SONY Introduces Vegas Pro 13 at NAB

SONY Creative Software is pleased and excited to announce the release of Vegas™ Pro 13 and their newest entries in the Vegas Pro product family: Vegas Pro 13 and Vegas Pro 13 Edit. Both based on the same Vegas 13 core application, each is tailored to address different needs: Vegas Pro 13 for high-definition video and audio content production with Blu-ray Disc™ creation capability, and Vegas Pro 13 Edit for professional produce-and-upload production tasks. The two new configurations are available at attractive price points, assuring that content producers will now be able to choose exactly what they need to meet their objectives, on-time and on-budget.

The new editions:

Vegas Pro 13: Video, Audio, and Blu-ray Disc Creation

Vegas Pro 13 brings major enhancements to the table, including new editing features, advanced archival tools, sophisticated audio metering, and Vegas Pro Connect – the mobile companion app that untethers you from your workstation to extend your collaborative reach directly into the field. Vegas Pro 13 delivers an unparalleled toolset for content creation and delivery and comes complete with DVD Architect™ Pro 6, Dolby® Digital Professional Encoder, and plug-in collections from FXHOME, NewBlueFX, and iZotope®. Superior performance and intuitive workflow means spending less time thinking about editing and more time actually doing it.

Vegas Pro 13 Edit: Video and Audio Production

This major upgrade features significant enhancements including new editing features, advanced archival tools, sophisticated audio metering, and Vegas Pro Connect – the mobile companion app that untethers you from your workstation to extend your collaborative reach directly into the field. Superior performance and intuitive workflow makes expressing your artistic vision easier than ever.

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Both options are based on the same Vegas Pro 13 core application. New features include:

Superior Editing, Archiving, and Collaboration Tools

• Quickly switch between essential editing tools with the new multitool paradigm
• Review and collaborate with others using the Vegas Pro Connect mobile app (iPad)
• Organize and archive project files and associated media with new archiving features
• Engage AVC Smart Render and utilize MainConcept AVC render templates
• Improve editing performance by automatically swapping hi-res clips with smart proxies
• Produce stunning multicamera projects in real time
• Use the Vegas Pro proxy-first workflow in conjunction with the Sony Wireless Adapter

Powerful Effects and Compositing

• Apply seven new video effects from FXHOME, integrated directly into Vegas Pro 13
• Spice up your video with the included Video Essentials VI from NewBlueFX
• Perfect your audio with the bundled iZotope Nectar® Elements plug-in
• Apply up to 32 effects per Effects Chain at the event, track, media, or project level
• Easily match color characteristics from one clip to another using the color match plug-in
• Import layered Photoshop® files with each layer on its own track
• Process and render videos faster with GPU-accelerated, OpenCL™-supported devices

Advanced Audio Control

• Ensure your audio is EBU R128/CALM Act compliant using the new Loudness Metering tools
• Access VST and DirectX® audio plugins
• Engage audio input busses and event-level audio effects
• Import, record, and export high-quality 24-bit, 192 kHz audio files
• Record multitrack audio using the built-in mixing console with VU metering and mix automation

Powerful DVD and Blu-ray Disc™ Authoring Tools

• Create titles with multiple video angles, subtitles, multiple languages, and commentary
• Import layered Photoshop files for use as backgrounds, buttons, masks, and graphics
• Encode directly to Dolby Digital surround with the included professional AC-3 encoder
• Render using the MainConcept AVC encoder which supports variable bit rates up to 40 Mbps and average bit rate of 25 Mbps

For the best price on SONY Vegas click here for the Videoguys' NAB Special of Vegas Pro 12 with Bonus Pack. Order now and get a FREE Upgrade to Vegas Pro 13 when it is released.