Madison, Wisc., April 10, 2000 -- Sonic Foundry, Inc., announced the release of Vegas Video, a non-linear, digital video and audio editing system designed for video editors working with Digital Video (DV) and video destined for Internet, Intranet, and multimedia applications.

Vegas Video offers unlimited tracks of video and audio, with each track featuring its own A/B tracks, advanced compositing tools, automatic crossfading, keyframeable filters, transitions, and other effects. Multiple media formats can be added on the same track at the same time without conversion or rendering. To complete the multimedia solution, Vegas Video also hosts the full line of audio processing capabilities from Sonic Foundry's award-winning Vegas Pro audio editing software.

In addition, Vegas Video delivers correct aspect ratios that depend on the pixel shape for each medium including D1, D2, and DVCam, deinterlacing, and the ability to render out to broadcast video resolutions. DV capture and print-to-tape tools are included and work directly with the Windows OS and supported 1394/OHCI cards. Vegas Video allows direct save applications to RealSystem 7, Windows Media, QuickTime, MP3, and other popular formats.

Vegas Video screen (Click image for larger view)

"It is a natural fit for Sonic Foundry to offer a comprehensive software tool enabling users full video and audio editing and streaming capabilities all in one product," stated Curtis Palmer, chief technical officer and co-founder of Sonic Foundry. "We are excited about entering this market and feel Vegas Video is the ultimate tool for creating and editing video."

About Sonic Foundry
Founded in 1991, Sonic Foundry is a leading developer and marketer of digital media and Internet software tools, services, and systems. Sonic Foundry's award-winning products and services are used worldwide for multimedia and Internet applications, music and audio post-production, broadcast production, and digital content creation. Built on the principle of 'Create, Edit, and Deliver,' Sonic Foundry's products and services offer media consumers everywhere the ability to create and capture media, edit the content, and deliver the information via fixed media channels or electronic distribution.

Source: Sonic Foundry
Web Site: http://www.sonicfoundry.com