Software Respect

[Apieron Co.]

I was wondering, if anyone here is a professional or highly experienced in the media world...

What respect does Sony Vegas Pro 9.0 have? I recently downloaded this so I could start filming in HD as my previous software (Adobe Premiere Pro) lagged and froze whenever HD footage was imported.

Obviously If I were to come on here and go "Hey everyone, check out my film I edited it in WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER" you'd all turn your heads and laugh, but what status does Vegas Pro 9.0 have among the filming community?

Thank you for anyone answering

 

[Uranium City]

I'm not really sure, but I also don't know that it matters...it's just a tool, like everything else we use. If the finished product is worthy of respect, it doesn't matter how it was made. And if the finished product isn't worthy of respect...

Vegas Pro is a powerful NLE capable of churning out great digital video. It doesn't have the, how do you say, gravitas of an FCP, Avid or Premiere but it works. I turned a lot of heads at the Detroit Independent Film Festival meet-and-greet when I admitted to editing my selected short film on Vegas.

Regarding your machine freezing when importing HD footage, this isn't uncommon, even with weapons-grade atomic powered editing platforms. HD footage of the AVCHD flavor isn't really suited for editing raw. You might want to consider an intermediary codec like Cineform's Neoscene, discussed in detail here:

http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=17803&highlight=cineform+neoscene

 

[directorik]

If you are asking about professional editing studios, I know I
have never seen Vegas being used. I don’t recall seeing job offers
asking for editors with Sony Vegas experience.

But if you’re only interested in what other movie makers think of
it, I think you’ll find the people who use Vegas really like it.
I’m someone who doesn’t use it. But if I were asked if I respected
editors who use it I would say yes. I don’t so much respect the
software; I respect the editor who uses the software well.

Obviously If I were to come on here and go "Hey everyone, check out my film I edited it in WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER" you'd all turn your heads and laugh

Quite the opposite. If an editor can use Movie Maker well and their
movie is edited well I think fellow filmmakers would be impressed.
To some degree.

Frankly, what equipment people use isn't what attracts me to a
movie. We get a lot posts here by people proudly stating they used
RED or the latest DSLR or a lens adaptor. Even as a fellow filmmaker
that doesn't draw me to a movie. I'm really only interested in story
and storytelling talent.

However...

When someone tells me they shot their movie on a little camcorder,
an iPod or a Flip, using a couple of work lights, with sound recorded
on an iPod using a cheap mic and edited it on Movie Maker, that peaks
my interest. I then am curious if a movie maker can overcome all those
challenges and still make a movie that has a good story and holds my
interest.

 

[Apieron Co.]

If you are asking about professional editing studios, I know I
have never seen Vegas being used. I don’t recall seeing job offers
asking for editors with Sony Vegas experience.

But if you’re only interested in what other movie makers think of
it, I think you’ll find the people who use Vegas really like it.
I’m someone who doesn’t use it. But if I were asked if I respected
editors who use it I would say yes. I don’t so much respect the
software; I respect the editor who uses the software well.


Quite the opposite. If an editor can use Movie Maker well and their
movie is edited well I think fellow filmmakers would be impressed.
To some degree.

Frankly, what equipment people use isn't what attracts me to a
movie. We get a lot posts here by people proudly stating they used
RED or the latest DSLR or a lens adaptor. Even as a fellow filmmaker
that doesn't draw me to a movie. I'm really only interested in story
and storytelling talent.

However...

When someone tells me they shot their movie on a little camcorder,
an iPod or a Flip, using a couple of work lights, with sound recorded
on an iPod using a cheap mic and edited it on Movie Maker, that peaks
my interest. I then am curious if a movie maker can overcome all those
challenges and still make a movie that has a good story and holds my
interest.

Fair enough, A bit of a rushed question I'll admit, of course it does come down to the talent of the editor aswell, after reading this and some thought I suppose it's not just a sole thing that makes a film good but the combination of the editor, editorial suite and passion.

At least I know that Sony Vegas isn't hated, that download took quite some time

Thank you