Window 8 Vs Sony Vegas Pro 12

[Steve Rhoden]

I would not advise you to install Windows 8 on your editing
computer at this time Thayalan.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
1-876-832-4956

[John Rofrano]

Sony officially supports Vegas Pro 12.0 on Windows 8 so as long as you like it, it’s OK. Not many professionals are upgrading to Windows 8 so I’m not sure how many people here will be able to help you if you have problems but it’s fully supported if that’s what you’re asking.

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com

[Thayalan Paramasawam]

Good Morning Sir,

Thank You very much for your adivice….Mr.John Rofrano and Mr.Steve Rhoden.I will stick to window 7 64bit.

Thank You
Thayalan Paramasawam

[John Rofrano]

[Thayalan Paramasawam] “I will stick to window 7 64bit.”

For now that’s a wise choice. There really is nothing for a Windows 7 64-bit user in Windows 8 unless you buy a new computer with a touch screen. It’s very hard to use without touch. I’m not sure what Microsoft was thinking or if anyone was even thinking at all. lol.

~jr

http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com

[Thayalan Paramasawam]

Thank You Very Much Mr.John……

[Steve Rhoden]

I think the last part was about right John….
They weren’t thinking at all….lol

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
https://www.facebook.com/FilmexCreativeMedia
1-876-832-4956

[John Kendrick]

I have spent the last seven days trying to optimise my new PC (Win 8)setup to work with Vegas Pro 12. When I am done, i will post back.

Its been an absolute nightmare!

[Thayalan Paramasawam]

try to use the plugins in window 8…Mr.John Kendrick

[Nigel O’neill]

Personally, I am holding off going to Windows 8 for at least 1 year. For a video editor, as John has stated there is no real need to move to Windows 8 for the touch screen features, unless plugin developers deliberately head that way.

My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 11 (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6

[Dave Haynie]

[John Rofrano] ” I’m not sure what Microsoft was thinking or if anyone was even thinking at all. lol.”

It’s kind of the typical Microsoft thing. When they see someone else being successful at something in computing, they tend to over-react. So Nintendo and Sony were getting computers into the livingroom, Microsoft had to do the X-Box, and lose billions a year for about ten years, to get to their quasi-profitable current state. They didn’t think about the web, but once they did, the whole desktop had to also be made to look like web pages.

So now, it’s mobile… Apple and Google have been very successful in the new generation of smartphones and tablets. So Microsoft had to jump on the bandwagon. But in their usual overreation, they were all in. So now you’re getting a tablet UI, with touch and without windowing, bolted on to the existing, fairly well tuned desktop environment. They don’t mix well.

And touch is a horrible idea on a desktop monitor, too. Touch wants to be on horizontal surfaces, not vertical surfaces. Just try holding your arm out at your screen for a few minutes. This was actually studied at various times, Google “Gorilla Arm”. Early 80s CAD systems often had some kind of screen input, either a touch screen or a light pen. It created too much stress… they pretty much all went to horizontal devices — graphics tablets or mice. Years later, post-iPhone, Apple did a big study on adding touch to desktops, and came up with the same result: on-screen touch is just wrong for desktops.

Not to mention that you really don’t want to smear greasy fingers all over a screen if you can help it. On portable device, it’s the compromise you make for portability. It’s never neeeded on a desktop. and mouse, pad, or graphics tablet is needed anyway — fingers just aren’t accurate enough.

-Dave