To accuse anyone of such an act requires proof-positive. While you may be correct, you just as well may be wrong! Without adequate proof, you could be setting yourself up for libel!! If you have such proof, thank you for bringing it to everyone's attention and offer it to us; if not, I would be very careful what I say in public. Until such time as this app is proven beyond a reasonable doubt that it plagiarizes anyone else's work, I will continue to use it without reconsideration!!!

Before, someone showed proof-positive in the post posted by the plug-in author, which made the author quit the forum in shame.

I didn't see any allegations regarding this plugin, only a different one.

I'm not aware of another plugin for Whisper for VEGAS that could have been copied; other than this it was all manual installation and simple scripts to call it up.

Before, someone showed proof-positive in the post posted by the plug-in author, which made the author quit the forum in shame.

No, they didn't - or at least not regarding Auto Caption. The software there was an issue with was Demucs for VEGAS Pro from the same author, and there did indeed seem to be some evidence that that add-in may have been plagiarised, allegedly. This caused some backlash, and as a result the author stated they would no longer be writing plugins for Vegas Pro, and initially took down his github repositories for all three of the add-ins he was responsible for (Auto Captions for VEGAS Pro, Audio Sync for Vegas Pro, and Demucs for Vegas Pro) and, as you say, quit the Vegas forums (I suspect in anger, rather than shame)

I want to echo what Videoimpressions0622 said about Auto Captions—it’s an excellent, reliable program with many useful options. I’ve used numerous captioning tools over the past 35 plus years, and this one consistently works.

When I needed a feature the program didn’t yet include, Joelson personally wrote a script for me and even created a video tutorial showing me how to use it. That level of customer support is exceptional.

I’ve also purchased and used Auto Sync, and after buying and using 3–4 similar programs over the years that weren’t reliable, this one has proven to be rock-solid. I truly want to support businesses that make my life easier, and Joelson’s programs solve real problems for me.

With the rise of AI—and as someone who isn’t a coder—I would assume that if any code were plagiarized, that would be a legal matter. But based on my experience, the work and support from Joelson have been nothing but professional and trustworthy.

I would like to add to what jredmond has stated. Several days ago I started receiving an error when attempting to render subtitles under a specific set of circumstances. I contacted Joelson, who started looking into this problem immediately. Over the course of the past three days we emailed back and forth, while all the while sending me revised scripts and video tutorials. Despite the fact that I am certain he has a full plate on his table (don't we all), he nevertheless never gave up and was persistent in resolving this anomaly! 6 or 7 revised scripts later, he nailed it! His current version of Auto Captions for Vegas was written for VP21, and I use VP23--apparently his current script for some reason clashed with some VP23 code! Long story short: he resolved the problem--quickly, courteously, responsibly, and by putting himself in my place! Now when was the last time you received customer service like this??!! The good that came out of this was two-fold--my problem was eradicated AND it was brought to Joelson's attention that he needed to change his script for versions after VP21--a win-win situation, by my observations! So if anyone out there using VP22 or later is having issues with Auto Captions for Vegas, Joelson will gladly supply you with the latest script! Support for small businesses never should be taken for granted!!