Dear community,

Nearly a year has passed after we revived the VEGAS product line, and in that time, a lot has happened:

• new product pages
• new community space
• new VEGAS magazine
• new social media channels
• most importantly: a ton of updates for the VEGAS products

I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has worked tirelessly to give the VEGAS family "new life."

I want to highlight two teams which are the most essential for the software to thrive and evolve. The first, is our amazing development team. Thank you for fighting any and all challenges you have faced in the code jungle! The second team is a team without which, none of this would make any sense – the wonderful VEGAS users! Thank you all for staying with us and giving us great feedback and such clear direction! Your passion for this software is what keeps us constantly working to improve your favorite tool.

But enough rambling from my side. You probably wanna know, what exactly is new in VEGAS Pro 15.

Here it is – the list of new features

• A new MAGIX AVC/AAC codec significantly accelerates encoding on machines that utilize Intel® Quick Sync Video (QSV) technology
• A new MAGIX AVC/AAC codec significantly accelerates encoding on machines equipped with modern NVIDIA graphics card GPU technology
• The user can now select from the list of attributes of a copied timeline clip event to specify which attributes will be pasted into a target event
• ACES 1.0 support enable users to work with the expanded color spaces and dynamic range of modern cameras.
• More efficient handling of AVC files on the timeline through Intel QSV technology
• Picture-in-picture OFX plug-in enables the user to perform size and position adjustments of video at any of the four effects levels (including track and event) through parameter adjustment controls and direct interaction with the Video Preview window
• Crop OFX plug-in enables the user to quickly crop out portions of a video at any of the four effects levels (including track and event) through parameter adjustment controls and direct interaction with the Video Preview window
• The user can specify which track header buttons and controls appear on tracks and set these (separate for audio and video tracks) as project defaults for all new tracks in the current and new projects. Controls that have been hidden can be accessed through a new "hamburger button" menu
• LUT Filter OFX plug-in enables the user to apply LUTs to their project at any of the four supported FX levels (event, track, media, and video bus)
• Redesigned timeline clip events now contain headers to hold important information and buttons and can be customized through the hamburger button/menu system.
• The user can specify which controls appear in the transport area of both the Trimmer Window and the Video Preview window as project defaults for the current and new projects. Controls that have been hidden can be accessed through a new "hamburger button" menu
• A simple "one-click" option creates a freeze frame on all selected events touched by the timeline cursor
• Users can specify one of four options for the shading of the VEGAS Pro interface ranging from very bright to a dark interface
• Users can define the amount (strength) of color they want shown in their buttons
• Modern controls enable logical docking and undocking of windows and maximizing windows within a dock
• A user-friendly and intuitive Render As dialog box makes it easy to understand and specify render options
• The Share Online option now provides direct render-and-upload operations for YouTube, FaceBook, and Vimeo
• Optimized default user layout to reduce visual clutter
• Non-selected timeline clip events are now the same color as the corresponding track header while selected events are white. This (while directly opposite previous behavior) reduces visual "clutter" and the harsh appearance of events, particularly in large projects
• New layout option enables user to switch back to the VEGAS Pro 14 default layout, including revealing all buttons in the hamburger menu system
• The default Pan type has been changed to Constant Power which is the most logical and expected type
• Audio notification alerts you when your render is complete for all format types

Furthermore, if you want to see some tutorials for VEGAS Pro 15, have a look at our tutorials on our brand new YouTube Channel.

Best Regards,

The VEGAS Pro 15 team

Edit: To give a little more perspective, here is a list of bugs which were fixed from VEGAS Pro 14 in VEGAS Pro 15. These are roughly 50 fixed bugs. We also fixed near 100 in the 7 VEGAS Pro 14 updates that we released.

• Fixed: Application hangs when importing 4K Lumia 950 footage
• Fixed: Attempting to rename bus in Mixing console does not show edit box
• Fixed: Some MP4 thumbnail frames show as green
• Fixed: iPhone video does not import properly
• Fixed: ProRes/MOV audio out of sync with embedded video stream
• Fixed: Interactive Tutorial has 'old' artwork
• Fixed: Cannot read MOV files created by JVC GY-HM200 correctly
• Fixed: ProRes 422 HQ file audio badly distorted
• Fixed: Protype titler help file links inactive
• Fixed: Multi-channel audio files do not show up correctly with ProRes plugins
• Fixed: ProRes Import - Audio channel duplicated on to other audio channel
• Fixed: Atomos Shogun 4k Recorder files fail to produce audio in Vegas
• Fixed: Iphone 4s MOVs fail to open in Vegas Pro
• Fixed: H.265 MP4 Drone Footage failing to import to Vegas
• Fixed: MP4/AVC without Audio
• Fixed: Horizontal splitter for docking area is not painted
• Fixed: iPhone 7 Video doesn't load in Vegas Pro 14
• Fixed: Track Motion preset selector is missing
• Fixed: Keyframe event "Set To" context-menu operation does nothing
• Fixed: mp4 video created by Action Mirilis video capture software plays audio only
• Fixed: Search field text clipped when docking below other windows.
• Fixed: Plug-In Manager missing vertical separator
• Fixed: Can't open HEVC file in Trimmer or timeline.
• Fixed: Docking UI: maximize docking window, exit & restart Vegas, restore window: crash
• Fixed: Hor & Vert Control handles split in 2 when using Automation
• Fixed: Automation dropdown arrows are between Bus/Input/Master headers
• Fixed: Win7: Render As template 'Favorites' star crowds/cuts into template names
• Fixed: Clipped icons in Edit Details window
• Fixed: Exporting AVCHD 5.1 -> when import exported file first 2 audio tracks bounced and one track empty
• Fixed: 'contains no video' error message when reading customer's MPEG-4 file
• Fixed: Mute button state doesn't not match context menu with automation on
• Fixed: Rear speaker icons swapped
• Fixed: AVC (Panasonic P2) file incorrectly reads as all green
• Fixed: Crash when double click Loudness Meters window while in Audio Mixing layout
• Fixed: Not all MAGIX MP4 custom render frame rates yield expected video length
• Fixed: Markers & regions don't get saved in ProRes or HEVC files in the trimmer
• Fixed: Picture in Picture Help "?" opens Mirror video effect help content
• Fixed: Crash on Tools-> Multicamera -> Expand to Multiple Tracks
• Fixed: Annoying blinking when resizing windows
• Fixed: Track Compressor Reduction meter pegged
• Fixed: Elastique broken in Audio Event properties
• Fixed: ProRes audio imported into Vegas precedes video by 30ms
• Fixed: OFX effect parameter dialog is malformed when opened by keystroke
• Fixed: Master Bus is confused about mute
• Fixed: Render As ->Browse, Save As dialog File name is not auto-populated
• Fixed: Horizontal resizing of the app causes redraw issues
• Fixed: Saved projects don't retain markers & regions for MP4's
• Fixed: Rendering HEVC CBR does not produce CBR output

Best regards
Mathias