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I am having an issue with noise textures that is driving me insane. I have been using a noise texture as backgrounds for the videos I am creating. I always put the noise textures in the last video track at the bottom of the timeline. I make my

Scripting

9 answers, most recent on 6/4/2025

RE: Is it possible to create a RenderTemplate using the Vegas Pro 22 API?

Hi zzzzzz9125, first off, thank you very much for taking the time to take a look at this!Background why i want to create a RenderTemplate through the API: I am working on an english fan translation of a Playstation 2 JRPG. I am currently using Vegas

Video

11 answers, most recent on 5/5/2025

Revisiting Levels + Curves 32 Bug (Please Help Replicate/Test)

History: This has been ongoing for the past several years. I've always thought it was related to HEVC media, but in VP 22 I can replicate it just using Vegas' Generated Media. It took me a while to realize the problem results from an interaction

Video

4 answers, most recent on 2/17/2025

Should I upgrade to Vegas Pro 22 (and what plan) now?

Hi all, I'm still using Vegas Pro 18 and am now angry with its instability in my Windows 11 Pro. The software often freezes no matter how I tweak it. I received the new promotion email from Magix today with the bonus 500 downloads from AudioHero if

Video

28 answers, most recent on 4/15/2025

RE: Broadcast Safe - V22 vs V17

I tested here with 8-bit legacy projects in 21 and 22 and the behavior seems the same. Adding a broadcast color set to extremely conservative after other edits (in this case color curves) tames superwhites back to 235. I tried a similar MXF render

Video

14 answers, most recent on 1/26/2025

RE: can certain default settings be changed?

If you want to test out the code, here it is. The tutorial will be out in a few weeks. using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Collections; using System.IO; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; using

Video

19 answers, most recent on 2/5/2025

RE: Vegas Pro 22 Horrifically Slow HVEC rendering

You can add two LUTs via the CGP at once. (input and output). You could also apply the two correction ones to the media as CGP at the media level and then a look LUT via CGP at the track level.Or use third-party software to merge the gamma and gamut

Video

18 answers, most recent on 3/1/2025

RE: VEGAS 20 (Build 411) ANY CLUE WHAT THIS CRIPPLING VISUAL GLITCH IS!?!?

Hi everyone, there's been a development and I thought I'd share in case anyone encounters this glitch. First of all, I think it's a RAM issue. Out of frustration, the other day I was looking at the options and happened upon the Dynamic Ram slider

Video

29 answers, most recent on 6/26/2025

RE: Video Preview Lag in Vegas pro 22.0

@katattack asked: "Is this the best Quality I can obtain?" No. Other less compressed codecs like uncompressed, MagicYUV, Apple Pro Res give better quality at the cost of large files size. "Will this upload to YT fine?" Don't get acquisition

Video

12 answers, most recent on 5/10/2025

RE: How export .m2ts?

@Gran-Johansson This is partly in response to your query on the Magix forum. Like you I have an older 1080 50i AVCHD camera. My main export is interlaced m2ts for playing on my TV or projecting at my video group. Hardware in real time used to do a

Video

29 answers, most recent on 6/26/2025

RE: Video Preview Lag in Vegas pro 22.0

@katattack asked: "Is this the best Quality I can obtain?" No. Other less compressed codecs like uncompressed, MagicYUV, Apple Pro Res give better quality at the cost of large files size. "Will this upload to YT fine?" Don't get acquisition

Video

19 answers, most recent on 2/5/2025

RE: Vegas Pro 22 Horrifically Slow HVEC rendering

You can add two LUTs via the CGP at once. (input and output). You could also apply the two correction ones to the media as CGP at the media level and then a look LUT via CGP at the track level.Or use third-party software to merge the gamma and

Audio

12 answers, most recent 11 hours ago

RE: Increase the volume of quiet sounds and decrease the loud sounds?

@ryan-hall34 Here's some screen shots of how I would approach it...I would start off with a system preset like 3:1 compression: Then customize it to 5:1 compression, for example: Next, add a little gating since the compression will boost background

DVD Architect

7 answers, most recent on 6/21/2025

RE: Blu-Ray Authoring Problems and Solutions I've Run Into

@cbrillow If you use compliant files, as recommended by many, you shouldn't have any problems. Thanks for your comment. But that's kinda like saying all you have to do to hit a curve ball is to watch the way it's spinning and get your timing

Video

25 answers, most recent on 7/4/2025

RE: Chroma Keyer "pictures of eyes" icons are missing in Vegas Pro 22

@Debbie-Whitmer Hi, I've just spent quite a while going through the thumbnails folders etc. I think this is intentional, if you look at the green/black thumbnail it does sort of have a person on it in front of a screen. So I don't think there's

Scripting

11 answers, most recent on 1/15/2025

RE: word by word srt files!!

@yugo-hughes @Steve_Rhoden Auto Captions for Vegas has the "Word by Word" and "Highlight Active Word" features, similar to SubMachine. Word by Word feature Highlight Active Word feature With the right learning curve, the user can achieve results

Video

39 answers, most recent on 1/30/2025

RE: Some curiosity full questions about VEGAS's Future?

(...) I would like to share a suggestion that I believe could significantly enhance VEGAS Pro’s ecosystem and its appeal to a broader audience. One of the key strengths of competing platforms, like Adobe, is the seamless integration between their

Video

16 answers, most recent on 5/13/2025

RE: Do you edit on a 4k or HD monitor?

@Mindmatter Hi, most media players have the option to 'view at the video size' or similar words, you don't have to view it full screen.. But your post raises questions that I can't answer... 4k? I have 32" 4k monitor, the one you mention is 27" 4k.

Video

29 answers, most recent on 6/26/2025

RE: Video Preview Lag in Vegas pro 22.0

The original .mkv file took forever to build sidecar files for audio on my Vegas Pro 22-250 timeline. I did a quick and easy rewrap of the video while converting the three audio tracks to PCM in a MOV wrapper using Shutter Encoder. Which yielded a

Video

5 answers, most recent on 3/17/2025

RE: Can't drag video to the timeline

Hi John, here's the ext I get from Media info: GeneralUnique ID : 81436028663475182130860202635011321591 (0x3D440234A00B521EEC272102083C6EF7)Complete name : E:\Editing\Raw recordings\Done

Video

40 answers, most recent on 5/18/2025

Choosing Vegas Pro or Magix?

At the Magix forum, I asked if I should choose Magix or Vegas Pro. The response was in practice that it is better to ask here. So I ask you, while I continue with the transcoding problem I posted about a few days ago. I started editing in 2003. With

Video

25 answers, most recent on 7/4/2025

RE: Chroma Keyer "pictures of eyes" icons are missing in Vegas Pro 22

I do believe that Vegas is now aware of this problem and it will be up to them, at this point, if they want to make a Software Update regarding these specific changes in having ALL the display pictures showing up with a demonstrating visual under

Offtopic

One answer, on 1/26/2025

Magix Interview: Investor defines future product strategy

Magix has been insolvent under self-administration for almost a year and, as was to be expected, the workforce has been significantly reduced during this time. A new investor is now on board to help the software manufacturer get off the ground with

Offtopic

One answer, on 6/26/2025

A truly incredible review by Rob Svm on the FB Vegas Editors group.

I will always stay with Vegas. I was editing a weekly TV show with it for 5 years and was doing it in 4k when the other producers only rendered in 2k. I bought every Vegas pro version (since v6) because it is the most logical workflow that stacks up