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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Paul-Fierlinger wrote on 11/8/2017, 5:25 AM

Snipping it?

Shinra Bansho wrote on 11/8/2017, 11:24 PM

Hi Norbert,

You could achieve a similar thing if you use Picture-in-Picture, e.g. 4 pips can hold 4 camera tracks. Good luck.

fr0sty wrote on 11/9/2017, 10:03 PM

Editing 10-bit 4K video from a GH5 is EXTREMELY unstable on my Ryzen 7 1800x system with Nvidia GTX 970, 32gb DDR4. I'm trying to render out a clip I shot in VLOG, with nothing but some level adjustments added to it, from a festival I was at recently. Just getting the video onto the timeline, importing it, resulted in 2 crashes. Now that it is on the timeline, it crashes every time I try to make even the most basic edits.

I haven't even tried the 400mbps all intra frame 4K that GH5 now offers... If vegas can open it at all, it probably won't be very stable if it struggles with this standard 150mbps setting.

mss47150 wrote on 11/10/2017, 10:52 AM

I want to upgrade from 13 Suite, but am I going to be losing any features if I only upgrade to 15 Pro Edit?

Also, it looks like there are still some quirks to work out. Should I wait to upgrade later? I'm not getting into any crazy editing, but don't have time for a program that doesn't work well.

mss47150 wrote on 11/10/2017, 11:07 AM

Honestly I'm not sure about either as far as specifics, but I just don't have the time to do a detailed comparison. I do real estate videos, so it's not as in-depth, but need to keep 4k capabilities and need something better as far as color balance/correction than what I have now. Thinking ColorFast 2 is a solution to that. Been doing this on the fly and self-teaching.

Norbert wrote on 11/10/2017, 11:14 AM

Hi Norbert,

You could achieve a similar thing if you use Picture-in-Picture, e.g. 4 pips can hold 4 camera tracks. Good luck.

I did it finally using the pan/crop window, I had 9 camera angles. I think it would be a great feature if there was an option to render out the multi camera view.

NickHope wrote on 11/10/2017, 9:53 PM

Thinking ColorFast 2 is a solution to that. Been doing this on the fly and self-teaching.

AFIAK Colorfast 2 is a NewBlu filter that comes with the Pro 15 version. Not in Edit and no need for the Suite version

Actually Colorfast 2 is included in one of the current upgrade offers, such as . Also http://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/newsletter/upgrade-vegas-pro/

iggy097 wrote on 11/15/2017, 9:53 AM

Do we have any idea when the new patch will be coming out? I would love to use the Magix codec again, but as of now it's still unusable when using NVENC. It's the only reason I upgraded.

loudo wrote on 11/17/2017, 1:14 PM

I am one happy camper. Just upgraded from 12.0 to 15.0. I had a video that I was working on back in 2011 and it crashed Vegas Pro when ever I tried to open it up. It was a 2 hour travel video that I had about 90% done. After upgrading to 15.0 I tried to open it up and it loaded and worked fine, right away. Now I can finish it. I was really disappointed and spent hours with support but we were unable to come up with why it wouldn't load. Love version 15.0.

Norbert wrote on 11/18/2017, 3:04 AM

Can you guys disable the ESC button's function during rendering? I accidentally canceled a 5 hour long rendering at 88% -.-"

Norbert wrote on 11/20/2017, 7:41 AM

A dialog box that would ask if I really want to cancel the rendering would be a nice to have.

Grazie wrote on 11/20/2017, 7:47 AM

A dialog box that would ask if I really want to cancel the rendering would be a nice to have.

Yes.

VEGASDerek wrote on 11/20/2017, 8:06 AM

I agree with this as well. I will put a task in our backlog. Can't promise when (or if) it will be prioritized, but it will be something we will consider.

Carlooss503 wrote on 11/21/2017, 10:22 AM

Hello everyone! I have some problems with Vegas Pro 15 (build 216) Some crashes and when I'm editing a video with a music audio and Voice, I have two tracks one music and the other one the Voice but the problem is when I repeat it, the voice audio distorted. Please help, maybe the Magix team can do something about it. Thank you!

Processor

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz

Video Card

AMD Radeon (TM) R9 390 Series

RAM

16 GB

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 10 (build 16299), 64-bit

Paul-Fierlinger wrote on 11/24/2017, 1:22 PM

A problem has popped up that never existed in other versions prior to V15/216; while rendering a newly created *.wav track and replacing the old with the new in my Audio folder, Vegas now doesn't just overwrite the old name while preserving its name, but adds a redundant .wav to the existing one so that the name now appears as Name.wav.wav instead of just Name.wav.

This of course makes it impossible to replace the old with the new in my animation software without having to go through several extra steps to erase the redundant extension.The template I am using is 48,000 Hz. 16 bit.PCM but almost the same happens when trying out the Sony Wave64 (except the redundant extension is called .wav64). Is there something I might be overlooking since the Render Panel has been improved in 216 or is this a build 216 bug?

DemureZ wrote on 11/24/2017, 6:44 PM

Hello. I have one problem with my Vegas 15. When I drop video with 2 audio tracks on timeline, this video take 5 tracks on timeline. I need 3 tracks in video how it was in Vegas Pro 13. How I can fix it?

NickHope wrote on 11/25/2017, 7:36 AM

Hello. I have one problem with my Vegas 15. When I drop video with 2 audio tracks on timeline, this video take 5 tracks on timeline. I need 3 tracks in video how it was in Vegas Pro 13. How I can fix it?

@DemureZ This is a known issue. Disable so4compoundplug.dll. Previous case here.

RedRob-CandlelightProdctns wrote on 11/29/2017, 8:58 PM

Hi Norbert,

You could achieve a similar thing if you use Picture-in-Picture, e.g. 4 pips can hold 4 camera tracks. Good luck.

I did it finally using the pan/crop window, I had 9 camera angles. I think it would be a great feature if there was an option to render out the multi camera view.

I use Excaliber's multi-camera workflow -- superior IMO in many ways, and rendering out the multi-view is as simple as rendering anything else.. just do so before the master track is created, or mute the master track to see the 9-up.

When we're editing on our slower workstations, I'll often pre-render the multi-view out (creating a "proxy" for it, in essence) so the editing can be done without dropped frames on the slower editing workstations.

altarvic wrote on 11/30/2017, 5:07 AM

@MagixDerek

A dialog box that would ask if I really want to cancel the rendering would be a nice to have.

I agree with this as well. I will put a task in our backlog. Can't promise when (or if) it will be prioritized, but it will be something we will consider.

Please make sure that if I (or script) cancels the rendering using API call (obviously this is not an accidental behaviour) - no dialog is displayed ;)

The dialog should be displayed if a user clicked the button or pressed Escape key.

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