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Sony Creative Software inspires artistic expression with its award-winning line of products for digital video, music, DVD, and audio production. Sound Forge, ACID, and Vegas software have defined digital content creation for a generation of creative professionals, amateurs, and enthusiasts. These signature product lines continue to advance the art of providing powerful, accessible tools to unleash the imagination. Today, there is a Sony Creative Software application for every level of expertise, including a full line of consumer software based on the company's professional applications.

Video Editing - Vegas Family

The fun, easy way to create and share your own movies.
Say farewell to boring home movies and vacation slideshows. With Vegas Movie Studio home video editing and DVD authoring software you can create captivating videos that beg to be watched again and again. Digital video editing tools add professional pizzazz with transitions, titles, and special effects including green screen. Quickly format movies for online sharing sites or author your own DVDs. Our exclusive Show Me How tutorials help you get started fast. Just follow along with the step-by-step instructions and learn as you go.
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Make Your Own Movies, Slideshows, Presentations, and More

Vegas Movie Studio software makes video editing easy and fun. Best of all, Vegas Movie Studio software is a real-time nondestructive video editor. No matter what changes you make to your video and photos in the software, your original files are never affected! Vegas Movie Studio software gives you the freedom to experiment and have fun with video editing, without worrying about making a mistake.

Use Vegas Movie Studio software to:

  • Add special effects, transitions, titles, and music to your home movies for Hollywood-style results
  • Zoom, rotate, and pan across photos to animate still images in your movies
  • Make your own DVDs with multiple motion menus and custom navigation
  • Commemorate special events such as weddings and anniversaries
  • Create exciting, professional-looking business presentations

Upload movies to YouTube

Publish Directly to YouTubeCreating videos for YouTube is easy and fun with Vegas Movie Studio software. Its full set of tools for editing, video restoration, and soundtrack creation will help you create compelling videos that get noticed. Click the "publish to YouTube" button to instantly upload your video.

Simple DVD Creation

DVD Architect™ Studio software is included so you can create and burn professional-looking DVDs. You'll have fun producing DVDs with custom menus, buttons, backgrounds, and navigation. 44 easy-to-use DVD themes are included to get you started.

New! Helpful Project Wizards

Vegas Movie Studio 9 software has two new wizards to help you get started quickly. The New Project wizard provides an efficient workflow for video editing and helps ensure that projects are set up correctly. The Make Movie wizard eliminates the guesswork for delivery and provides optimized final files in just a few clicks — whether you want to publish your movie to YouTube or another website, burn it to a DVD, or send it as an email attachment.

Learn as You Go with Easy Tutorials

Our exclusive Show Me How tutorials guide you through the entire creative process. Whenever you need help, just click the Show Me How button and choose your tutorial topic. Helpful text dialogue boxes, pointers, and guides will actually show you what to do and where to click.

The Perfect Soundtrack

Vegas Movie Studio software includes the Cinescore Studio plug-in for easily creating customized music soundtracks in just minutes. Choose from royalty-free Cinescore themes that can be modified to fit your movie's length and mood. Additional Cinescore theme packs are also available.

Professional Power

Built on award-winning Vegas software technology used in motion picture and recording studios worldwide, Vegas Movie Studio software puts the power of the pros on your desktop.
Professional-Level Power for Your Home Studio.
Video editing, audio production, and DVD authoring come together in a single, powerful solution. Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition software has everything needed to produce high-quality movies, corporate videos, wedding DVDs, and more. Easily edit video in almost any format including high definition. Powerful tools for video compositing, color correction, and surround sound mixing help you get feature-film results in your home studio. With integrated DVD authoring, Blu-ray Disc burning, and multiple options for online posting, you can deliver projects however you or your clients desire.

The Platinum Difference

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software has everything that Vegas Movie Studio software has and more. You still get the easy drag-and-drop video editing, integrated DVD layout and burning, and Show Me How interactive tutorials. Plus, Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software provides added features and advanced editing tools such as:
  • HD video editing: HDV and Sony AVCHD
  • 5.1 surround sound mixing and encoding
  • Direct export to Sony PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable)
  • Advanced 3-wheel primary color correction tools
Complete Video and Audio Production.
The Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Pro Pack takes video and audio production even further with added tools for professional-level sound design, as well as more video effects and transitions. This powerful collection has everything needed to edit video in nearly any format including high definition. Pro Pack has integrated features for advanced video compositing, color correction, and 5.1 surround mixing. Use the included Sound Forge Audio Studio software* for precise audio editing and Cinescore Studio software to generate royalty-free soundtracks in minutes.
 

The Pro Pack Advantage

The Pro Pack software has everything that Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition software has and more. You still get the powerful HD video editing, Cinescore Studio plug-in for soundtrack creation, integrated DVD authoring and Blu-ray Disc™ burning, Show Me How interactive tutorials, and:
  • Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 software* for precise audio editing
  • Pro Pack Cinescore themes
  • 106 3D transitions and Cartoonr video effects from NewBlue®, makers or professional video plug-ins
  • 1,001 Sound Effects
Professional HD video editing, audio editing, and DVD authoring software
The Vegas Pro 9 collection integrates two powerful applications that work seamlessly together to provide an efficient and intuitive environment for video and broadcast professionals. This comprehensive suite offers the most robust and progressive platform available for content creation and production. With broad format support, superior effects processing, unparalleled audio support, and a full complement of editorial tools, the Vegas Pro 9 collection streamlines your workflow. From acquisition to delivery, from camera to Blu-ray Disc™, the Vegas Pro 9 collection delivers exactly what you need to produce outstanding results.
Vegas Pro 9 offers h.264 codec for video compression built in to this video editing program

Precise Editing Tools

Edit SD or HD video with drag-and-drop functionality, mouse and keyboard trimming, and ripple editing. Features include ProType Titling technology, multicamera editing tools, 32-bit floating point video processing, customizable window layouts, color-coded snapping, improved HDV/SDI/XDCAM support, Cinescore plug-in support, A/V synchronization detection and repair, and auto-frame quantization.

Efficient, Professional Workflow for 32- and 64-bit systems

The Vegas Pro 9 interface provides a fully customizable workspace for accomplishing a wide range of production requirements. Dock multiple windows across multiple monitors, and save your layouts to fit specific editing tasks; nest Vegas projects within the timeline, customize and save keyboard commands, and use application scripting to automate repetitive tasks. System-wide media management produces maximum efficiency. Network rendering saves time by using multiple computers and networked drive arrays to render complex projects. Vegas Pro software also supports 24p, HD and HDV editing.

Broad Format Support

Vegas Pro 9 software natively supports the newest professional camcorder formats including XDCAM EX and RED. Vegas Pro 9 software also includes support for still images greater than one gigapixel in resolution. Use Pan and Scan to create a stunning movie sequence from these large pictures while maintain HD resolution.

Superior Audio Control

Use unlimited tracks, 24-bit/192 kHz audio, punch-in recording, 5.1 surround mixing, effects automation, and time compress/expand. Apply customizable, real time audio effects like EQ, Reverb, Delay, and more. Expand your audio processing and mixing options with supported third-party DirectX® and VST audio plug-ins. Use the Mixing Console for precise audio control.

Powerful DVD and Blu-ray Disc™ Authoring Tools

Burn movies to Blu-ray Disc™ directly from the Vegas Pro timeline for high-definition delivery. Use DVD Architect Pro software (included with the Vegas Pro collection) to author DVDs or Blu-ray Disc media with multiple video angles, subtitles, multiple languages, and special features. Preview and test your work in real time. Apply Brightness and Contrast, Auto Levels, Crop, and Anti-Flicker filters. Set CSS and Macrovision® copy-protection flags for masters.

Now Available! DVD Architect Pro 5 software with Blu-ray Disc authoring is free to registered DVD Architect Pro 4.5 users.

Interactive Tutorials

Vegas Pro 9 software has a comprehensive help system, as well as detailed interactive tutorials that provide walk-through demonstrations of common features and functionality. These tutorials provide an easy step-by-step method of learning the product and the workflow necessary to complete most common tasks.

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Audio Editing - Sound Forge Family

Sound Forge Audio Studio audio production & audio recording software

Your Home Recording Studio for Audio Production.
Sound Forge Audio Studio software is everything you need for audio editing and mastering professional-quality audio on your home computer. Record live instruments and vocals, edit and restore audio, apply studio-quality audio effects, and convert files with lightning speed. You can even create your own karaoke tracks with included vocal remover software, Vocal Eraser. Best of all, Sound Forge Audio Studio audio editing software is easy to use. With a few basic commands such as cut, copy, and paste, you can produce high-fidelity audio on your PC.

Music editor, vocal remover, audio production & music production software

Capture Your Performance

To record live audio, simply plug a microphone or instrument into your computer's sound card and click Record. Easily capture instruments, vocals, keyboards, and more. You can also import audio from your own CDs and MP3s, or use the Vinyl Recording and Restoration tool to record audio from LPs and cassettes.

Enhance Audio with Effects

Customize your projects with more than 30 built-in audio effects such as EQ, delay, chorus, and reverb, as well as 1,001 sound effects. DirectX® and VST support expands the number of effects you can apply and increases your mastering flexibility.

Make Your Own Karaoke Tracks

Sound Forge Audio Studio 9 software includes the Vocal Eraser plug-in. Easily remove vocals from most recordings or isolate vocals. You can also use this plug-in to extract vocals from songs for remixing. The Vocal Eraser plug-in contains presets for various recording situations.

Edit Like a Pro

Simply drag and drop to expertly balance sound levels, trim unwanted sections, and synchronize audio with video. You can also use Sound Forge Audio Studio software to create your own music loops and samples to use with ACID Music Studio software.

Integrated CD Burning

CD burning is fully integrated into Sound Forge Audio Studio software so you can easily create professional-sounding CDs. Burn one track at a time or choose disc-at-once (DAO) to burn a disc with full control over the pauses between tracks.

Encode Audio and Video

Quickly convert audio files to MP3, WAV, WMA, and other formats including QuickTime® and RealMedia® formats for the web. Such extensive audio support makes it easy to create your own podcasts and streaming media or export audio to MP3 players and other portable devices.

Learn as You Go with Amazing Tutorials

Our exclusive Show Me How tutorials guide you through the entire creative process. Whenever you need help, just click the Show Me How button and choose your tutorial topic. Helpful text dialogue boxes, pointers, and guides will actually show you what to do and where to click.

Sound Forge 9 - music production software, music composing software & music recording software

Precision, Stability, Ease, and Speed
The Sound Forge 9 professional digital audio production suite includes everything you need to quickly get from raw audio to finished master. Use this suite to create and edit stereo and multichannel audio files with speed and precision. Efficiently analyze, record and edit audio, digitize and restore old recordings, model acoustic environments, design sound for multimedia, and master replication-ready CDs.

Sound Forge 9 - mp3 editor - wave editor - audio recording software

Includes Tools for Sound Design and Mastering
In addition to Sound Forge 9 software, this comprehensive audio production suite includes CD Architect 5 software for designing, mastering and burning Red Book audio CDs, Noise Reduction 2 plug-ins to fix common audio problems such as tape hiss, camera hum, clicks, and pops, and the Mastering Effects Bundle powered by iZotope™, a collection of four professional audio plug-ins.

Stereo and Multichannel Recording
Sound Forge 9 software has a complete set of tools for recording audio. Record straight into your sound card or use the Record Timer to begin and end a session at a specific time and date. Alternatively, you can start recording when a certain audio threshold is reached with Threshold Record Triggering. You can also now record and edit multichannel audio files as easily as stereo files.

Precise Audio Editing
Edit stereo and native multichannel audio files down to the sample level in real time. Use familiar Windows commands to cut, copy, paste, mix, and crossfade audio. Drag and drop to edit between channels, and work on one file while processing others in the background.
Pristine Sound Quality
Sound Forge software supports full resolution 24-bit and 32-bit/64-bit float 192 kHz files for the ultimate in audio fidelity. Capture the subtle overtones and nuances of instruments, vocals, and effect changes.
Powerful Effects Processing
Apply over 40 professional studio effects and processes including Normalize, EQ, Delay, Chorus, Volume, Dynamics, Noise Gate, Pitch Shift, Flange, and Vibrato. Chain multiple effects together and apply them to selections or entire files using the Plug-in Chainer. Sound Forge 9 software also supports DirectX and VST effects, including parameter automation, to expand the number of effects you can apply to audio and increase your mastering flexibility.
Audio-for-Video
Sound Forge 9 software supports multiple video formats including AVI, WMV, and MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. Synchronize audio and video frame by frame. Import Flash (SWF) files* to visually synchronize your audio to your project. Sound Forge 9 software includes MPEG-2 templates for writing HDV-compliant files at both 720p and 1080i resolutions. Also included are templates for encoding WMV 720p and 1080p.
Dolby Digital AC-3 export
Use Sound Forge 9 software to export multichannel files in surround AC-3 format using the included Dolby Digital AC-3 plug-in.

Music Creation - Acid Family

Acid Music Studio music maker, DJ software, mp3 mixer & more

It's Time to Start Making YOUR Music
If you're serious about making your own music, ACID Music Studio software is the perfect tool for original song creation, multitrack audio and MIDI recording, and studio-quality mixing, and effects processing. Share your songs any way you want — burn your own CDs, upload to the web, prepare audio for podcasts, or export to your MP3 player. With built-in tutorials to guide you, you'll be composing, mixing, and mastering like a pro in no time.

Sony Acid  Music Studio mixing software with multitrack recorders

Easy to Use and Learn
Even if you've never written a song or played an instrument, you can use ACID® Music Studio software to create original music, produce DJ-style remixes, add soundtracks to videos, and burn professional-quality CDs.
Powerful Mixing and Effects Processing
Professional mixing tools give you precise control over volume and panning, effects processing, audio routing, and final output. Customize your songs using professional-quality audio effects including EQ, reverb, delay, chorus, flange, phase, distortion, echo, and more. Use VST and DirectX audio effects, and VST instruments. Add pan and volume envelopes, reverse audio, and change the pitch and tempo of your mix in real time.
Record and Edit MIDI
Use ACID Music Studio Software for complete MIDI editing and sequencing. Record and edit MIDI note and controller data on the timeline, and assign to any MIDI instrument. ACID Music Studio software supports VSTi and includes over 1,000 MIDI files and 90 instruments for song creation.
Learn as You Go with Amazing Tutorials
Our exclusive Show Me How tutorials guide you through the entire creative process. Whenever you need help, just click the Show Me How button and choose your tutorial topic. Helpful text dialogue boxes, pointers, and guides will actually show you what to do and where to click.
Share Your Music Anywhere
Create your own CDs in minutes. Disc-at-once CD layout and burning is fully integrated into the software so you can conveniently create your music and produce professional-sounding CDs all within one application. Powerful encoding functionality lets you save your songs to popular streaming formats for uploading to the web, or export them to portable music devices.

Your New Creative Partner
ACID Pro 7 software is a DAW powerhouse that combines full multitrack recording and mixing, MIDI sequencing, and legendary ACID looping functionality for a seamless music-creation and post-production environment. More creative partner than production tool, ACID Pro 7 software inspires you like nothing else. With its Transparent Technology™ design, ACID Pro 7 software removes typical barriers to the creative workflow so you can effortlessly transform ideas into real results.

Acid Pro 7 - digital audio workstation, multitrack recorders, dj mixing software, music mixing softare, midi software

Professional Multitrack Recording
For uncompromising 24-bit, 192 kHz sound quality production live or in studio, ACID Pro 7 software has an expanded set of features for maximum audio performance. Whether you're recording your band or creating MIDI-based studio sequences, ACID Pro 7 software is the optimal platform for reliable multitrack recording and production: on-the-fly punch in/out, unlimited tracks for audio and MIDI, control surface support, powerful plug-in processing, and 5.1 surround mixing.
Innovative Loop-Based Music Creation
ACID Pro software has been the leader in loop-based music creation for nearly ten years. Version 7 has all of the core ACID Pro features: automatic pitch and tempo matching, real-time loop previewing, unlimited tracks, and our signature pick/paint/play interface. ACID Pro 7 software also includes over 3,000 Sony Sound Series loops and 1,000 MIDI files so you can start creating music right out of the box.
Comprehensive MIDI Support
Experience unparalleled MIDI sequencing in ACID Pro 7 software, with real time MIDI processing and precise control over MIDI events. All note and controller data can be recorded and edited on the timeline as easily as audio tracks. Use track envelopes to automate and modify modulation, expression, or other types of MIDI controller data over time. Other features let you record multiple tracks of MIDI, apply real time MIDI quantization, perform filtering and processing, create and edit drum patterns, and step record. ACID Pro 7 also includes over 1,000 free MIDI files for music creation.
Superior Mixing and Editing
ACID Pro 7 software has a dedicated mixing console for a flexible and efficient recording environment. Specify routing, assign audio effects, and use external effects processors with tracks and busses. ACID Pro 7 software also supports control surface automation and channel tracking for devices such as the Mackie Control and Frontier Design TranzPort. Its unique Beatmapper tool makes remixing easy, and the Chopper tool helps you create impressive drum fills, stutters, and DJ-style effects.
Professional Effects and Soft Synth Support
Expand your sound palette with native support for VST instruments, as well as VST and DirectX audio plug-ins. Create resonant sweeps, dramatic fades, EQ changes and add effects with parameter automation. ReWire and ASIO support help you smoothly integrate ACID Pro 7 software with your existing studio.
Exclusive Quantization Tools
Transform loops and MIDI tracks into fresh, new sounds with our exclusive Groove Mapping and Groove Cloning quantization tools. Change the groove of a track, apply different grooves to the same track, extract a groove from one file and apply it to another, or even create custom grooves.
Professional Workflow Features
Maximize efficiency with folder tracks and cluster editing to drag, pitch-shift, cut, copy, and paste sections of loops. Use the Clip Pool to choose and arrange events to use in your compositions. Create dramatic or subtle tempo changes using new tempo curves. Deliver projects in nearly any format without leaving the ACID Pro 7 environment.
Included with ACID Pro 7 software New!
ACID Pro 7 includes software for professional music production and editing, including ACID Pro Effects Rack, powered by iZotope, Garritan Aria for ACID Pro Player, Submersible Music KitCore, and Native Instruments Guitar Combos.
Free Loops and Samples
Add to your content library with ACIDplanet.com 8packs. Available as a free download each week, an 8pack is eight loops arranged into a song. ACID Pro registered users can also download free exclusive content using Get Media. Click Get Media on the ACID Pro 7 toolbar for instant access to folders full of royalty-free loops.