Considering an upgrade from V15 to V21. Should I bother?

Former user wrote on 3/28/2024, 8:03 AM

@Oki These are the recommended specs for VP21, you have a low powered old PC that just meets HD specs but you may struggle with 4k media.

Download the trial version of VP21 & see how it goes..

RogerS wrote on 3/28/2024, 8:03 AM

I'd say maybe. That GPU is supported (I have a GTX 1050 myself) though CPU is quite old. I think the biggest variable is the media- some media decoding is a good bit better than it was in the days of 15.

The Pro Suite's biggest feature is Mocha VEGAS if you do tracking.

Maybe do the trial and test it out on a copy of your latest project?

FayFen wrote on 3/28/2024, 10:34 AM

It's all about your type of work you do with VP

Oki wrote on 3/29/2024, 6:23 AM

Thanks folks. I tired the trial version. It kept crashing. So that answers that for me. One day I might upgrade my computer, then I'll upgrade vegas.

Oki wrote on 4/6/2024, 6:23 AM

I just realised I can add some more RAM, so I've ordered some and will try the trial version again to see how it goes.

Dexcon wrote on 4/6/2024, 6:51 AM

Extra RAM might possibly help with Vegas Pro 15, but it's your CPU which is generations behind for efficient operation of Vegas Pro 21. As per the information already given, Vegas Pro needs an i5 6th gen Intel for HD or an i7 7th gen Intel for 4K (or later in both cases). Based on your original post, your computer is an i5 4th gen Intel.

My previous computer was an i7 4770 with 32GB RAM, and it struggled with Vegas Pro 18 and, as well, Vegas Pro's then new AI VFX did not work at all.

Re Vegas Pro trial versions, you only get one shot at a trial version. Once the trial period has expired, that's the end of it - you don't get a second trial period with that version. You'd have to wait until Vegas Pro 22 is released (August is usually the launch month for a new version) to get access to a new trial version.

bvideo wrote on 4/6/2024, 12:48 PM

"... you only get one shot at a trial version ..."

So maybe you @Oki could check here about your V21 trial crashes to see if it's your RAM or something else.

john_dennis wrote on 4/6/2024, 4:44 PM

I don't miss Vegas Pro15. I also don't miss the system that I ran in 2014, when your processor was announced or 2017 when your processor was discontinued.

Like it or not, technology is a one-way trip.

Oki wrote on 4/6/2024, 5:48 PM

okay, so i found that an i7 4790K cpu is the best i can upgrade to. i'll check them out.

fr0sty wrote on 4/6/2024, 6:40 PM

That's still below recommended specs.

Dexcon wrote on 4/6/2024, 7:51 PM

And the recommended specs for AI are even higher:

Recommended for AI

Operating system

Microsoft® Windows 10 | 11

CPU

10 th Generation Intel Core i7 (or AMD equivalent) or newer

GPU

20xx GeForce RTX series NVIDIA or 5xxx Radeon RX AMD or newer

RAM

32 GB

Oki wrote on 4/6/2024, 9:19 PM

thx all. i don't know why tech support is even bothering to assist me with the trial version crashing, unless they really just want to sell the product. if i can just improve my V15 performance, then I'll be happy. see what happens.

Former user wrote on 4/6/2024, 10:54 PM

thx all. i don't know why tech support is even bothering to assist me with the trial version crashing, unless they really just want to sell the product.

Well depends on if your CPU or the one you were plan to update to really is incompatible with VP21 to the extent it causes it to crash or if it just lacks the CPU instructions it needs for CPU AI introduced in VP18, but in VP21 I think it mostly uses your GPU for AI now, so is that even relevant.

It may not like your IGPU, but you have a discreet GPU, so don't need to use it. The 4790K you were planning on updating to is about as fast as I7 6700, so VP21 wants 6th gen 4 core of 2.4ghz, and your CPU is faster then that.