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Sony Creative Software Announces New Vegas Movie Studio 9 (15/9/2008)

* Sony's Vegas Movie Studio 9 Inspires You To Create * Publish your clips direct to YouTube * Burn on to Blu-ray Discs * New Cinescore Studio Custom Soundtrack Creator

Sony Creative Software, a leading worldwide provider of professional video and audio production applications, today announced the launch of its new version of the award-winning consumer video production software, Vegas Movie Studio in the UK.

Vegas Movie Studio 9, Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition and Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack will be available in UK stores and online this September. Sony Creative Software is also introducing lower prices for its Vegas Movie Studio 9 and Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition in French, German, Japanese, and Spanish versions.

"Video has become a popular medium for all age groups to enjoy and share on the Internet. The Vegas Movie Studio 9 line was designed to address this demand for simple, end-to-end video production at home that works seamlessly from the camcorder, to the software and ultimately to a variety of video sharing destinations like YouTube(tm)," said Dave Chaimson, vice president of global marketing for Sony Creative Software. "Whether it's a camera full of still photos, or footage from your cell phone, our products inspire you to create the perfect montage from all of your media in one, easy-to-use, reliable application."

There is also a high-definition (HD) workflow application in Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition, unique to Sony that ensures working with HD is simplified from start to finish whether it's with native AVCHD footage direct from the camcorder or burning movies to Blu-ray Discs directly.

Enhanced Project Wizards Speed Movie Creation and Sharing

Vegas Movie Studio 9 software contains new import and export project wizards to help consumers get started faster when they want to make a movie. It also helps with outputting projects to the proper formats for sharing across a range of delivery options.

Sony Creative Software's exclusive Show Me How interactive tutorials are also included to help users learn the software more efficiently while completing the task at hand. The Show Me How tutorials make it easy to complete a project step-by-step and are not found in any other consumer video editing product.

Cinescore Studio Soundtrack Creation

Developed from the professional version of Cinescore software, the Cinescore Studio royalty-free soundtrack application is now available exclusively in all versions of Vegas Movie Studio 9. It helps consumers to create the perfect musical mood for every movie.

Cinescore Studio is a breakthrough in soundtrack creation providing customisable capabilities to automatically create your own music for videos. This is an easy way for moviemakers to match a musical theme to their project without needing to worry about any copyright issues. A number of themes and variations are included with the software for infinite ways to create the perfect score.

Click and Share Online and on DVD

Vegas Movie Studio 9 and Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition offers users their own integrated home desktop production studio as they create and share video that can be output to numerous media formats, which include direct publishing to YouTube(tm); direct output to an email attachment and formatting for portable music and media players to share creations easily on large and small screens.

DVD Architect Studio 4.5 software is also included with the Vegas Movie Studio 9 applications to make creating professional-looking standard definition DVDs and widescreen productions fun and easy.

Full HD from Start to Finish

Optimised for complete high-definition home studio production, Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition can burn Blu-ray Discs directly from the project for easy Blu-ray Disc publishing. The application also features tools for importing high-definition footage, including native import functionality for Sony, Canon and Panasonic AVCHD camcorders and expanded import options for the newest high-resolution Sony AVCHD 1920 format. Additional format support in Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition includes MPEG-2 smart rendering for faster output, high quality audio compression for Sony Walkman and Apple iPod, as well as support for tapeless HDV footage transfers.

Pro Pack Offers Advanced Tools for the Home Studio

In addition to the Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition software, the new Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack features software and content for enhanced professional production, including applications for audio mastering, video transitions and special effects. Additional Sony Creative Software applications featured in the Pro Pack are Sound Forge Audio Studio, additional Cinescore themes, and 1001 Sound Effects. Also included are NewBlue 3D Transitions and Effects and for a limited time, a 2 GB Sony Microvault USB flash drive.

Price and Availability

Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack (MSRP U.K. £89.99), Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition (MSRP U.K. £59.99), Vegas Movie Studio 9 (MSRP U.K. £39.99) is available from September 1st 2008 in the UK.

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