® Pro CC and After Effects® CC.
New! Vegas Pro Connect
Vegas Pro 13 collaboration enhancement app for iPad
To meet the collaboration challenge on video productions, Vegas Pro Connect replaces tedious written spreadsheets and notes with efficient online and offline review workflows. The app provides a comprehensive review system within a gesture-driven control surface and represents a genuine breakthrough in project collaboration and control. Easy to set up and use, Vegas Pro Connect provides the kind of collaborative edge that will make your clients feel like they have well-channeled editorial control as well as a more direct and meaningful involvement in the creative process.
Online mode
Online collaboration mode enables reviewers and editors to jointly control and comment on projectssimultaneously and in real timein Vegas Pro 13. Multiple reviewers, each with their own iPad, can seek, start, stop, and pause playback. They can also drop frame-accurate markers and notes directly onto the Vegas Pro timeline. Editors can use this direct feedback to shape and finish projects.
Offline mode
Offline collaboration mode enables reviewers to download project proxies onto their iPads and then review them anywhere and anytime, even when they don't have access to the full Vegas Pro project. Just as with online collaboration, reviewers use frame-accurate markers and notes to document their feedback. Later, reviewers sync the proxies on their iPads with Vegas Pro 13 and transfer feedback directly to the master project for direct editor access.
Gesture controls
Perfect for the editing suite, the Vegas Pro Connect gesture-driven control surface does away with small touch targets, allowing editors to keep their eyes on the prize and stay focused in the creative zone at all times.
GPU acceleration
Working with OpenCL -supported devices from AMD and NVIDIA, Vegas Pro 13 leverages GPU acceleration for video FX, transitions, compositing, pan/crop, track motion and encoding, providing a significantly faster workflow. GPU acceleration provides playback performance gains and faster rendering times to streamline the video editing experience in Vegas Pro 13ideal for industry professionals who work on tight deadlines where every second counts.
Stereoscopic 3D editing
Create breathtaking stereoscopic 3D projects with the same ease and agility found in the Vegas Pro 2D workflow. Vegas Pro 13 provides the ability to easily import, adjust, edit, preview, and output stereoscopic 3D media—all using industry-standard professional delivery formats including single or dual files with side-by-side, top/bottom, or line-alternate encoding. Anaglyphic monitoring and output are also supported. The 3D Link feature allows bulk pairing of stereoscopic 3D subclips on the timeline, with the ability to automatically pair stereoscopic 3D media from the Sony PMW-TD300 or a pair of PMW-F3 cameras.
Superior audio control
Use unlimited audio tracks, high-resolution 24-bit/192 kHz audio recording and playback, punch-in recording, 5.1 surround mixing, effects automation, and time compression/expansion. Shape your audio with customizable, real-time audio effects like EQ, reverb, delay, and more. Expand your audio processing and mixing options with supported third-party VST audio plug-ins. Vegas Pro 13 includes support for 64-bit versions of Sony Creative Software Noise Reduction 2.0, Wave Hammer, Acoustic Mirror, and more. Enjoy comprehensive mixdown functionality with full console capabilities.
New! Loudness meters
Open the new Loudness Meters and tweak your mixes to maximize audio dynamic range while you maintain consistent -23 LUFS Integrated levels and create EBU R-128/CALM Act compliant renders that will pass unattenuated through every stage of any contemporary broadcaster's signal path. The result: perfection, with your audio delivered to viewers in a state as dynamic and pristine as when it was rendered—exactly as you intended—regardless of playback system.
Broad format support
Vegas Pro pioneered the concept of format-native editing, and to continue that legacy, the latest version supports today's most popular camcorder formats including XAVC, XAVC S, XDCAM™, NXCAM, AVCHD, HDCAM SR™, DSLR h.264 QuickTime® and RED®, Panasonic P2 DVCPRO, and AVC-Intra. Encode your Vegas Pro Projects to HDCAM SR MXF files, for pristine-quality edit masters.
Powerful Blu-ray Disc authoring
Burn movies to Blu-ray Disc directly from the Vegas Pro 13 timeline or with the included DVD Architect Pro 6 where you can author DVD and Blu-ray Disc projects with subtitles, multiple languages, and numerous playback menus. Preview and test your work in real time. Import layered Photoshop® .PSD files for buttons and other graphical elements. The MainConcept AVC encoder supports variable bit rates up to 40 Mbps and average bit rate of 25 Mbps, for top-of-the-line HD quality.
What's New
What's new in Vegas Pro 13
Vegas Pro 13 takes giant steps toward making the total multimedia creation experience faster and easier than ever. In addition to technological advancements that span the production process from ingesting to editing to archiving, the Vegas Pro Connect iPad app provides several truly unique collaborative review process options that elevate client and team member participation to an entirely new level.
Vegas Pro Connect
To meet the collaboration challenge on video productions, Vegas Pro Connect replaces tedious written spreadsheets and notes with efficient online and offline review workflows. The app provides a comprehensive review system within a gesture-driven control surface and represents a genuine breakthrough in project collaboration and control.
Proxy-first workflow
Shoot XDCAM footage and use the Sony Wireless Adapter to send proxies to the cloud. Editors back at the shop can download and edit with the proxies while the high-resolution files are in transit from the field. When the high-resolution files arrive, automatically relink the edited project to them for rendering.
Project archiving
Archive all media associated with a project, or just the media used on the timeline, including nested Vegas Pro 13 projects.
New video plug-ins
Seven dynamic video effects from FXHOME are integrated directly into the Vegas Pro 13 application.
Bleach Bypass
Simulates the harsh, high contrast look of bleach bypass film processing. Often used for war movies.
Light Flares
Generates a wide variety of realistic lens flares and lights. Each flare type can be heavily customized to create a limitless variety of alternatives.
Scan Lines
Simulates scan lines seen on old monitors.
Three Strip Color
Creates a color-enriched appearance which approximates the three-strip process used with old film stock.
TV Damage
The TV damage filter creates distortion and interference similar to what is seen on a CRT television receiving a band analogue transmission.
Vibrance
Enhances local contrast and saturation to create a cinematic appearance.
Witness Protection
Can be used to disguise specific elements within the frame, such as faces, number plates and personal information, by positioning a simple shape.
XAVC Intra MXF smart render
Dramatically reduce render times when using XAVC Intra MXF render templates.
NewBlueFX Video Essentials VI
A NewBlueFX top seller, Video Essentials VI features 100 presets in 10 sophisticated plugins. Enhance your project with Chroma Key Pro, Color Replace, Cut Away, Garbage Matte, Picture Gird, Picture-in-shape, Saturation EQ, Saturation Modifier, Selective Touch UP, and Title. All of these great plugins utilize the OpenFX architecture.
iZotope Nectar Elements
The Nectar® Elements plug-in by iZotope® performs one-click voice/narration signal and effects processing. Load task-specific Style presets like Voice Over or Dialogue, and adjust dedicated controls such as Presence, Drive, and Grit to customize your sound. Nectar Elements makes vocal treatment a snap.
Loudness meters
Open the new Loudness Meters and tweak your mixes to maximize audio dynamic range while you maintain consistent -23 LUFS Integrated levels and create EBU R-128/CALM Act compliant renders that will pass unattenuated through every stage of any contemporary broadcaster's signal path. The result: perfection, with your audio delivered to viewers in a state as dynamic and pristine as when it was rendered—exactly as you intended—regardless of playback system.
Multi-tool paradigm
Frequently used tools are organized in a convenient pop-up menu located directly below the timeline to provide fast access for a more efficient editing workflow.
Features
Unparalleled video editing power
Hundreds of thoughtful, innovative features make Vegas Pro one of the most fluid and intuitive editing platforms on the market. When you move events on the timeline, visual alignment confirmation and user-definable snapping tools ensure that your media lands exactly where you need it with frame accuracy, and even sub-frame accuracy for audio. Automatically move or slip audio or video inside an event to synchronize media quickly and accurately. Insert audio or video envelopes to interactively control stereo or surround-sound panning and volume, video event velocity, and video track opacity. And that’s just the beginning of what you can do.
Expanded edit mode
Double-click at the edit point to see the timeline in a detailed A-B Roll view. The adjacent frames of the events at the edit point appear clearly above the tracks for reference, and unused media in the events appears in the timeline. With the edit point/event edge highlighted in red, you can trim it with the mouse or numeric keypad. Set a Loop Region around the edit point to dynamically add or remove frames from either side of the edit point while the media plays to create a highly precise, interactive editing experience.
Project interchange
Import and export a wide range of project files to and from Vegas Pro. Convert between the native .veg file and AAF for Avid® ProTools® 10, XML for Apple® Final Cut Pro® 7, Final Cut Pro X, DaVinci Resolve 10, and .prproj for Adobe® Premiere® Pro CC and After Effects® CC.
4K support
Vegas Pro natively supports frame sizes up to 4096 x 4096. The 4K image standard for digital cinema projection is 4096 x 2160 pixels. This level of resolution provides more detail and flexibility to pan and crop when delivering in HD. It's ideal for compositing and video effects work as it provides a high-quality final output. Vegas Pro natively supports XAVC and XAVC S files as well as RED ONE® and RED EPIC® files.
GPU acceleration
Better playback, faster renders. Take advantage of the power of the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) found in many of today's most popular video display cards for smoother video playback and faster rendering. Vegas Pro 13 leverages the GPU for video effects, transitions, compositing, pan/crop, track motion, and encoding. An optimized hardware configuration that uses an appropriate GPU device dramatically improves timeline performance. Enjoy higher resolution previews with multiple effects in Vegas Pro 13, and crank encoding speeds up by as much as six times over previous versions to popular formats like AVC. Vegas Pro 13 uses OpenCL™-supported devices from AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel to unleash your creative vision.
Multi-format native editing
Vegas Pro takes a no transcode, no rewrap approach with Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra and DVCPRO source material. Vegas Pro eliminates the transcode and rewrap process that other applications require, so editors can save valuable production time, minimize storage requirements, and preserve the pristine quality of the original source material. Other natively supported codecs and formats include XAVC, XAVC S, XDCAM™, XDCAM EX, NXCAM, HDCAM-SR™, AVCCAM, RED® R3D, AVCHD, and AVC-based MOV files from popular DSLR cameras. For 3D content creation, Vegas Pro also supports stereoscopic 3D MVC and MPO files from Sony camcorders.
Sync Link
Establish a hierarchal relationship between timeline events during editing. Move Child events independently of their Parent event, or move the Parent event and move all of its Child events simultaneously to keep the family in perfect synchronization.
Multicamera editing
Edit multicamera productions intuitively and efficiently. Specify shots as you play back your project. Switch between as many as 32 video sources with a keyboard command or a click of your mouse. Vegas Pro software keeps all unused shots. Easily expand a multicamera track into component events to get a complete picture of your project so you can refine the edits.
Smart Proxy workflow
Create high-performance, edit-friendly Smart Proxy clips in the Project Media window and enjoy faster playback on a wider variety of hardware. Media automatically and dynamically switches from the original to the proxy based on the Preview playback settings. Original media files are always available for the final render. You can also set a preference to automatically create proxy files when you add Ultra HD media to your project.
Comprehensive S-log workflow
S-log technology enables cameras such as the Sony PMW-F3 to capture images with amazing dynamic range and tonal reproduction. Through OpenColorIO technology developed by Sony Pictures Imageworks, Vegas Pro 13 supports S-log via the Academy Color Encoding System (ACES) color space standard. Based on the creative goals and display devices available, Vegas Pro 13 applies the appropriate LUT (Look-up Table) during the editing process. You can then edit the encoded project to a wide range of formats with ACES-defined color space standards as well as other popular non-ACES standards.
Video effects and compositing
Beyond its impressive editing capabilities, Vegas Pro 13 is a full-featured compositing and effects application. Combine up to 32 effects per effects chain and apply them at the event, track, media, and project level. Parent/Child tracks and sophisticated 2D and 3D compositing modes create a flexible compositing environment. Advanced OpenFX plug-in architecture opens the door for hundreds of optional effects from leading visual effects plug-in developers. Import layered Photoshop® files with each layer on its own track to create custom keyframeable motion graphics sequences and overlays. Work in 8-bit mode for speed or 32-bit floating point mode for optimal color processing precision.
Shape masking tools
Use Bézier drawing tools to quickly and easily create rectangular and oval-shaped masks which isolate or mask out portions of your media and create interesting video composites. Or, use powerful mask customization tools to create complex and precise masks of any shape imaginable.
FX masking
Mask an effect rather than the image itself. This is particularly useful for quickly blurring or pixelating an area of a video clip, to hide a logo, license plate, or a person's face.
Color match
Match colors between clips in the highly versatile and powerful L*a*b* color space. Choose a preset from the Preset drop-down list or use the controls to choose the image you want to match. Capture both the source and target images independently from the Trimmer window, the clipboard, a file on your computer, any area of your computer screen, or the Video Preview window.
OpenFX architecture
Vegas Pro supports powerful OpenFX plug-ins including many from third-party developers so you can access your ever-expanding collection of filters and effects. The extension for GPU rendering with OpenGL® textures allows third-party OpenFX plug-ins that use OpenGL to leverage the power of the GPU more effectively within the Vegas Pro. You can also utilize position controls and effects handles right in the Video Preview window with plug-ins that feature OpenFX on-screen interoperability.
LAB adjust and L*a*b* color space histogram
Manipulate colors in the powerful L*a*b* color space. The LAB Adjust tool uses the same technology as the Color Match plug-in and takes advantage of the perceptually uniform L*a*b* color standard to provide dramatic and precise control over the color characteristics of your content. In addition, the Video Scopes: L*a*b* Histogram view can display the L, a and b channel distributions of the images in the L*a*b* color space – a useful tool that can also be used very effectively with the Color Match plug-in.
Compositing modes
Vegas Pro 13 uses a multi-layer, top-down paradigm for compositing and masking, with the ability to assign tracks as Parent or Child tracks. Apply Compositor Effects including Bump Map, Height Map, and Displacement Map to create stylized lighting and textured looks. Vegas Pro 13 supports an impressive variety of compositing modes including Add, Subtract, Dodge, Burn, Source Alpha, Multiply (Mask), Lighten, Darken, Cut, Screen, Overlay, Hard Light, Difference, and Difference Squared. The 3D Compositing mode enables tracks to be moved and rotated anywhere in 3D space, and the results can be used in a stereoscopic 3D project.
Robust video plug-in architecture
The Video Effects Plug-In SDK, based on the Open Effects Association platform, is a contemporary technology that provides an optimized programming environment for third-party plug-in developers. The resulting steady stream of new and innovative plug-ins gives Vegas Pro editors a wide range of special effects and fresh techniques for creating cutting-edge productions.
Create 3D projects as easily as 2D
Create stereoscopic 3D projects with the same workflow you use for 2D media! Vegas Pro 13 provides the ability to import, adjust, edit, preview, and output stereoscopic 3D media. Deliver to industry-standard professional formats as single or dual files with side-by-side, top/bottom, or line-alternate encoding. You can also monitor and deliver your project in multiple anaglyphic formats.
Powerful monitoring solutions
It’s critical to be able to monitor in 3D when applying edits to 3D video. The Video Preview window provides an extensive selection of viewing options including channel specific, top/bottom, side-by-side, a blend of both (useful for some 3D adjustments), or anaglyphic display. Professional editors can use an SDI or HDMI connection with a line-alternate 3D display to deliver a high-end preview experience.
Stereoscopic 3D adjustments
Use the powerful Stereoscopic 3D Adjust filter to correct for camera misalignments and adjust the screen depth of the target object to place it exactly where you want it in the 3D field. Utilize the stereoscopic editing tools to easily correct stereoscopic 3D screen edge violations. You can also shift the horizontal offset in some 2D effects and transitions in order to adjust the perceived depth of the effect.
Auto correct footage
Automatically correct 3D video to ensure proper alignment of footage that would otherwise be ruined by minor camera setup discrepancies.
True stereoscopic 3D camera for 3D track motion compositing
Create 3D motion effects with precise control over Z depth, plane intersection, compositing, and more. The Parent Motion feature allows you to move and rotate multiple tracks in 3D space as a unit. Create 3D motion changes in real time and preview them instantly.
Integrated 3D adjustments
Utilize the integrated tools for basic 3D adjustments to improve your 3D project. Typical corrections include horizontal and vertical offsets, zoom discrepancies, keystone, and rotation. Tools to flip video horizontally and vertically and to automatically crop images help to ensure professional 3D results.
Add depth to 2D elements
Use the traditional Vegas Pro track compositing methods to intermix 2D elements—such as backgrounds, titles, graphical elements, or keyed video—with 3D content using the traditional Vegas Pro track compositing methods. Give these elements depth in the 3D output using the same horizontal offset adjustment tools used for 3D media.
Complete multitrack audio environment
The Vegas Pro 13 collection includes powerful audio recording and editing tools for the most demanding productions. Record audio in a multitrack environment with input buses, professional metering, punch-in recording, unlimited tracks, and more. Enjoy real-time envelope automation recording, join audio with a variety of automatic crossfade types, and create mixes with assignable effects. Mix with external control surfaces, route signals via Master and Aux outputs, and more. No other NLE provides a digital audio workstation feature set that comes close to the tools in Vegas Pro.
Surround sound mixing and encoding
Vegas Pro 13 has extensive 5.1 surround sound mixing tools. Automate the surround panning on tracks and buses to mix the most demanding DVD and Blu-ray Disc soundtracks, all right inside the Vegas Pro environment. Apply 5.1-channel audio effects to the master bus for enhanced control over surround mixes. Export projects as discrete tracks for post-encoding, or encode directly to Dolby Digital® surround with the Sony Creative Software Dolby Digital-certified AC-3 Pro encoder. In addition, the DVD Architect Pro software imports AC-3 files for multichannel 5.1 DVD and Blu-ray Disc creation.
Extensive audio effects
Vegas Pro software supports the popular VST plug-in format. Apply signal and effects processing to individual audio events, all events on a track, and buses. Choose from more than 30 included real-time signal and effects processing tools along with any VST plug-ins on your system. Automate effects with envelope control for each parameter. Vegas Pro software includes essential effects such as Wave Hammer Compression, EQ, and noise gate as well as reverb, chorus, and delay. Surround effects for the master bus include EQ, dither, and Wave Hammer Surround compression tools.
Audio event FX
Vegas Pro allows editors to incorporate audio effects at the event level, track level, bus level, and master output stage, for maximum flexibility when working with multitrack projects.
High-resolution audio support
Vegas Pro 13 software supports high-resolution 24-bit/192 kHz audio files for the ultimate in sonic fidelity. In addition, the ability to edit at the sample level enables you to execute ultra-precise adjustments to the audio between the video frames, to remove random pops and clicks or to re-establish sync.
Broadcast Wave format support
Vegas Pro 13 supports BWF for easy exchange between audio editors and broadcasting platforms.
Input buses
Record, monitor, and mix audio from external devices via input buses. Use the real-time rendering option to mix audio from external audio devices into your final render.
Multithreaded audio engine
Vegas Pro 13 software takes advantage of multicore and hyper-threading computer systems to maximize available hardware resources. By leveraging the full capabilities of the hardware and reducing direct CPU load, you will notice:
- Greater number of tracks and audio/video effects for real-time preview
- Improved performance at lower latencies
- Faster audio render times
Envelope automation recording
Record track envelope and keyframe parameters in real time with a mouse or external control surface hardware. Choose between touch and latch record modes and utilize automatic post-record keyframe thinning. Automation parameter control is available for both stereo and 5.1 tracks and buses, as well as for video track envelopes.
Import, export, and media management
Vegas Pro 13 contains extensive capture, import, and export support for video and audio devices. The integrated Device Explorer works with a wide range of file-based acquisition formats from Sony and other manufacturers and enables you to quickly browse the files on the camcorder and transfer only those needed for the project. Vegas Pro 13 also supports legacy tape-based formats, with full print-to-tape functionality. For XDCAM Optical customers, the XDCAM Explorer provides a complete and extensive proxy workflow with metadata support. Powerful features in the Vegas Pro Explorer and Project Media windows enable you to sort through your content more intelligently and greatly enhance the editing experience. You can also encode to HDCAM SR™ for extremely high quality mastering and archiving.
Project media tagging
Quickly categorize your media with customizable tags. Apply a Media Tag to the entire clip or to a region of a clip. Vegas Pro automatically organizes each tagged clip into appropriately named Media Bins. Quick Search enables instant filtering of media based on a single text field. The Search Media dialog facilitates more complex searches with multiple conditions, and makes the bins it creates smart. Smart Bins update automatically when you change media tags or add new media that matches the search criteria.
Native XAVC Support
Vegas™ Pro 13 is a native HD, 2K, and 4K XAVC™ editor that features built-in support for XAVC and XAVC S files with the same drag-and-drop, no transcode simplicity that Vegas Pro users have enjoyed with other popular formats—no expensive add-ons or plug-ins needed! For optimal performance with 2K and 4K XAVC or XAVC S content, use the smart proxy HD workflow for full frame rate playback on a wide variety of hardware configurations, from compact laptops to advanced multi-core workstations.
Easy capturing
Use the Device Explorer to capture media from nearly any video or audio device into the Vegas Pro application. To add media to your project, simply drag it from the Device Explorer to the Project Media window, the timeline, or the Trimmer window. The powerful browse operation makes it easy to navigate to media on XAVC, XAVC S, AVCHD, XDCAM EX, NXCAM, RED, and P2 cameras.
Capture to MXF from SD/HD-SDI devices
Capture legacy standard definition formats like Digital Betacam and high-definition formats including HDCAM and DVCPRO 100 video tapes and convert them to MPEG-2 50 Mbps 4:2:2 files which conform to the Sony XDCAM standard. Capture live feeds as XDCAM MXF files and edit them in Vegas Pro, or archive them for future use. The Sony MXF file format is roughly one-fourth the bit rate of other HD compression technologies such as Avid DNxHD or Apple ProRes, so it’s more efficient for hard drive storage. Despite its small file size, a MXF file still produces a beautiful 4:2:2 image at a full 1920x1080 raster.
Support for RAW photo files
Use RAW photo files in your Vegas Pro projects. Download the Microsoft Camera Codec Pack for Windows 7 and Windows Vista to view and edit RAW photo files from a wide variety 120 DSLR cameras natively on the timeline.
Streaming support for AVC/MP4 encoder
Vegas Pro 13 can now render AVC/MP4 files with streaming support, compatible with most streaming servers.
DVD and Blu-ray Disc authoring
Experience high-quality, professional disc authoring with DVD Architect™ Pro. Its clean, drag-and-drop interface, powerful layout, and incredible authoring tools make it easy to develop dynamic menu-based Blu-ray Disc and DVD projects. Create multi-menu projects with movies, picture slideshows, and music compilations.
Professional DVD layout and design
Author menu-based and single-title DVD and Blu-ray Disc projects with preset backgrounds, motion menus, buttons, and effects. In addition to these presets, you can import your own layered Photoshop® (PSD) files for use as backgrounds, buttons, and graphics. Enable your DVD content to play back in a loop, hold, or time out at the end of a scene.
Easy DVD preview
The Preview window enables you to preview your project on a simulated television screen with a virtual remote control. Use the buttons on the remote control to navigate and play your project.
36 HD menu templates
To start projects quickly, use one of the available high-definition 16x9 menu templates.
Buttons on video
Add a button hotspot over video and control its placement, duration, and link. This creates an interactive experience for end users so they can navigate to alternate media related to a specific scene on your disc.
Extensive video and audio support
DVD Architect Pro software supports today's popular video and audio formats such as AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and AVCHD so you can make a DVD or Blu-ray Disc that will play on almost any DVD/BD player or DVD/BD-capable computer.
DVD scripting
DVD Architect Pro software supports the ability to create and run scripts in final DVD designs. With scripting, you can build robust interactivity into your projects.
Keyframes and transformation
Add keyframes to the DVD Architect Pro timeline to animate objects such as buttons and graphics. You can also use keyframes to control pan/crop attributes over time.
Exports chapter markers and subtitles to DVD Architect Pro software
Import Vegas Pro markers into DVD Architect Pro as chapter points for quick scene creation. Apply a name to each region in your Vegas Pro project, export the names as a text file, and import it into DVD Architect Pro as frame-accurate subtitles.
Technical Specifications
The Vegas Pro 13 collection provides integrated production environments designed for a new generation of creative professionals. Combining a familiar track-based timeline with hundreds of thoughtful innovations, Vegas Pro 13 offers a refreshingly modern,
cost-effective approach to content creation. Supporting more formats and workflows than ever before, Vegas Pro 13 makes it easy to deliver your message and express your artistic vision.
Vegas Pro 13 Features
Vegas Editing: General Features
- New! Vegas Pro Connect; mobile companion app
- New! Sony Wireless Adapter proxy-first workflow
- New! Multi-tool editing enhancements
- Advanced user interface with layout presets, flexible window docking, and extensive customization
- Simple drag-and-drop operations or traditional 3-point and 4-point editing paradigm
- Sync Link grouping
- Intuitive multicamera editing workflow
- JKL scrub
- Post-Edit ripple mode
- Timeline trimming with keyboard or mouse
- A/V synchronization detect and repair
- Customizable Keyboard Shortcuts
- Multitrack video editing on unlimited tracks
- Supports multiple file formats and frame rates on the timeline with no transcoding required
- Interactive tutorials
Video Editing: Effects, Graphics, Text Generation and Color Correction
- New! Smart Render 4K XAVC files
- New! Integrated video FX from FXHOME
- New! Video Essentials VI from NewBlueFX
- New! Advanced project archiving
- Shape Masking Tools
- FX Masking
- Color Match
- LAB Adjust Plug-in and L*a*b* Color Space Histogram
- OpenFX Enhancements
- Layer Dimensionality Video FX and Compositor
- Credit Roll Generator Improvements
- Create custom Effect Chains of up to 32 separate video effects
- Apply Effect Chains at the Media, Event, Track, or Project level
- 3D track motion
- Advanced video compositing
- Keyframeable Bzier masks
- Keyframeable transitions, filters, and track motion
- 3-wheel primary and secondary color correction filters
- Waveform, Vectorscope, Parade, and Histogram monitors
- Import .PSD layers to separate Vegas Pro video tracks
- Image stabilization
- Enhanced Video Plug-in architecture based on OpenFX
- Titles & Text Titler
- Credit rolls and text animation
- High-precision, enhanced 32-bit floating point video levels mode for 10-bit and higher sources and render formats
Audio Editing Features
- New! CALM Act compliant loudness meters
- New! Audio dialog enhancement plug-in Nectar Elements from iZotope
- 64-bit Audio Plug-in support
- Preview Audio via Video Preview Device
- Project Interchange with Avid Pro Tools
- Audio recording, editing, and mixing on unlimited tracks
- 24-bit/192 kHz audio support
- Input busses and Real-time rendering
- Event level audio effect assignment
- VU Metering
- Audio Mixing default screen layout
- Audio track header output metering
- Create custom Effect Chains of up to 32 separate effects
- Apply Effect Chains at the Media, Event, Track, Bus, or Project level
- Envelope automation recording
- Multichannel audio from Trimmer Window
- Professional audio mixer console
- Broadcast Wave format multichannel support
- Gracenote MusicID CD album recognition
- VST plug-in effect support
- DirectX plug-in effects automation
- Includes over 30 DirectX audio effects
- 5.1 surround mixing tools, with Film-style 5.1 surround panning
- On-the-fly punch-in recording
- Auto-input record monitoring
- 5.1 audio plug-in support for the master bus
- ASIO driver support
- Fader automation
- Real time record meters
- 32 assignable effects and 26 Master and Aux outputs
- Bus-to-bus routing
- Master, auxiliary, and effects bus tracks
- Red Book audio CD production
Workflow Features
- NEW! Proxy-first workflow with the Sony Wireless Adaptor and Sony Ci
- Project Interchange
- Smart Proxy Workflow
- Comprehensive S-log Workflow
- Render Progress and Completion Indicators
- Share Project Media Between Projects
- Stereoscopic 3D workflow
- Digital signage support, with portrait and landscape monitoring
- Project nesting
- Comprehensive closed captioning workflow
- Open multiple sessions of Vegas Pro on the same system, for the ultimate in multi-tasking
- Blu-ray Disc burning directly from the timeline
- Scripting extensions
- No-recompress rendering for many long GOP MPEG-2 formats
- XDCAM partial conform for FAM mode
- 4K support for frame sizes up to 4096x4096
- System-wide media management
- Multi monitor support
- Multi-threaded, multi-processor rendering support
Format I/O and Hardware Support
- Support for 4K XAVC and XAVC S files
- Panasonic P2 Support
- HDCAM SR (SStP) Mastering
- Blu-ray rendering support with MainConcept AVC plug-in
- Support for AVCHD 2.0 Standard
- Support Metadata Orientation Information for Still Image Formats
- GPU Acceleration for 'Titles & Text' Plug-in
- GPU Accelerated Performance
- Comprehensive XDCAM Optical Media support, including full proxy workflow
- Support for XDCAM essence markers
- Capture directly to XDCAM-compatible MXF files from supported SD/HD-SDI sources
- Genlock controls for synchronizing AJA video device output to a reference signal
- AVCHD timecode support
- NVIDIA 3D Vision Support
- Read and save DPX, OpenEXR, and Microsoft HD Photo formats
- Streaming Support for rendered AVC/MP4 files
- Export directly to PlayStation Portable devices
- AVC/AAC support
- MPEG-1, -2, and -4 support
- MPEG-2, Insert I-Frame at markers
- ATRAC 3 input and output
- Support for the Microsoft Image Mastering API (IMAPI) disc drivers
- AJA and Blackmagic Design hardware support
- External control surface support
- Application scripting for task automation
- Subtitle time/text export to DVD Architect Pro software
- QuickTime format support, with optimized AVC decode, for DSLR formats
- Red Book audio CD production
- Exports chapter markers and subtitles to DVD Architect Pro 6.0 software
Supported file formats
Opens:
AA3, AAF, AIF, ASF, AU, AVC, AVCHD, AVI, BMP, BWF, CDA, DIG, DLX, DPX, DV, EXR, FLAC, GIF, H.264, HDP, IVC, JPEG, M2T, M2TS, MVC, MOV, Sony MXF (XDCAM and HDCAM SR), MP3, MP4, M4A, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, MPO, OGG, OMA, Panasonic MXF (DVCPRO, AVC-Intra) PCA, PNG, PSD, QT, R3D, SFA, SND, TIFF, TGA, VOX, W64, WAV, WDP, WMA, WMV, XAVC Intra MXF, XAVC S
Saves:
AA3, AC3, AIF, ATRAC, AVC, AVCHD, AVI, DPX, EXR, FLAC, H.264, HDP, MOV, MP3, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, MP4, M2T, Sony MXF (XDCAM and HDCAM SR), MVC, OGG, Panasonic MXF (AVC-Intra), PCA, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV, XAVC Intra MXF, XAVC S
DVD Encoding:
Video: NTSC 4:3, NTSC Widescreen, PAL 4:3, PAL Widescreen
Audio: AC-3 5.1 or stereo, PCM
Blu-Ray Encoding:
Video: MPEG-2 or AVC, 1080-60i, 1080-50i and 1080-24p
Audio: AC-3 5.1 or stereo, PCM
DVD Architect Pro 6.0 Features
General Features
- 36 high definition themes
- DVD and Blu-ray Disc authoring
- Scripting support
- Random playlist playback
- Parental control
- Photoshop (PSD) layer support
- Jacket picture creation
- Theme export
- Integration with Vegas Pro 13 software
- Menu-based and single movie DVD creation
- Easy-to-use drag-and-drop functionality
- Unlimited number of undo/redo
- Media Explorer
- Adjustable Project and File Optimization Settings
- Fully customizable toolbars
DVD Editing and Layout Features
- Keyframeable transformations
- Keyframeable crop and effects
- Graphical subtitles
- Title reordering
- Snap to I-Frame
- Greater than 100% zoom
- 4:3 and 16:9 preview settings
- DVD mastering tools: DLT, DDP, CMF
- Project playlists
- Copy-protection tools (CSS and Macrovision )
- Project navigation tool
- Still and motion menu creation
- Support for multiple video titles
- Subtitle creation and support
- Multiple audio track support
- Programmable end actions for menus and media
- Project overview window
- Enhanced asset behavior control
- Multiple menus with up to 36 buttons per menu
- Menu object editing, alignment and sizing tools
- Text editing and shadow effects
- Add, edit, and move chapter points
- Customizable themes
- Menu looping
Video Features
- Buttons on video
- Crop and adjust dialog
- Slideshow animations
- Picture slideshow duration
- Multi-angle video selection
- DVD movie creation
- Picture slideshows
- Elementary stream import
- 24p DVD encoding
- No re-encoding of compliant files
- NTSC and PAL in standard (4:3) and widescreen (16:9) formats
Audio Features
- ATRAC Support
- Multiple audio track support
- Music compilations
- Attach audio files to menus
- Media file previewing
- Import WAV, MP3, WMA, PCA, AIF, MPEG audio, AA3 (ATRAC), AC-3 5.1 or stereo into your DVD Architect Pro project
- 24-bit/192kHz audio support
Testing and Burning Features
- Burn mastered folder
- 8cm to 12cm DVD copy
- Button overlap indication
- Smart project re-prepare
- Dual-layer burning and authoring support
- Real time project previewing with virtual DVD remote control or to external monitor
- DVD project verification and preparation
- Advanced DVD disc optimization with adjustable bitrates
- Fit to disc option
- Supports a wide variety of DVD burners
Supported DVD recordable drives
DVD Architect Pro software has been tested with a wide range of drives and should work with most DVD and BD recordable drives. To test DVD burning with your system, you can download the DVD Architect Pro Demo and the sample project for burning. This is available on the download page. From the File menu, choose Make DVD, click the Burn button, and browse to the prepared project folder.
Supported media in DVD Architect Pro 6.0
| Media |
Capacity |
Description |
| DVD-R DL (AKA DVD-R9) |
8.5 GB |
Dual layer DVD-R |
| DVD-R |
4.7 GB |
Highly compatible with drives and standalone players |
| DVD-RW |
4.7 GB |
Rewritable DVD-R |
| DVD+R |
4.7 GB |
Philips, Sony, HP, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha |
| DVD+R DL (AKA DVD+R9) |
8.5 GB |
Dual layer DVD+R |
| DVD+RW |
4.7 GB |
Rewritable DVD+R (Writable ~1,000 times) |
| BD-R |
25 & 50 GB |
Write-once recordable media |
| BD-RE |
25 & 50 GB |
Rewritable media |
System Requirements
- Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 operating system (64-bit)
- 2 GHz processor (multicore or multiprocessor CPU recommended for HD or stereoscopic 3D; 8 cores recommended for 4K)
- 1 GB drive space for program installation
- SSD or high-speed multi-disk RAID for 4K media
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended; 16 GB recommended for 4K)
- OHCI-compatible IEEE-1394DV card (for DV and HDV capture and print-to-tape)
- USB 2.0 connection (for importing from AVCHD, XDCAM EX, NXCAM, or DVD camcorders)
- Windows-compatible sound card
- DVD-ROM drive (for installation from a DVD only)
- Supported CD-recordable drive (for CD burning only)
- Supported DVD-recordable drive (for DVD burning only)
- Supported BD-R/-RE drive (for Blu-ray Disc burning only)
- GPU-accelerated video processing and rendering requires an OpenCL-supported NVIDIA , AMD/ATI, or Intel GPU with 512MB memory; 1GB for 4K.
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
- Apple QuickTime 7.1.6 or later for reading and writing QuickTime files
- Internet Connection (for Gracenote MusicID Service)
You must provide registration information to Sony Creative Software Inc., a US company, in order to activate the software. Product requires online registration.
