Why doesn’t Vegas get any respect?

[Simon Wyndham]

Yep, Vegas doesn’t get enough recognition. Mind you, it is one of the best kept ‘secrets’ of the NLE world. I am often quite amazed at how many people I come across have never heard of it, or if they have they have never seen it or used it.

Actually, the fact that some have never heard of it, or turn their noses up at it is quite funny really. If they don’t want an NLE that is every bit as professional and capable (actually more so) than the likes of Avid Xpress which costs more than four times as much, then the joke is on them!

[Timothy Duncan]

You bring up a good point. I’ve been thinking of starting a Vegas podcast. I just finished up the Vegas 7 update for Class on Demand and included what I think are some great little tidbits of “how to’s” that I don’t see anyone else sharing. It might be good to start creating some podcasts around some good tips and tricks and workflow enhancements.

I didn’t have time to contribute to this latest Cow edition as my schedule has just been too tight. (Many 16 hour edit days). Plus, we have been battling with a company over some SAN issues and I could not have written about them in a good light. We are giving them the opportunity to remedy the situation first. However — I agree with you about Vegas respect. So many times Vegas isn’t mentioned by those who know better. I was actually chuckling when reading the article about FCP and how it handles HDV. Apple has a lot of catching up to do. Vegas beats all the other guys handily with the exception of good hardware support. Decklink and Xena development leave a LOT to be desired. That being said — I’m editing tons of stuff in Vegas that is on worldwide TV. Many of our clients come to us because we get projects done twice as fast as with Final Cut or Avid. I still do editing on Avid|DS Nitris as well. Most of that work can be done so much more efficiently in Vegas.

Vegas has a lot more end users than most people realize. Version 7 is the best update of the software since version 3 in my opinion. Nobody else has even close to the amazing workflow and ease of use for HDV and Sony XDCAM HD. Renders take longer in Vegas, but the quality cannot be beat. I prefer quality over speed. And — Vegas can render in the background while you keep on working. But — HDV and MXF renders are not slower than anyone else. 😉 If Vegas would enhance a few things — they could indeed be “king.” Vegas plays nice with all others though, and now it can be run on an intel Mac with boot camp. I use Macs and PCs side by side every day. There are only two softwares I prefer on Mac: 1- Motion and 2-iPhoto. Other than these — I don’t use Mac. I am very proficient with FCP and know it very well, but it is so slow compared to Vegas in every way. Everyone who comes through our offices leaves with a new take on “Vegas” and how much more efficient it is.

So — stay tuned… Vegas is gaining in the broadcast market because of the XDCAM tapeless workflow. FCP had just added support for the HQ modes of XDCAM and it’s still not nearly as fast and efficient as within Vegas. Not to worry — Vegas has had more influence on the modern video industry than any other single software in the past decade. Avid and FCP have absolutely copied things that Vegas did first. I gurantee you that Avid and FCP both watch Vegas more closely than even each other.

td

[Marmels]

the EMPIRE of SONY can not be betten or distoryed
sony is conqureing the world at a fast paest.

marmels

[Leslie Wand]

because we don’t carry big enough sticks…..

leslie

[Tevya Washburn]

Thanks for the reply TD. That makes me feel better, and more confident in my position that Vegas is largely overlooked, though one of the best–if not the best–standard NLE out there.

–the Fiddler

[Kumar Keshavan]

may be it is os support;

may be vegas should have some serious plans to support mac os. figure out how to
get the mindset of fp and premier guys