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
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    • * 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 9 collection offers an efficient and intuitive environment for professional video and broadcast production, as well as DVD and Blu-ray Disc™ authoring. This comprehensive suite supports nearly all video formats including XDCAM™ EX and RED ONE™, and provides a full complement of editorial tools for a streamlined workflow. With broad format support, superior effects processing, and the most powerful audio tools available in a NLE, the Vegas Pro 9 collection delivers everything needed to produce outstanding results. The Vegas Pro 9 collection includes 32- and 64-bit versions of Vegas Pro 9 software, DVD Architect™ Pro 5 software, and the Dolby® Digital professional AC-3 encoder.

Vegas™ Movie Studio software is video editing and DVD creation made easy. Quickly create captivating movies with professional pizzazz. Simply import your digital video and pictures and arrange everything on the timeline to start telling your story. Easily cut out the parts you don’t want and enhance your movie with transitions, titles, and special effects including green screen. See your changes instantly in the preview window. To share, upload movies to YouTube™ or author DVDs using beautifully designed themes or create custom menus and graphics. Exclusive Sony Show Me How interactive tutorials help you get started fast.

Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition software has everything needed to produce spectacular HD movies. Edit video in nearly any format including HDV and AVCHD. Powerful features for video compositing, color correction, and soundtrack creation help you get feature-film results in your home studio. Use the surround sound mixing tools to create 5.1 soundtracks. Choose from hundreds of professional 2D and 3D video effects, titles, and filters. To share, upload movies to YouTube™, burn to Blu-ray Disc™, or author DVDs using beautifully designed themes or create custom menus and graphics. Exclusive Sony Show Me How interactive tutorials help you get started fast.

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Vegas Movie Studio Platinum Edition Pro Pack

Vegas™ Movie Studio Platinum Pro Pack takes HD video and audio production even further with tools for professional-level sound design and more video effects and transitions. Edit video in nearly any format including high-definition HDV and AVCHD. Use the included Sound Forge Audio Studio software* for precise audio editing; then enhance your multimedia projects with 360 exclusive music soundtracks. To share, upload movies to YouTube™, burn to Blu-ray Disc™, or author DVD using beautifully designed themes or create custom menus and graphics. Exclusive Sony Show Me How interactive tutorials help you get started fast.

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™ Pro 10 efficiently and reliably provides audio editors and producers complete control over all aspects of audio editing and mastering. Whether in the studio or the field, it is an essential tool for media professionals who need to create and edit audio files with speed and accuracy. With new precise event-based editing, integrated disc-at-once CD burning, professional noise-reduction tools, and pristine audio time stretching, Sound Forge Pro 10 delivers the ultimate all-in-one production suite for professional audio recording and mastering, sound design, audio restoration, and Red Book CD creation. Includes Noise Reduction™ 2, plus the Mastering Effects Bundle 2 powered by iZotope™.

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

Sony® ACID™ Pro 7 software is a DAW (digital audio workstation) powerhouse that combines full multitrack recording and mixing, complete MIDI sequencing, and legendary loop manipulation for seamless music creation and post production. Get up and running quickly with new interactive tutorials. Other new features include a dedicated mixing console, MIDI track freeze, input busses, tempo curves, and enhanced format support. ACID Pro 7 software includes over 3,000 loops and 1,000 MIDI files for music creation, as well as the Garritan™ ARIA for ACID Pro player, the ACID Pro Effects Rack powerered by iZotope™, Native Instruments™ Guitar Combos, and Submersible Music KitCore™.

ACID® Music Studio software is the best way to bring your music to life. Multitrack audio and MIDI recording, pro-level editing tools, and over 3,000 ACIDized® loops to use in remixes, mash-ups, and original songs. Enhance music with audio effects such as EQ, reverb, delay, and echo. Add pan and volume envelopes, reverse audio, and change pitch and tempo in real time. Share your songs any way you want—burn your own CDs, upload to the web, prepare audio for podcasts, or export to your MP3 player. Show Me How interactive tutorials provide fast, easy help from within the application.