Goodbye, Vegas Pro. Crashes and bugs makes it useless.

twik wrote on 1/4/2023, 4:31 AM

I used Vegas video editing for many years and stopped doing in at around version 9. Now that I have more time, I've started editing my videos again. So I purchased Vegas Pro V19

Everytime I run it on my system, the system crashes with a graphics card error. I consequently purchased a new system with a Geforce 3050, Intel i7, 16GB memory and 512GB H/D. Now, when I run Vegas Pro, my system does not crash, Vegas Pro crashes. On top of that, when I render a video, it comes garbled and then crashes. Bad, bad news.

Reading on the forums, that latest Vegas Pro 19 update does not even render videos. You have to download a 3rd party application! I did that and the Vegas Pro simply crashes. A 15 minute edit turned into hours of debugging, forum queries, and ultimately I just gave up. I paid $399 for Vegas Pro at a special that included all kinds of apps that were not even compatible with Vegas Pro.

I am sad, very sad to see such a reliable video editing package degrade to such a low point. It does not even perform the most basic video editing functions i.e. edit and render videos. Yesterday, I downloaded a different package that cost me $80 and it does what I need i.e. it edits videos and renders them without constant crashes. In addition, it offers a plethora of other options that are compatible with each other, which is something that Vegas Pro has completely failed.

Vegas Pro must be retired from the market and you should not sell it. Any sale is an act of fraud on unsuspecting customers.

Whoever moronic company is making changes to the software should abandon anything to do with software development.

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Reyfox wrote on 1/4/2023, 5:19 AM

I used Vegas video editing for many years and stopped doing in at around version 9. Now that I have more time, I've started editing my videos again. So I purchased Vegas Pro V19

From where?

Everytime I run it on my system, the system crashes with a graphics card error. I consequently purchased a new system with a Geforce 3050, Intel i7, 16GB memory and 512GB H/D. Now, when I run Vegas Pro, my system does not crash, Vegas Pro crashes. On top of that, when I render a video, it comes garbled and then crashes. Bad, bad news.

Let's see. You are trying to run today's software on an old computer that has hardware not supported by the software you bought. You did look to see what the system requirements were to run Vegas Pro 19, yes? And then you You write that after purchasing a new system, and your system does not crash?

Reading on the forums, that latest Vegas Pro 19 update does not even render videos. You have to download a 3rd party application! I did that and the Vegas Pro simply crashes. A 15 minute edit turned into hours of debugging, forum queries, and ultimately I just gave up. I paid $399 for Vegas Pro at a special that included all kinds of apps that were not even compatible with Vegas Pro.

Not true in the least. Provide links to this. My computer must be an anomaly then since I can render (and have) just fine using the computer in my signature below. And where did you pay $399 for Vegas Pro 19 and what apps came with it?

I am sad, very sad to see such a reliable video editing package degrade to such a low point. It does not even perform the most basic video editing functions i.e. edit and render videos. Yesterday, I downloaded a different package that cost me $80 and it does what I need i.e. it edits videos and renders them without constant crashes. In addition, it offers a plethora of other options that are compatible with each other, which is something that Vegas Pro has completely failed.

There is a lot of editing software out there for sure at all price ranges, including free.

Vegas Pro must be retired from the market and you should not sell it. Any sale is an act of fraud on unsuspecting customers.

Whoever moronic company is making changes to the software should abandon anything to do with software development.

Wow... such harsh words. It's interesting reading posts like this, to see what vitriol can come from people who are frustrated obviously, but who do not have the decency to say what the ACTUAL problem is. No details, no information, nothing. I would think that if I spent $399 for something and it didn't work, I'd be looking to get my money back.....OR..... see if there is any help out there.

If help is what you seek, you've come to the right place. Plenty of extremely experienced and knowledgeable users, forum moderators, and even Devs who will stop by to help. You can start by answering questions in "B" and "C" located HERE if you really want help.....

Dexcon wrote on 1/4/2023, 5:32 AM

As I am sure that you are aware, this is a user-to-user (peer-to-peer) forum so your post may or may not be noticed by Vegas staff.

It is disappointing to hear that you have had a bad experience with Vegas Pro 19, but some things don't add up.

Reading on the forums, that latest Vegas Pro 19 update does not even render videos. You have to download a 3rd party application! I did that and the Vegas Pro simply crashes.

Can you provide a link to the posts saying that VP19 doesn't render without using a 3rd party plugin. The only such posts I can recall (and with many Vegas Pro versions for many years) relate to rendering Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound AC3 audio - or maybe a new entry video wrapper/codec.

I paid $399 for Vegas Pro at a special that included all kinds of apps that were not even compatible with Vegas Pro.

That seems like that you made a new purchase - the upgrade cost is a lot less. But what were the extra apps? That none of them worked is most unusual.

A 15 minute edit turned into hours of debugging, forum queries ...

Your posts over recent years have been:

Maybe your forum queries about your crashing and render failures were on another forum but certainly were not on this forum.

Yesterday, I downloaded a different package that cost me $80 and it does what I need i.e. it edits videos and renders them without constant crashes. In addition, it offers a plethora of other options ...

It would be great if you would share what the name of the other NLE product.

Steve_Rhoden wrote on 1/4/2023, 8:12 AM

@twik Sorry your experience with the new Vegas Pro is a very bad one..... But you have a few inaccuracies in your post.

EricLNZ wrote on 1/4/2023, 6:50 PM

But you have a few inaccuracies in your post

Only a few?

Musicvid wrote on 1/4/2023, 7:23 PM

Just purchased Vegas Video Pro with all the apps that come with it. WHERE IS THE MANUAL???? How does one learn how to use this software???

This quote from your very first forum post this past May rings far truer to me than anything you've said in today's narrative, which is heavily scripted by expectations and unattributable internet anecdotes. I used to get that a lot as a career educator -- usually from students who didn't understand the material.

One thing is absolutely certain -- you won't get it in eight months of casual use. I've pulled a lot of reluctant learners out of the woods, but now I'm tired...