Sony Vegas V's Premier Pro

[STRAT]

Hi fellers

 

im looking to purchase some comping s/w. i used Premier over 5 years ago and quite liked it, but a m8 put me onto sony vegas 6 -

 

http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Products/ShowProduct.asp?PID=965

 

i've d/l the free demo and it works and plays beautifully.

 

can anyone also recommend it? or tell me why is should buy this over adobe premier or not? or give me pros and cons or other s/w i might look into? (please only recommend if you've used both)

 

cheers guys

[ecastillor]

I havent used it, but a frined who is a semi - pro cinematographer ceased to use premier and started using vegas....let us know if it works out for U

[schmoron13]

I use Vegas 5...and I love it. A disclaimer: I started with DAW (digital Audio Workstations) and so i prefer the GUI in vegas to that of adobe. In terms of features, I love how straightforward vegas is. Between common sense and the help files, any question is quickly answered. The program feels more hands on (akin to max vs autoCad). Personally, in using Premiere when I worked (before going back to school), I couldn't do it without After Effects (AE). Vegas feels more like a combination of the two.

 

There are drawbacks though: It doesn't have nearly the user-base that Adobe has, so finding help and tutorials can be harder. Also, I have some issues with rendering out in quicktime, and especially in DivX (crashes the computer).

 

I use it a lot at school for doing quick animations or student films (architectural related)

 

hope this helps. Also, any of them will do the trick.

[Jeff Mottle]

Vegas all the way! I've used both and Vegas is MUCH more stable.

 

All of the video professionals I know use VEGAS...not premiere.

[STRAT]

cheers guys. i thought that may be the case. time to put a case forward to the office accountant