VEGAS Pro 15 Update 1 (build 216) - General Discussion

NickHope wrote on 10/4/2017, 8:29 AM

VEGAS Pro 15 Update 1 (build 216) has been released.

General discussion in this thread please. Please make a new post or comment on an existing one for specific issues.

If you already have VEGAS Pro 15 (build 177) installed, there is no need to uninstall it. The build 216 should overwrite your installation and retain your settings. Your computer will need to be online for activation after the update.

If you are installing VEGAS Pro 15 for the first time, it is generally better to install using a VEGAS Pro download manager. See here for details & links.

Release notes:

Features

It is now possible to "heal" or "join" two events that hold the same media back into a single event
From the Render As dialog box, you can now swap all of your project media video files for video files with the same names (but potentially different file extensions) enabling you (for example) to work with proxy files on your timeline and switch to the full-resolution files to render. After the render completes, the files are swapped back.
A new option in the Project Media window enables you to swap all of your project media video files for video files with the same names (but potentially different file extensions) at any time
The Picture-in-Picture and Crop plug-ins now show different mouse icons depending upon which handle you point to in the Video Preview interacts
Added a button to events that enables the user to hide/show the new event headers
You can now set a preference to reverse the color of selected events so that it matches the behavior in version 14 and earlier where none selected events are white and selected events are colored
4K, 10-bit 4:2:2 AVC files from the Panasonic GH5 camera are now supported

Bug Fixes

Interlaced presets now function properly in the QSV encode option for files rendered with the MAGIX AVC/AAC plug-in
Picture-in-Picture help button now opens the proper help
VEGAS now automatically switches to the correct version of ACES based on the project settings when opening an existing project
ProRes audio and video now sync properly when added to the timeline
Optimized the code used for reading AVC, HEVC, and other file types so that it utilizes less system memory
Optimized the reading of MP4 files in the Explorer window
The Picture-in-Picture and Crop plug-in interacts now behave correctly at Good Full and Best Full
Saved projects now properly retain media markers and regions for MP4 files even if the project is closed and reopened
The fade-in offset in the event header is now properly available for crossfades
The Red Eye Reduction process now works properly
Fixed several broken interactive tutorials
Fixed a crash that could occur when entering into Expanded Edit mode
Picture-in-Picture and Crop plug-ins now correctly handles all pixel aspect ratios
The event indicators now properly show up on a collapsed group track
Audio bus tracks now use the correct icon
Rendering HEVC CBR now properly produces CBR output
HSL Adjust plug-in no longer causes color banding in 8bit GPU or 32bit CPU projects
Media markers are now much easier to see in non-selected events
NV Encoder render no longer fails with template rename/new template selection
Various display issues have been fixed in Windows 7 running in High DPI setups
Certain MAGIX AVC/AAC MP4 templates no longer crash upon selective prerender
Long HEVC files no longer cause a playback crash
Empty entries no longer appear in the main toolbar customize dialog
The hit area of timeline markers has been tightened up so that it is once again possible to drag above the markers to create a time selection
Can again properly read the text when you hover over files in the Explorer window
The ToolTip has been fixed for the Output Buss on audio track headers
Added the inadvertently omitted MainConcept AAC encoder back in as a render format
The Shift+Ctrl+C shortcut key once again properly hides just the event buttons without affecting active take information visibility
Reverted the default pan type back to Add Channels instead of Constant Power so that users no longer experience a 3dB volume attenuation in tracks panned to center
Fixed an occasional crash when building thumbnails in the Explorer window
Combining footage of some formats along with Panasonic P2 footage no longer causes the P2 footage to appear as green frames
Fixed a problem where opening the Render As dialog when the save folder is set to a network location could result in an error
The Titles and Text cursor is now more visible when using the dark background scheme
The offline media info text is now more readable
The Freeze Frame at Cursor operation now works properly when the cursor is at the first frame of the event
Fixed a bug that could prevent users from successfully creating blu-ray image files
Fixed a problem that could cause some MP4/AVC files to be displayed in the file explorer and properties windows with the wrong file type
ProRes 29.97 render templates no longer incorrectly shift the audio by 0.006 seconds
Audio is now more properly synchronized with the video when rendering to ProRes and HEVC formats
Fixed a crash when reading specific MP4 AVC/AAC files with so4 HW decoding enabled
Video preview for MP4 files now works properly with so4 HW decoder enabled

Previous general discussion thread: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vegas-pro-15-build-177-general-discussion--108306/

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GrimZeus wrote on 10/9/2017, 10:53 AM

I still cannot open any project containing nested Redcode due to the redcode dll error. No reply from support going on three weeks.

joseph-w wrote on 10/9/2017, 1:47 PM

Prior versions of Vegas allowed Frame Advance & Previous Frame buttons to be held down rather than continuously clicking to move frame by frame. Why is this not available in 15. Also, hate dropdown menu in preview to access these buttons.

@ckellog

Have you tried selecting "Edit Visible Button Set" from the same dropdown you're currently using to pick Frame Advance & Previous Frame? I think if you go into "Edit Visible Button Set", and select to show all (or just those 2 additional buttons) the functionality will be as it was in earlier version as they'll no longer be in the dropdown but on screen.

Norbert wrote on 10/10/2017, 4:43 AM

@Norbert, your case seems a special one and no one here able to reproduce your problem... Please contact tech support ( https://support2.magix.com/customer/en/vegas/form ) along with your specific system, description of your issue, and your proof of Vegas copy ownership.

I installed the update on the Studio PC where I work and there the timeline works. There must be something with my laptop.

Norbert wrote on 10/10/2017, 4:29 PM

I'm not sure if it's a bug but now when the "Display frames in video preview during playback" is unchecked there won't be frames displayed in the Full Screen monitor at playback. I used to use this function in older versions so Vegas would show realtime playback only on the external monitor attached to my laptop without playing the same footage on the preview window. Now when the "Display frames in video preview during playback" is unchecked there isn't playback on the plus screen either.

Norbert wrote on 10/10/2017, 4:35 PM

Now I see the reason of this change, now when I use fullscreen on the external monitor there isn't playback in preview window automatically.

Robbaz wrote on 10/21/2017, 8:06 AM

It's been over 2 weeks, when will we on steam get the updated build? Updating manually just tell me to update with steam but there is nothing to update to.

stiven2008 wrote on 10/24/2017, 5:18 AM

why not drag the video into sony vegas 15????

set wrote on 10/24/2017, 5:28 AM

why not drag the video into sony vegas 15????

Can you describe in more detail?

mateuszszar wrote on 10/26/2017, 6:43 AM

There is still a problem with Polish letters in titlers window (eg. ż [alt+z]). This shortcut causes "undo"! and it can't by changed :/ Fix it please.

Norbert wrote on 10/29/2017, 2:54 PM

During multicam editing the fullscreen monitor keeps blinking which is annoying and sometimes causes Vegas Pro to crash. (using a HD 7950 gpu)

It blinks a lot when I use the CTRL+ALT keys to edit the split point between two camera angles.

Norbert wrote on 10/29/2017, 3:01 PM

The full screen monitor blinks a lot when I save the project during editing using CTRL+S

redpaw wrote on 10/29/2017, 6:12 PM

During multicam editing the fullscreen monitor keeps blinking which is annoying and sometimes causes Vegas Pro to crash. (using a HD 7950 gpu)

It blinks a lot when I use the CTRL+ALT keys to edit the split point between two camera angles.

@Norbert - apparently they are aware of this issue and "it will be resolved in future updates". (it happens only with AMD gpu's)

NickHope wrote on 10/29/2017, 10:52 PM

During multicam editing the fullscreen monitor keeps blinking which is annoying and sometimes causes Vegas Pro to crash. (using a HD 7950 gpu)

It blinks a lot when I use the CTRL+ALT keys to edit the split point between two camera angles.

@Norbert - apparently they are aware of this issue and "it will be resolved in future updates". (it happens only with AMD gpu's)

@redpaw Is that from your own experience or from some discussion on the forum or elsewhere? I'd like to add it to the known issues post if it's something that's clearly defined and repeatable or has been officially acknowledged.

Mizamook wrote on 10/29/2017, 11:03 PM

Hello,

I just bought and installed Vegas Pro 15 (been using 13 and 14 lately), Win 7 Pro, 32GB RAM, lots of space, hdd's, i7 Sandy 2600 processor, and looking forward to seeing what is better/changed/improved since v14, but ..

It's not working. It starts, loads all my plugins, etc., then just gives an error saying "Microsoft .NET Runtime could not be initialized". At first I dutifully went to Microsoft and updated my .NET thingie, and I already had it, but did a repair. Have restarted several times.

Please, any clues? I have searched and not found a related problem with someone else, and I did find a couple references to people using it with Windows 7 ...

Thanks!

NickHope wrote on 10/30/2017, 1:42 AM

Hello,

I just bought and installed Vegas Pro 15 (been using 13 and 14 lately), Win 7 Pro, 32GB RAM, lots of space, hdd's, i7 Sandy 2600 processor, and looking forward to seeing what is better/changed/improved since v14, but ..

It's not working. It starts, loads all my plugins, etc., then just gives an error saying "Microsoft .NET Runtime could not be initialized". At first I dutifully went to Microsoft and updated my .NET thingie, and I already had it, but did a repair. Have restarted several times...

Something here might help: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-vegas-pro-won-t-start-what-can-i-do--104784/

VP14/15 on Windows 7 requires .NET Framework 4.6.2 to be installed to solve at least 2 known issues. It's a pity that the installer doesn't handle that.

Mizamook wrote on 10/30/2017, 2:00 AM

Preliminary response: THANK YOU! I had .NET 4.7 installed .. funny it didn't mention 4.6.2 ... but that seems to have done the trick ... I have more to test, but it's also funny that before you wrote, I was finding that I could open the program as long as I had v14 open (I am working on a project) but it would not open if I had nothing else open, and even if it did open, it would not import video. So far, so good!

Something here might help: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-vegas-pro-won-t-start-what-can-i-do--104784/

VP14/15 on Windows 7 requires .NET Framework 4.6.2 to be installed to solve at least 2 known issues. It's a pity that the installer doesn't handle that.

redpaw wrote on 10/30/2017, 5:27 AM

During multicam editing the fullscreen monitor keeps blinking which is annoying and sometimes causes Vegas Pro to crash. (using a HD 7950 gpu)

It blinks a lot when I use the CTRL+ALT keys to edit the split point between two camera angles.

@Norbert - apparently they are aware of this issue and "it will be resolved in future updates". (it happens only with AMD gpu's)

@redpaw Is that from your own experience or from some discussion on the forum or elsewhere? I'd like to add it to the known issues post if it's something that's clearly defined and repeatable or has been officially acknowledged.

@NickHope, it was confirmed to me by the support. i personally had that problem with all 3 different amd cards i went through since vegas 13 (and none of nvidia i had or borrowed to test)

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/known-issues-in-the-latest-version-of-vegas-pro--108942/#ca672141

Norbert wrote on 10/30/2017, 2:33 PM

During multicam editing the fullscreen monitor keeps blinking which is annoying and sometimes causes Vegas Pro to crash. (using a HD 7950 gpu)

It blinks a lot when I use the CTRL+ALT keys to edit the split point between two camera angles.

@Norbert - apparently they are aware of this issue and "it will be resolved in future updates". (it happens only with AMD gpu's)

@redpaw Is that from your own experience or from some discussion on the forum or elsewhere? I'd like to add it to the known issues post if it's something that's clearly defined and repeatable or has been officially acknowledged.

The full screen monitor blinks at using the slide (or slip) tool and when I press CTRL+S to save the project and after a while the blinking crashes the program. I experienced this editing on HD 7950 and on a different system equipped with a HD 7990.

Norbert wrote on 10/30/2017, 3:01 PM

And it blinks at CTRL+Z commands too

Norbert wrote on 11/3/2017, 4:19 PM

Is it normal that whatever bitrate I chose, MAGIX AVC/MVC 1080p codec will create a 200MB file for a 2 min video?

Norbert wrote on 11/7/2017, 4:48 AM

No, with me lowering the bitrate of that default template with 50%, lowers the filesize with nearly 50 %.
2 minutes 1080 25p goes from 181 MB to 91,6 MB

Thanks, it turned out I messed up some settings.

Norbert wrote on 11/7/2017, 4:52 AM

Premiere Pro CC 2017.2 would stop working when I try to import project files created by Vegas Pro for Premiere.

Graviphoton wrote on 11/8/2017, 3:24 AM

Impressive list of bugfixes... unfortunatelly 2 of my biggest pains are not healed:

So4 Compound Reader for AVC/M2TS imports 2 stereo tracks as 4 mono tracks (MP4 file recorded via ShadowPlay). Yes, this can be solved using old reader ("Enable So4 Compound Reader for AVC/M2TS"=FALSE) but better solution is fix the bug in new reader and do not force user to search for solution on internet.
MAGIX AVC/AAC MP4 codec still do not support 60 fps. Only solution is to use old MainConcept codec - but it is 4x slower and VEGAS Pro is effectivelly downgraded to version 14. 🙁

Norbert wrote on 11/8/2017, 5:20 AM

Can I render out the multicamera view somehow? It would help me a lot when a client wants to see what other angles are available but doesn't have time to come to the studio.

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