Loved Magix Software has acquired Sony Creative Software

Eric D. of MAGIX has just updated the previously somewhat ambiguous part about activations in the KB article No. 5200.

It now reads:
"Can I still activate my older Vegas, ACID, and Sound Forge products?
Older versions will be activate-able using the serial supplied when the product was purchased."

( The previous version said: "Older versions will be activate-able for 5 years")

See his post in the Vegas Pro forum thread on the topic here:
www.sonycreativesoftware.com/forums/showmessage.asp?messageid=946827#946888

And kudos to George for being again a voice of reason (and right) with regard to the topic on some of the other forums.

Some members of other forums seem to have got this e-mail.

"Just got an email today for Vegas 14, with a picture.

Hi Paul,

VEGAS Pro is entering into a brand new era!

Since the acquisition of VEGAS Pro and other tools from Sony Creative Software, our entire development team in Madison, Wisconsin is working tirelessly to take video editing with VEGAS Pro to the next level.

This means that at the end of September 2016, you can look forward to the most advanced version of VEGAS Pro yet!

Here's a sneak peek of some of the highlights and new features in the upcoming version:

» HEVC/H.265 support
» 4K Smart Upscaling
» Native ProRes support
» and much more!

Stay tuned for more updates and get ready for the all new VEGAS Pro 14.

Sincerely,

Klaus Schmidt
CEO MAGIX Software GmbH"

Another MAGIX CEO email to (a selection of) users re Movie Studios.

"Movie Studio is entering into a brand new era!
Since the acquisition of Movie Studio and other tools from Sony Creative Software, our entire development team in Madison, Wisconsin is working tirelessly to take video editing to the next level.
This means that at the end of February 2017, you can look forward to the most advanced Movie Studio yet. The new version will come with exciting new features and a new name: VEGAS Movie Studio.

Here's a sneak peek of some of the highlights in the upcoming version:

» New video effects
» Multi-cam editing
» Travel route animation
» and much more

Stay tuned for more updates and get ready for the all new VEGAS Movie Studio 14!

Sincerely,

Klaus Schmidt
CEO MAGIX Software GmbH"