Update History for VEGAS Movie Studio 15
Compatible with: VEGAS Movie Studio 15, VEGAS Movie Studio 15 Platinum & VEGAS Movie Studio 15 Suite
- To find which build version for Vegas Movie Studio you currently have installed, open Vegas and go to Help/About.
- If you are using a different version of Vegas Movie Studio, you will find the latest updates here.
- Vegas Movie Studio 15 is a basic version of Vegas Movie Studio.
- Vegas Movie Studio 15 Platinum is the full version of Vegas Movie Studio.
- Vegas Movie Studio 15 Suite is the "hamburger with the lot" version of Vegas Movie Studio and comes with the identically same version of Vegas Movie Studio Platinum.
How to Download Vegas Movie Studio 15, Vegas Movie Studio 15 Platinum or Vegas Movie Studio 15 Suite ?
You can download the latest build version for Vegas Pro, three different ways:
- Go to the MAGIX Download Center and enter your Serial Number.
- Use one of the Download Managers for the version of Vegas Movie Studio you own - this will also install any extras that come with your version of VEGAS Movie Studio.
- Use one of the direct build version links listed below.
VEGAS Movie Studio Download Managers
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Vegas Movie Studio 15 Download Manager
Vegas Movie Studio 15 Platinum Download Manager
Vegas Movie Studio 15 Suite Download Manager
Direct Download links for Latest and Older Build Versions
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Vegas Movie Studio 15 Platinum (build #157) - Update 3
New features
- Added 9 additional looks for the Auto-Looks plug-in
- You can now automatically close the gaps between events on the timeline
- You can now quickly select all events on the timeline touched by, or after the timeline cursor either on a selected track or across all tracks
Bug fixes
- The render destination folder is now used for temporary file creation during the render process to avoid inadvertently filling up the user's C: drive
- Fixed various problems that could occur when using AMD VCE render templates
- Internet HD 720p 29.97 fps (AMD VCE) template now renders to the proper frame rate (29.97 fps)
Vegas Movie Studio 15 (build #146) - Update 3
New features
- Added 9 additional looks for the Auto-Looks plug-in
- You can now automatically close the gaps between events on the timeline
- You can now quickly select all events on the timeline touched by, or after the timeline cursor either on a selected track or across all tracks
Bug fixes
- The render destination folder is now used for temporary file creation during the render process to avoid inadvertently filling up the user's C: drive
- Fixed various problems that could occur when using AMD VCE render templates
- The TinyPlanet plug-in now properly appears in the effects list
- Internet HD 720p 29.97 fps (AMD VCE) template now renders to the proper frame rate (29.97 fps)
Vegas Movie Studio 15 Platinum (build #146) - Update 2
New features
- Support has been added for hardware rending from qualifying AMD graphics cards to speed AVC/AAC and HEVC rendering considerably.
- Added an option to disable hardware acceleration when creating custom presets in Intel HEVC Render plugin.
- Added a preference that enables you to bypass QSV hardware acceleration and operate without this technology.
- The user can now add an unlimited number of video and audio tracks.
- The default freeze frame length is now dictated by the New still image length preference on the Editing tab of the Preferences dialog box.
- A new AutoLooks plug-in lets the user instantly apply color adjustment presets to make their video look like famous movies, film genres, or distinctive styles.
- A Tiny Planet OFX plug-in enables the user to create interesting effects such as making a video look like it's a tiny ball (or planet) or creating a "tiny sky" effect
- Jumpstart Templates Vol. 2 give VMS Suite users even more creative starting templates to create professional-looking projects
Bug fixes
- Improved the efficiency of undo history when making changes to parameters of an OFX plug-in.
- H.263 files are now properly supported on the timeline.
- Docking window tab order no longer gets mixed up.
- Pressing Enter in the Render dialog box now properly executes a render instead of opening render options.
- Rending an image sequence to BMP and JPEG formats in 32-bit mode now yields the correct output.
- Color levels are properly preserved when rendering a 32-bit project to XDCAM-EX format.
- Resolved a conflict between QSV and 10-bit HEVC file renders on i7-770/i7-8700 systems.
- Event header buttons no longer get clipped by the vertical scrollbar.
- Memory management has been improved to enhance render performance for GPUs with less than 4GB memory on 4K 32 bit projects.
- Right-clicking to open the context menu with several events selected, some of which are empty, no longer causes a crash.
- MAGIX AVC/AAC plugin now shows the full set of encoding modes when the QSV global preference is disabled.
- Regions from Sony A7s footage are now properly supported.
- AVC/AAC files with four channels of audio are now properly read.
- Render templates are now properly highlighted so the selected one can be more easily identified.
- Tabbing now properly progresses through the Render As dialog box focus items.
Vegas Movie Studio 15 - (build #135) - Update 2
New features
- Support has been added for hardware rending from qualifying AMD graphics cards to speed AVC/AAC rendering considerably.
- A new AutoLooks plug-in lets the user instantly apply color adjustment presets to make their video look like famous movies, film genres, or distinctive styles.
- A Tiny Planet OFX plug-in enables the user to create interesting effects such as making a video look like it's a tiny ball (or planet) or creating a "tiny sky" effect
- Jumpstart Templates Vol. 2 give VMS Suite users even more creative starting templates to create professional-looking projects
Bug fixes
- Improved the efficiency of undo history when making changes to parameters of an OFX plug-in.
- H.263 files are now properly supported on the timeline.
- Pressing Enter in the Render dialog box now properly executes a render instead of opening render options.
- Event header buttons no longer get clipped by the vertical scrollbar.
- Right-clicking to open the context menu with several events selected, some of which are empty, no longer causes a crash.
- MAGIX AVC/AAC plugin now shows the full set of encoding modes when the QSV global preference is disabled.
- AVC/AAC files with four channels of audio are now properly read.
- Tabbing now properly progresses through the Render As dialog box focus items.
Vegas Movie Studio 15 Platinum (build #116) - Update 1
Bug fixes
- Fixed a setting which causes slow project and thumbnail loading
- Fixed a UI resource leak that could lead to sluggish performance and/or application crash
- The Color picker no longer inadvertently moves the VEGAS window to the background on Windows 10
- Fixed a problem that could prevent support for HEVC/H265 files on the timeline in some circumstances
Vegas Movie Studio 15 - (build #106) - Update 1
Bug fixes
- Fixed a setting which causes slow project and thumbnail loading
- Fixed a UI resource leak that could lead to sluggish performance and/or application crash
- The Color picker no longer inadvertently moves the VEGAS window to the background on Windows 10
- Fixed a problem that could prevent support for HEVC/H265 files on the timeline in some circumstances
Vegas Movie Studio 15 Platinum - Release version
New features
- Quick Start window provides a handy dashboard from which users can access the most important windows and follow a logical flow to completing their projects
- NVIDIA and QSV hardware-accelerated rendering for MP4 and other important file types
- VEGAS Movie Studio now utilizes Intel's powerful Quick Sync Video (QSV) technology to provide hardware-accelerated rendering to the MAGIX AVC/AAC format when using the latest Intel QSV-equipped processors
- VEGAS Movie Studio now utilizes the NVENC technology in modern Nvidia graphics card to provide hardware-accelerated rendering to the MAGIX AVC/AAC format
- Picture-in-picture OFX plug-in with on-screen interactive controls enables the user to make adjustments directly on the Video Preview window or enter exact values with the parameter controls (VMS Platinum only)
- Picture-in-picture track makes it easy for users to create instant picture-in-picture sequences (VMS Platinum only)
- GPU accelerated Crop OFX plug-in with on-screen interactive controls enables the user to quickly and intuitively crop their video
- Support for HEVC files enables users to add and edit HEVC files on the timeline and deliver HEVC files during the final render
- Two application background shade choices: dark and light
- Hamburger menu system enables user to specify the visible button set for the Video Preview window, the Trimmer window (VMS Platinum only), track headers (VMS Platinum only), and timeline clip events (VMS Platinum only)
- Modern tab-based window docking controls for more intuitive docking/undocking behaviors (VMS Platinum only)
- Timeline event headers help organize event buttons and tools with hamburger menus to specify the visible button set for events
- Updated and reorganized track headers make it easier to access various track buttons and tools
- Event healing enables the user to join two adjacent timeline clip events that hold the same active media into a single event, making the timeline cleaner and more efficient (VMS Platinum only)
- Instant freeze frame creation enables the user to place the cursor within any selected timeline clip event and quickly create a five-second freeze frame event with the selected frame which can then be adjusted to the desired freeze length (VMS Platinum only)
- Expanded, more logical Add Media workflow in Project Media window
- Two options for interface darkness level (VMS Platinum only)
Vegas Movie Studio 15 - Release version
New features
- Quick Start window provides a handy dashboard from which users can access the most important windows and follow a logical flow to completing their projects
- NVIDIA and QSV hardware-accelerated rendering for MP4 and other important file types
- VEGAS Movie Studio now utilizes Intel's powerful Quick Sync Video (QSV) technology to provide hardware-accelerated rendering to the MAGIX AVC/AAC format when using the latest Intel QSV-equipped processors
- VEGAS Movie Studio now utilizes the NVENC technology in modern Nvidia graphics card to provide hardware-accelerated rendering to the MAGIX AVC/AAC format
- GPU accelerated Crop OFX plug-in with on-screen interactive controls enables the user to quickly and intuitively crop their video
- Support for HEVC files enables users to add and edit HEVC files on the timeline and deliver HEVC files during the final render
- Two application background shade choices: dark and light
- Timeline event headers help organize event buttons and tools with hamburger menus to specify the visible button set for events
- Updated and reorganized track headers make it easier to access various track buttons and tools
- Expanded, more logical Add Media workflow in Project Media window
