You could try duplicating the chroma-keyed clip several times on separate tracks, then offset each copy by a few frames. Apply a different color tint to each duplicate and lower their opacity slightly to create the colored “ghost” trail.For a cleaner result, you can also experiment with track motion to slightly offset each copy as the dancer mov… Read more

You can change the default behavior in VEGAS Pro by going to Options > Preferences > Video and checking the resample settings, depending on your VEGAS version. If there isn’t a global option available, you may need to use a script or extension to automatically disable resample on newly imported clips.For most projects, I’d also make sure your… Read more

For dialogue edits, I’d usually use a very short crossfade between the two audio clips rather than an audio transition preset. It helps smooth out the cut and avoid clicks or abrupt changes in background noise.If the dialogue and background sound match well, you can keep the crossfade very short. If not, you may need to adjust the clips manually… Read more

This can sometimes happen if the audio and video have different frame rates or if the source uses variable frame rate footage. I’d first check that your project settings match your video, and if the issue continues, try converting the footage to a constant frame rate before importing it into VEGAS.This video may also help with fixing audio sync i… Read more

It sounds like the project is getting too heavy for real-time playback. I’d check that GPU acceleration is enabled in Options > Preferences > Video and try setting the preview to Preview (Auto) or Draft (Auto). If you’re using highly compressed 4K footage, creating proxy files can also make a big difference.This video covers some useful ways to i…

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Yeah, you can do this by duplicating the text event, adding a Glow effect to the duplicate, and then using a mask to isolate the syllable you want to highlight. Keyframe the mask’s position/size and the glow intensity or color so it follows each syllable as it’s sung. This way, the rest of the sentence stays unchanged.This video shows the mas… Read more

You could try enabling GPU acceleration in Options > Preferences > Video, and also make sure your GPU drivers are up to date. For heavier projects, using Dynamic RAM Preview or prerendering just the sections that are lagging can help a lot without rendering the entire project.

This video also covers some useful ways to improve VEGAS Pro preview…

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Hi Adan! You can do both effects in VEGAS Pro, although they’re easiest to handle separately. For the curved text, one simple method is to use Bezier Masking to create the curve and then adjust the text/positioning along it. If you want the individual letters to actually follow an arc, you can also use the VEGAS Pro titling/text tools that s…

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Hi Raul! You can make it smoother by adding a few more points to the velocity envelope and changing the points to a smoother curve instead of having them change too quickly. You can also try adjusting the velocity values gradually, like 100% → 70% → 40% → 20%, rather than going straight from 100% to 20%.<div>If it still feels sudden, make the r… Read more

Hello! I think the issue is that VEGAS’s built-in Vibrato effect isn’t really designed for a long, continuously changing pitch. Some Vibrato settings are non-in-place effects and can behave unexpectedly over longer events. I’d try splitting the audio into shorter sections and applying the effect separately, or using VEGAS’s… Read more

This can happen in VEGAS Pro, usually because of the audio render settings.I’d check:* Project audio: 48 kHz, stereo* Render audio: AAC, 48 kHz, stereo, ideally 256–320 kbps* Make sure you aren’t accidentally rendering in mono* Check the Master Bus for compression, limiting, or other FX Make sure the audio isn’t clipping or being normali… Read more

Hello! I’d first check the render settings, especially the bitrate and resolution. Make sure the render resolution matches your project/source, and try increasing the bitrate if it’s currently low.
Also check that the footage isn’t being unnecessarily scaled and that resampling isn’t causing the softness.Hope that helps!

Hey Johnny, it seems that your text is a little bit bugged(It shows <div>)Anyways, I had a similar problem in VEGAS. What fixed it for me was using Ctrl+drag to adjust the event length first, rather than relying entirely on the velocity envelope. With velocity envelopes, VEGAS can end up calculating the audio/video timing differently after…

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Hello there!I’ve run into similar issues when mixing frame rates with slowed-down footage. One thing I would check first is how the Optical Flow clip is being handled inside the nested sequence. Since your project is 29.97 but you’re using 59.94 footage, I would try keeping the 59.94 source at its native frame rate and doing the speed change w…

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You’re very welcome! I would watch this video, it easily explains how frame rate affects the video.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxH23dxDIsQ

Hi Andy, Happy to help! And don’t worry, you’re asking exactly the right questions. Looking at the screenshots you attached, the good news is that your clips are actually very consistent. The main things I look at are: Frame rate: All four clips are 29.97 FPS, so there isn’t a frame rate mismatch between them. That’s good news, and yes, 29.97 is…

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You’re very welcome! In VEGAS Pro, the easiest way to check your source footage’s frame rate is to right-click the clip in the Project Media window, choose Properties, and look for the frame rate (for example, 29.97, 30, 59.94, or 60 FPS). You can also right-click the clip on the timeline and select Properties to see the media information. As a…

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Hi Andy,What you’re describing is usually caused by not having enough frames in the original recording for the amount of slow motion you’re applying.For example:If your footage was recorded at 30 FPS and you slow it to 50% speed, VEGAS has to “stretch” those 30 frames to fill 60 frames’ worth of time. Since there aren’t enough unique frames, the…

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Hi Johnny,

Since your source footage is already 1080p at 60 FPS and your PC specs are more than capable of handling it, the issue is likely related to your project settings or the source footage rather than your hardware.

Here are a few things I’d check:

1. Make sure your project frame rate matches your footage.

Go to File → Properties and verify t…

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Hi Brent,

VEGAS changed the workflow a bit compared to older versions, so the old “Border” option isn’t where many longtime users expect it to be. If you’re trying to add a white border around a photo, here is what i’d do: Put your photo on the top track. Add a Solid Color (White) media on the track below. Use Event Pan/Crop or Track Motion to…

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Hi!Sony MXF HD422 is a solid intermediate codec, but you’re correct—it doesn’t support 1080p60 in VEGAS, which is why you’re limited to 30p/60i.

If you need a 60 fps intermediate that works well with VEGAS Pro 22, I would use Magix Intermediate – If it’s available in your installation, this is probably the best choice since it’s designed to work w…

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Hi!

You’re right, Event pan/crop in VEGAS doesn’t let you edit separate motion curves for the X and y axes.

A couple workarounds you can try

1. Use Track Motion instead of Pan/Crop, it ussually gives smoother camera movement.

2.Add more keyframes.

3.Try different keyframe interpolation modes, experiment wigth the Smooth, Fast,Slow or Linear.

Since…

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I see, If you are sure Continuum is installed but doesn’t appear anywhere in VEGAS, check the following:
Open the Boris FX Hub( I think that’s what it’s called) and make sure Continuum is activated with the same license you’re expecting(Especially if you upgraded to Ultimate)
In Vegas, go to Options – Preferences – VST Effects then restart VEGAS…

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Hello!

If your goal is to create a highlighter effect you do NOT need to use Difference Squared.

A much simpler approach is:
1. Create a colored rectangle (for example yellow) behind the text.

2.Animate the rectangle so it moves across the text using keyframes.

3. Duplicate your text layer and place the copy above the rectangle.

4. Change the top text…

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Hello!

I am not very experienced with the Boris Vegas, but I did some research on the topic.

If you’re using VEGAS Pro 2026, the new Boris FX Titler isn’t included as a standard built-in Video FX. BCC Title Studio is part of the Boris Continuum (BCC) package, so it will only appear if Continuum is installed and licensed. Therefore please check the…

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Hi! Since the background behind the telemetry is always moving, using a normal mask will probably be very time consuming and difficult.

What I would recommend is the following: 1.Put the telemetry video on a track ABOVE your drone footage. 2.Add the LUMINANCE KEYER Effect to the TELEMETRY video. 3.Adjust the setting until only the white text is… Read more

Hello! It seems to me that the problem might be occuring due to a “failed” sample rate. Please check if your project sample rate is set to 48.000 HZ (File – Properties – Audio), afterwards, check if the WAV file is being exported at the same sample rate (It should be somewhere in files properties)
If the problem still occurs after checking this… Read more

Hello! This is most likely not caused by the Windows Update. First, please check that the status bar under VIEW is enabled.If this doesn’t work I would recommend reseting the layout by going to VIEW – WINDOW LAYOUTS – DEFAULT LAYOUT. If that doesn’t solve it, let me know your exact build of VEGAS 23 and whether the problem occurs in only this one… Read more

Hello! This is most likely not cause by the Windows Update. First, please check that the status bar under VIEW is enabled.If this doesn’t work I would recommend resseting the layout by going to VIEW – WINDOW LAYOUTS – DEFAULT LAYOUT. If that doesn’t solve it, let me know your exact build of VEGAS 23 and whether the problem occurs in only this one…

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