Sony releases Vegas v7.0b

11th October 2006 - KVR Audio News

Sony Media Software has released version 7.0b of Vegas.

Notable Fixes/Changes in Version 7.0b

The Insert Generated Music command now ignores the Import Audio at Project Tempo setting so Cinescore compositions are imported at actual length.
The Lock Envelopes to Events feature no longer includes envelope points after the last event. Previously, moving an event to another track could cause other envelope points to be removed.
For the Sony MXF format, a Progressive field order setting has been added for DVCAM and IMX rendering (via the Custom Template dialog for the MXF format). Also added 25p/30p detection when reading these files.
The MXF reader now supports source files larger than 4 GB.
Two-channel Broadcast Wave Format files are now imported to a single stereo track. In Vegas 7.0 and 7.0a, these files were imported to two tracks.
Added support for the Zoom slider on some Microsoft keyboards.
Event start times are now properly quantized if you drag media to the timeline when Options > Quantize to Frames is selected.
Fixed a problem that could cause gapping when adding certain audio plug-ins to a plug-in chain.
Fixed a problem that could occur when using the numeric keypad to move events across tracks.
Fixed a problem generating audio peaks for some HDV source files.
Implemented various HDV improvements, including stream-length matching, improved speed on non-SSE2 computers, and better handling of some HDV variants.
Fixed a bug that could cause a crash when using Copy and trim media with project with a project that contained uncompressed AVI files without audio.
Fixed a bug that prevented the Use color management feature (Preferences > Preview Device) from working correctly when using a Windows Secondary Display.
Fixed a problem that prevented multi-channel/multi-stream files from creating multiple tracks when dropping files on the ruler.
Fixed a problem that prevented the Remove from project and delete files(s) command from working when right-clicking a file in the Project Media window.
Fixed a bug that prevented certain Targa (TGA) files from opening.
Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when accessing CD or DVD drives on computers with Blu-ray drives.
Fixed a problem that could cause a freeze under certain conditions when building peak files.
Fixed a problem that could cause a frame stutter when reading some Windows Media Video files.
Fixed a problem that prevented the rendered file from being added to a new track when using Render to New Track with HDV files.
Fixed a problem that could cause the application to stall when reading large MPEG-2 or OMA files.
Fixed a problem that caused Export Video to XDCAM Disc to fail if clips had been deleted from the disc.
Fixed a problem that caused user-supplied disc names to be ignored when importing XDCAM clips.
Fixed problems with loading and saving projects containing XDCAM information while the XDCAM Explorer was not enabled (Preferences > General > Enable XDCAM Explorer).
Fixed a problem that prevented markers from being saved when rendering MXF files.
Fixed a problem that prevented aspect ratio metadata from being saved when rendering MXF files.
Fixed a bug that prevented the left/right surround and LFE channels from being rendered when rendering 5.1 surround projects to AC-3 or ATRAC formats.
Fixed a problem with automating the Track EQ and Chorus plug-ins.
Fixed a problem with printing 24p video to a DV device.