A friend gave me Vegas Movie Studio...

[Bill Sullivan]

...to play around with. I'll begin post production on my documentary in 2-3 months and will be attempting to edit it myself (a first for me).

My plan is to purchase Vegas 7 for the editing. Will learning some of the basics on Movie Studio help, or should I just wait until I get the Vegas 7? I would assume since they are from the same "family" there are similiarities.

What are the major differences between the two (other than one is consumer, the other professional)? What will I NOT be able to do with the Movie Studio that I can do with Vegas 7?

Thanks for your help!

-Bill

 

[HorseFilms]

24p editing is something that's lacking with Studio. I'm pretty sure about that.

It should work great for getting used to the interface. I would recommend diving in so that you can get used to the way Vegas operates.

 

[Bill Sullivan]

24p editing is something that's lacking with Studio. I'm pretty sure about that.

It should work great for getting used to the interface. I would recommend diving in so that you can get used to the way Vegas operates.

Thanks! Yeah, I forgot to mention that the doc was shot with the DVXb, 24pa.

But, I have other footage I can work with to learn.

-Bill

 

[HorseFilms]

I think you'll find that everything works pretty much the same. Studio just lacks a few of the high end features that Vegas has. It's really a good editor for the price.