Vegas 4.0

Professional Digital Video and Audio Production

Video
  • Multitrack video editing with unlimited tracks
  • Powerful video compositing
  • 3-wheel primary and secondary color correction filters
  • Waveform, Vectorscope, Parade, and Histogram monitors
  • Real-time previewing of effects and processes
  • Keyframeable transitions, filters, and track motion
  • Credit rolls and text animation
  • Alpha channel support
  • Support for any aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, etc)
  • Supports multiple file formats and frame rates

Audio
  • Audio recording, editing, and mixing
  • 24-bit/96 kHz audio support
  • 5.1 surround mixing tools
  • DirectX® plug-in effects automation
  • Includes over 30 DirectX® audio effects
  • ASIO driver support
  • Record Input Monitoring
  • Real-time record meters
  • 32 assignable effects and 26 Master and Aux outputs
  • Solo or mute tracks
  • Master, auxiliary, and effects bus tracks

Editing
  • Real-time nondestructive editing
  • Split-screen A/B previewing
  • Simple drag-and-drop operations
  • Automatic crossfades
  • Trimmer window
  • Audio/video scrub
  • Dual monitor support
  • Dockable and sizable windows
  • Dual processor DV rendering support
  • Keyboard trimming and event shuffling
  • Unlimited undo/redo

Media Management
  • Media Pool Bins
  • Clip searches
  • Media Explorer window

Capture/Export
  • DV capture and print-to-tape tools
  • Advanced streaming media tools
  • Application scripting
  • Windows Media™ 9 support, including surround encoding
  • RealMedia™ 9 support
  • VideoCD and data CD burning
  • Advanced encoding tools
  • Imports CMX and Sony EDLs
  • Supports Microsoft Windows Media and RealMedia commands

Supported File Formats

  • AC-3 Dolby Digital AC-3*
  • AIF Macintosh AIFF
  • AVI Microsoft Video for Windows
  • BMP Windows Bitmap
  • GIF CompuServe Graphics Interchange Format (stills and animated)
  • JPG Joint Picture Experts Group (JPEG)
  • MOV Apple QuickTime Movie
  • MP3 MPEG-1 Layer 3 (Audio)
  • MPG MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Video
  • OGG Ogg Vorbis
  • PCA Sonic Foundry Perfect Clarity Audio™
  • PNG Portable Network Graphics
  • PSD Photoshop
  • RM RealNetworks RealAudio 9
  • RM RealNetworks RealVideo 9
  • TGA Targa File Format
  • TIF Tagged Image File Format
  • W64 Sonic Foundry Wave 64
  • WAV Microsoft Wave
  • WMA Microsoft Windows Media Audio 9
  • WMV Microsoft Windows Media Video 8

System Requirements

  • 400 MHz processor
  • Windows-compatible sound card
  • Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning only)
  • OHCI-compliant IEEE-1394/DV capture card (for DV capture and print-to-tape tools only)
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 30 MB hard-disk space for program installation
  • Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000, or XP
  • Microsoft DirectX® 8 or later
  • Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
  • ASIO compatible sound card (for record input monitoring only)
  • Microsoft .Net framework or Windows XP (for application scripting only)

Hardware Compatibility

Vegas 4.0 Video Hardware Compatibility List
The following hardware devices have been tested by Sonic Foundry and are supported by Vegas Video and Video Capture 3.0b.

Note: This is not the only hardware supported by Vegas Video and Video Capture, but these devices were specifically tested by Sonic Foundry. If you have questions about video hardware that does not appear on this list, you are encouraged to post a question in our online forums.

OHCI-Compliant IEEE 1394 cards:

Note: Do not install any DV drivers that are included with your card. To ensure proper operation, you must use the DV drivers that are included with the Windows operating system.

  • ADS Pyro
  • UNIBrain
  • SIIG
  • Western Digital
  • Orange Micro SCI Firewave
  • Sony VAIO notebook internal (TI chipset)
  • Sager notebook internal (TI chipset)

DV Camcorders:

  • Sony VX2000
  • Sony TRV 900
  • Sony TRV 11
  • Sony PC100e (PAL)
  • Sony PC5e (PAL)
  • Sony PC1e (PAL)
  • Sony PC100
  • Canon XL1
  • Canon Elura
  • Canon ZR10
  • Canon GL-1
  • JVC GR-DVL300 (NTSC version)
  • JVC GR-DVL300A (PAL input and output)

DV Decks:

Note: When using Vegas Video's Print to Tape from the timeline feature, these decks should manually be put into Record mode. For automated printing, use the Video Capture application's Print to Tape tab.

  • Sony DSR 40 DV deck
  • Sony DSR 30 DV deck
  • Sony GDV300 DV deck (PAL)
  • Panasonic DV 2000 DV deck
  • JVC SR-VS10 DV deck (When printing back to tape, set the channel on the DV side to L2)
  • JVC BR-DV600U DV deck

Analog-to-DV Converters:

Note: When using DV converters in Video Capture, you should clear the Enable DV Device Control check box on the General tab of the Preferences dialog.

  • Sony DVMC-DA2 DV Converter
  • Miglia (formerly owned by PowerR) Director's Cut
  • Take-1 DV Converter (faulty hardware drops frames on NTSC print/PAL won't print)
  • Dazzle Hollywood DV-Bridge DV Converter
  • Canopus ADVC-100 DV Converter
    proMAX DA-MAX+

Analog Cards:

Note: Vegas Video's external monitor and Print to Tape from the timeline features are not supported by analog devices; a DV device is required for these features.

  • ATI All-In-Wonder TV tuners (128/Pro/Radeon)
  • Viewcast Osprey 100
  • Viewcast Osprey 500 DV
  • Winnov Videum
  • Pinnacle Miro DC-30, MJPEG (Windows 98SE and Windows Me only)
  • Sager notebook internal, Phillips PhilDec decoder