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Just to be clear.
The editor in this software package is excellent. BUT if your intention, after editing, is to render to MPEG-2 then my suggestion would be to buy something other than Vegas Movie Studio (+ DVD). I make this recommendation for one reason. Vegas Movie Studio (+ DVD) will not let the user change the predefined video rendering bitrate for MPEG-2. The predefined video bitrate for MPEG-2 rendering is 8 Mbps, no other option is available.
To verify this I sent the following question to tech support: ”What do I need to do in order to create custom templates for MPEG-2?”
There response was “Unfortunately the ability to adjust render fields in Vegas Movie studio is not possible. This option is available in the full version of Vegas 6.0. For more information on Vegas 6.0 you can click on the link below:
http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Products/ShowProduct.asp?PID=965
I went to the recommended web site and was informed that it would cost me an additional $350.95 if I wanted to UPGRADE. Thanks but no thanks.
One final thought. While rendering at 8 Mbps will provide excellent quality video it also limits the playback time to only 90 minutes. Not so good when you are trying to fit a 120 minute movie onto one blank DVD disc. And I will point out that 120 minutes of MPEG-2 video looks reasonably good, even on a 65 inch HDTV.
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