VEGAS Pro 18 Edit – Steam Edition is a powerhouse of tools for creating Let's Plays and includes a screen capturing tool, truly mind-blowing special effects, intuitive operation and ultra-efficient workflows.
[h1]Important changes in version 18.0.0.373 compared to version 18.0.0.313[/h1]
[h2]New Features in this update[/h2]
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[*] Support for HEVC HDR presets available for NVENC
[*] AMD support for Driver Update dialog
[*] NVidia Quadro support for Driver Update dialog
[*] Smart proxy generation based on GPU capabilities
[*] Greater ability to move the Region of Interest for Video Stabilization
[*] Interface to VEGAS Image
[*] Direct control of Motion Tracking from withing the Bezier Masking FX
[*] Progress bar on the Motion Tracking panel is now clickable
[*] Drag and drop of motion data available in the Motion tracking pan
[*] Interlaced presets now available for the MAGIX AVC/AAC render format
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[h2]Bug Fixes in this update[/h2]
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[*] Better handling GPU auto selection
[*] Fixed crash on startup related to some Intel GPU drivers
[*] Flicker Control FX thumbnail now displays properly in Plugin window
[*] Colorization FX thumbnail now displays properly in the Plugin Window
[*] Auto update for VEGAS Image and VEGAS Effects now functions
[*] VEGAS Pro 17 projects that have the Slow Motion FX will no longer cause a crash
[*] Grids in Expert mode on the Video Stabilization FX now work properly
[*] Style Transfer and Colorization plugins now work on all supported hardware
[*] Motion Tracking icon in the timeline toolbar correctly opens the Motion Tracking panel
[*] Render progress dialog now remains in focus when open
[*] VEGAS no longer freezes when clicking into another application while the Render Progress dialog is open
[*] Proxy generation and use of Proxy files now work as expected
[*] Motion data now properly applied to 2D parameters
[*] Fixed problem where some Notebook GPUs are not detected by the Driver Update dialog
[*] Exposure control in the Color Grading panel no longer clips in full-range projects
[*] Fixed crash when reading in a file that was rendered from a 360 project with a non-hardware accelerated template
[*] Improved performance of Plugin window thumbnail generation
[*] Some iPhone files will no longer appear inverted in the Explorer window
[*] Clicking on a Panasonic P2 template in the Render As dialog and then clicking a different format now allows editing of the file name
[*] Fixed crash on shutdown
[*] Adding Motion Tracking to a Lens Flare FX will no longer cause a crash
[*] Picture in Picture FX now works properly in Free Form mode
[*] Pan and Crop will no longer crash if "Collapse loop region" option is enabled in preferences
[*] Hide the Third Party tab in the plugin window if no third party plugins are installed
[*] Default format for Save Snapshot feature is now PNG
[*] HDR templates now displayed when they should be available in the Render As dialog
[*] Change the default render format in the Render As dialog
[*] Video Stabilization no longer causes VEGAS to hang on playback with some AMD GPUs
[*] Interlaced templates now available in the MAGIX AVC/AAC render plugin
[*] Fixed problem with selection of animation keyframes that are not aligned with frame boundaries
[*] Crash when clicking on the Creative Tab in the Video FX plugin window is fixed
[*] Saving and loading of Favorites in the Plugin Windows now works as expected
[*] Collapsing track groups with a fade applied to events no longer results in crash
[*] Opening the Motion Tracking panel from an event's burger menu now properly selects the event
[*] Fixed a crash when reading some MP4 files with an unusual AAC format
[*] Fixed crash that could occur in while using the Crop plugin
[*] Masking plugins properly handle alpha value in both 8 bit and 32 bit pixel formats
[*] Region of Interest in the Video Stabilization plugin now does not resize during a mouse move
[*] Default project and render settings have been changed to a more commonly used properties
[*] Turn off GPU acceleration of some of the UI components if an application is running that conflicts with the GPU resources
[*] The Premiere export functionality completes successfully now without an error stating a component is missing
[*] Bezier Mask overlay now rotates as expected
[*] Color curve adjustments in the color grading panel no longer reset when multiple events are selected
[*] A failure of proxy generation will no longer affect normal video reading
[*] Bezier Mask oval mask no longer deforms when rotated
[*] Transparency for the Picture-in-picture plugin now works as expected on all AMD GPUs
[*] If a user resets the Video Stabilization effect, instructions reappear to notify the user how to use the plugin
[*] Fixed issue in Driver Update dialog which caused the application to hang on some AMD GPUs
[*] Style Transfer plugin now works properly in 32 bit projects
[*] The render progress dialog will always show the proper text when the render has completed
[*] Crash on startup while initializing the File I/O manager has been fixed
[*] Black Bar Fill plugin correctly blurs the background when expanded
[*] Color Curves FX no longer clips the scopes if placed after the Levels plugin
[*] Channel Blend plugin now has consistent output with version in VEGAS Pro 17
[*] Corrected the limited range conversion during render when using 32-bit video levels
[*] Support for newer, higher performing models for Style Transfer and Colorize plugins
[*] User interface no longer refreshes unnecessarily when the Motion Tracking panel is reopened
[*] Fixed problem where the render progress dialog will not appears on some systems
[*] Restoration of older proxy generation mechanism to fix performance problems
[*] Now filtering out unsupported 4 : 2 : 2 10 bit HEVC that are decoded with the Intel HEVC decoder files which may cause a crash or result in artifacts being displayed
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