Features:

• Professional-level power for your home studio
• Edit standard and HD video including DV, HDV, and Sony AVCHD
• Export movies directly to your PSP (PlayStation Portable)
• Follow along with Show Me How tutorials, or learn as you go
• Create 5.1 surround soundtracks

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
Video editing, audio production, and DVD authoring come together in a single, powerful solution. Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software has everything you need to produce high-quality movies, corporate videos, wedding DVDs, and more. Easily edit video in almost any format including high-definition HDV and Sony AVCHD. Advanced tools for video compositing, color correction, and surround sound mixing help you achieve feature-film results in your home studio. And with integrated DVD authoring and multiple export options for online posting, you can deliver projects however you or your clients desire. Vegas Movie Studio Platinum software provides added features, advanced editing tools, professional video effects, and more, such as: HD video editing - 5.1 surround and more. Enhance your video with hundreds of professional 2Dand 3D video effects, titles, and filters?including over 100 effects and transitions from NewBlue, maker of professional video effects plug-ins

Amazon.com:
Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum software offers everything you get with the standard version such as easy drag-and-drop video editing, integrated DVD layout and burning, and Show Me How interactive tutorials. In addition, Platinum Edition provides added features, advanced editing tools, bonus video effects, and comprehensive training to speed you through even the most complex movie projects--from fullscreen DV to widescreen HDV.

Video Editing and DVD Creation Software
Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition software provides the power, features, and advanced tools you need to edit video in nearly any format, including HDV and Sony AVCHD. It includes hundreds of built-in video and audio effects as well as integrated tools for professional-level compositing, color correction, and 5.1 surround mixing. With this software and your creative spark, there are no limits to what you can produce. It's your vision, your way.

Professional-Level Video Editing

• Produce high-quality movies, corporate videos, wedding DVDs, and more
• Edit video in nearly any format including DV, HDV, and Sony AVCHD
• Interactive Show Me How tutorials actually show you what to do

Edit video in the newest HD formats including Sony AVCHD

Drag and drop to add effects, transitions, music, and more

Share your movies on DVD, PSP, on the web, and more

Create Stunning HD Movies

• Everything you need to produce movies in spectacular high-definition
• High-performance engine--see your changes happen in real time
• Export your movie in a variety of HD formats including WMV, AVI, and MPEG

Advanced Video and Audio Editing Tools

• Enhance washed-out footage or make specific colors stand out, and balance differences in video
• Balance differences in video due to camera setup or lighting
• 5.1-channel surround sound mixing and encoding.

Surround Sound Mixing and Encoding

• Import multichannel (5.1) source files from camcorders including Sony DVD and AVCHD Handycam models
• Use the surround sound mixing and panning tools to create surround DVD soundtracks
• Encode AC-3 stereo or 5.1 mixes with the included Dolby Digital AC-3 encoding software

Integrated DVD Creation

• Includes DVD Architect Studio software for DVD authoring
• Create custom menus, buttons, backgrounds, and navigation
• Includes 44 high-quality DVD themes

Rating : - Quick convenience vs control
I went from using Windows Movie Maker to Vegas Movie Studio 8 Platinum Edition. I lost a lot of quick convenient presets but gained intimate control over all transitions in my movies.