Hi Svendus,
No doubt higher than 4K resolution will be coming to Vegas Pro, but it is also a matter of when. Maybe Vegas Pro 17 maybe not until 18.
If you haven’t already posted here: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/vegas-pro-forum/ you may want to login and voice your request. There are several threads there about getting more than 4K or you could start you own. As you know, the more the wheel squeaks the sooner it will get greased!
The resolution for greater than 4K isn’t a huge problem. Definition is. Hanging a large photograph on the wall is a matter of having enough pixels and large paper, but without the color definition it becomes just a poster. Getting the color requires depth and that is a huge problem especially when combined with putting that photograph in motion.
If we do a search on Preview Speed problems, we see their are a huge amount of users of NLE’s that cannot get their high resolution video to Preview at normal speeds, 30p and 60p. So having large resolution acquisitions causes an issue with editing in realtime. If we had a few hundred thousands to throw at as does Hollywood, it would be somewhat more simple. But to get 6-8K to run on a high end pro-sumer computer after adding color correction, FX’s, LUTs, speed changes, stabilization isn’t an easy combination of CPU. GPU, memory, storage and architecture.
But, it appears the market and inventive driven industry is headed there and will reach high standards, sooner or later!
Best Regards……George