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I researched movie editors for months, before buying Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack. Did I make the right choice? Yes, however this product is only usable if you have good general computer skills, and have the ability to learn through trial and error. I would not recommend this product if you expect to produce a masterpiece in one day. What do you get in this package? Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9 - program to edit digital movie, add soundtracks, voice-overs, and fancy text, rolling credits, etc. DVD Architect Studio - program to author DVD's, so you end up with professional quality DVD menus with all the bells and whistles Sound Forge Audio Studio - a music editing program, with the added ability to convert all your L.P.'s and cassettes into digital format, so that you can then make CD's or load them onto your IPod. Cinescore Studio 1.0 - free music of various genres, to add to your productions to give them a professional sound There was one major problem with this software when I first loaded it, that I only managed to fix by pure luck. The problem was quite a major one. In the version which comes on CD-ROM, there is a bug which stops the soundtrack from MPEG2 files from loading into the editior program. This is incredible considering that almost every digital camcorder on the market uses the MPEG2 format, including Sony. However!!! Once you have loaded the program and registered, you need to go to the Sony update software web page. Here you will find a download that fixes many bugs in the program, including the MPEG2 problem. There is another problem with the program if you are going to buying this to upload videos to You Tube. In the last couple of months You Tube has upgraded there video screen to Widescreen (16:9 ratio) format. There is no template in Vegas Movie Studio to handle this. So if you intend on uploading video to You Tube in 16:9, then you will need some advanced computer skills to create your own template. I'm sure Sony will work on this and provide an update to the program in time. At the moment, the program handles traditional 4:3 format for upload to the internet. There are many cool features hidden within Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro Pack. Only the basics are discussed in the instructional booklets that come with the program. If you explore all the alien like buttons and features, through trial and error, you will be more than happy with this software. 6/10 for ease of use 9.5/10 for cool features All the best with your movie editing and DVD production. Regards D. UPDATE AS OF 28th JUNE 2010 GREAT NEWS!!!! Sony Creative Software has just released a brand new version of the software featured in this review. The NEW VERSION is called Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10 Production Suite. All the bugs that I had reported in the above review have now been FIXED! Yeah!! This is FIVE STAR Software Package now. I give no hesitation in recommending this. Dex :)