Sony Movie Studio 13 Platinum (32 bit) for Windows

User Reviews

• Bad download experience

  garnetlucasJune 9, 2012

  Pros

  none because of a seriously corrupted download

  Cons

  I downloaded this software and the download was so corrupted I had to do a restore to get out of the fix. I have downloaded from cnet before but now I am extremely nervous to try anything else.

  Summary

  star rating minus 5!

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• Best Editing Software EVER!!

  EnglishBarrelRacerSeptember 27, 2011

  Pros

  Best at effects, I've used FCP before and this is soooooo much better for that. You can do just about anything on it! It gives you the pieces, and you can put together just about anything from that!

  Cons

  It doesn't really have templates that are all put together like FCP, but if you know what your doing that's not a problem.

  Summary

  It is AMAZING for effect videos or every day videos! It also has a button that says "how to" and it tells how to do the basics. It's pretty powerful stuff! The good and bad thing about it is it gives you basic pieces, and you have to put them together. That means you can make soo much more than FCP, but it takes longer. Overall, If you want an editing software that you can do effects with, of you like to put together your own stuff, Vegas is your best bet, but if you wanna do simple stuff, stick with WMM. If you need help learning how to use the effects, I do tutorials. My youtube is EnglishBarrelRacer.

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• The Sony Vegas softwares are the best!!!

  mjmb60August 29, 2011

  Pros

  POWERFUL, EASY TO USE!! I like the option of having as many tracks of audio and video has you want One of the greatest feature is the ease of managing the program Capability of editing and storing a WIDE range of formats and resolutions

  Cons

  Just a few effects, transitions, etc. to enhance the video! The lack of a professional audio enhancing Just like two or three different types of text styles ( I would like to see a specialized option for that)

  Summary

  A like the program really much. I am a geek, I've always interested myself for technology. I had a great experience editing my first video; just awesome! I am a student, therefore I cannot afford paying the Pro, neither the Platinum. It would be nice to have a DRASTICALLY lower price for student that need this kind of software. Much better I would l prefer to be sponsored by Sony to use the products. I love the way you "flow" while editing videos in this wonderful software.

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• Great Program!

  FirelightKateAugust 4, 2011

  Pros

  Transitions, effects, coloring and so much more!

  Cons

  It has a tendency to freeze.

  Summary

  Bottom line is that is one of the best video editors out there. It's not hard once you get use to it and then you're a pro at editing.

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• Just too darn complicated.

  larosityMay 16, 2011

  Pros

  Got every editing tool you want.

  Cons

  I just wanted to do split screen and couldn't figure out how...too complicated.

  Summary

  Try it but I wouldn't buy it.

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• Not good with multiple video clips.

  ajcorsonMarch 19, 2011

  Pros

  Lots of features and controls (transitions, video effects, audio effects, pan and zoom controls) Audio and video effects are amazingly comprehensive 3rd party plugins can be used to further expand the possibilities

  Cons

  Not nearly as stable as Window Live Movie Maker, though more powerfull. Can not handle more than ~20 HD clips before it runs into memory issues. Very buggy when this number of clisp or greater is on the timeline. Crashes very frequently.

  Summary

  This software is the equivalent of an Italian sports car. It is very powerful in its abilities, but leaves you terribly frustrated since it's always broken. I have 8gigs of memory and have tried for weeks to make the software work for editing together a lot of short HD video of family events. I like to switch between shots every 5 to 10 seconds in the videos to keep things interesting for the viewer. Vegas can not handle this. It continually crashes during the render events once more than about 20 clips have been added. For me this equates to about 1.5 to 2 minutes of final video which is less than a quarter of what I'm trying to edit. Technical support will leave you equally as frustrated. The word memory does not score a hit in the built-in help files. I've tried all of the recommendations placed on-line with their FAQ. From here you must buy more services from Sony. $30 for a single call, $100 for 60 days of calls, or $150 for 180 days support. Why would I pay more for something that has not worked from day one? Why does 180 days support cost more than the software itself? I think I know why, but in the end techincal support is just plain horrible and not really an option for the average user. I'd really like my money back but I can not get customer service to respond to my emails. Go figure since the emails are free. The lights are on, but no body's home. Windows Live Movie Maker on the same computer has been remarkably stable. I've created 18 mintue HD videos using the same size and quantity of clips I'm using in Vegas. Lots of transitions and video effects. I doubt it crashed even a single time. What it did not do so well was sync the underlying MP3 music track with the video files. When previewing during editing, the music would play back several seconds from where it would be if the video were started from the beginning of the song instead of from the middle. That makes timing transitions with the music nearly impossible when you rewind to repeat a section you've built. At least I could finish the project in the end. FWIW, WLMM was able to keep things synced if still pictures were used instead of video. That was very stable and reliable. Neither software is perfect but I'd have to give the nod to Window Live Movie Maker. Vegas is generally unusable with the consistent and frequent crashes. WLMM cames bundled with Windows 7 so its essentially free. Vegas costs $100+, does not work, and asks for more money to help you with their broken product. It doesn't get more lame than that.

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• what you would expect

  kenfusionMarch 14, 2011

  Pros

  very thorough, exactly what you would epect from SONY . i have used many video editors , and i find no WOW factor anywhere, but topnotch editing, and compositing tools that gives you what others lack fluidity,reliabilty and flexibilty.

  Cons

  too bad i cant afford the full version.

  Summary

  Sony Vegas platinum 10.0 is a solid professional grade work surface.i wish Sony would realise that if they made the platform itself accessable free, with paid addons people could use it to develop their skills , and use it to make the money to pay more for added usability.instead it seems they lack the confidence i have in their product .although i can only use it for a month (and that stings) i will stay with a competing product because i can afford it. and can get more usabilty from the competing product with small affordable investments here, and there.

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• Can't handle high definition

  videochiefDecember 23, 2010

  Pros

  Professional look and feel

  Cons

  cannot handle high definition - preview cannot keep up not matter what setting is used (Preview, Draft, ETC.) - PREVIEW gets way out of sync with audio. Synced video and audio file is out of sync when loaded into timeline.

  Summary

  just can't handle HD. I am reviewing it as a possible replacement for Pinnacle Studio 14 HD. The first thing I tried was HD. I brought in a 1 hour HD file and Vegas couldn't handle it - Pinnacle could. I plan to try other features. I wrote this review because it is so hard to find video software that works as advertised. My PC is a quad with 4gb memory and 2 fast hard drives - so that's not the problem. I am using trial version of Vegas Movie Studio which is advertised as full featured. It gets an F in HD.

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• been using it for several years

  muglythewormOctober 9, 2010

  Pros

  has more features than most people would ever need. has an excellent "help" forum. new blue effects are a nice feature. easy to create just about anything a novice could want in a home movie.

  Cons

  it does have a learning factor involved. read the help and tutorials. registering the product with sony can be a nightmare.

  Summary

  if you like to make video's or want home movies with a good production this is the program to buy. watch for sales, newegg just had this for $80 but it's well worth the $95 asking price.

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  who-are-youOctober 6, 2010

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