The gesture-based interface includes four marker labels – Check Color, Check Mix, Edit and SFX – while the transport controls add a Custom option, where you can type your own text. The iPad app also allows you to drop markers onto the timeline. Swiping left and right moves the playback bar at different speeds depending on whether one, two or three fingers are used. It includes conventional transport buttons, but we got on better with the gesture-based controls, which let us keep our eyes on the monitor and navigate the timeline more precisely.

It communicates with the desktop software via a local network, and serves as a wireless remote control and commenting system. The new companion iPad app, Vegas Pro Connect, is more inclusive. It’s far from self-explanatory, however, and likely to be useful only to a small number of users. However, it requires a Sony CBK-WA100 or CBK-WA101 wireless adapter, which only support XDCAM professional cameras, so that rather narrows its market.Ī new Loudness Meters panel measures audio levels by sound-energy levels rather than waveform peaks, with various calibrated displays to help users follow guidelines set out by the European Broadcasting Union.

It could also be useful for reviewing footage on location without interrupting the capture workflow.

It makes perfect sense for large production teams working to tight deadlines.

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