Sony Vegas compatible with Windows 7 64 bit?

[Jeff Levesque]

I have Widows 7 Ultimate, which has a Windows XP mode for older software. Has anyone run Vegas 7.0 with Windows 7 Ultimate or Professional with XP mode?

[John Rofrano]

I use VMware 6.5 on Windows 7 64-bit to run older versions of Vegas back to Vegas 6 and the only thing you miss is firewire support. I don’t know if Windows 7 XP Mode support firewire but if it doesn’t that would mean that you can’t capture tapes. Otherwise it should work OK.

~jr

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[No Vegas]

I have Sony Vegas 8.0 that’s an upgrade from 7. Currently on Windows XP Pro 32 bit. I’m switching to Windows 7 64 BIT.

Will it work ok?

Also, what is the LIMIT for Sony Vegas 8.0 PRO or (8.1 FOR 64bit) on RAM and CPU threads.

If I slap in the I5 750 Quad CPU and 8gb of ram in will I be wasting my money?
Does video card play a big roll? I’m currently using the Quardo 1500 FX by nVidia

Thanks for your help.

[John Rofrano]

I have Sony Vegas 8.0 that’s an upgrade from 7. Currently on Windows XP Pro 32 bit. I’m switching to Windows 7 64 BIT. Will it work ok?

It will work but it is not a supported configuration by Sony.

Also, what is the LIMIT for Sony Vegas 8.0 PRO or (8.1 FOR 64bit) on RAM and CPU threads.

Vegas Pro 8.0 is 32-bit and is limited to 4 threads and 2 GB of memory. Vegas Pro 8.1 is 64-bit and is limited to 8 threads and unlimited memory.

If I slap in the I5 750 Quad CPU and 8gb of ram in will I be wasting my money?

No, but I would also upgrade to Vegas Pro 9.0 which is the first version of Vegas to support Windows 7.

Does video card play a big roll? I’m currently using the Quardo 1500 FX by nVidia

No, not for Vegas Pro 8.0/8.1 or 9.0. It may be used in future versions.

~jr

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[No Vegas]

Thank you for taking the time to replay! It was a huge help.

Question: 1. If the version of Vegas I’m currently using is 8.0 (an upgrade from 6.0) will I be able to buy the 9.0 UPGRADE and “upgrade my upgrade”?
IE: 6.0 —– UPGRADED TO 8.0 ——-> upgraded to 9.0.

Question 2. Is the 8.1 64bit patch only for Vista 64 bit? Or would it work in Windows 7 64 bit.

Thanks again for all your help!

[Mike Kujbida]

#1. Yes. Vegas has always had a very good upgrade policy.

2. Forget 64 bit 8.1
Since you plan to upgrade to Vegas Pro 9, get the 64 bit version as well as there’s no extra charge for it.

[John Rofrano]

2. Forget 64 bit 8.1

I agree with Mike… but to answer your question directly, 8.1 “should” run on any 64-bit version of Windows but is only “supported by Sony” running on Vista 64-bit. As Mike said, if you are interested in the 64-bit version of Vegas Pro don’t even consider 8.1. Vegas Pro 9.0 64-bit is the only sensible option.

~jr

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[Dinesh Shringi]

Hi,

I have EOS Canon 7D an have made one small video that can be checked by typing zen55says on youtube.

I am in process of making another video an have shot my videos i HD with 24 frames.

I have Vista 64 bit. I since making of first video an making of another video i have issues like priview i sony vegas pro 9 is breaking up i have tried all settings an converted my .MOV files via MPEG stream clip but still priview in sony vegas pro 9 is breaking ….now i have tried Rendring of my new HD files with 24 frames an after rendring video is breaking up frames an playing ….had lot of sleepless nights cause of this ….WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN PLZ HELP ME WITH THIS….i tried diffrent codes but still the same….due you think if i change my OS with windows 7 6 bit will it make any diffrnce as sony vegas pro 9 is good but priview is bad an so is the reason my first video quality sufferd a lot.

PLZ HELP ME OUT

Thanks in advance.

[John Rofrano]

If you are working with Canon 7D footage you really should look at upgrading to Vegas Pro 10. They have improved the Canon 5D/7D support significantly. Download the free trial and see for yourself.

~jr

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[Ernest Lee]

I am not a computer engineer or Hollywood production professional; however, here is some information that will be useful for the serious home video production hobbyist.

I have an older Sony Vegas video-editing software and it does work with Windows 7. I don’t have the version with me off-hand because I am at work; however, I recall distincly the manual was published in 2005.

It is loaded into a Compaq desktop with Windows 7. The project rendered fine without taking longer than on my HP Windows XP computer.

The problem occurred after I exported the rendered material to the DVD Architect Studio that came bundled with the Sony Vegas at that time. When I try to prepare for the burn (the step prior to actually hitting the button to burn the DVD) I get a message that states something to the effect that it is not compatible or I do not have access rights. Obviously it is not the latter, so there is a compatibility issue.

Online forums seemed confused as to the solution and none of the free downloads for drivers worked.

So I Googled Sony Vegas and see that they now sell DVD Architect Studio 5.0 that is compatible with Windows 7. I will download their free trial and if it works I will buy it.

By the way, I have been on several forums and see people seem to have problems with their video editing/production software when there are multiple software loaded on the computer. If you have software from Ulead, Sony, etc. all loaded at the same time, you can run into a problem, your program might not work. That happened with me.

Actually the Ulead and Sony software being loaded simultaneously is not a problem. The problem was that I bought a FireWire PC card to install into my new Compaq computer (I don’t buy the computers with these pre-installed because the retailers jack up the prices – just buy after-market cards on amazon.com and get the card for around $7 – free shipping and no tax). The FireWire card worked perfectly. I opened the computer, plugged the card into the slot, and presto-magico I was able to import video from my mini-DV camcorder. I did not have to preload a driver from CD as the card was automatically detected. The problem was this card autoloaded a video editing/production software and this made BOTH my Sony and Ulead video production software nonfunctional.

So I found the name of the software that autoloaded with the FireWire PC card and went to the Windows Control Panel and removed it. When I did, both the Ulead and Sony video production programs worked fine.