Internet connection required ...?? Why ??

3POINT wrote on 8/2/2021, 11:48 PM

How did you register VP18 without Internet connection?

lan-mLMC wrote on 8/3/2021, 12:24 AM

I suggest changing the multiple registration mechanism of Vegas to one registration.

RogerS wrote on 8/3/2021, 1:18 AM

You need to get it online and authorize any codecs you plan on using. I assume this is done to cut costs- Magix only pays for licenses for ones that are used.

Failing that, perhaps contact support and see if there is some other option.

jetdv wrote on 8/3/2021, 7:28 AM

You had to be online to originally activate. Just get online again briefly, add the necessary codecs to the timeline, let them get activated, and then get offline again. But, yes, you must be online to do that.

Dexcon wrote on 8/3/2021, 8:01 AM

Most NLEs and plugins require an online activation. As per @3POINT, how did you activate VP18 in the first place without an internet connection? Vegas Pro definitely requires an online activation at the install stage in order to use the NLE.

JIMM wrote on 8/3/2021, 9:12 AM

Thanks to all of you for the explanation. Our IT security team sequestered my work station, experimented with the initial installation and registration ... made a one time connection to the internet ... then thoroughly scanned my workstation. I and they did not anticipate having to connect again for codec "authorization". Should I assume that every time I import media from a different camera, I'll have to connect to the internet again? Our IT guys are going to run out of patience with me real quickly :-(

RogerS wrote on 8/3/2021, 9:23 AM

Does anyone have a list of what codecs Vegas needs to activate? Are there any render templates that also need activation?

Re constant activations, most cameras these days are using similar files (AVC, HEVC, some still AVCHD). Try to amass a collection of likely codecs and connect. I did this on the first day I used the program and have never seen the screen since. I have a growing collection of file types I'm testing Vegas with (that are mostly variants of AVC and HEVC).

set wrote on 8/3/2021, 9:41 AM

Does anyone have a list of what codecs Vegas needs to activate? Are there any render templates that also need activation?

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vegas-pro-faqs-and-troubleshooting-guides--104787/

FAQ no 10

vkmast wrote on 8/3/2021, 9:54 AM

While you're there, read also FAQ # 11.

Rednroll wrote on 8/3/2021, 10:25 AM

Personally, I've never run across any media where Vegas asked me to download and install an additional codec.

Wouldn't this be a possible good solution for installing Voukoder? Or are those codecs included in Voukoder only used for rendering?

Would be a one-time download using another PC and then installing if that's a possible solution.

https://www.voukoder.org/forum/thread/783-downloads-instructions/

Former user wrote on 8/3/2021, 10:39 AM

Voukoder is using non-licensed or open licensed codecs. Vegas and most other NLEs pay for the codecs used including MPEG, MP3, and probably ProRes, and of course the now gone Dolby AC3.

Rednroll wrote on 8/3/2021, 11:25 AM

Voukoder is using non-licensed or open licensed codecs. Vegas and most other NLEs pay for the codecs used including MPEG, MP3, and probably ProRes, and of course the now gone Dolby AC3.

Unsure how that's a problem? What matters is if it works right?

vkmast wrote on 8/3/2021, 11:52 AM

That was factual additional info on the topic. He did not say it was a problem.

3POINT wrote on 8/3/2021, 1:20 PM

Personally, I've never run across any media where Vegas asked me to download and install an additional codec.

Vegas doesn't ask for downloading and installing codecs, it just ONCE asking you to activate an already installed codec as soon as you import or export the first time with that codec. The codecs needed to be once activated are listed in FAQ10.

Marco. wrote on 8/3/2021, 2:05 PM

Voukoder can be a solution to render to several choices of codecs but it is not a solution to decode imported files.

"Or are those codecs included in Voukoder only used for rendering?"

Yes, that's it.

Howard-Vigorita wrote on 8/3/2021, 2:58 PM

I think Vegas does a call home for a license check around once a month. The advantage of doing that is that you can deactivate a machine in your online Magix account even if the registered machine is toast. And then install and activate to a new machine without support assistance. Disadvantages are you need to be online once a month for the license check and can only deactivate that way a limited number of times a month. Deactivations from a Vegas menu while online are unlimited, however, so you should do it that way if possible. I've only ever seen codec activation upon 1st use of a particular codec, except after I uninstalled and reinstalled Vegas. I know I've seen them for hevc and I think mp3 too.

correction... now calls home every 2 weeks per the FAQ

vkmast wrote on 8/3/2021, 3:03 PM

See @set earlier in this thread (and the comment below that).

Dexcon wrote on 8/4/2021, 6:54 AM

Our IT guys are going to run out of patience with me real quickly :-(

A comment only ... if your employer requires you to use Vegas Pro as part of your job duties, surely the IT department should be more helpful in assisting you in getting your job done rather than being obstructive.

jetdv wrote on 8/4/2021, 8:07 AM

Should I assume that every time I import media from a different camera, I'll have to connect to the internet again?

Short answer: NO. If they're using the same codec that has already been activated, there's no need to activate it again.