NEW FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Project Interchange: Exchange projects between Vegas Pro 12 and other popular editing platforms. The built-in conversion software supports .aaf, for Avid Pro Tools 10, .xml for Apple Final Cut Pro 7 and DaVinci Resolve 8, .fcpxml for Apple Final Cut Pro X (export only), and .prpproj for Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 and After Effects
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Expanded Edit Mode: The timeline can be temporarily split into "A-B roll" tracks at the edit point, with the adjacent clips appearing in a "2-up" monitor view. The sequence can be trimmed while playing, creating a precise, interactive editing experience.
Color Match: The Color Match plug-in offers the ability to match the color characteristics from one clip to another in the highly versatile and powerful L*a*b* color space.
Smart Proxy Workflow: When full frame rate playback is difficult to achieve, Smart Proxy files can be used in their place, and the media will automatically and dynamically switch from original to proxy based on the Preview playback settings. To ensure optimum quality, original media files will be used for the final render.
Shape Masking Tools: The new rectangle/square and oval/circle Masking Tools make it easy to mask portions of the media by drawing the desired shape over the appropriate areas.
FX Masking: By masking an effect rather than the image itself, it is easy to quickly blur or pixelate an area of a video clip to hide a logo, license plate, or a person's face.
Project Media Tagging: Quickly categorize content with customizable Media Tags, automatically organizing the media into appropriately named Media Bins. For simple searches, content can be instantly filtered using the tags or other metadata. Advanced searches are saved as Smart Bins, which automatically update as new matching media is added to the project.
Panasonic P2 Support: Ingest P2 media using the Vegas Pro Device Explorer, and edit DVCPRO 25/50/100 and AVC-Intra 50/100 .mxf files natively.
HDCAM SR (SStP) Mastering: Encode to all flavors of the HDCAM SR mastering format, including the 220 Mb/s SR Lite and the 880 Mb/s SR 444. HDCAM SR is a very versatile, high-quality recording and mastering format based on MPEG-4 SStP (Simple Studio Profile). The rendered .mxf files are compatible with HDCAM SR camcorders, VTRs, and SR Memory solid state recording devices.
Comprehensive S-Log Workflow: Vegas Pro 12 is an end-to-end S-Log solution, with the ability to apply the appropriate LUT (Look-up Table) during the editing process based on the display device and the creative goals of the production team. The edited project can be encoded to a wide range of formats, using ACES-defined color space standards developed by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences technology committee, as well as other popular non-ACES standards.
LAB Adjust Video FX Plug-in and L*a*b*
Color Space Histogram: Manipulate colors in the very powerful L*a*b* color space. Using the same technology as the new Color Match plug-in, the LAB Adjust tool takes advantage of the perceptually uniform L*a*b* color standard to provide dramatic and precise control over the color characteristics of the content.