Worth upgrading to Vegas 16 from 15? at DVinfo.net

Matt Bigwood · November 12th, 2018, 10:19 AM

I had an email that there's a special offer of £109 to upgrade to Vegas 16. Is it worth doing or should I just stick with Vegas 15?

Edward Troxel · November 12th, 2018, 12:14 PM

Please look at this thread:

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/what-hap...o-16-here.html

The new features are listed there. Will the new features help you?

I do like being on the newest version as the older versions will not be getting the updates the newest version will get.

George Dean · November 12th, 2018, 12:24 PM

Hi Matt,

I think that price is about as low as can be expected, and the lowest I have seen.

If after reviewing the new features, as Edward suggests, you find some to be of benefits, even with some of the problems and issues version 16 comes with, it shouldn't be long before they work out the kinks and hopefully have it stabilized. I updated and am still waiting for some fixes, but pretty much use DaVinci Resolve anyway. If I were not using Resolve, I would be excited to use Vegas Pro 16 when it is stabilized.

Matt Bigwood · November 12th, 2018, 02:13 PM

Thanks for the reply George. I didn't express myself well, but wondered if the newer version would result in faster rendering times or improvements in overall stability. Vegas 15 has been generally OK on my PC, but with random occasional crashes as a result of just moving a clip from one track to another.

George Dean · November 12th, 2018, 03:30 PM

Matt, depending on the model GPU and the driver you have, their is support in Magix AVC render format that may increase the render speed (over version 15) for mp4 files. I think their are users who feel v16 is more stable than v15, and probably others, like myself who have experienced random failures.

Perhaps downloading the trial version would help you evaluate it's value.

November 12th, 2018, 10:19 AM	#1
Matt Bigwood Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gloucester UK Posts: 223	Worth upgrading to Vegas 16 from 15? I had an email that there's a special offer of £109 to upgrade to Vegas 16. Is it worth doing or should I just stick with Vegas 15?

November 12th, 2018, 12:14 PM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Re: Worth upgrading to Vegas 16 from 15? Please look at this thread: http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/what-hap...o-16-here.html The new features are listed there. Will the new features help you? I do like being on the newest version as the older versions will not be getting the updates the newest version will get. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

November 12th, 2018, 12:24 PM	#3
George Dean Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Navajo County, Arizona Posts: 109	Re: Worth upgrading to Vegas 16 from 15? Hi Matt, I think that price is about as low as can be expected, and the lowest I have seen. If after reviewing the new features, as Edward suggests, you find some to be of benefits, even with some of the problems and issues version 16 comes with, it shouldn't be long before they work out the kinks and hopefully have it stabilized. I updated and am still waiting for some fixes, but pretty much use DaVinci Resolve anyway. If I were not using Resolve, I would be excited to use Vegas Pro 16 when it is stabilized. __________________ Best Regards.....George

November 12th, 2018, 02:13 PM	#4
Matt Bigwood Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gloucester UK Posts: 223	Re: Worth upgrading to Vegas 16 from 15? Thanks for the reply George. I didn't express myself well, but wondered if the newer version would result in faster rendering times or improvements in overall stability. Vegas 15 has been generally OK on my PC, but with random occasional crashes as a result of just moving a clip from one track to another.

November 12th, 2018, 03:30 PM	#5
George Dean Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Navajo County, Arizona Posts: 109	Re: Worth upgrading to Vegas 16 from 15? Matt, depending on the model GPU and the driver you have, their is support in Magix AVC render format that may increase the render speed (over version 15) for mp4 files. I think their are users who feel v16 is more stable than v15, and probably others, like myself who have experienced random failures. Perhaps downloading the trial version would help you evaluate it's value. __________________ Best Regards.....George