Best version to buy: Sony Vegas 13 or 14?

[Paul Berk]

I vote for Vegas Pro 14. It’s the best and most stable version yet for my money. The biggest difference with VP13 is that there may still be some third party plugins that work better with VP13. Is this for work or personal use? If for personal use you might want to start with a version of Vegas Movie Studio.

[Julie Crosby]

Thanks for the quick response. Yes, I just want to use it for personal video editing to put on youtube. I’m curently using the free windows version (cringe). For vegas movie studio 14, whats the difference between the regular, platinum and suite? (besides the price)

[Paul Berk]

Compare the products here:

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/sem/vegas-movie-studio/vegas-movie-studio/

If your moving from a Free editor, and you don’t need to make DVD’s, then I’d say the basic Movie Studio will get you going and teach you the basics of Vegas. Lots to learn. You could upgrade from there. IF money is not that important, then there are some useful features I notice in Platinum like stabilization, media explorer window ..

Maybe there are others here that are more familiar with why Platinum is worth the extra bucks!

[Sergei Sokolov]

I just bought v13 for $25 online download.
For that price, I thought I’d make the switch!
If I need more, I will upgrade, and treat the $25 as training.
Seriously, at that price, it’s worth testing out.