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The new VEGAS Pro 19 editing software offers an improved user interface, color grading, effects, live streaming, and new cloud-integrated content management and acquisition. The pricing has also been adjusted: there are three different packages in total, starting at $12.99 per month or $249 for a perpetual license.
The first version of VEGAS editing software dates back to 1999. I remember I started editing in VEGAS back in 2007 when Sony owned it. In 2016, VEGAS was acquired by MAGIX and there have been new versions coming out regularly. Today, the US-based developing team VEGAS Creative Software announced a new VEGAS Pro 19 along with new pricing and cloud-based features. Let’s take a short look at it.
When it comes to cloud-based media management and collaboration features, the new VEGAS Pro 19 offers:
The new VEGAS Pro 19 further offers a new color grading interface with a redesigned grading panel and an intuitive and accessible workflow. There are range-limited color wheels for more precise controls of color grading adjustments, 40 LUT presets, instant black-point and white-point detection and correction, and expanded individual R, G, and B color curves.
The app also includes intelligent, multilingual text-to-speech features. According to VEGAS Creative Software, the speech generator transforms text from any source into realistic, synthesized narration in a variety of languages with natural-sounding voices, including automatic translation (available in VEGAS Pro and VEGAS POST with subscription plans).
As the VEGAS Creative Software team further claims, the new VEGAS Pro 19 also utilizes some AI-driven workflows, such as AI-based Upscale and Zoom Plugin, that can convert SD and HD footage to 4K. Automatic Scene Detection can detect scene breaks and transitions in a rendered file and automatically create splits, sub-clips, or keyframes at those breaks to work with individual scenes for re-editing.
The good news is that VEGAS Pro 19 will also newly support Blackmagic RAW (BRAW) codec, although this support is only in Beta at the time of launch.
Further improvements to the VEGAS user interface include:
When it comes to the pricing of the new VEGAS Pro 19, its creators try to position it below the price of Adobe CC subscription and they also offer a perpetual license option. There are three different packages available:
Even though the pricing is quite competitive, I think it’s quite the challenge to go up against the likes of DaVinci Resolve, which offers many features even with the free version. In my opinion, it might come down to the ease of use and workflow preference.
Which software do you use for post-production work? Have you ever worked in VEGAS Pro? Let us know in the comments section underneath the article.
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Jakub Han is a freelance filmmaker based in Vienna. He is interested in new tech and trends in filmmaking and passionate about action sports and short documentaries. Jakub has over 10 years of experience with camera work and post-production.