With this in mind, expectations inevitably become higher and that's where Sony Vegas Pro starts to fall a little short. Although there are some useful interactive tutorials, the sheer volume of on-screen options is likely to be offputting for anyone without a decent level of experience of editing to professional standards.

Overall, Sony Vegas Pro is very much aimed at the professional end of the market. There's also an excellent on-screen display system that can be easily customised to fit in with your preferred method of working and the particular tools and clips you have open at any time. It takes a comprehensive approach, not only working with footage from dedicated 3D cameras, but allowing users to work with 2D clips via a stereoscopic effect. The big selling point of Sony Vegas Pro is the introduction of 3D support.

The problem is that most users will fall into two camps, those who want the absolute best, and those who want the cheapest decent option, and this product falls into neither category. The features it has work well, and there's not really anything inherently wrong with it.

Sony Vegas Pro is a victim not of production but of positioning.

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