

Only disadvantage of this new feature is that the companion DVD Architect application wasn’t upgraded to a newer version, so it can’t burn 3D Blu-Ray disks, but rather a “baked” 3D look, e.g. Vegas now allows the user to “bind” together two streams, edit them as one, and watch the preview window in various 3D modes (e.g. It was always relatively easy to shoot in 3D (just put two identical cameras next to each other on a dual tripod-head, and bang two stones together to help syncing in post), but editing the two resulting streams on a single timeline was never easy. 3D is not new in the filmmaking world, but many argue that this time is here to stay, and it has now invaded the consumer space as well. The biggest new feature is of course stereoscopic 3D support.

Note: I have fully reviewed Vegas in the past here on OSNews, so this article will mostly talk about the new features, since the rest of the experience hasn’t really changed. A variety of new features can be found in it, most importantly 3D stereoscopic editing support, and a faster h.264 decoder for AVCHD/digicam/dSLR footage.

A few days ago Sony released the 11th version of their consumer “Movie Studio HD Platinum” version of their popular PC video editing platform, Vegas.
