[Daniel Barraclough]

I have v14. Beware of freebies that came with v14 but do not come with later versions. I have absolutely the need for vital professional Mercalli ProDAD for video stabilization. If you work with later version you likely cannot then open it in a previous version of Magix or Sony, so best to work with earlier version first if you need any v14 freebies. A previous post in Creative Cow stated that stabilization in latest version created a freeze.
Daniel Barraclough

[Daniel Barraclough]

Right-click video in Project Media tab > select Create Video Proxy.

Set Preview Window to Draft or Preview

Set Preview Window back to Good or Best > original HD versions of videos will play instead.
Daniel Barraclough

[Daniel Barraclough]

Please view:
https://www.moviestudiozen.com/free-tutorials/sony-vegas-pro/590-render-video-from-vegas-pro-to-handbrake
Go to: 27:30 secs through video concerning a glitch.
Regards,
Daniel Barraclough, UK

[Daniel Barraclough]

Good day Gentlemen,

In hindsight of not receiving any reply, on reflection, I wish to apologise for asking too basic a question towards such an august group of professionals. I hope to ask more profound questions when I am self-taught. I expect though we all started at a basic level in video editing and progressed from there.

All the best,
Daniel Barraclough, UK

[Daniel Barraclough]

Thanks Mike.
It appears Magix is not quite so generous as former Sony as to the number of machines their software can be installed with the same registration: Magix = 2, Sony = any number.

With your info, I can now consider a Threadripper upgrade. Will be interesting to eventually know whether Pro v14 can accommodate all cores and threads in rendering. Real world rendering likely will differ from the theoretical.

Daniel, UK