[Bruce Brent]

Mike, I attended NAB today. Talked to the rep for Catalyst. HE confirmed it. There was no representation of any Sony Vegas Pro software at the Sony booth. Michael Bryant and his team are in Madison, WI.

[Bruce Brent]

Victor, thanks for your reply. As I originally posted…what I mean by raw “clip” usually means video. “Raw” video clip means no post fx, just straight out of the camera.

I have found 4K clips. My intent was/is to see how 4K clips run on my current computers.

Again, Victor, thanks for your reply.

[Bruce Brent]

Patrick,

Open your 4K video in something other than Sony Vegas Pro.

VLC or Daum Potplayer are free and they both play 4K video w/o flicker, they don’t crash either.

Report back to see if that’s your solution.

[Bruce Brent]

Marko, this (staccato/stutter) is normal when shooting 24fps, when panning too fast. Try slowing your pan.

[Bruce Brent]

Mike, thank you for replying so quickly. Yes, it is 4K, but in reality, it looks like 720p rendered to 4k. Very poor resolution.

I do appreciate your efforts. But, if you do run into another link (I’ve spent some time on the Internet looking and others have as well, with not much luck), please send me a link to it.

Thanks again.

[Bruce Brent]

As good as Vegas Pro (and the other versions before Pro) has been, either Sony management (that controls the team of code writers of Vegas Pro) or the writing team itself might not have the ability to write complex features into Vegas Pro, have “shot themselves in the foot” so to speak.

For instance, necessary feature that’s been lacking in Vegas Pro is motion tracking. We all have to get a third party software for this feature whereas Sony could have implemented this feature long ago.

I remember, back in the late 90’s, there was a video editor program (pci card based), with a simple 3½” floppy disk that ran the hardware, which included motion tracking. Yes, motion tracking back then. You’d run, in realtime, the clip, and place your mouse cursor over that area you’d want the effect placed, as the clip moved, you’d move your mouse. Keyframes would automatically be implemented.

I believe Sony has created partnerships with, for instance, Newblue and Boris, for many features via their software/plugins. A move that some users might not be able to afford. Sony has lost sight of this and has lost longtime users of their software.

Sony has “shot themselves in their other foot.” …….Lastly, something that has not been brought up…..the ability to install any version we own, of Sony Vegas, if we need to “re-install” due to newly purchased computer, replace a hard drive in a current computer. We have to “register” online with Sony to have Vegas Pro working. What if Sony decides to stop further “registrations” of our current software so that we’d have to breakdown and purchase Catalyst software (Sony would hope for this).

I, for one, would “jump ship” and turn to another software maker who’s reputation is stronger. Even doing what John has done, by going Mac.

[Bruce Brent]

Correction. Window 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro = FREE upgrade
Same for Windows 8 Pro to Windows 10 = FREE upgrade

Chris, thanks for the heads up.

[Bruce Brent]

The “free” upgrade is only for Windows Home. If you want Windows Pro, that’ll cost’ya.

I’ve been using Windows 10 since October, over the Windows 7 I had (of course, I made a system copy of 7). This morning, I received build 10159. With each build, Windows 10 is more stable.

Many drivers for Windows 10 (sound cards, etc.) might not be available currently, but the most popular probably will be. Check with your manufacturer’s website.

If you haven’t participated in the beta testing program for Windows 10, you can still be involved which qualifies you for the free upgrade to a registered lifetime version of Windows 10.

[Bruce Brent]

At 22 seconds (columns on both sides) into your video is the perfect spot to use for adjusting your lens correction.

[Bruce Brent]

Let me chime in here. I’ve been using Windows 10 since October 2014 with NO issues. I am using Vegas Pro 12.

The only issues one might run into is audio (PCIe card) drivers. Check with your manufacturers support to read if they will issue a driver for your specific card. In my case, late October 2015 my Creative SB X-Fi driver will be released.

Some USB peripherals will not work with Windows 10 (per Microsoft’s website) upon release, July 29th. I’m sure, at a later date, issues will be resolved.