Overview
See this guide for a detailed comparison between Vegas Pro 13 Edit – Steam Powered and Movie Studio 13 Platinum – Steam Powered
General Features
User level
ㅤㅤㅤ Consumer
ㅤㅤㅤ Professional
Blu-Ray/DVD authoring software
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤNone
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤNone
Blu-Ray/DVD burning from timeline
(no disc menus)
(no disc menus)
Simple Edit Mode
Advanced Edit Mode
Vegas Pro Connect iOS app
Sony Wireless Adapter proxy-first
workflow
workflow
Multi-tool editing enhancements
Touch-enabled for touch PCs
Interactive tutorials
Custom window layouts
Includes FXHOME video effects
Additional third-party content
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤNone
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤNone
Video Features
Number of video tracks
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ 20
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Unlimited
Video events per track
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Unlimited
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Unlimited
Advanced project archiving
Stereoscopic 3D editing
Masking
ㅤㅤㅤ Basic shapes
Custom shapes (Bézier tool)
Simultaneous video monitoring
(local & external monitor)
(local & external monitor)
Video effects
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Over 350
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Over 390
Color match
2D/3D video transitions
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Over 200
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Over 200
Credit rolls/text animation
Image stabilization
Video timestretching
Slideshow creator
Chroma keying
White Balance tool
Primary and Secondary
color correction
color correction
Professional lighting effects
Video scopes: WFM, Vector,
Parade, Histogram
Parade, Histogram
ProType Titler
50p/60p project support
OpenFX plug-in support
32-bit float video processing
SD/HD-SDI support
Gigapixel image support
4K project support
ㅤㅤ Up to 3840×2160
ㅤㅤ Up to 4096×4096
Closed Captioning
Photoshop® PSD support
Audio Features
Number of video tracks
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ 20
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Unlimited
Video events per track
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Unlimited
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Unlimited
Advanced project archiving
Stereoscopic 3D editing
Masking
ㅤㅤㅤ Basic shapes
Custom shapes (Bézier tool)
Simultaneous video monitoring
(local & external monitor)
(local & external monitor)
Video effects
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Over 350
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Over 390
Color match
2D/3D video transitions
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Over 200
ㅤㅤㅤㅤ Over 200
Credit rolls/text animation
Image stabilization
Video timestretching
Slideshow creator
Chroma keying
White Balance tool
Primary and Secondary
color correction
color correction
Professional lighting effects
Video scopes: WFM, Vector,
Parade, Histogram
Parade, Histogram
ProType Titler
50p/60p project support
OpenFX plug-in support
32-bit float video processing
SD/HD-SDI support
Gigapixel image support
4K project support
ㅤㅤ Up to 3840×2160
ㅤㅤ Up to 4096×4096
Closed Captioning
Photoshop® PSD support
Editing and Media Management
Project/Make Movie Wizards
Project interchange
Real-time nondestructive editing
Cursor object snapping across
events and timeline
events and timeline
Envelope brush painting
Envelope automation recording
Smart Proxy editing
Keyboard trimming/event shuffling
Tape-style audio scrubbing
Project nesting
System-wide media management
Project media tagging
A/V sync detection & repair
Real-time event reverse
Video track motion control
3D track motion
Application scripting
Hardware/Capture/Export
External control surface support
Export directly to PSP® (PlayStation®
Portable) system
Portable) system
Render to Apple® iPhone®, iPad®, iPod®
compatible formats
compatible formats
Print-to-tape tools
Smart Render
Smart Render for 4K XAVC Intra MXF files
Customizable render templates
Capture to compressed Sony MXF from
SD/HD-SDI
SD/HD-SDI
Native Format Support
DSLR (.mov) files
DV/HDV/AVCHD/NXCAM
H.264 AVC/AAC MP4
HDCAM SR
MPEG-1, -2, -4 import/encoding
MVC and MPO 3D
Panasonic P2
Windows Media® 11
4K XAVC
4K XAVC S
XDCAM Optical
XDCAM EX
BMP, JPG, PNG, TIFF, WDP
image sequences
image sequences
OpenEXR and DPX image
sequences
sequences
WAV
Broadcast Wave Format (BWF)
.wav files
.wav files
FLAC
MP3