VEGAS Pro 14 VS. Sony Vegas 13? [CLOSED, TY]

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Hello!
I have been wanting to save up for SONY Vegas 13 for the longest time,
[currently using movie studio 13 platinum rip]
[[which has no masking capabilities, at all]]


and have been horrified to learn that not only did sony sell it, but SONY vegas 13 is no longer availalble on steam, either.
It's Now "VEGAS 14"

and, as many things that either change hands or "get updated-
[rip final cut pro]

I am now concerned about what changes were made from Sony Vegas 13?
The screenshots for VEGAS look deplorable and look like a copy of platinums' features, to be honest.... Like the "cookie cutter" crap to be exact.
I do not want to spend hundreads of dollars just to get expensive regurgitated Platinum 13 crap.

I DO plan on doing heavy masking, and as movie studio 13 can't mask, I have to do it by hand, in photoshop. Sometimes my editing can last up to months, nearly working from morning to night.

And i'd rather not use premiere, as their timeline makes me want to gag.


I am very concerned about this "exchange of ownership".
It nevers ends well for the users.



So please, can someone tell me if it's even worth it anymore?

[Rhy]

Vegas pro 14 doesn't have that many changes from 13. hvec was added, some deinterlacing and some other stuff.

Premiere is from adobe i assume? The monthly payment will reach out to Vegas after a few years anyway. That's why I still use vegas.

Platinum is a downgraded version of vegas if you will. Cheap but suited for beginners. Also, magix has bought Vegas pro and platinum. Which means they no longer belong to Sony.

[I found your stash.]

Originally posted by Ass Pancakes |||||Team Instinct:

Vegas pro 14 doesn't have that many changes from 13. hvec was added, some deinterlacing and some other stuff.

Premiere is from adobe i assume? The monthly payment will reach out to Vegas after a few years anyway. That's why I still use vegas.

Platinum is a downgraded version of vegas if you will. Cheap but suited for beginners. Also, magix has bought Vegas pro and platinum. Which means they no longer belong to Sony.

Ah, thank you.
This helps quite a bit;



But, what is this about monthly paying?
I don't have to do any sort of monthly paying with my Premiere, and never have--
Does this mean if you buy VEGAS, that they can start charging you whenever they want, in addition to the $399?

[Rhy]

Originally posted by Ammy Floof:

Originally posted by Ass Pancakes |||||Team Instinct:

Vegas pro 14 doesn't have that many changes from 13. hvec was added, some deinterlacing and some other stuff.

Premiere is from adobe i assume? The monthly payment will reach out to Vegas after a few years anyway. That's why I still use vegas.

Platinum is a downgraded version of vegas if you will. Cheap but suited for beginners. Also, magix has bought Vegas pro and platinum. Which means they no longer belong to Sony.

Ah, thank you.
This helps quite a bit;



But, what is this about monthly paying?
I don't have to do any sort of monthly paying with my Premiere, and never have--
Does this mean if you buy VEGAS, that they can start charging you whenever they want, in addition to the $399?

no, they can't.

[I found your stash.]

Originally posted by Ass Pancakes |||||Team Instinct:

Originally posted by Ammy Floof:

Ah, thank you.
This helps quite a bit;



But, what is this about monthly paying?
I don't have to do any sort of monthly paying with my Premiere, and never have--
Does this mean if you buy VEGAS, that they can start charging you whenever they want, in addition to the $399?

no, they can't.

ah, glad to hear it.
Will try to get it before, then.
Thank you for your time and help.

[Rhy]

Originally posted by Ammy Floof:

Originally posted by Ass Pancakes |||||Team Instinct:

no, they can't.

ah, glad to hear it.
Will try to get it before, then.
Thank you for your time and help.

before what exactly? Vegas will never have a monthly payment if you mean that.

[I found your stash.]

Originally posted by Ass Pancakes |||||Team Instinct:

Originally posted by Ammy Floof:

ah, glad to hear it.
Will try to get it before, then.
Thank you for your time and help.

before what exactly? Vegas will never have a monthly payment if you mean that.

Oh, I guess I must have misunderstood you, then-
I thought you had hinted that VEGAS was going to start that, as well.

But thank you for double-checking and clarifying-

[wakeme]

magix dot com has the demos

cookie cutter shapes are pre-canned shapes.
MS13P can mask just fine . MS13P hss No Bezier drawing tool .

you can make dynamic ramdom mask's in MS13P
by using Generated Media . Overlay 2 tracks to animate .
Cut the blue , then blur the heck out of it , to get "hard line"
out line . Could then be used as 2D transitions .
Similar to what Cookie cutter has to offer , but now with
your own unique shapes .


one way to mask in MS13P is paint White onto the original photo ,
( a pic of a building , and paint White on a window )
then use Mask Generator plugin to make it true full B&W .
And use Multip;ly blend mode , to complete the composition .
Now , anyting you want , can be placed "inside the Window"

another way is to paint NON-white onto the original photo ,
then use Chroma key to cut the NON-white
that you painted . , Chroma key will cut it to black ,
then use Mask Generator and adjust range slider
typically "Low in"
to make a true B&W mask , then click the Invert box .
The invert box , keeps your painted area White .
Now Multiply blend mode , to complete the composite.

another way , is to use Chroma key directly on the video ,
and cut the color , then follow up with Mask Generator ,
Multiple Chroma key color cuts can be cascaded .
Multiple Mask Generators can be cascaded too .
This mask making techique is the most adaptable
to video footage , but the most difficult to ge a
perfect black and white mask .
Sony's classic example is a skier on white snow ,
That mask is somwwhat easier then usual . .


The Vegas Bezier tool may not make everything
quick and easy .
Try drawing masks on every frame with the Bezier tool .
You will certainly say :

"wasn't i alaready dont that in an external paint program" ?
could be ,...


The Bezier mask needs to be key framed to track the video
tootage\movement .
Maybe there is something new in the newer Vegas( haven't heard )

Go for the big bucks on Vegas 14 , but if it is still lots of effort
to make the custom masks you want , then you can't say you wern't informed . .

magix dot com has the demos

[PrideGroupIsEvil]

well there is still no updated GPU support, and OBS qsync recorded MP4 video still doesn't work right. It's trash