Sony adds AVCHD to Vegas 7

Stephen Withers
Thursday, 26 April 2007 14:32

Business IT - Technology

A free update to Vegas 7 will allow users to edit files recorded on Sony's AVCHD high-definition video cameras.

To be released on May 1, Vegas 7.0e will be able to work directly with files recorded to the camera's hard disk, flash memory or DVD, bypassing the usual real-time capturing process.

"With the surge in popularity for generating and editing high-definition content, Sony Creative Software continues to provide enhancements to our applications to meet the needs of our customer base by providing new technology solutions for editing HD faster and more efficiently than ever before," said Dave Chaimson, vice president of marketing, Sony Creative Software. 

"The new Vegas 7.0e update arms users with the specific creation and production tools for Sony's AVCHD cameras and provides new levels of support for those working with these optical and file-based models."

Supported cameras include the HDR-UX1, HDR-UX5, HDR-UX7 and HDR-SR1, along with the newly announced HDR-SR5, HDR-CX7 and HDR-SR7.

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition 8, Sony's consumer editing package for Windows, will gain AVCHD compatibility with an update scheduled for July 2007.