Boris FX long post - http://RELEASE: Vegas Pro 2026 build 66

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Greetings from Boris FX,

We are very excited to now be a part of Boris FX and to announce the release of Vegas Pro 2026.

This release comes with very powerful new features including substantial video engine enhancements, better rendering performance, 4:2:2 decoding and encoding with supported NVidia GPUs, offline Text to Speech and Speech to Text functionality, and much more.

Please see the list of features below:
New Features

• 4:2:2 GPU decoding support via NVidia Blackwell hardware
• Offline Speech to Text
• Offline Text to Speech
• ProRes RAW support
• Improved color conversion handling in the Vegas Core Engine
• Streamlined media decoding pipeline
• Improved GPU rendering pipeline
• Continued OFX Timeline Envelopes feature development
• Update OFX support
• Customizable Color Information now available for render template in ProRes exports
• Thumbnails and proxy media are now generated on a GPU pipeline for more accurate color space data handling and faster speed
• Added support for RED media .RMD sidecar files
• Improved Video Scopes display and performance
• AMD NPU support for Smart Mask
• StoryBlocks now integrated into the Explorer Window

Fixes and Improvements

• Fixed German localization problems in the Color Grading panel
• Audio now reads properly for MPG files with TS audio stream
• Audio now properly synchronized with HDV 1080i footage
• Fixed crash when reading MPEG video with AC-3 audio
• Changing the color range setting in event video properties now visibly displays the change within the Preview Window
• Fixed problem where some thumbnails were flipped vertically in the Project Media window
• The Video Scopes now properly update after leaving HDR mode
• External LUTs are now properly applied in cases where the file path contains unicode characters
• Auto Ducking now works correctly when using the listener submenu
• A project is now marked as modified for all changes made via the Color Grading Panel
• Fixed incorrect names of some ProRes render templates
• Fixed color, alignment and border problems in the Plugin Chooser window
• Add tooltips to the Preview Window status area
• Fixed crash in projects with BMRAW files when Vegas loses focus
• Updated the toggle behavior for windows when opening, closing or moving into focus
• Keyboard shortcut for Selectively Paste Event Attributes now works as expected
• Keyboard shortcut for Expanded Edit Mode removed by default
• Specify a Black Point in the Lift color wheel no longer shifts Luminance value to near 100%
• Specify a White Point in the Lift color wheel no longer moves Luminance to the wrong position
• Corrected Tooltip for the Gain parameter in the color grading panel
• HSL Curves now properly applied when adjusted on a Track
• Added tooltip for the Show Limits on Scopes button in the Color Grading Panel
• HSL Curves now has the proper tooltip
• Layouts containing the left, right or lower docking areas are now properly scaled when opened on monitors of different resolutions
• Autoducking works as expected in crossfades
• Fixed issue where some panes were cut off when docked below the timeline
• Now prioritizing hardware accelerated templates in the Use Case section of the Render dialog
• Update to AI Frameworks (Onnx, DirectML and OpenVino)
• Fixed issue where audio was not working properly in some rare cases of strangely multiplexed transport stream files
• Fixed problem where the Windows taskbar auto-hide feature did not work with Vegas maximized
• Improved ProRes alpha channel detection
• Curves FX now works properly when simultaneously moving multiple keyframes
• Added warning when saving an FX package that contains an unsupported DXT plugin
• Flicker Control plugin no longer causes a hang during timeline playback
• Fixed Flickering problems which could occur when using the AI Upscale plugin
• UI splitters are now consistent throughout the application
• Fixed a crash on startup which occurred upon the Explorer window populating the file list
• Fixed hang which could occur when accessing thumbnails in the Timeline or Project Media window
• Can now copy and paste keyframe points on the timeline
• Fixed refresh issue which occurred with autoducking envelopes when dragging events on the timeline
• Fixed some drawing problems with the timeline keyframe curves
• Can properly edit the Selection Length box in the status bar below the timeline even with no selection range present on the timeline.
• Asterisks are no longer displayed after a Reset All command in the Color Grading Panel
• Fixed some incorrectly translated menu items in the Brazilian Portuguese version
• Fixed crash which could occur when changing node types in the FX animation pane
• Fixed problem where Autoducking envelopes occasionally disappeared
• 3rd Party rendering options are now available as part of the common renderers
• ACES version labels now match throughout the application
• Thumbnail size in the Explorer window now persists between launches of the application
• Video and Audio tabs are now in the proper order for the customize template dialog attached to WMF formats in the Render As dialog
• Media configurations can now properly be saved from the Media Properties dialog
• Improvements to selection workflow for timeline keyframes
• Improvements to timeline keyframe drag behavior
• Fixed a crash which could occur when the color grading panel has focus and the computer returns from an idle state
• The ‘+’ button now works properly for all tabs in the Video FX window
• Fixed audio pops during playback on stream 2 of some GH4 AVC files in MOV containers
• Update to AAC encoder
• The Speech to Text events list now properly changes when the timeline selection changes with the option “Show selected events” enabled
• Fixed a crash which could occur with some AVC media when seeking on the timeline
• Nested Projects no longer cause a crash in trial mode
• Favorites icon in the Video FX window now functions and displays properly at all times
• Fixed scrolling and selecting issues in the Video FX window
• Better visual indicator that not all formats are displayed in the Render dialog
• Fixed a hang which could occur when Vegas attempts to grab a thumbnail
• Better allocation handling when buffering frames
• Added missing localization in the Color Grading Panel
• Adjacent Trim now works as expected
• Region markers now properly populate for multi-take audio recording
• Fixed exposure levels in ProRes media
• Fixed crash which could occur when adding some media generator events to the timeline
• Fixed problems with the Smart Mask high-precision model
• Fixed sizing problem when using the AI Upscale plugin with Pan/Crop
• Fixed crash which could occur when importing ProRes 422 HQ with BT.709 color metadata
• The + button in the Video FX window now works as expected
• Better support for HE-AAC audio in MP4 containers
• The Border FX no longer causes a memory leak
• Fixed crash which could occur when dragging audio envelopes that were selected by the Envelope Edit Tool
• Track envelope points can now be snap objects on the timeline
• Reduce RAM consumption during playback
• Use of the AI Upscale plugin with a rotation in the Pan Crop tool no longer results in major reduction of the output size
• Increased buffer size for image buffer which was causing a crash
• Reduce network load when accessing network drives with media files in the Explorer window
• Formats in the Render dialog are now listed alphabetically
• Better handling of render templates that contain invalid parameters
• Fixed crash that occurred when rendering using some of the ProRes 422 templates
• More efficient routing for rendering AAC audio in AV1, AVC and HEVC containers
• Preview images no longer distorted in some cases when proxy files are in use
• ProRes renders in 32 bit color spaces are no longer mirrored vertically
• ProRes renders in 32 bit color spaces now have proper exposure levels
• Creating a subclip from ProRes 4444 media no longer results in black frames
• Slowly pulling a dock window from the docking space no longer results in the window getting stuck in an odd state making the interface impossible to use
• Dolby AC-3 Stereo now enabled for DVD rendering
• Improved Motion JPEG rendering performance
• Timeline cursor now moves properly in keyframe lane upon a click in empty space on the Timeline
• Updates to handle changes to MVEnc driver
• Fixed crash which could occur when decoding some ffmpeg generated ProRes media
• Fixed high CPU load from the Welcome Screen when in trial mode
• Update to higher quality model for Z-Depth plugin
• Fixed crash when using a Mocha Pro plugin with a preview resolution less than Full
• Deleting a file within the Explorer window now works as expected.
• Fixed crash which could occur when generating a thumbnail for some AVI files in the Explorer window
• Fixed crash that occurred when manually setting a value in an Audio effect, then removing that effect
• Fixed crash which could happen when a message box opens to save untitled projects upon closing Vegas.
• Fixed crash which occurred when trying to access online help, but the help is not available
• Fixed crash that occurred when importing a large OpenDML AVI file
• Optimizations in the video engine for scaling operations
• Fixed crash on exit on touch enabled devices
• Fixed crash which could occur in the Explorer window when setting up file extension filter
• Fixed crash which could occur with the Warp Flow transition
• All Vegas render formats now visible in the Render dialog in demo mode, but those unavailable for use in demo mode are greyed out
• ProRes media decoded on the CPU is no longer too dark in the Preview window
• Fixed brightness of 16-bit image files
• 32-bit video levels now always show proper view transformation after changing the setting in the media properties dialog
• Fixed crash which occurred when attempting to preview WMV media from the Explorer or Project Media windows
• Fixed significant performance issue when using the Pan/Crop tool
• Fixed problem where recalling a saved layout could cause unpredictable results
• Fixed issue where HEVC 4:2:2 12-bit media does not import properly on Intel GPUs
• Improved search speed for Video FX
• Installer contains updates Microsoft runtimes, to prevent OpenMP crash on startup

Known issues

• Particle Illusion is currently not available as a Media Generator
• Some interlaced media files shows distorted thumbnails in Project Media and on the Timeline
• Downloads from Storyblocks may become stuck if you try to download the same media multiple times
• Timeline performance may degrade while the Text-based-editing window is open
• Still images import with the wrong pixel format leading to poor contrast
• Undocked windows appear before the rest of the UI on startup of the application
• The Vegas process may hang in the background when closing the app after performing a Smart Mask frame analysis.
• Some FX presets in projects created by older versions of Vegas Pro may not load in Vegas Pro 2026
• Vegas Hub is no longer a part of Vegas Pro
• AI Assistant feature has been removed
• Print to Tape has been removed
• Sony Wireless Media Adaptor has been removed
• Vegas Connect functionality has been removed
• Legacy Upscale and Zoom plugins have been removed
• Legacy Stabilizer has been removed
• Import DVD Camcorder Disc functionality has been removed
• The Batch Render script is not functional

Please see the Vegas Pro website 8 for details on purchasing or trial options.