Requirements to purchase Sony software at an academic discount.

• Primary and Secondary (K-12) Students: Currently enrolled students qualify for academic pricing.
• College Students: Matriculating college, university, and career school students qualify for academic pricing.
• Faculty/Staff: K-12 and all post-secondary faculty and staff members qualify for academic pricing.
• Non-Profit Agencies: Available to Agencies only, not employees or volunteers.

• A Currently Dated Photo Student ID card
  • If a currently dated photo Id is not available; then a statement on the attending institution's letterhead (signed by an Administrator) stating that you are a currently enrolled student may be substituted.
• A Currently Dated Photo Faculty ID card
• A Currently Dated Photo Staff ID card
  • If a currently dated photo Id is not available; then a School photo Id and a copy of your most recent paycheck*, or a copy of your driver's license and a copy of your most recent paycheck* or a statement on the employing School's letterhead (signed by a Department head or Administrator) stating that you are currently employed and a copy of your most recent paycheck* may be s may be substittuted.
    • * when submitting a copy of your paycheck you may blockout your Social Security Number and Amounts.
• Purchase orders from academic institutions.
• Non-Profit Agency's are REQUIRED to submit both a copy of their 501c3 Certificate (from IRS) and an Agency Purchase order.

• Place Order online to receive an Order Number
• Forward (email or fax) the Require Proof referencing your Order Number
• When the Require Proof is received and verified your order will be processed (usually the same day required proof is received)

Sony's Vegas software offers...
The Vegas Product Family provides you not only with integrated applications for digital video and audio editing, but also tools and applications that provide video content for multimedia production.

Vegas Family Comparison Chart & Trial Software Downloads

The Vegas Pro combines Vegas 8, DVD Architect Pro 4.5, and Dolby Digital® AC-3 encoding software to offer an integrated environment for all phases of professional video, audio, DVD, and broadcast production. This suite lets you edit and process DV, HDV, SD/HD-SDI, and all XDCAM formats in real time, fine-tune audio with precision, and author surround sound, dual-layer DVDs.

Vegas Movie Studio software offers easy drag-and-drop video editing, integrated DVD layout and burning, and Show Me How interactive tutorials.

Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum software offers easy drag-and-drop video editing, integrated DVD layout and burning, and Show Me How interactive tutorials. In addition, Platinum Edition provides added features, advanced editing tools, bonus video effects, and a comprehensive training DVD to speed you through even the most complex movie projects—from fullscreen DV to widescreen HDV. The Platinum Difference Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum software includes the following bonus software, added features, and other valuable extras worth over $200:

• HDV capture and editing
• 5.1 surround sound mixing and encoding
• NewBlue ® VideoFX MSP, an exclusive collection of 107 video effects and transitions from NewBlue, Inc.
• Comprehensive training DVD
• Advanced 3-wheel primary color correction tools
• Over 20 DirectX ® audio effects

Cinescore software introduces new levels of customization, performance, and accuracy to the world of professional soundtrack creation. Automatically generate an unlimited number of musical compositions using royalty-free Theme Packs in a wide array of popular styles. Discover the true potential of your video by taking full control over your soundtrack.

Cinescore software includes 20 Themes in a wide array of catgegories, musical styles, and tempos that can be easily adjusted to fit perfectly with your video project. A Theme is a completely self-contained universe of music that has been engineered exclusively for use within your Cinescore software. Each Theme contains multiple Variation presets that can be fine-tuned by adjusting settings like mood, intensity, tempo, and more. The result is an unlimited number of unique, royalty-free compositions that fit perfectly to the length of your video clip.

Additional Theme Packs Available.

Sony's Sound Forge software offers...
The award-winning Sound Forge digital audio editor includes a powerful set of audio processes, tools, and effects for manipulating audio. Sound Forge software allows you to edit, record, encode, and master nearly any form of digital audio including WAV, AIFF, MP3, and more.

Sound Forge Family Comparison Chart & Trial Software Downloads

Sound Forge software is the tool of choice for media professionals who want to create and edit digital audio files with absolute speed and precision. Acclaimed for its power, stability, and no-nonsense interface, it's the fastest way to get from raw audio to finished master.

Sound Forge software is everything you need to analyze, record, and edit audio, produce music loops, digitize and clean-up old recordings, model acoustic environments, create streaming media, and master replication-ready CDs.

Sony's ACID software offers...
The ACID family of products allow you to simply select audio loops from an explorer window, drag them onto the program's track view, and arrange them into multiple-track projects. This easy-to-use but powerful software automatically matches the tempo and key of each loop in real time.

ACID Family Comparison Chart & Trial Software Downloads

ACID Pro software is the ideal loop-based music composition and production tool for original music creation. Revolutionary since the first version, the tradition of innovation continues with version 6. Powerful new features and advanced functionality make ACID Pro 6 the most comprehensive application of its kind. ACID Pro software is the tool of choice for millions of industry professionals who want to create songs, remix tracks, produce 5.1 surround audio mixes, develop music beds, score videos, and much more. ACID software is ideal for real-time pitch-shifting, time-stretching, and groove quantization of audio and MIDI events. With new technologies and advanced professional features, ACID software provides the most powerful, user-friendly environment for everything from basic song creation to complex video scoring.

To record your own tracks, just plug a microphone or instrument into your computer and click Record to add live vocals, guitar, keyboard, or other sounds to your creation. ACID Music Studio software automatically matches the tempo and musical elements so everything plays back together and sounds great.

Customize your project using studio-quality effects such as EQ, reverb, delay, and more. If you want to make your own music or remixes, add soundtracks to videos, or burn your own songs to CD, ACID Music Studio software is all you need.

Super Duper Music Looper is an amazing program that lets kids create musical compositions on their PCs using professionally - recorded instruments. Using a mouse to 'paint and erase' sounds, they will discover it's the fastest and most entertaining way to make music. Not only does Super Duper Music Looper come with tons of cool instruments, but it even lets kids record their own vocal through the computer's microphone. Plus, they can go online and email their songs to their friends. No musical experience necessary ! All they need is Super Duper Music Looper, a PC, and a little imagination.

Try online, and if you like what you see, you'll want to get the full version.