Does Vegas Pro 21 need internet access every time when started?

Ottonis wrote on 8/15/2023, 5:21 AM

Hi all,

Long time Vegas Pro user here (since Vegas Pro 13 all the way up to Vegas Post 19). I plan on upgrading to Vegas v 21 that I will install on a laptop that most of the time will not have reliable internet access. And that's the catch here: most of the time no internet connection.

So here is my inquiry: Will Vegas pro 21 require online access every time it's being started or not?

I am aware of the necessity of online-registration and online-acitivation, and this is not the problem here. The problem will be that after successful installation and activation of all the software and plugins etc., the laptop will be used for video-editing mostly in areas with no or no reliable internet access.

So, if Vegas pro is going to refuse to start every time it lacks online access, it will not be usable for me.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

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Hardware: (Laptop): Razr Blade 15" (2020), 6 core Core i7, 32 GB RAM, SSD 1: 1 TB, SSD2: 2 TB
OS: Windows 10 home

Comments

RogerS wrote on 8/15/2023, 5:27 AM

No it does not (and never has).

I'm not sure of the maximum period of time you can use it without internet access- at some point (a few weeks?) it may need to check with the registration server that it still has a license.

Dexcon wrote on 8/15/2023, 5:34 AM

Please see item 11 in the Forum's Vegas Pro FAQs re your question: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vegas-pro-faqs-and-troubleshooting-guides--104787/ There is also a link to far more detailed information about the matter..

I've just turned my laptop to Airplane mode and Vegas Pro 21 opened as expected. The only issue is that the new user manual (accessed in the Help menu) requires an online connection, but if the computer is not online, the user manual for vegas Pro 20 opens instead. But you can download a pdf with descriptions of the new features via https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vegas-pro-21-new-feature-descriptions--142019/ and have that on your offline computer.

Vegas Pro 21 has a trial version so you can install the trial version and test it out for yourself.

vkmast wrote on 8/15/2023, 5:49 AM

@Ottonis please see also VEGASDerek's reply to your double post here.

Ottonis wrote on 8/15/2023, 5:58 AM

No it does not (and never has).

I'm not sure of the maximum period of time you can use it without internet access- at some point (a few weeks?) it may need to check with the registration server that it still has a license.

Thanks a lot for the swift reply!

According to the links the other guys provided, Vegas will try to "phone" home every two weeks, but if unsuccessful, it will not stop working.

RogerS wrote on 8/15/2023, 6:01 AM

That sounds right to me, I wasn't sure how many weeks. Enjoy using VEGAS in the field.

Ottonis wrote on 8/15/2023, 6:04 AM

Please see item 11 in the Forum's Vegas Pro FAQs re your question: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vegas-pro-faqs-and-troubleshooting-guides--104787/ There is also a link to far more detailed information about the matter..

I've just turned my laptop to Airplane mode and Vegas Pro 21 opened as expected. The only issue is that the new user manual (accessed in the Help menu) requires an online connection, but if the computer is not online, the user manual for vegas Pro 20 opens instead. But you can download a pdf with descriptions of the new features via https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vegas-pro-21-new-feature-descriptions--142019/ and have that on your offline computer.

Vegas Pro 21 has a trial version so you can install the trial version and test it out for yourself.

Thanks a lot, very helpful remarks, especially so with the possibility to download the help file and use it offline.

Just a short explanation: I have been using Vegas 19Post for almost two years now and I was irritated by the fact that it didn't want to start a few times because it could not verify a valid registration (not exact wording but similar to that)- The momemt I established a proper internet connection, Vegas started just fine.

That's what made me believe that it would need permanent internet access. However, as it seems, it might just have been a coinicidence with previously installing updates to the program that would indeed need a proper re-registration/validation over the internet.

Ottonis wrote on 8/15/2023, 6:07 AM

@Ottonis please see also VEGASDerek's reply to your double post here.

Thanks a lot, vkmast, and I apologize for the duplicate post, I am very, very rarely here on these forums and was somehow overwhelmed by the forum structure, so I posted my initial question in a totally wrong thread, I think.

Your hint to the other answer over in the other thread was indeed very helpful, thanks again!

Best

David

Ottonis wrote on 8/15/2023, 6:11 AM

By the way: I am totally blown away by how swift, friendly and helpful this forum is. This seems to be an "anomaly" - albeit a very good one - on the internet, as I don't remember any other place one gets helped this fast.

Just wow!

fr0sty wrote on 8/15/2023, 12:49 PM

VEGAS' community is one of its strongest points. A lot of very dedicated users here that offer free help, and over the years they've gotten very good at it!

You may need to periodically allow it to phone home, I want to say once a month, but that's the only restriction I'm aware of... it may even let you keep editing for some time after that period as well, but you will need to occasionally allow it to phone home if I remember right... there should be plenty of time between required check-ins, though, assuming you're not using pro 365, the subscription service.

Grazie wrote on 8/15/2023, 11:56 PM

By the way: I am totally blown away by how swift, friendly and helpful this forum is. This seems to be an "anomaly" - albeit a very good one - on the internet, as I don't remember any other place one gets helped this fast.

Just wow!

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Now, back to wrangling Z-Depth FX.