Vegas Movie Studio as a second video editing tool

GeekByter wrote on 10/16/2023, 5:09 AM

I’m looking at Vegas Movie Studio as I have found it as one of the top performing video editing tool for PC at many review sites and comparison charts >spam link removed< but want to use it in tandem with another video editor – Cyberlink PowerDirector. So the question is will I face any issues or system slowdown or whatever that will influence the system stability? Has anybody an experience of using several video editors simultaneously? I’ve heard that the project files couldn’t be opened in two different programs, is that correct?

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Dexcon wrote on 10/16/2023, 5:20 AM

Vegas Movie Studio has been a discontinued product for more than 2 years, the last version being Vegas Movie Studio 17. It is no longer available for sale from the Vegas website though it might be found on Amazon and the like offered by private vendors.

The review website that you have referenced has incorrectly named a similarly named but entirely different product as being Magix Vegas Movie Studio. This is incorrect - the product is in fact Magix Movie Studio 2023 and is not a product released by Vegas; rather, it is a product released by MAGIX. To seek assistance re your enquiry, please post your issue on MAGIX's Movie Studio forum at https://www.magix.info/us/video-forum/movie-studio/

john-brown wrote on 10/16/2023, 6:43 AM

@Dexcon

Hi,

The problem is that Geek Byter has a review of and is selling what they call "Magix Vegas Movie Studio." I just sent them an email telling them to correct this. I doubt that they will. Frankly, if they cannot even get the name correct, I would question their ability and competence to evaluate anything.

John CB

Former user wrote on 10/16/2023, 6:59 AM

@john-brown Just reading through that comparison, it says - .mov as an export? I'd have to agree & "question their ability and competence to evaluate anything"

Dexcon wrote on 10/16/2023, 7:03 AM

Frankly, if they cannot even get the name correct, I would question their ability and competence to evaluate anything.

@john-brown ... Quite right. If they can't get the product name correct, it indicates sloppiness/ignoance or perhaps a deliberate intention to mislead by implying that the now discontinued Vegas Movie Studio is still available.

RogerS wrote on 10/16/2023, 7:45 AM

To answer the original question there's no reason you can't install multiple editors on the same PC. Project files aren't interchangeable.

I'd recommend VEGAS Pro and older versions go on sale from time to time if price is an issue.

I'd do trials and then pay for the software that works best for you.

john-brown wrote on 10/16/2023, 8:00 AM

@GeekByter

Hi,

Further to what @RogerS indicated, it would help if you told us what type of videos that you make. Are you making home videos and do you need and use a lot of content, like templates for text, transitions, collages, movies, design elements/objects, audio/music, animated mapping? If so, then you should look at the Magix Movie Studio Platinum/Suite as it has a huge amount of content and templates and is a consumer type video editing program. If you want more professional and high-end editing tools and content is secondary, then Vegas Pro.

John CB

vkmast wrote on 10/16/2023, 10:27 AM

Obvious spam link removed from the OP (CR #5).