Sony Vegas VS Adobe Premiere, Which is Good for You

Sony Vegas VS Adobe Premiere, which one is better? It is a battle for a long time. When it comes to professional video editing tool, Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere are both the most popular software that house great features. It seems difficult to select which video editor is better as both Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere have their advantages and disadvantages. And this article is aimed at giving information about the two video editing software as to help you make a decision.

• Part 1. Specification comparison between Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere
• Part 2. Interface and features of Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere
• Part 3. Basic workflow of Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere
• Part 4. Compatibility comparison between Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere
• Part 5. Bonus tip: about video editing for free

Specification comparison between Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere

Software/Features	Sony Vegas	Aobe Premiere
Overall designing	GPU acceleration and 64 bit architecture	GPU acceleration and 64 bit architecture
Supported Platform	Windows 7 and Windows Vista	Windows/Mac
Price	$600	$19.99/month
Supported Platform	Windows 7 and Windows Vista	Windows/Mac
Application availability	Only available for desktop	Available for mobile as well as desktop
Subtitle features	Yes	Yes
Auto Save features	Yes	Yes
Changeable Aspect Ratios	Yes	Yes
Storyboard Display	Yes	Yes
Keyframing	Yes	Yes
Timeline Display	Yes	Yes
Titles	Yes	Yes
Full Screen Playback	Yes	Yes
Audio Transitions	Yes	Yes
Audio Effects	Yes	Yes
Correction and Adjustment	Yes	Yes
Visual Effects	Yes	No
Video Transitions	No	Yes
Transformation Effects	Yes	Yes
Multiple Boards & Sequences	Yes	Yes
Direct Camcorder Capture	No	Yes
Video input formats supported	AAF, ASF, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, QuickTime, WMV, MPEG, MPEG-2	3GP, MP4, M4V, MOV, MPETG, MEP, MPG, MTS, MXF, VOB, WMV, M2G
Animation Tools	No	Yes
Color Correction	Yes	Yes
Drag and Drop	Yes	Yes
DVD Burning	Yes	Yes
Green Screen(Chroma Keying)	Yes	Yes
Speed Change	Yes	Yes
HD Support	Yes	Yes
Multi-Cam Support	Yes	Yes
Publishing Presets	High Definition, Web, Mobile device	High Definition, Web, Mobile device
3D Editing	Yes	No
Cons associated with the software	No support for OMFI	No keyword tagging for media. Some techniques require additonal applications like After effects or SpeedGrade.

Interface and features comparison

At the first glance, you can see both Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere are greatly comparable according their basic utilities and editing tools. The most glaring comparison we can list out is that Soniy Vegas only applies for Windows computer, not Mac OS, but Adobe Premiere can is a both Windows and Mac product. From this point, Adobe Premiere is much apt for Mac users.

Another point needing to refer is that Adobe Premiere seemly has more advanced audio and effect modules, but Sony Vegas has one advantage that this video editing software is the much easier for users to edit video, especially for those green hands or anyone who is new to video editing area. Some features displayed by Sony Vegas may not be that sophisticated as Adobe Premiere, but new users who want to edit video in a professional way, Sony Vegas seems a better choice.

Definitely, Adobe Premiere does have more ability within the editing department, but Sony Vegas works better than Premiere, for example, 3D manipulation. Premiere has more features, but it also has a complex interface and structure. In some case, you will feel it easier to use Sony Vegas though it has not more editing features than Adobe Premiere.

Basic workflow of Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere

In this part, we would like to show you basic workflow of Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere to help you make a choice.

Sony Vegas

1. Impart video clips.
2. Add or edit video and audio tracks.
3. Add special effects.
4. Masking (a versatile tool that can be used to cut out certain objects from a clip without a green-screen).
5. Export video file.

Adobe Premiere workflow

1. Start or open a project.
2. Capture and import video and audio.
3. Assemble and refine a sequence.
4. Add titles.
5. Add transitions and effects.
6. Mix audio.
7.Export video file

Compatibility comparison between Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere

Both Sony Vegas and Adobe Premiere are not the most perfect. But if you just search for a video editor that has better animation, video effects, motion effects or consider more about the platform, then Adobe Premiere wins. But if you are new to video editing, you'd better try Sony Vegas. Sony Vegas has no support for OMFI, but Adobe Premiere has no keyword tagging for media. And some techniques should require additonal applications like After effects or SpeedGrade to realize.

Whatever, which one is better, Adobe Premiere vs Sony Vegas? It is up to you. Both are professional video editor software.

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