Vegas 16: A Huge Disappointment

jimingo-1 wrote on 10/21/2018, 5:58 PM

I "upgraded" to 16 and now I can't scrub through footage on the timeline because Vegas is so unresponsive, Vegas crashes all the time, I can't render anything over 30 minutes in length because after it takes hours to render it just produces a 24 byte file that can't be played, and I still get glitches from Mercalli & New Blue Stabilizers (like Vegas 14 did)...WTF???? I want my money back.
I can't make a crash report because Vegas just freezes and I have to restart or force close. I'm pissed because I have a project due today that I can't render and there's absolutely nothing complex about the project. Just a simple 1080HD project shot with Canon DSLR cameras that Vegas 14 would have handled with no problems. I'm super disappointment as 16 was clearly not ready for release.

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vkmast wrote on 10/21/2018, 6:06 PM

I want my money back

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/please-refund-vegas-pro-15--111171/#ca686906

jimingo-1 wrote on 10/21/2018, 6:31 PM

Thanks but that was more or less a figure of speech. I'd rather Vegas actually work. Plus I'm at like 3 weeks so it's too late anyway.

jimingo-1 wrote on 10/21/2018, 6:34 PM

I'm just amazed at the simple things that no longer work in 16. I remember in previous releases people complaining about issues that luckily avoided me but I've seem to hit the jackpot in 16. I don't see how anyone can use this professionally and that's really sad for a product that has so much potential.

fr0sty wrote on 10/21/2018, 7:00 PM

I use it professionally every day and have been since release. I've used Vegas professionally for most of my 20+ year career. There are many others like me around here as well. As you said, your system and software configuration just happened to hit the jackpot for crashing. While I understand the frustration, if you instead describe exactly what is going on in detail (provide us your media information using mediainfo (free download), give us your exact system specs, GPU driver version, and windows version, we can then start to isolate what might be causing your issue and likely even fix it. You'd be surprised how fast this forum can fix most issues if you reach out for support.

DrNeb wrote on 10/21/2018, 7:16 PM

It was a bit buggy for me when I got the upgrade soon after Vegas 16 came out - it seems to be fixed now though touch wood. I was having trouble with the NVida gpu acceleration and the zoom transition...but switching to the intel qsync solved this at first and now NVidia acceleration works too.

I would try cleaning the cache by doing a reset of vegas - and checking what effects you're using. As I say I was having trouble with the Zoom transition.

Vegas is by far the most intuitive of all the film editing software IMO - the gui is like a DAW and since I'm from sound and music - Vegas is just so much easier to use. I've used Vegas too from 2000 when it was still owned by Sonic Foundry.

tripleflip18 wrote on 10/21/2018, 8:53 PM

and for me the latest version of 16 with nvidia gpu turned ON is the most stable vegas i've ever worked on while editing, rendering though i have to turn OFF gpu or it won't render out properly....

RogerS wrote on 10/21/2018, 9:09 PM

As tripleflip said, try rendering with Gpu off in preferences to see if it works. This fixed it for me with 15 and my NVIDIA 1050.

I like the features Vegas gained since 12 but the cost of stability makes it painful to use. I also expect the basic features to just work.

NickHope wrote on 10/21/2018, 10:46 PM

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/important-information-required-to-help-you--110457/

jimingo-1 wrote on 10/23/2018, 9:20 AM

Thanks, I'm attaching my system specs. I'm using build 261 of Vegas 16 and trying to render to Magix AVC/AAC.

I will try turning my graphics card off and see if that works.