Phoenix Software has announced the availability of two Sony products that will enhance the use of their automation and productivity tool for broadcasters and editors, Vegas Pro with Vegas Pro Production Assistant and The Seminar Series.
The Vegas Pro Production Assistant plug-in enhances the functionality of Vegas Pro software, streamlining the workflow for professional broadcasters and editors.
The Production Assistant plug-in automates many frequent tasks and processes to save hours of tedious editing work. The Production Assistant is easy to use and includes a complete set of video tutorials to help get maximum output with minimum effort.
Streamlines broadcast workflow
* Automatically swap placeholder slugs with program media
* Automated broadcast colour processing presets, including correction for tungsten balance, fluorescent lighting, indoor white balance problems and stage lighting issues
* Quickly remove gaps between media events
* Wide-screen converter tool for complete control over display of HD/SD 16:9/4:3 and mixed media and other automated pan/crop techniques
* Add image overlays at regular or fixed intervals for automated network bug placement and other watermarks
Enhancing functionality of Vegas Pro
* Automatically add customised cross-fades between video events
* Efficiently produce powerful video and photo montages
* Quickly split stereo tracks to separate mono tracks
* Easily create motion fly-ins over a background for video and still sequences
* Automatically create volume envelopes to duck audio for voiceover work
* Convert 4:3 full-screen clips to 16:9, or pull a 4:3 centre-cut from 16:9 material
* Add a film look to your projects with 21 included video filters
* Automatically place lower thirds - includes over 50 animated lower thirds
Batch processing
* Create customised presets for repetitive batch processing workflows
* Quickly encode video with built-in presets for a variety of delivery options
* Batch process media for playback rate, broadcast colour, video filters, marker creation, image sequence creation, crop and aspect ratio, image background/underlay/overlay, audio normalisation, and interlace flicker reduction
The Seminar Series - Vegas Pro software training DVDs
The DVD package provides users with qualified hands-on experience available for learning the new features of Vegas Pro 9 software. Authored by the same people who wrote the software, this unique system provides a guided and interactive tour through the new features of the programme, as well as with all of the content needed to get the most out of the experience.
There are two sets of training videos in this package. Disc 1 contains videos that have been optimised for viewing on your television set (in wide-screen format) through a standard DVD player. Disc 2, the companion disc, contains all of the media needed in order to follow along with the training as well as versions of the training videos that have been optimised for playback on your computer. For the best performance, users are recommended to copy the contents of the companion disc to a local hard drive.
Pricing and availability:
The Sony Vegas Pro Production Assistant and the Vegas Pro 9 Seminar Series training DVD are available from selected Sony Pro resellers, including Gerack Electronics, Visual Impact, Think IT, Prosound, Protea Technology and ProSales at, a SRP of R1 750 and R990 respectively.
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