Subscribe Feed (RSS)Sneak Peak at Vegas Pro 9
April 20th, 2009 by Rob Strobbe | Filed under News.To get an early look at some of the changes in Vegas Pro 9, head over to Ed Troxel’s website and download his Volume 7 Issue 1 newsletter where he mentions some new features, changes in default behavior, and the once-rumored now (apparently confirmed) purchase of effects developer VelvetMatter (the likely creators of Vegas’ ProType Titler).
Some observations based on Ed’s newletter:
- Welcome addition: Match Event Length button for Generated Media.
- Destined to be a Frequently Asked Question: “How come my events only have three thumbnails?”
- Destined to be a Frequently Made Complaint: “I hate the new color scheme (even though I can change it but didn’t bother to ask how)!”
- Great addition but most won’t notice or remember: Temporary enable snapping using the Shift key.
At any rate, it looks like there are some interesting changes and editing tricks here that Sony didn’t mention on their official list. Whenever I get Vegas Pro 9, I may need to look through the manual / online help just to be sure I’m using all the time savers available since there seem to be several new ones.
It looks like vegas are steeping up and taking on final cut and premiere pro. Why then not create a mac based program as well?
I wouldn’t presume to speak on Sony’s behalf, but I’ve never had the impression they’re trying to compete specifically with Final Cut Pro. I think they just want Vegas to be its own program and able to provide the tools that its customers need.
As for a Mac version, I don’t think they have the resources to write Vegas for an additional platform even if they wanted to. Sure, the larger Sony umbrella is huge, but Sony Creative Software is a rather small operation. They’ve got enough on their plate just keeping their Windows applications up to date.