I know you we did a survey not to long ago about Vegas Pro 18 and one of the questions (I recall) asked something like "what new features or functions would I like to see added"? Well at the time I guess I wasn't thinking because I didn't add a couple of things that I wish I would have asked for. It would be awesome to have these implemented into Vegas Pro at some point.

1st. Backwards compatibility for *.veg project files (EDL's). If I'm working in Vegas Pro 18 and My friend is using Vegas Pro 16 it would be nice to have the ability to save a version from v18 that works in v17, v16 etc... meaning that it could be opened and edited with previous versions. I know that may remove some functionality to the project file, but that would help workflow in some cases.

2nd. I think one of the most useful features (that is not even available in Vegas Pro) would be the ability to zoom in/out and move around the video inside the "Video Preview Window" (like the way you can in Vegas Effects) I use a 40" monitor and I still have trouble sometimes seeing applied FX results that I want. I know you can go full screen or change the layout (which is what I do), but sometimes it would be really great to simply zoom in to analyze a small portion of the video preview (example: Chroma Key).

Side note: I work full time editing video and use Vegas Pro as my go to software. I have found that the more I can do on the Vegas Pro timeline, the more productive I can be. Thanks so much for reading my post and by the way I absolutely love Vegas Pro. It has not only become a valuable tool for me on a daily basis, but something I truly enjoy day in and day out! Keep up the great work, Thank You!!!

Hi

I was editing some clips, adding effects searching in the plugin search box.... and sometimes I remember the plugin personalization name, buuuuuut I dont remember which plugin was it...

The search box searchs only in plugin names.... maybe it'd be great if it searchs in the plugin personalizations names...

Please put a 64 bit VST server into Vegas 64 bit. I use Vegas 9.0 64 bit for audio editing, but am unable to use my expensive plugins since they immediately bog down the system. I have a new, very fast pro audio computer running windows 10. 32 RAM. I thought the new computer would fix the issues. No luck.

I also have Vegas 17 but have not found it to be reliable- it crashes so often I went back to Vegas 9.

I have used Vegas since the early 90s and love it but am being forced to find a new DAW that will run 64 bit plugins.

If you have any advice for me I would really appreciate it.

Max

VST3 support, along with an improved/updated audio processing engine would be appreciated in a HUGE way! I've been using Vegas since its inception (when it was a multi-track audio-only application), even contributing to the informal beta testing community at the time. I stuck with it for all these years partly because it was the only professional video editing application with professional multi-track audio editing capabilities to match. Over the past few years, this has become less and less possible.

Here in 2021, none of my VST3 plugins work, and it's the ONLY application I use that doesn't support them. It sputters and spits with even a single audio track when modest audio FX (VST2) are applied. It's not my audio hardware or the settings. I have the same problems on all of my systems, using a variety of hardware, and only in Vegas. I have no such issues with any other software, including Magix's own ACID 10, which really proves they CAN make the audio engine work properly.

I've been working professionally in music and video production for 30 years... and it saddens me that the Vegas audio engine just isn't up to the task anymore. I have to edit audio tracks completely outside Vegas in another app, then bring the final mix back in to render. I never had to do that before approximately five years ago. I've been hoping Magix would get it together, but it's still not happening in this latest update. I don't really want to purchase the next version if this isn't resolved. Audio technology has advanced up and beyond what Vegas can handle... I hope it gets resolved soon. I know I'm not the only user who feels this way. Thanks for listening! 🙏

I would like to propose a new effect, Masking by Example.

It may need AI to do this. I would like to pick (lassoo) specific items to mask e.g. a light, and then be able to move the forground object over the light, whilst maintaining the mask.

I'm sure this is possible, I've tried to do this with several masking and keying tools without any success.

Here is an example. I want to mask off the ceiling and lights area, but the locomotive, when it approaches the coaches, covers the lights. Conventional masking chops off the top of the locomotive. Keying (of all flavours) does not remove lighting.

I'm sure a tool like this would have many other applications.

VST3 support, along with an improved/updated audio processing engine would be appreciated in a HUGE way!

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Please put a 64 bit VST server into Vegas 64 bit. I use Vegas 9.0 64 bit for audio editing, but am unable to use my expensive plugins since they immediately bog down the system. I have a new, very fast pro audio computer running windows 10. 32 RAM. I thought the new computer would fix the issues. No luck.

I also have Vegas 17 but have not found it to be reliable- it crashes so often I went back to Vegas 9.

I have used Vegas since the early 90s and love it but am being forced to find a new DAW that will run 64 bit plugins.

If you have any advice for me I would really appreciate it.

Max

 

I like what other software are doing and I just think the audio stuff is outdated audio plugs as well vp doesn't have a software engineer for audio I saw it somewhere in the forum or haven't been asked to acquired a software engineer from magix

Vegas should add something like this https://new.steinberg.net/nuendo/dolby-atmos/

to the vp 19 and allso they should make there own mixing console or mixing desk like DaVinci resolve

Davinci Resolve Studio have AI to detect a person faces in a clip and tag/organize the clips to a folder. I similar features in iPhones gallery which automatically detect a person faces & compile them in a album + sync with phones number.

This would be nice features to have in VEGAS Pro softwares.

BETTER CONTROLLER SUPPORT. (MIDI, OSC, AND KEYBOARD MAPPING)

If I'm not mistaken, Vegas MIDI support and shortcut assigning has not improved or changed in any way since version 12. IMHO it's time. Folks that don't use controllers won't care, but once you start using them you'll love it! :)

The most straight forward way to map your midi shortcuts to your controller would be via an OVERLAY over every software button on the interface. Click on that button with your mouse, then touch the Controllers Button or fader, or knob that you want to assign it to.

Check out how the VJ Software Resolume approaches this:

(starts at 1:00)

Easy, straightforward, fast!

The community here could share different preferences for different controllers here.

By the way the overlay method could be also used for assigning or changing keyboard shortcuts!

Better VST support! I am having issues: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/severe-lag-audio-cutout-when-waves-plugin-s-gui-are-visible--128080/

@Evan-Powell - Are WAVES Plugs meant/suitable for VegasPro? Is it because they are a VST? Because I have others VSTs that DO work. So which is it? Is it a problem with WAVES or is it because VegasPro doesn’t support WAVES in general? I’m confused.

I do have WAVES plugs but after much frustration I had to uninstall all of them. Here’s a link to the official WAVES website which describes just where WAVES tops out: https://www.waves.com/support/how-to-find-your-plugins-in-vegas-sound-forge

@Grazie Yes, I found the same link. Waves stopped supporting Vegas after Waves version 9.6.

I am not familiar with all of the technical stuff related to VSTs and how they interface with Vegas, but all of my other VSTs work fine. Even modern ones like Izotope. But for some reason, whenever the GUI is visible in the latest Waves plugins (v10+), Vegas lags out considerably and the audio sputters out to dead. I do not know if Waves stopped support for Vegas because of some sort of antiquated interface they would need to maintain to do so, or if waves is moving away from whatever method Vegas employs to run VSTs.

Either way, it would be great if Vegas could run the latest plugins.

Record and edit actions(macros) , edit them in built-in script editor.

I'd like to see a way to change the color range of media in batch rather than one at a time, and a third hybrid or custom mode (in addition to limited/full) to cover 16-255 cameras.

@Grazie Yes, I found the same link. Waves stopped supporting Vegas after Waves version 9.6.

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Either way, it would be great if Vegas could run the latest plugins.

@Evan-Powell - Oh yes! I’ll drink to that 🍺! 😎

These functions can founded in Davinci Resolves software. Would be great if VEGAS can display the last Frames when the playhead is at the end of the media.

A dedicated Export Button would be nice, rather then clicking File, Render As

@alifftudm95 What would you expect this "Export" button to do that would be different than pressing the "Render As" button in the main toolbar?

What I'd find interesting is if there would be a feature to define one of the render presets as "Quick Render" preset and then offer a toolbar button to directly render to that preset without the need for any further adjustment/selection.

Actually I use such a workflow since quite a time with a set of scripts which are based on my Vegas2Handbrake workflow using FFmpeg instead of Handbrake. But it would be way smarter to have a similar internal workflow.

@alifftudm95 What would you expect this "Export" button to do that would be different than pressing the "Render As" button in the main toolbar?

The Big export button make the UI look much more "chronological" from left to right.

Import media from the left, editing happen in the center of the UI and output the work from right.

I also observed most new VEGAS users seems clueless on how do they export the video from VEGAS. Cuz the looking for that giant "Export" Button

@alifftudm95 So basically, you would like useto enlarge and relocate the Render As button? Or is there something more you suggest we do. The reason I am asking is that we are researching some workflow changes, so I do find the feedback in regards to this rather important.

@VEGASDerek

Besides of enlarged Render As button, the Project Media need a bit of tweaking too.

I use the explorer tab like 99% because It retain the tree structure how I organize my files.

In Davinci Resolves (Even PR if I'm not mistaken), users can directly import that specific folder as a bins in the software instead of dumping all clips into media pools. In VEGAS I found myself doing more work organizing the media in Project Media panel. I always received my clips organized by the DIT, so technically my work for editing should be less. But since VEGAS cant do that, I use the explore tab. But the problem with explore tab, whenever I drag clips into the timeline, the clip in TL will just dump into Project Media. So it will be messy.

I'm not sure if I'm the only one facing this but whenever my Project Media starts to pile up with footages, the whole VEGAS Pro software will slow down rapidly. If Project Media is selected & previewed during editing.The playback will be laggy, clicking stuff in VEGAS will have 2-3sec delays, sudden freezes etc. But If I click Video FX Tab, or Media Generator Tab or any tabs as long it is not Project Media Tab, VEGAS Pro will just run smoothly. Idk why, maybe Project Media Tab consume lot of power to constantly previewing the active thumbnail.

I'm not a big fan of VEGAS Pro premade Type of Media bins, tagged media bins, smart bins etc. I'm not saying these bins are useless, but the way it displayed is kinda slowing down the editor speed. I think VEGAS need to display 2 types of Bins, Master Bins & Smart Bins

The way the bins is displayed is too rigid & feel hard to access. Davinci separate them top & bottom. Master bins on the top, and the fancy smart bins at the bottom. So it is much more quicker to get into your media. Also whatever bin you've created for your media, let say Sony clips, Canon Clips, H6 Audio or Day 1, Day 2 shoots, these bins are hidden under "Custom Bins" folder. All I want is the bins displayed directly there without other thing interfering it.

I also wish the list view can be customizable, so users can customize it to display what they need. For now it displays everything and kinda bloated the whole panel with things I don't really care or needs. Maybe I want to see only Timecode, Codecs, Frame Rates & Resolutions. I can click customize and only display those info I want.