Vegas™ Pro 12 from Sony provides one platform for complete video and audio production. An unmatched set of features, functions, and processes, all at your fingertips. A unique and progressive environment with hundreds of workflow innovations. If you're using another NLE for media production, it's time to rethink how you edit.

With powerful tools supporting a wide variety of formats for multi-screen distribution, new Vegas Pro 12 continues to set the standard, by offering:

• Project Interchange: Exchange project data with other popular editing platforms.
• Smart Proxy editing: Automatically and dynamically replace clips on the timeline with high-quality, edit-friendly HD proxies.
• New format support: Edit Panasonic P2 AVC-Intra and DVCPRO clips natively, and master to HDCAM SR™ at up to 880 Mb/s.
• Comprehensive S-log workflow: Preserve the dynamic range of your S-log footage with an integrated, end-to-end S-log production pipeline.
• Color Match OFX plug-in: Quickly and easily match the color characteristics of different video clips using the ultra-wide L*a*b color space.
• Expanded Edit mode: Fine-tune the timing of your project interactively while the timeline is playing back.
• Project Media Tagging: Fast, effective media searching using Quick Tags and Smart Bins.
• Updated Masking tools: New masking shapes are now available, plus Effects Masking for quickly obscuring a face or logo.
• Stereoscopic Auto-Pairing: Bulk pairing of stereoscopic subclips on the timeline for more efficient 3D editing.

Vegas™ Pro 12 is an integrated, forward-thinking production environment designed for a new generation of creative professionals. Combining a familiar track-based timeline with hundreds of thoughtful workflow innovations, Vegas Pro 12 is a refreshing, modern approach to post-production. Supporting more formats, more workflows, and more creative control than ever before, Vegas Pro 12 makes it easy to deliver your message and express your artistic vision.

Innovative editing tools
Edit SD, HD, 2K and 4K material in 2D or stereoscopic 3D, with drag-and-drop functionality or traditional 3-point and 4-point editing modes. The Vegas Pro 12 interface provides an impressive array innovative tools and thoughtful touches, with a fully customizable workspace for accomplishing a wide range of production tasks. Nest Vegas Pro projects within the timeline, customize and save keyboard commands, and use application scripting to automate repetitive tasks. The new Expanded Edit Mode temporarily splits the track at the edit point and enables you to dynamically add or remove frames from either side of the edit point while the media is playing, creating a highly precise, interactive editing experience.

Powerful effect and compositing engine
Combine up to 32 high-quality, keyframeable effects per Effects Chain and apply them at the Event, Track, Media, or Project level. Vegas Pro 12 uses an advanced plug-in architecture based on the OpenFX standard, for hundreds of optional effects from leading visual effects plug-in VFX developers. Parent-Child tracks and sophisticated 2D and 3D compositing modes provide a powerful, flexible effects environment. Shape Masking tools and FX Masking capabilities are new for Vegas Pro 12, along with the Color Match plug-in, to quickly match the color characteristics from one clip to another.

Project interchange
Import and export a wide range of project files to and from Vegas Pro 12. The built-in software can convert between the native .veg file and AAF, for Avid® ProTools®, XML for Apple® Final Cut Pro® 7, Final Cut Pro X (export only) and DaVinci Resolve 8, and .prproj for Adobe® Premiere® Pro CS6 and After Effects® CS6.