VEGAS Pro 20 Launched – New Cloud Features and Action VFX Assets

VEGAS Pro 20 hits the shelves and with it not only VEGAS Pro, but also a wide range of additional tools, assets and VFX templates, depending on the chosen tier: VEGAS Edit, Pro or Post. Available as a subscription or perpetual license.

With the launch of VEGAS Pro 20, VEGAS Creative Software has added new cloud capabilities to its collaboration platform, VEGAS Hub. With its File Drop feature, you can upload files directly to VEGAS Hub from any connected mobile device or desktop computer via internet.

From there, you can import them directly into a project via the VEGAS Hub Explorer window. VEGAS Pro 20 also provides automatic project collections that bring together all the assets in a project for quick organization.

VEGAS Pro 20

VEGAS Pro 20 adds new features to the Color Grading panel that allow you to fine-tune color throughout your project. Tint adjustment color curves make it easy to isolate a specific color in a video and convert it to a completely different color, while temperature and hue controls make it easy to dial in the right white balance.

In regard to audio post-production, VEGAS Pro 20 offers support for the industry-standard VST3, which integrates software effects devices into digital audio workstations. This new feature will be in beta at launch and available for users to test.

VEGAS Pro 20 / Action VFX

VEGAS Creative Software is also launching a new partnership with Action VFX -a producer of visual effects elements and assets- to offer VEGAS Pro 20 users a free starter subscription to its library of high-resolution, high-frame-rate VFX elements.

Also updated is the VEGAS live-streaming platform, which is included in the VEGAS POST and VEGAS Pro offerings (see below for details). The new VEGAS Stream is designed to simplify the live-streaming workflow and to better integrate with users’ existing live-streaming studio environments. 

VEGAS Pro 20 features

In addition to the improvements to the audio production workflow, VEGAS Pro 20 adds a number of new features, including:

• Speech to Text functionality including automatic subtitle generation (available in subscription only)
• Enhanced collaboration features, including:
  • File Drop for fast collaboration (available in subscription only)
  • Automatic project collections
  • Local project archives
• Improved Color Correction workflow features including:
  • Hue Adjustment curves in the Color Grading Panel
  • White Balance controls in the Color Grading Panel
• Enhanced Audio Workflow support, currently in beta, including:
  • VST3 Support for audio editing (Beta, general availability TBA)
  • VST 32-bit bridge that enables support for older, 32-bit VST audio plug-ins (Beta, general availability TBA)

• New Effects features, including:
  • Optical Flow mode for Warp Flow and Smart Split
  • Real-time Optical Flow for the Slow Motion FX
  • Automatic region creation in Scene Detection
  • Honeycomb and Color Planes presets for GL transitions
• Workflow efficiency features such as:
  • Normalize button for events
  • Fade In/Out included in Paste Event Attributes

Different bundles and pricing

The VEGAS suite of post-production software is available in three tiers, tailored to your specific workflow requirements and budget:

VEGAS Edit is the most basic package, and it’s aimed at aspiring editors, novices and content creators alike. It is priced at $12.99 / month (or $249 for a perpetual license) and includes:

• VEGAS Pro 20
• 20GB of cloud storage (available with subscription plan)
• VEGAS Content: 20 royalty-free HD video and/or audio clip downloads per month (available with subscription plan)

VEGAS Pro is a more advanced package is you need further tools for audio editing, chroma keying tools and want to dip into ActionVFX. It is priced at $19.99 / month (or $399 for a perpetual license) and includes:

• VEGAS Pro 20
• 50GB of cloud storage (available with subscription plan)
• VEGAS Stream for high-production-value live-streaming
• SOUND FORGE Audio Studio
• VEGAS Content: Unlimited access to royalty-free HD video and/or audio clip downloads (available with subscription plan)
• +Primatte chroma keying software
• ActionVFX one-month Starter subscription

VEGAS POST is the ultimate bundle with everything included VEGAS has to offer. It is priced at $29.99 / month (or $599 for a perpetual license) and includes:

• VEGAS Pro 20
• 100GB of cloud storage (available with subscription plan)
• VEGAS Effects for high-end compositing
• VEGAS Image for RAW image compositing
• VEGAS Stream for high-production-value live-streaming
• VEGAS Content: Unlimited access to royalty-free HD and 4K video and/or audio clip downloads (available with subscription plan)
• SOUND FORGE Audio Studio +Primatte chroma keying software
• ActionVFX one-month Starter subscription

Free trial versions are available, too.

Link: VEGAS Creative Software website (part of Magix Software GmbH)

Do you use VEGAS software already? What do you think about version 20 of the suite? Share your experiences in the comments below!