Lost Video Island

[Im1oftheOceanic6]

I just finished my trial with the Vegas Movie Studio 8 and when I went to see about buying it online I found there were several versions of the program.

Is there any real difference between Vegas Movie Studio 8 and 9 ?
I've seen people mention using Sony Vegas 7, is there any real difference between it and 8 or any other numbered version?

Mainly I'm just trying to figure out the differences in the effects and transitions offered in the programs.

-Im1oftheOceanic6

[Polarbear]

Hey

The effects and transitions are the same in all versions. I use Sony Vegas 7 because the newer versions don't seem to like Mpeg 2 files at all which is what I use on the main. Also they seem to have issues with vista and the new versions of windows.
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[littleton_pace]

nah; there's no really big difference. not that i know of, anyway. I started out using 6, then went to 8 which i found too confusing. I've used 7 for about a year and i love it. and its pretty much the same as 8 from what i could gather, accept the layout is different I know people who still use 5 and 6 and make phenomenal vids so it's really just up to the vidder and how good they are at using the effects on hand
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[KajaM]

I use Sony Vegas 7, because Sony Vegas 8 was a bit bitchy on my computer. Sony Vegas 8 is a bit faster when it comes to rendering your vids, but 7 works better on my computer. It's more stable and not so fussy
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[Im1oftheOceanic6]

Thanks for the help.

I think I will look into getting Sony Vegas 7.It sounds like a better program than Sony Vegas 8. I've been using Windows Movie maker and it's fussy so I really do not want another program that's going to be fussy like that.

Where would you recommend buying Sony Vegas 7 ? Can you get it from Amazon.com , Best Buy Online or Sony's Website etc.?
Do you know about how much it usually costs ?

-Im1oftheOceanic6