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RogerS wrote on 3/4/2021, 9:33 AM

No you won't lose 12, both will coexist.

Newer versions of Vegas can open older projects but not the other way around. Because of that I would copy any project files you may want to edit again in 12 and add something like VP18 to the file name. However once you get comfortable with VP 18 you may never use 12 again so don't have to worry about it (I upgraded machines and didn't bother reinstall 12).

Custom PC (2022) Intel i5-13600K with UHD 770 iGPU with latest driver, MSI z690 Tomahawk motherboard, 64GB Corsair DDR5 5200 ram, NVIDIA 2080 Super (8GB) with latest studio driver, 2TB Hynix P41 SSD and 2TB Samsung 980 Pro cache drive, Windows 11 Pro 64 bit

ASUS Zenbook Intel i9-13900H with Intel graphics iGPU with latest ASUS driver, NVIDIA 4060 (8GB) with latest studio driver, 48GB system ram, Windows 11 Home, 1TB Samsung SSD.

VEGAS Pro 21.208
VEGAS Pro 22.122

Try the
VEGAS 4K "sample project" benchmark (works with VP 16+): https://forms.gle/ypyrrbUghEiaf2aC7
VEGAS Pro 20 "Ad" benchmark (works with VP 20+): https://forms.gle/eErJTR87K2bbJc4Q7

rraud wrote on 3/4/2021, 9:40 AM

Legacy versions of VP do not have to be uninstalled or deactivated and will co-exist without issue with the newer versions.
VP project <.veg> files are upward compatible as well but not the other way around. For instance, a VP-12 project file will open in VP-18 but a project saved with VP-18 will not open in VP-12.

J-Toresen wrote on 3/4/2021, 9:45 AM

Remember that if you have older (external) plug-ins, they might not work in Vegas 18.
New Blue Titler Pro For Sony Vegas was included with Vegas 12, and is probably not compatible with Magix Vegas 18.

My project file naming convention:
V6 Project name
V12 Project name
V18 Project name

Jøran Toresen

winrockpost wrote on 3/4/2021, 7:35 PM

run the trial before you make the buy

fr0sty wrote on 3/5/2021, 12:33 AM

Make sure you download the demo first, and make sure your system meets the requirements, as they've gone up considerably since VEGAS 12.

Systems:

Desktop

AMD Ryzen 7 1800x 8 core 16 thread at stock speed

64GB 3000mhz DDR4

Geforce RTX 3090

Windows 10

Laptop:

ASUS Zenbook Pro Duo 32GB (9980HK CPU, RTX 2060 GPU, dual 4K touch screens, main one OLED HDR)