Rupert Stocks
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Thanks Mike for those tips, it’s a shame the academic upgrades haven’t been cheaper, as I said they should be! I hope it’s quite a while before I need to shell out for an upgrade, I really like the Vegas 9 I’ve got (except the powerful but very un-userfriendly and unintegrated ProType Titler, of which I’ve written a long list of its faults as I came across them if anyone at Sony would like a copy…).
Rupert Stocks
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I’m using the Academic Editions of both Vegas Studio 9 PE and Pro 9. As far as I can tell they’re exactly the same as the ‘full price’ trials I tried out. There’s nothing during the installation process to indicate that it’s a special version.
I noticed Amazon (UK) appeared to be selling the academic versions (at a significant discount) to anyone who puts them in their basket so I took a risk, first on Movie Studio, then on Pro. As a last resort I knew I could ask one of the primary schools I make videos for (and whose computers I look after, that’s my day job) to register it for me if it required any proof of academic status, but unlike some UK retailers and some software, none was needed.
Just go ahead and take the discount! As for upgradeability, only Sony can say, but if I were a betting man I’d put money on it not being a problem, in fact the academic upgrade should be cheaper :).
Rupert Stocks
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Hi John, thanks for your reply.
[John Rofrano] “This is pretty surprising.”
Yes, that’s what I thought.
[John Rofrano] “Which MPEG2 template are you using? Does it include audio?”
‘MainConcept DVD Architect PAL’ / PAL WS, with or without custom bitrates (I created a set with different bitrates to suit different lengths up to 185mins). I do the Audio separately with ‘Dolby Digital AC-3 Pro’ Stereo DVD @ 192 or 224kbps.
Rupert Stocks