Handbrake user, is it meaningful to buy Sony Vegas Pro?

[ithehappy]

I use Handbrake, to convert my hugely recorded gameplay videos, but I keep seeing that a lot of people (professionals mostly?) use this software called Sony Vegas Pro. Now all I know that it is a video editing software, I don't know anything beyond that. I was thinking about buying it, it's kinda costly to be honest, I mean paying 250 pounds for a software, well, not that expensive, but still it is.

Now my question is what benefits will I get over Handbrake? I mean will I be able to get more compressed file size retaining quality and all? And how user friendly is the software too? I have used that Adobe Creative Studio (or whatever the name was) and that was not user friendly at all, I am not that of an advanced user, so I like simple stuffs.

Thanks in advance.

 

[TheELF]

but I keep seeing that a lot of people (professionals mostly?) use this software called Sony Vegas Pro.

There is no reason at all to use this,but obviously people "get it for free" and use it because everybody says that it's the best.

As long as you don't need the editing part,handbrake is excellent at providing small size with very good quality.
(as long as you know what settings to use)

 

[sweenish]

If you're not editing, no, there is no point.

 

[ithehappy]

There is no reason at all to use this,but obviously people "get it for free" and use it because everybody says that it's the best.

As long as you don't need the editing part,handbrake is excellent at providing small size with very good quality.
(as long as you know what settings to use)

Thanks. I just use 22-23 RF that's all I change there, and I am not complaining about it's capability but I thought this Vegas Pro is a lot better app or something for that purpose.
For editing, I know that it will do the job, but I will have to rethink before spending 1/5th of my month's salary, only for editing.

 

[ronbo613]

Handbrake is basically a video converter, the programs you are looking at are video editors. The video rendering of professional editing suites may be somewhat more sophisticated, but Handbrake does a pretty good job. You are never going to get a better quality video than your source material, no matter what software you use.

Sony Vegas Pro is an advanced video editing program as is Adobe Premiere Pro. Neither one is going to be a walk in the park for a beginner. If all you have to edit is video game footage and not knowing how the footage is going to be distributed or used(YouTube or IMAX), either one of these programs may be more than you need.

Why don't you try Sony Movie Studio or Adobe Premiere Elements and see if those will suit your needs? A lot cheaper than the pro versions.

 

[ithehappy]

You are never going to get a better quality video than your source material, no matter what software you use.

Ha ha, I am not looking for something like that, I know that much that a software like that is not even possible. But I was talking about retaining as much quality as possible, by keeping the file size as small as possible.

Sony Vegas Pro is an advanced video editing program as is Adobe Premiere Pro. Neither one is going to be a walk in the park for a beginner. If all you have to edit is video game footage and not knowing how the footage is going to be distributed or used(YouTube or IMAX), either one of these programs may be more than you need.

Why don't you try Sony Movie Studio or Adobe Premiere Elements and see if those will suit your needs? A lot cheaper than the pro versions.

Thanks. This is a wise suggestion. I will try the Sony Movie Studio. I have tried that Adobe thing already, absolutely didn't/doesn't make any sense to me.

 

[ronbo613]

I will try the Sony Movie Studio. I have tried that Adobe thing already, absolutely didn't/doesn't make any sense to me.

They are both fairly complicated programs because they do a lot of things. Once you learn the basics, it's not that hard. I use both Sony and Adobe, basically they do the same things in a slightly different way. Try both of them and keep an open mind, there may even be free trial versions you can check out.

 

[ithehappy]

Thanks again. Don't know what you mean by open mind though!

 

[ronbo613]

Thanks again. Don't know what you mean by open mind though!

Give both programs a chance. For someone who has never used a video editing program before, it may be difficult to even import a video or do basic editing. Video editing is a repetitive job; it may be confusing the first time, but you will be doing the same things over and over, you'll pick up the basics pretty quick.

Video editing programs do the same things and you will wind up with the same video file no matter which program you use. Learn how to edit, you'll be able to use any editing software. There's tons of tutorials and videos on video editing, Google what you don't know.

 

[TheELF]

Also if you want a free alternative and don't need a lot of fancy stuff try out aviutl.

 

[bradly1101]

I use an older version of TMPGEnc. It's easy to edit with.

Edit: But this would be for more modern video editing needs.

 

[ithehappy]

I use an older version of TMPGEnc. It's easy to edit with.

Edit: But this would be for more modern video editing needs.

Thanks, will try this one.