Considering the price tag, I can't complain too much. However, it's buggy, shuts down sometimes when trying to import files, and overall I found it user unfriendly (despite Sony's attempt to make it easier with the tutorials). The tutorials are a nice addition, though they were not complete on many occasions and I had to just learn by trial and error.
My main complaint: Uploading Quicktime files was a nightmare until I found the answer after HOURS of searching on Sony's forums for this product. It turns out there is a known issue with Aiptek video files in that when you drag and drop the file into the timeline, the sound does not come over with it. The solution is quite simple to fix: Simply import your video from your camera or card, then rename it as an mp4 file. For example: file0001.mov renamed to file0001.mp4. Yep, that simple. Now drag and drop, and VOILA! there's the sound. It took me hours to find the answer for that, so I hope this helps someone.
The nice thing about this program is that there are tons of plug ins and features to add to your video (after your figure out how to do it), and I'm still in the process of perfecting this. It's definitely not a program with beginner in mind. However, once I look past the fact that it shuts down sometimes when importing, I like the program.
Rendering files as HD is time consuming unless you have a super fast or quad core computer. I have a dual core and it takes approximately 3-15 minutes of rendering per 1 minute of video (you do the math). Once it's rendered though, the video is spectacular. You have several options in which to render a file which is nice: non HD, 720 25fps, 720 30fps, 1080p 30 fps, etc.
Again, for the price tag, I can live with the bugginess. Would I recommend it? Not to a beginner or novice just looking to make simple movies.Get more detail about Sony Movie Studio HD.
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