• Support for LPCM audio in MVC files, 24p video in MVC files, and 50p/60p video in AVC files (e.g, such as from Sony HXR-NX3D1U camera).
• Support for reading Omneon Spectrum RDD9 MXF files.
• Support for creating IMX MXF files compatible with Sony eVTR deck.
• The Burn Blu-ray Disc feature has been updated for compliance with the Blu-ray Disc specification. You can render 3D projects to a Blu-ray 3D Disc image file (.iso) from the timeline (Tools > Burn Disc > Blu-ray Disc). (Intended for commercial BD-ROM preparation testing.)
• Increased bit rate on built-in MVC templates and added 720-50p MVC template.

And, of course, there are some bug fixes included.

Head over to the Vegas Pro update page to download the update.

Here’s a partial list what’s new:

• Stereoscopic 3D editing, upload to YouTube 3D, and 3D Blu-ray Disc burning.
• New Titles & Text plug-in.
• New video plug-in SDK with updated controls for keyframe animation.
• Added support for 50p and 60p projects, capture, and print to tape
• Audio event effects
• Improved usability of the Trimmer and Video Preview windows
• Device Explorer improvements
• Improved performance when reading QuickTime AVC and QuickTime AVC/H.264 video
• Added support for reading MVC video
• Added support for rendering MVC video with the Sony AVC/MVC plug-in
• Added support for reading MPO (multiple picture object) 3D still images and sweep panorama images
• Improved support for GPU-accelerated AVC rendering using the Sony AVC/MVC plug-in

See the Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11 page for more details. What do you think, Vegas Pro users? Would you consider stepping “down” to the Studio edition, given how far it’s come? Or is there still enough in Pro for you to pay the higher price tag?

Gary first covered the three types of 3D that can be edited in Vegas Pro 10.0d:

• Two video files from two camera that were used side-by-side
• One file with two video streams
• One file with one video stream with the two sides separated somehow (usually side-by-side)

During the course of the webinar, Gary demonstrated two 3D cameras from Sony, the 3D Bloggie and the HDR-TD10.

From there, the presentation covered:

• Adding the left- and right-side videos to a project
• Setting the Stereoscopic 3D mode for the project
• Pairing the left- and right-side videos
• Adjusting vertical offset to correct misaligned camera angles (unnecessary for single-camera setups)
• Placing and moving 2D content such as titles and images in stereoscopic 3D space
• Delivering the rendered 3D video directly to DVD, Blu-ray, and Youtube

Gary finished with a plug for the Seminar Series DVD which covers stereoscopic 3D more in-depth and by reminding the viewer that today is the last day to save 30% on Vegas Pro 10, new and upgrade versions.

Following the webinar, Gary answered several questions that were submitted while he spoke. Here are some brief paraphrases of the questions and answers (the format did not make it easy to copy text, and Gary spoke the answers out loud anyhow):

Q: Does the left side have to be on top, and the right side on bottom?
A: Yes. Absolutely required. Will look “cross-eyed” otherwise.

Q: Is this a specific 3D display [likely referring to Gary's setup].
A: It was a standard PC monitor. This is why Vegas has several modes to display on any monitor.

Q: Can the stereoscopic 3D adjust filter be applied to things other than titles images, photoshop, etc?
A: Yes, but it will not “turn it into” 3D.

Q: Similar question: Can the stereoscopic 3D adjust filter turn 2D media into 3D media?
A: No. Will put it in 3D space, but not make it 3D.

Q: Can the stereoscopic 3D adjust filter be used on Bloggie footage? Are there tools for tuning 3D depth alignment?
A: Yes, it can be used on any piece of media in the project.  Adjustments can be made over time by first clicking the Animate button next to the setting to keyframe.

Q: Can Vegas be used to render HDR-TD10 left and right footage two separate MOV files?
A: Yes. Go to File -> Render As, and change the Stereoscopic 3D mode on the Project tab.

Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Time: 11:00am Central Time (until then, link below will lead to a placeholder)
Webinar Link: http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/3dworkflowwebinar

If you haven’t already, be sure to download the Vegas Pro 10.0d update since that is when the stereoscopic 3D tools were added. In case it needs to be said, this webinar will not apply to earlier versions of Vegas or Vegas Movie Studio. Vegas Video Help will soon have a tutorial on achieving similar results (albeit, with more work) in those programs.

• Added support for .MVC (multiview video coding) file format, used by Sony HDR-TD10 camcorders.
• Added support for .MPO (multiple picture object) file format, used by Sony Cyber-shot 3D Sweep Panorama feature as well as other 3D still cameras.
• Added autodetection of the 3D format used by Sony 3D Bloggie HD cameras.
• Added support for burning a Blu-ray 3D Disc from the timeline (Tools > Burn Disc > Blu-ray Disc). This feature is intended for commercial BD-ROM preparation testing.
• Added support for reading HDCAM SR files (requires a CPU with SSE2 support).
• Improved performance of reading MXF media over network.
• Added XDCAM Explorer support for reading UDF-formatted SxS media from the Sony XDCAM PMW-500 camera.
• GPU-accelerated AVC encoding support expanded to AMD.

Image Stabilization in Vegas Pro 10

(Scroll down a bit and click the image that says “Play the Video Tutorial Here…”)

Link: A Ray of Light with Motion Designer’s Toolkit in Sony Vegas