After thoroughly using it for a month (my trial ended while I was on vacation), I can state that I'm happy with Sony's offering.

I still wish it had a storyboard!!! Reshuffling the order of clips is so much easier when you're able to simply drag and drop the entire clip as if it were a card in a deck. I guess Sony didn't do enough research into the "Vegas" part of their product to catch the analogy.

By the way - Sony is offering their Home Studio Suite, which includes the basic versions of Vegas Movie Studio, ACID Music Studio, Sound Forge Audio Studio, Photo Go, and a "free" (well, included) 2 GB thumb drive, for $150. I'm thinking that since the basic versions of each of these is around $30 to $50, it's no steal, and that I'd be better off with the Vegas' Platinum Pro Pack, as it includes Sound Forge Audio Studio 9, anyway, along with a bunch of other tools.

Any thoughts? Hold your peace after Jan 15, though, as the offer expires on the 16th.