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Vegas Pro 8 - professional video editing software, dvd authoring software & video editing programs

DVD Creation
Nothing beats DVD Architect Pro software for professional DVD authoring. Its clean, drag-and-drop interface and powerful layout and authoring tools make it easy to develop dynamic menu-based DVDs, movies, picture slideshows, and music compilations. DVD Architect Pro 4.5 software works seamlessly within the Vegas Pro 8 environment.

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

Professional DVD Layout and Design
Author menu-based and single-title DVDs using backgrounds, motion menus, buttons, text, and effects. Set content to loop, hold, or timeout at the end of a scene. Import layered Photoshop (PSD) files for use as backgrounds, buttons, masks, and graphics.

DVD Scripting
DVD Architect 4.5 software supports the ability to create and run scripts in final DVD design. With scripting you can build robust interactivity into your DVD 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.

Cinescore Integration
If you have Sony Cinescore software installed, you can use it within DVD Architect Pro 4.5 software to generate music for menus, slideshows, and media without leaving the DVD Architect Pro environment.

Varied Marker Types
Several different marker types give you complete control over:
  • Scene selection
  • Navigation
  • Button-over-video placement

Buttons on Video
Add a button "hot-spot" over video and control its placement, duration, and link. This creates an interactive experience for the end user, allowing them to navigate to alternate media related to specific scene in your DVD.

Parental Control
With DVD Architect Pro 4.5 software you can set project properties to enable various parental control settings. These settings restrict the DVD's playback to match parental control levels set in the users DVD player, as set by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA):
  • G—General audience
  • PG—Parental Guidance
  • PG-13—parents strongly cautioned—some material may be inappropriate for under 13
  • R—Restricted. No child under 17 should watch without parent present
  • NC-17—no one 17 or under should watch this content.

Burn Mastered Folder
Burn a functioning DVD from a previously mastered project without going through an extra prepare step.

DVD-R DL Support
DVD Architect Pro4.5 software now supports burning to DVD-R DL so you can author much longer projects on these double capacity discs.

Slideshow Animation
Automatically add pans and zooms to picture compilation slideshows

Button Overlap Indication
Button Overlap Indicator warns when buttons are overlapping.

Greater than 100% Zoom
Preview workspace at greater than 100% for precise editing when working with detailed graphics.

Graphical Subtitles
Add a graphic element in subtitle track. Gain complete control over look of subtitle, and even embed watermarks.

 
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New! Vegas Pro 8.1

Now available! Vegas Pro 8.1 64-bit software is designed to maximize the capabilities of a 64-bit system providing faster performance, decreased rendering times, and more memory access.
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New! DVD Architect Pro 5

Now available! DVD Architect Pro 5 software includes powerful tools for Blu-ray Disc™ authoring and burning. Free to registered users of DVD Architect Pro 4.5 software.
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An update to Vegas Pro software is now available. Go »
 
In his review for Digital Arts magazine, James Morris notes that Vegas Pro 8 software is a great value for an all-in-one editing and authoring suite. Go » All Reviews »
 
In his review of Vegas Pro 8 for geek.com, Stephen Lupo writes, "I recommend this product to anyone who is serious about multimedia productions and audio video entertainment applications." Go » All Reviews »
 
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