VEGAS Pro miserably failed to support Indian Fonts: Reg

seetharamaiah-velicheti wrote on 9/16/2025, 2:11 AM

1. Text Engine Differences

Vegas Pro uses an older, limited text engine (based on Windows GDI) in its Titles & Text generator.

GDI doesn’t fully support complex text shaping required for Indic scripts (ligatures, conjunct letters, matras repositioning).

As a result, when you paste Hindi/Telugu/Tamil text, it either breaks, shows boxes, or displays incorrectly.

Adobe Premiere Pro uses Adobe’s modern text engine (based on HarfBuzz/ICU), which supports Unicode complex script rendering.

This allows it to correctly display and animate Indic and other world scripts.

2. Unicode & OpenType Issues

Indian languages require OpenType shaping tables (GSUB/GPOS features) to correctly render conjuncts (e.g., क्ष in Hindi, or compound letters in Telugu).

Vegas Pro doesn’t process these shaping rules—it just pastes characters one by one.

Premiere Pro applies full Unicode text shaping before rendering, so it looks natural.

My question is why Magix Vegas Pro creators are not bothering about this and compelling us to depend on some other software for writing Indian Fonts like Telugu, Hindi etc. In this area, besides Adobe Premier, even smaller software like Filmora etc., work very well with Indian Fonts. It is very horrible situation that Magix Vegas Pro creators don't work on this. They boast of so many upgrades but why they fail to update their older, limited text engine in its Titles and Text generator? They only release version after version by some improvements in color grading, smooth playback etc. Very bad on the part of Magix Vegas Pro.

Comments

RogerS wrote on 9/16/2025, 3:58 AM

A developer stated they are being scoping now for a new titler for VEGAS. link

Why has this not been a priority? Reworking the video engine has been the main focus for the past few years to more fully take advantage of modern GPUs and improve stability. This is what users have been asking for. Text is a priority but not the highest priority.

seetharamaiah-velicheti wrote on 9/26/2025, 8:39 AM

Agree that text may be a normal priority but not the highest priority in the looks of Magix. But in the world, a full-fledged audio/video editor must have such simple requirements like universal fonts. Even small, no so famous like Magix, have implemented universal fonts and I am able to write my language titles in them. Please do not expect Vegas is purchased only for video color grading. Some may use Vegas only for audio corrections, some may use for video making, some may use only for titling, some may use for all these facilities. So, generally, such famous software like Magix Vegas is very well supposed to have installed better text generators. Purchasing a software like Vegas every year with 200, 300 US$ is no joke. Money is not grown on trees freely. It is hard-earned money of a user. And our request is not of a heaven falling. Afterall just asking for inclusion of Universal Fonts.

Reyfox wrote on 9/26/2025, 10:03 AM

At no time in recent memory has Vegas Suite cost $300 US for a new perpetual license. . And if you are upgrading, it will always cost less.

RogerS wrote on 9/26/2025, 10:06 AM

@seetharamaiah-velicheti VP 20 made huge improvements to the audio engine. VP 21-23 are rebuilding the video engine, which is the heart of the program. If you can't play back footage smoothly you can't edit a video. When I used to add hundreds of text events (subtitles) to my project it wouldn't play back anymore.

A new titler is coming, you just need to be patient.

VEGASDerek wrote on 9/26/2025, 10:54 AM

And if you want to follow the progress of development of new features in Vegas Pro, please check out the "User Insights" section of the Hub window in VEGAS Pro 23. We will be updating the status on new features that are currently in development or consideration.

seetharamaiah-velicheti wrote on 10/21/2025, 7:27 AM

At no time in recent memory has Vegas Suite cost $300 US for a new perpetual license. . And if you are upgrading, it will always cost less.

Kindly let not not argue on its costs less for upgrade or whatever it is. It is just a facility of including universal fonts which is quite normal facility even small software like CANVA, Filmora, even free version of Davinci Resolve, and many more small free versions.

seetharamaiah-velicheti wrote on 10/21/2025, 7:28 AM

And if you want to follow the progress of development of new features in Vegas Pro, please check out the "User Insights" section of the Hub window in VEGAS Pro 23. We will be updating the status on new features that are currently in development or consideration.

Ok. Thanks for the suggestion.

seetharamaiah-velicheti wrote on 10/21/2025, 7:30 AM

@seetharamaiah-velicheti VP 20 made huge improvements to the audio engine. VP 21-23 are rebuilding the video engine, which is the heart of the program. If you can't play back footage smoothly you can't edit a video. When I used to add hundreds of text events (subtitles) to my project it wouldn't play back anymore.

A new titler is coming, you just need to be patient.

Thanks for the suggession. I have been very very patient right from Vegas Pro13 and will continue to be patient till my last breath.