Digit by James Morris Editing performance with HDV is much improved, and the interface is more configurable than before. Strong collection of effects. Vegas has an unusual history. Starting life as a multi-track audio-editing tool from Sonic Foundry, it has since reinvented itself as a video-editing package, and was later acquired by Sony’s media software development arm. It’s emerged as a genuine contender in the video-editing market. Improvements in Vegas 7 are more to do with core usability than flashy new features. Native HDV support has been significantly revamped. Previously, Vegas used a Cineform plug-in, with the MPEG-2 transport stream converted to intermediate files. Although Vegas could handle MPEG-2 directly, this wasn’t smooth enough for editing. Sony has rewritten its MPEG-2 decoding engine so that HDV can be edited natively.
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