Existing Projects with upgrade to Vegas 7?

Jeff Cooper wrote on 10/16/2006, 2:02 PM

Hey there...

I'm thinking about upgrading from Vegas 6 to Vegas 7 to take advantage of some of the new features.

If I upgrade to 7, will I still be able to open and edit existing projects that I'm still working on?

I'm guessing that I will be able to do this, but I want to be sure...

Thanks!!!

Comments

riredale wrote on 10/16/2006, 2:12 PM

If you're using GearShift (for HDV files), you might run into a sync issue, where the audio for individual clips was offset by a number of frames. I don't know if it was a GearShift issue or a Vegas version issue.

Tom Pauncz wrote on 10/16/2006, 2:18 PM

Jeff,
I've had no problems opening V6 projects in V7. However, if you think you'll need to go back to V6, make sure you save the V7 version with a different name.

PS. I don't/haven't used GearShift.
Tom

fldave wrote on 10/16/2006, 3:42 PM

And my standard saying:

If your outstanding projects are for real money, you can try, but expect something to act different. I would never switch tools in the middle of a project with a deadline unless a)it is an add-on tool or b)existing toolset is broken beyond repair.

Chienworks wrote on 10/16/2006, 4:01 PM

And definitely keep version 6 installed for emegencies.

We, as an experienced group, cannot stress strongly enough that you should always copy V6 project files to a different name before opening them with V7. Once you've saved a .veg file in a new version you can't ever open it in an older version again.