I use Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11.0 and have good results with it, and I used version 9 before that. I hear version 12 is out now. In any event, you can download a fully-functional version with a 30-day free trial. And if you shop on Amazon, it doesn't cost as much as on Sony's web site once the 30 days are up. I think its well worth the money. I would get the Platinum version because the lesser versions don't let you do custom render options, just the presets (at least in ver. 11).