Hi everyone! I have recently upgraded from Vegas Pro 19 to Vegas Pro 23 and filter packages that I have created and been using in Vegas 19, now look entirely different! They are exactly the same, no changes made anywhere but I can't wrap my head around what's going on!
Any suggestions?
... filter packages that I have created and been using in Vegas 19, now look entirely different!
How so? Please explain exactly how they look different. To assist, it would be helpful if you would take screenshot of how one looks in VP19 and another image of how the same custom filter looks in VP23 - there's an upload button in the header when making a new comment on the forum so links to 3rd party download sites aren't necessary.
@lotsedits Unfortunately, VP23 has indeed made changes to the plugin chain (filter package) feature. See: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/fx-plugin-chooser-presets-can-t-be-deleted-or-renamed-vegas-23--150526/#ca947125
Although I don't know exactly what you mean by "different", it's most likely caused by this change.
@Dexcon @zzzzzz9125 Thank you for your comments. I realise now I should have included an example. Just using this screenshot of a tv show for example.
So this image (top) was coloured using Vegas Pro 19 - this is how it should look. It doesn't contain anything overly complicated: Sharpen, Unsharp Mask, Channel Blend, Colour Curves & then when I upgraded to Vegas pro 23 - this is how it looks (bottom) and as you can see there is a HUGE change.
Friends have told me Channel Blend might be the issue, I've taken it out, re-added it, changed it - nothing is working. I just want to be able to rely on the filter packages I have.
Thanks in advance for any ideas you may have.
I've tested those FX in a chain in my VP23 and they seem to be working as expected.
One thing to check though ... has the FX Bypass button inadvertently been activated?
How did you save those "filter packages" and how did you import them in the new Vegas Pro 23?
That can have some bearing to why you are having this mismatch.
@Steve_Rhoden I assure you this isn’t the issue. I’ve saved them as a filter package, I’ve even recreated the colouring using the steps. There’s something going on with Vegas itself.
In VP23 changes have been made to the Video Effects Package Management:
"Video Effects Packages have been redesigned to provide more flexibility to users so they can store chains of Video Effects that can be used over again on multiple tracks, events or even between projects."
If this has any influence on filter packages made in earlier Vegas versions, I don't know, till now I didn't discover issues with the filter packages I made in earlier versions.
@lotsedits to find out, I think a complete rebuild of the filter package in VP23 is an option.
Thanks @3POINT it seems to be more a consistent issue with how VP23 is processing some of the actual FX now as opposed to how the filter package is being made. I’ve saved it, imported it, rebuilt it - the issue seems to be the same. I’ve spoken to some friends in my editing community & I think the issue seems to be with channel blend and possibly some other Video FX - I just wish I knew if there was a work around, like a setting I could turn off or something, you know???
Have you tried moving things around in the chain? Some effects work differently based on where they are placed in the chain.
I used to have issues with the border fx with PIP video, it would create the border differently based on where the effect is placed in the chain. And it still does, but at least now in V23 you can use a border around a cropped image by placing the border effect at the end.
@anthony-chiappette with a filter package you save the complete chain of used filters (even used keyframes). So a filter package should give the same result in every Vegas version.