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Videoon 11/12/2020
Wow... This is bold.
Use what works - each person has different needs. For my particular type of work, Vegas 18 is all the tool I need. Nothing else to see here... move along...
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Videoon 11/10/2020
Can't update to latest Vegas Pro 18
Sounds like the downloaded file is corrupt. I tried downloading multiple times with the same result. I reinstalled previous version no problem. After shutting down for the day yesterday and starting my day today, I was able to install the latest version that would not install yesterday. Weird thing was it asked to register my copy of Vegas again as soon as I started up the program. I don't get it...😒
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Videoon 10/20/2020
Vegas Pro 18 EXCEEDING my expectations (so far)...
Just to try, I have the 1080Ti and it is working really well with V18 using driver 456.71 - maybe give it ago (no studio version of this driver yet available) - also set dynamic ram preview to 0. ( W10 build 19041.546) I discovered they now have a studio version of the driver and updated to that. I've now resorted to ctrl-S after every change to my timeline...
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Videoon 10/20/2020
Vegas 18 suite doesn't sync audio tracks properly
I ran into similar issues and find I needed to default back to my copy of Red Giant's Plural Eyes which I've had for a long time. I don't do anything until I have brought all my various video and audio assets and replaced the scratch audio from my mirrorless camera with the audio files from my Tascam DR-40 audio recorder. Once that's done, I then import all my footage into Vegas.
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Videoon 10/16/2020
Vegas Pro 18 EXCEEDING my expectations (so far)...
Well, now I'm beginning to see what I've come to know about Vegas as being sketchy at best... Moving a short subclip on the timeline all of a sudden causes the following in order - I'm on the verge of requesting a full refund and starting over from scratch in Resolve 16 - this is ridiculous and unacceptable that moving a simple clip causes Vegas to crash.. more than once! Footage is from my Olympus Pen-f mirrorless cameras and using native .MOV files from the cameras.
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Videoon 10/15/2020
Vegas Pro 18 EXCEEDING my expectations (so far)...
Cliff, what GPU & drivers are you using? = also what build version of w10 Latest updated version of Windows 10 Pro, GPU = ASUS Strix GTX 1080 8GB, Drivers = 452.06 Studio Drivers
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Videoon 10/15/2020
Vegas Pro 18 EXCEEDING my expectations (so far)...
I discovered that after I posted and reinstalled that extension although I now realize that I dont' need it given Vegas Pro 18 does full level 8 bit natively - I'm unsure about the crashing given I'm still editing 1080p footage on a simple timeline and haven't applied any effects. The only difference is I'm nesting timelines which is something I've never done before.
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Videoon 10/15/2020
Vegas Pro 18 EXCEEDING my expectations (so far)...
Well, it seems my expectations of Vegas being solid are being somewhat dashed... I've had Vegas 18 latest release crash more than once in the middle of editing (Proverbial "Vegas has stopped working" message as Vegas goes white and crashes) and then I lose what editing I had done, sometimes a fair amount of editing - Then I receive messages like this: "The PC level is not defined in the levels effect Vegas Pro" - not sure what that means. My hardware specs are pretty solid with nothing out of the ordinary IMO. Drivers are up to date, etc. I'm beginning to wonder if I've invested yet again in software I won't be able to rely upon. What am I missing here?
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Videoon 10/7/2020
Advice needed: BlackMagic RAW in Vegas
As @fr0sty said - it's on the way, just not available right now. I went the opposite of you - I can do EVERYTHING in Vegas now with the release of VP18 - I had given up on Vegas because of instability issues and begrudgingly was learning to edit and color grade in Resolve... If I were doing serious long form narrative film making, I MIGHT use Resolve, but Vegas is finally coming into it's own with the latest 18 release and I'm all the happier for it for editing my documentary work.
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Videoon 10/6/2020
What is a high quality codec for export from Vegas Pro 13?
If space isn't an issue - uncompressed AVI will result in huge exported files but will result in pristine master files to encode with handbrake if I recall. I don't go that route any longer since upgrading to Vegas 18 but I did before that time since Vegas 13,14 & 15 tended to crash for me on exports.
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Videoon 10/6/2020
Nested Timelines - How does it work?
VEGAS nest the media as another VEG file so that you can work with 2nd, other editors simultaneously. When u nest the media, VEGAS will prompt you to save the nest as VEG, I highly suggest create a dedicated folder for Nest media so you wont mixed up the nest VEG with your main VEG project. You can toggle between Master TL & Nested TL via timeline toolbars. What I've done is saved each interview project file and saved a copy with the word "Nested Timeline" at the end so as to not get confused from the original project files. Might seem redundant but for now, it seems to keep me organized as I get these interviews into a rough edit. I can then go back to each nested timeline and refine them accordingly once I determine the sequence of the interviews on the master timeline - I also have to create teaser videos for social media leading up to their big virtual celebration event and this will allow me to create additional project files for those teaser videos. So far so good on stability and speed of Vegas Pro 18 - I'm pretty stunned at how well it's working given my experiences with previous versions. I was pretty much never going to use Vegas again but version 18 has totally changed that decision. Glad I decided to give it one more chance.
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Videoon 10/5/2020
Nested Timelines - How does it work?
As a follow up - From what I can surmise, I need to take each project I have created, and create a new nested timeline project file, then drag that nested timeline file into the master timeline project? This seems VERY confusing but trying to understand...
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Videoon 10/2/2020
Vegas Pro 18 EXCEEDING my expectations (so far)...
I had soured on Vegas awhile back and had version 15 installed but since I hadn’t shot any video in a year, I had decided to just let things lie around ever using Vegas again. Due to the pandemic and social distancing, a client approached me to shoot a series of interviews and create a narrative story based on those interviews. Just as I started the project, I received the announcement of Vegas 18 being on sale. I was really skeptical that anything g had been improved around stability and certain features I wanted that were already in Resolve. My biggest issue with the latter was system requirements and wrapping my head around node based color correction/grading. It just didn’t make sense to me intuitively. I kept saying to myself “I wish Vegas could do this or that...” Well it seems it now does and I’m all the happier for it. I’m a one man operation so anything that can improve my efficiency especially in post production I’m all for. Magix has shown me that Vegas 18 can do that. Thanks to all the code crunchers at Magix for making Vegas Pro 18 a solid piece of software.
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Videoon 9/23/2020
Is Vegas 18 worth it?
"I truly think Vegas 18 may be the version I’ve been wanting for many years as my only NLE." Be sure to read this thread about levels changes in 18 as you develop your workflow. https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vp18-notes-on-the-8-bit-full-level-option--122749/ It will save you some tail-chasing later on. This new 8 bit full level option actually makes total sense to me (Seems to be the default in Resolve and Premiere Pro) - it was something I struggled with in previous versions of Vegas where I had to keep changing settings when rendering out and I would waste renders because I would forget to change it back to Original from PC using the SeMW plugin. Now I don't have to remember this additional step before rendering.
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Videoon 9/23/2020
Is Vegas 18 worth it?
I purchased Vegas Pro 18 yesterday instead of Edit to get Sound Forge Pro 14 since I was stuck using SF10 for the longest time and never really opened it. I have been using Audition 6 for audio clean up but have found I really wanted tighter integration with Vegas and it was worth the extra $50 to go the full pro version over Vegas 18 Edit -and I’m close to weaning myself off of Adobe completely sans my copy of Lightroom 6 which I’m hoping to eventually replace with Capture One. Since my work really is shooting documentary style content, advanced color grading isn’t something I’d use like in Resolve. And I just have not been able to wrap my head around node based color correcting. There’s a valid case to be made for the Vegas editing paradigm and from what I’m seeing so far, I truly think Vegas 18 may be the version I’ve been wanting for many years as my only NLE. I’m keeping my fingers crossed this version stays as bug free as possible and only continues to get better.
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Videoon 9/22/2020
Is Vegas 18 worth it?
I noticed that Vegas Pro 18 has borrowed a similar look for their advanced color grading panel that I've never seen before. Although Resolve is powerful, It is a pain to edit with and since I'm a one person shooter/editor, I need an editor I know I can work in efficiently. I don't ever plan on using a MAC and Vegas is still hands down the most intuitive editor I've ever used. I'm hoping the stability issues with GPU have been ironed out since I upgraded last year to an nVidia GTX-1080 8GB card from an AMD RX390 4GB card that left me unimpressed with when trying to edit in Vegas 15. Vegas didn't like the card and it would crash regularly. Keeping my fingers crossed that version 18 is stable.
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Videoon 9/22/2020
Is Vegas 18 worth it?
SF Pro 14 is included in the purchase of VEGAS Pro 18 "classic" and Suite (not in the VEGAS Pro 18 Edit purchase). https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/vegas-pro/product-comparison/#productMenu Thank you - I wanted to make sure which version to upgrade to from Vegas 15 Edit
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Videoon 9/22/2020
Is Vegas 18 worth it?
I'm confused - I'm seeing information that seems to indicate that Sound Forge 14 has become integrated into Vegas Pro 18? Is that accurate according to this page??? https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/vegas-pro/
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Videoon 9/22/2020
Is Vegas 18 worth it?
Well, I'd trial Vegas 18 if Magix would actually email me a trial key... This seems to be one of the several continuing reasons why I walked away from using Vegas. And yes, I've checked my spam folder for the last hour... Guess it's back to Resolve 16 after all since I don't trust Vegas 15 stability to handle the size of this project. @Cliff Etzel The email comes immediately. Please try to use a different email address. It took about 2 hours but the trial key finally arrived...
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Videoon 9/22/2020
Is Vegas 18 worth it?
Well, I'd trial Vegas 18 if Magix would actually email me a trial key... This seems to be one of the several continuing reasons why I walked away from using Vegas. And yes, I've checked my spam folder for the last hour... Guess it's back to Resolve 16 after all since I don't trust Vegas 15 stability to handle the size of this project.
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Videoon 4/3/2019
Music Visualizer in Vegas Pro 16 - URGENT!
Perhaps this? https://www.headliner.app
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Videoon 1/30/2019
What's a better editing program for my build Vegas 16 or Premiere Pro?
Something to remember about PPro - only certain features are GPU accelerated. You should read the info about that - much the same with Vegas
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Videoon 1/30/2019
Serious crash issue with Fujifilm video files.
Loaded the clips into VP15 last build onto my RAID 0. Let's just say my i8700K OC'd to 5ghz with 32GB RAM and R9 RX380 4GB GPU crawled. Resolve 14 only loaded the audio portion of the clips on the timeline.
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Videoon 1/13/2019
Vegas 15 Edit GPU question: Intel QSV and/or AMD VCE?
So I've finally gotten around to getting the iGPU seen via attaching one of my monitors to it (seems it's not seen by Windows unless a monitor is attached to it). I used the standard 1080-29.97 8 bit template and render out (One track has Neat Video applied at the track level) - let's just say alot faster than using VCE! I even went so far as to set the project properties to 32 bit just for giggles - rendered about the same speed as an 8 bit VCE encode - pretty amazing actually. MAGIX AVC-QSV - 1:33 secMAGIX AVC-VCE - 1:58 sec Now the downside - the QSV version seems to be washing out my highlights. The AMD VCE encodes do not appear to exhibit this issue. Any ideas?
Cliff Etzel
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