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p@mast3rs wrote on 1/21/2006, 8:51 AM
Never is loud this time of year. I am sure there will be more chatter the closer we get to NAB.
winrockpost wrote on 1/21/2006, 9:50 AM
ok I'll start a rumor,, the next update will have a new name . something besides vegas 7. Also it will be bug ridden at the first release which will be rushed for NAB.
there ya go :)
Dan Sherman wrote on 1/21/2006, 10:01 AM
Ouch!
vitalforce wrote on 1/21/2006, 10:20 AM
Perhaps it will be called "Sony Premiere 3.0." The lawsuits alone will create tremendous publicity.
Xander wrote on 1/21/2006, 10:24 AM
I think 6.0c gives us a preview of what is to come: better mpeg support (7 will probably do native), h.264 (7 will probably do HD-DVD or bluray, hopefully WM9 too)
B.Verlik wrote on 1/21/2006, 10:53 AM
This forum and a few other sites semi-linked to this one, are the only places I've ever seen any promotion for Vegas since Sony aquired it. At least there was a couple of TV shows that sort of promoted it when Sonic Foundry owned it. That was how I found out about it. Since those 2 shows, I've never seen or heard anything about it since. I've never seen an ad in a newspaper for any Vegas product. No product placement in stores. Nothing.
As good a product as it is, I'm surprised there aren't at least some mentions somewhere besides here.
FrigidNDEditing wrote on 1/21/2006, 11:04 AM
ALRGIHT - As I've always managed to get some info ahead of time - I'll tell you something that should be known - There WILL BE another version.

More to follow :)

Dave
p@mast3rs wrote on 1/21/2006, 11:11 AM
The only time I truly have ever seen Sony market Vegas was before they acquired it when they had their Movie Studio on Best Buy shelves. Other than that, the internet and my use of Acid/Sound Forge lead me to Vegas.

On one hand I want more recognition for Vegas and on the other hand, I like having it as my litte secret when I can turnover a job very quickly when it takes other NLEs/editors sometimes days.
craftech wrote on 1/21/2006, 11:20 AM
I disagree about the name. There is no conceivable way they would change the name any more than Final Cut, Premiere, Photoshop, or Autocad would be changed. Vegas 7 will be the name unless they add something to it like "Vegas 7 with Rootkit Generator 1.0"

John
rmack350 wrote on 1/21/2006, 11:33 AM
Hah! I think it'll be more like a patch release of Rootkit Generator. V1.1 with "Bug Fixes".

But seriously, there won't be a rootkit. Surely it will be Vegas 7 unless they actually add a "Pro" version. (Three versions, actually. Vegas P.A., Vegas, and Vegas Longform with Hardware support.)

It'll probably fall into line with Vista, which I suppose might mean that there's a delay. Or else they do what they can to meet up with Vista and the finish it up in V8.

Rob Mack
Harold Brown wrote on 1/21/2006, 12:15 PM
I was in Best Buy right after Christmas and they had over 50 Pinnacle Studio 10 boxes and 1 box of Vegas movie studio and not the platinum version. Just before Christmas it was similar.
busterkeaton wrote on 1/21/2006, 12:21 PM
I saw the VP of marketing speak at a Sony event a couple of months ago and he said there will be a Acid 6 and a Vegas 7. I don't see why they would change it.

Vegas Movie Studio is doing really well in the consumer space. They are not going to throw away the brand recognition of Vegas.
fwtep wrote on 1/21/2006, 1:29 PM
I don't know, I could see something like "Vegas Pro." It's not a very original or clever name modification but it would bring it in line with a great deal of other packages. It would also give a more clear difference between it and the consumer versions.
dibbkd wrote on 1/21/2006, 1:37 PM
"I think 6.0c gives us a preview of what is to come: better mpeg support (7 will probably do native), h.264 (7 will probably do HD-DVD or bluray, hopefully WM9 too)"

You can bet that it will do Blu-ray, and NOT HDDVD.

Sony is one of the founders and major backers of Blu-Ray, they're not going to give any reason for people to buy HDDVD.

I personally think Blu-ray is the better choice anyway.
rmack350 wrote on 1/21/2006, 2:13 PM
Since Vegas relies heavily on what's available on the system, I think Vegas might very well support both. Just supporting Blue Ray would be cutting off your nose to spite your face. Sony might do that but It's never been the philosophy in Madison afaik.

Rob Mack
rmack350 wrote on 1/21/2006, 2:20 PM
I think a "Vegas Production Assistant" would be a good lower end application. It'd be targeted at reviewing footage, creating logs and comment sheets, Subtitiling, generating storyboards, etc. Ideally, it should be free and sold with Vegas. That way you could give it to anyone -- a client, an intern whatever.

-Rob Mack

Trichome wrote on 1/21/2006, 6:43 PM
will that version make better coffee than our current PA's?
;)
Quryous wrote on 1/21/2006, 6:57 PM
Actually, the confirmed rumor around here is the new and VERY exciting name:

Veg-a-Matic.
p@mast3rs wrote on 1/21/2006, 7:24 PM
"You can bet that it will do Blu-ray, and NOT HDDVD.

Sony is one of the founders and major backers of Blu-Ray, they're not going to give any reason for people to buy HDDVD.

I personally think Blu-ray is the better choice anyway."


If Sony pulls this, I will be sincerely pissed off. I am all for pushing a product that they back but dont take away choices from loyal customers. I do disagree with BD being the better choice. Size is definitely nice but I dont want to encode HD content to Mpeg-2.I say support both formats until one is determined the winner. Let others fight it out, not Vegas customers.
MyST wrote on 1/21/2006, 8:15 PM
Vegas Pro... yeah that takes us back awhile don't it?
What was the year Vegas Pro was out anyways? It's gotta be like 6-7 years ago, no?

Mario
rmack350 wrote on 1/21/2006, 10:54 PM
"will that version make better coffee than our current PA's?
;) "

You can only hope.
Spot|DSE wrote on 1/21/2006, 10:58 PM
You're assuming Sony will be able to license HD-DVD, there may be any number of reasons, legal, financial, or otherwise that would prevent it.
Second, HD-DVD likely isn't going very far, based on what was seen at CES. BD is clearly not just the better choice, but the bigger choice.
Third, BD doesn't just support MPEG 2.

So, you likely should get upset now, so that if/when it happens or doesn't happen, you've gotten the worst of it out of your system.
p@mast3rs wrote on 1/21/2006, 10:59 PM
I worked at Starbucks for a very short time so therefore I definitely make better coffee than my PA.
rmack350 wrote on 1/21/2006, 11:07 PM
I just don't think it's a concern on the Vegas end. Maybe more of a concern with DVDA...

Vegas has always been able to render to whatever codecs were available. I understand that Vista will support both formats but this doesn't mean you'll automatically be able to render for HDDVD. However, I wouldn't be to surprised to find that if I buy an HDDVD burner I'll also get a codec on a suplemental disc.

The worst that'll happen is that you'll need to find the HDDVD codec elsewhere. Think about the current MPEG2 codec. You needed to register it separately. I just don't believe that Vegas will shut you out of HDDVD encoding.

Just an opinion.

Rob Mack