Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Haven't gotten to the "main" machines yet... but have done several older machines while finding the tricks. W10 is definitely faster once installed and updated (and it DOES go through at least one upgrade cycle after install, so it feels sluggish during that process!). Video drivers seem to something that comes in after the initial install, so things don't always look quite right, and I was getting some error messages until the updates settled in, not huge, just something to be aware of. Overall, W10 actually adds new life to an old machine, which is nice - performance improvements over 7 are noticeable (as they were with 8 over 7).

Found some strangeness with "gestures" on Synaptics trackpads, work in some programs, not others (reported on the web). No drivers for a really old Radeon video card, which worked fine with generic MS drivers after 10 install. A couple other minor programs that had to be updated, but most things seem to work, and faster...

Haven't tried or run across the problems with audio files reported on the audio threads here... fingers crossed.

I just set up a USB stick, and recommend hooking up an ethernet cable vs. wireless - there are several "updating" cycles while installing that take a LONG time on older wireless (g).

Have a couple more computers to do before I do the desktop that was recently retired for a zippy laptop, that one is the final test, as it has all the "production stuff" on it, and was due for a reinstall anyway, something went a little "off" with the 8 install.... it worked, so never got around to reinstalling, 10 should clean out the cobwebs...

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

I have two editing pcs - a high(ish) end laptop which I occasionally use when travelling and a big brute of a desktop where most ofthe work gets done. I upgraded the laptop to Windows 10 and took it away with me on a couple of recent jobs in Spain and Denmark. It wasn't essential that I could edit while I was away but I wanted to get the job of ingesting and logging done before I came home. As such it wasn't going to be a major nightmare if it all went horribly wrong.

Installation was a breeze (I upgraded rather than clean installed, just because I really didn't have the time to spend reinstalling everything) and all apps and peripherals work fine. Immediate impressions were that W10 is snappier, cleaner, more logically laid out than it's predecessors. I haven't looked at any user guides and was able to tweak some of the more annoying defaults easily. I really like the 'new' start menu - a lot. I hated the full screen Metro interface (was that what they called it?) and rarely visited it, but this Minimetro I like. So, a little bit of re-education and I was up and running. All the apps I tested worked as before. I can't say I was conscious of any performance enhancements.

As it happened I also edited a couple of fun projects for my wife while I was away, with multiple tracks, a mix of stills, iphone video (landscape and portrait - sigh), 4K straight from a GH4 and a GoPro (at 24fps and 96fps) and 10-bit DNxHD from a Samurai Blade/AF101 combo. I also added some music in mp3 format and a few wav sfx. Simple colour correction using the excellent Colorfast, a couple of audio plugins, final output 1080i. Long and short is that Vegas performed flawlessly. Actually, that's not strictly true - I had failed to upgrade Vegas to the latest build and I did have trouble opening a project which I created on the big box and ported over to the laptop. I have a feeling it was a footage format issue but didn't spend any time troubleshooting. A quick install of build 453 and all was well.

I guess I have spent about six hours editing with Vegas 13 Pro on Windows 10 and so far not a single blip. I would have expected a crash or two by now but nothing yet!

I'm afraid I'm a bit gung ho when it comes to upgrading to latest versions of anything. I should be a lot more cautious, given that this is my sole source of income, but I can't help myself! The big question is do I dare upgrade the big box now . . . .?

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Ian, thanks for sharing your experience, very encouraging!

I just might go for it!

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

ditto ;-}

well, on the laptop to start with.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

I am waiting for Sound Blaster to finish the Windows 10 drivers. Meanwhile, there is no sound and the apps do not work.

I did a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate on a separate hard drive, did a cloned backed up and then upgraded to windows 10.

I can easily go back to Windows 7.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

I took the plunge and installed W10 on the big box yesterday (having backed up the Win 8.1 installation to an unused internal drive - I'm not THAT gung ho!)

I've just finished the first draft edit of a client job combining 1080p, 4k, high res stills. Basic colour correction with Colorfast, lots of pan/crop keyframing on the 4k footage and stills. So far so good. I did get a curious 'your last project didn't shut down properly' message on reopening the project (and through habit I always pre-empt the system message 'do you want to save your changes' by forcing a save before exiting, so I know it is the latest version). Other than that, though, so far it's been crash free.

No problems with my peripherals - Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 audio interface, Canon MG5250 inkjet/scanner, HP LaserJet Pro wireless laser printer, wide array of USB2 and 3 drives, plus some NAS storage. Network and internet all seem fine. Haven't tested the DVD/BluRay burner yet (rarely use it these days) or my Wacom tablet or Shuttle Pro (both also little used).

Other major apps tested (not as thoroughly as Vegas) - Cakewalk Sonar Platinum, which really pushes the audio hardware; Photoshop CC2015, Lightroom, Cinema4D - all seem fine. Haven't tested After Effects or Camtasia yet.

Same performance report as with the laptop - it all seems nippier. I have to do a bit more tweaking to get rid of the junk but that's par for the course with any new Windows install I guess.

I'm encouraged by my experience to date. I can't believe there won't be any issues as I go forward but for the time being I'm sticking with 10.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

I updated my lowly Dell Vostro with a Core Duo chip, and four gigs of memory. It had Windoss 7 Pro 64bit on board, with 4 gigs of memory. I had been unsatisfied with Vegas 12 on that system, so I decided I wouldn't be missing much if it didn't run well on that system. I was pleasantly surprised that the upgrade was uneventful, and Vegas is actually more usable with this version. I went ahead and upgraded my main box and the general overall report is that it runs faster, cleaner, and seems to be bug free. I will be editing with a producer on Tuesday, so we'll see how that goes.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

thanks to all for reporting in. i am getting a little bit more confident with the idea of trying 10 on one of my laptops at least....

oh well it's pissing down and i really didn't feel like doing anything so i wasted the afternoon....

another heads-up re 10:

still avoiding risking it on 'work' pc's, but i did stick it on an old tosh sat pro s200 duo core laptop with 4gb ram.

have been pleasantly surprised how (relatively to 7) snappy it's become. the upgrade was slow, but painless. all my apps and settings still seem to work.

next is having a play with the gui. don't like not being able to sort / arrange my apps in 'view all', but the tiles now do seem to have some use... we'll see...

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Update:

While searching forums I found where a person said that if one disables the Sound Blaster driver and then re-enables it, it will work.

I tried it and it indeed works. My Sound Blaster Titanium HD now has sound AND the sound fonts work as well. I am not yet sure if my audio tools work.

I have the real time audio analyzer that lets me see what I cannot hear and my midi music software.

So a big step in the right direction but I am not sure if I can get full results with it yet.

As for auto-updates, just like with Windows 7, I disconnect the editing system from the internet so it cannot update in ways that are undesirable.

Meanwhile, I can still use my windows 7 ultimate boot to get important video projects done. When I am finally satisfied with the Windows 10 boot, I will then start using it for serious projects.

I read elsewhere a post from a person who upgraded their working system right in the middle of the wedding season. That is a HUGE no-no!

One should always develop the upgrade on an extra boot drive and not use it for important projects until they are satisfied that it is ready for prime time. One can take their time with it this way and it will not matter if it goes bad or not.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Another Update:

I used my Zoom H2n to make a test recording to see what happens with its wav file.

I put the card in the reader and the wav file is perfectly fine.

Maybe there is a problem with certain recording devices and/or certain settings for the wav file?

I used 48/16 for the recording setting.

I used the Sound Blaster utility to check for updated software. It said that my software is up to date and that it does not need updating even though only two of the apps work with it. At least for me, the most important app for the sound font works. The audio editor app works though I will still use Audacity.

Great News! The real time audio analyzer works perfectly! In fact much better than it did with Windows 7.

It never did work with Windows 8.1

Things are looking better and better. I hope these positive results continue.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Today, I worked with a producer on a film. We are doing scene by scene editing. On my main box, I could not render out the prior or current edits. Its a Dell 420 XPS. A few years back I added an Nvidea card to the box, as well as additional memory bringing it to 8 gig My hard drive for the edit files and the source files is a USB3 drive. I updated the drivers, and still no dice,.

Interestingly, I took the edit I did to my Del Vostro laptop, which also is running Windows 10, and I was able to render the edit without a problem..

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

One thing that seems to have improved since running Win10 is GPU compatibility. Under Win7 I would get Vegas freeze and exit when choosing GPU. I have a Geforce 780TI. Now with the Win10 graphics driver and OpenCL Vegas has not had a problem so far. Not much difference in rendering time but smoother time line playback.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Today I did what I never have done, I upgraded and did not do a clean install. I have had random shutdown issues for a few months and just have not had time to do a Windows installation.

This upgrade seems to have fixed my issue.

I have been doing clean installs since Windows 95, wiping the hard drive manually twice or more prior to installation.

Windows 10 is perfect, faster. I believed what I have read about it and I agree, the upgrade works and it is superior to Windows 8.

I had read that auto updates could not be disabled and am delighted that does not seem to be the case, it's just as before. Highly recommend.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Great result Jeff :-)

I'm still enjoying trouble-free times here (although that's probably tempting fate!). The only snag that persists is that often on exit I still get the 'Vegas has stopped working' message. Of course I've saved my work already, but it loses the recently used files list and any other UI changes. Not a big deal but annoying. I had this with Windows 8 as well so it's not a new issue to me since the upgrade.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

I have had to go back to Windows 7 on my main box, on which I am running an Nvidia 9800 GT card. My laptop handles Vegasl and Windows 10 perfectly, my main box does not render. I tried doing a clean install of Vegas on Windows 10 in that box, but then, it would freeze at start up. I tried a couple of the fixes recommended for that freeze condition, but I was not successful.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Bummer, Chris.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

so, having imaged / backed-up my win 7 installation i installed 10.

a. install went as smoothly as it did on my other 4 pc / laptops. (all of which are working very well - much snappier and overall noticeably quicker. (some have a combination of: vegas / ppr / cs6 / cs5.5 / resovle / catalyst / etc on them). no problems with any software (so far).

b. install went as smoothly as above on my main nle pc (as in specs). HOWEVER: cs5.5 progs crashed, cs6 ps wanted to register as did ae, and though vegas fired up, my genarts plugins lost their licence.

c. i played a little and checked that the following worked ok (they did) - intensity pro, catalyst, resolve, sf 10, interestingly enough cs6 ppro and media encoder worked.

frankly i don't have the patience or interest in sorting out licensing or why these problems occurred. suffice to say, if it ain't broke, don't fix it ;-( hence, back to 7.

i still maintain that 10 is an improvement over 7, and would happily install it on any pc NOT running more esoteric software than usually found.

Re: Sony Vegas Pro 13 (build 453) and Windows 10
 

I installed Windows 10 a month ago. No issues existing apps.

I did a recording today and found that Vegas Pro 13 will not start up, no problem with Vegas 12 (good job I kept this otherwise I would be unable to complete my project).

When I try to load Vegas Pro 13 it hangs up at the stage where it says "Creating Windows"

Has anyone tried Vegas Pro 13 under Windows 10?

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

what vid setup / card are you using?

Re: Sony Vegas Pro 13 (build 453) and Windows 10
 

Yes it's working fine under windows 10 and in addition I can use GPU acceleration without crashing as it did under windows 7.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Also, Karl, what plugins are you using?

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Thank you for the help

No plug-ins, so far as I can see

Here is an extract from Belarc Advisor re my configuration.

Windows 10 Professional (x64) (build 10240)

Processor a 3.10 gigahertz AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core
384 kilobyte primary memory cache
8192 kilobyte secondary memory cache
8192 kilobyte tertiary memory cache
64-bit ready
Multi-core (4 total)
Hyper-threaded (8 total)

Main Circuit Board b Board: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. CM1855 Rev 1.xx

Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
UEFI: American Megatrends Inc. 0802 09/24/2012

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Sony Creative Software -
DVD Architect Pro Version 6.0 (Build 237)
ı i Sony Creative Software - Vegas Pro Version 12.0 (Build 770) 64-bit (64-bit)
ı i Sony Creative Software - Vegas Pro Version 13.0 (Build 453) 64-bit (64-bit)
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File:AjaVideoProperties.dll
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File:ApplicationRegistration.exe
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Audio Hardware Drivers
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File:ControlLibrary.dll
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File:CoreGraphics.Native.dll
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File:CorePrimitives.dll
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File:CoreUI.XmlSerializers.dll
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File:CoreUI.dll
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File:CreateMinidumpx64.exe
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File:DecklinkVideoProperties.dll
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File:ErrorReportClient.exe
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File:ErrorReportConfig.xml
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File:ErrorReportLauncher.exe
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External Control Drivers
6/11/2015 4:45:49 PM
FileIO Plug-Ins
5/22/2014 3:25:38 AM
File:FileIOProxyStubx64.dll
57 KB 6/5/2015 4:51:52 PM
File:Interop.dll
26 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:56 PM
Joystick Profiles
6/11/2015 4:45:38 PM
File:Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Shell.dll
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File:Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.dll
104 KB 4/16/2014 10:14:18 AM
File:NGenTool.exe
20 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:18 PM
OFX Video Plug-Ins
5/22/2014 3:25:38 AM
OpenColorIO
5/22/2014 3:25:38 AM
File:OpenColorIO.dll
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File:PRSConfig.exe
73 KB 6/5/2015 4:51:34 PM
File:ProDiscAPI.dll
14 KB 11/12/2014 12:01:50 PM
File:ProjectInterchange.dll
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File:ProjectInterchangeHelper.dll
361 KB 4/29/2014 2:37:44 PM
Readme
6/11/2015 4:45:39 PM
File:Release-x64.fio2007-config
2 KB 11/12/2014 11:59:52 AM
Script Menu
6/11/2015 4:45:38 PM
File:SfVstProxyStubx64.dll
22 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:36 PM
File:Sony - Vegas Pro 12 -- ShuttlePRO v2.pref
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File:Sony - Vegas Pro 12 -- ShuttlePRO.pref
12 KB 11/12/2014 11:59:54 AM
File:Sony - Vegas Pro 12 -- ShuttleXpress.pref
12 KB 11/12/2014 11:59:54 AM
File:Sony Video Capture - ShuttlePRO v2.pref
12 KB 4/4/2006 1:40:10 PM
File:Sony Video Capture - ShuttlePRO.pref
12 KB 4/4/2006 1:40:10 PM
File:Sony Video Capture - ShuttleXpress.pref
12 KB 4/4/2006 1:40:10 PM
File:Sony.Capture.dll
223 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:42 PM
File:Sony.MediaSoftware.Archive.dll
108 KB 6/5/2015 4:51:18 PM
File:Sony.MediaSoftware.DeviceExp.dll
288 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:46 PM
File:Sony.MediaSoftware.ExternalVideoDevice.dll
102 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:46 PM
File:Sony.MediaSoftware.FileExplorer.dll
245 KB 6/5/2015 4:51:52 PM
File:Sony.MediaSoftware.SfBdMuxCom.dll
23 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:50 PM
File:Sony.MediaSoftware.Skins.dll
78 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:38 PM
File:Sony.MediaSoftware.TextGen.CoreGraphics.XmlSerializers.dll
443 KB 6/5/2015 4:53:00 PM
File:Sony.MediaSoftware.TextGen.CoreGraphics.dll
790 KB 6/5/2015 4:53:00 PM
File:Sony.MediaSoftware.TextGen.OFXInterop.dll
349 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:20 PM
File:Sony.MediaSoftware.VideoEffectsUI.dll
1469 KB 6/5/2015 4:53:08 PM
File:Sony.MediaSoftware.XDCAMExp.dll
419 KB 6/5/2015 4:53:16 PM
File:Sony.MediaSoftware.clrshared.dll
379 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:44 PM
File:Sony.Monitor3D.dll
69 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:08 PM
File:Sony.Vegas.MobileSync.dll
53 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:06 PM
File:Sony.Vegas.Publish.dll
70 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:50 PM
File:Sony.Vegas.RelinkSonyWirelessAdapterMedia.dll
20 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:28 PM
File:Sony.Vegas.RenderAs.dll
112 KB 6/5/2015 4:53:04 PM
File:Sony.Vegas.dll
382 KB 6/5/2015 4:52:52 PM
Standard Layouts
6/11/2015 4:45:38 PM
File:VIDCAP60.hlp
70 KB 8/7/2008 10:16:30 AM
Vidcap Plug-Ins
5/22/2014 3:25:38 AM
Video Hardware Drivers
6/11/2015 4:45:42 PM
Video Plug-Ins
6/11/2015 4:45:50 PM
File:WidgetLibrary.dll
708 KB 6/5/2015 4:53:14 PM
bdmux
6/11/2015 4:45:51 PM
File:dbghelp.dll
1306 KB 11/12/2014 11:58:18 AM
de
6/11/2015 4:45:50 PM
File:discdrv.dll
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es
6/11/2015 4:45:52 PM
File:eula
48 KB 6/5/2015 5:20:05 PM
File:eula.dll
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File:fargo.pdd.dll
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File:ffplugsk64.dll
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fr
6/11/2015 4:45:52 PM
File:gnsdk_correlates.dll
70 KB 11/12/2014 11:45:10 AM
File:gnsdk_dsp.dll
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File:gnsdk_license.txt
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File:gnsdk_link.dll
120 KB 11/12/2014 11:45:10 AM
File:gnsdk_manager.dll
1005 KB 11/12/2014 11:45:10 AM
File:gnsdk_musicid.dll
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File:gnsdk_musicid_file.dll
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File:gnsdk_musicid_match.dll
145 KB 11/12/2014 11:45:10 AM
File:gnsdk_playlist.dll
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File:gnsdk_sqlite.dll
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File:gnsdk_submit.dll
299 KB 11/12/2014 11:45:10 AM
File:gnsdk_video.dll
193 KB 11/12/2014 11:45:10 AM
ja-JP
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File:log4net.dll
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File:networkhost.dll
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File:ngen.xml
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File:proDADMercalli20.dll
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File:sfapprw.dll
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File:sfcd.cdd.dll
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File:sfcdfs.dll
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File:sfcdix.cfg
182 KB 11/12/2014 11:45:10 AM
File:sfcdix.dll
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File:sfcdsim.cdd.dll
25 KB 6/5/2015 4:51:26 PM
File:sfdvd.dll
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File:sfld.ldd.dll
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File:sfldsim.ldd.dll
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File:sfmarket2.dll
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File:sfprnsim.pdd.dll
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File:sfpublish.dll
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File:sfs4rw.dll
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File:sfscsi.dll
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File:sfspti.dll
54 KB 6/5/2015 4:51:30 PM
File:sftutor.dll
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File:sftutor60.dll
802 KB 4/20/2010 10:21:02 AM
File:sfvstwrap.dll
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File:sonymvd2pro_xp.dll
644 KB 11/12/2014 11:45:26 AM
File:vegas.tut
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File:vegas130.exe
37285 KB 6/5/2015 4:53:04 PM
File:vegas130.exe.config
1 KB 11/12/2014 12:01:48 PM
File:vegas130.oemdat
1 KB 11/12/2014 12:01:50 PM
File:vegas130.udat
323 KB 6/5/2015 5:20:05 PM
File:vegas130.zip
1 KB 11/12/2014 12:01:50 PM
File:vegas130k.dll
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File:vegasdeu.tut
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File:vegasesp.tut
25023 KB 11/12/2014 12:01:42 PM
File:vegasfra.tut
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File:vegasjpn.tut
25137 KB 11/12/2014 12:01:44 PM
File:vidcap6.tut
48 KB 7/10/2007 2:01:16 AM
File:vidcap60.exe
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File:vidcap60.udat
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If anyone sees a bad dll etc, that could make it easier to hunt down the problem.

Can't see Sony being able to sell Vegas until they fix this problem - probably best I check their site for possible updates.

I have a software company but am not willing to put a tech guy on this as it could easily take a day and cost a bundle.

The strategy is going to have to be to just wait for a solution

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Are you saying you aren't using plugins in this project or you have no plugins installed at all?

Also, you didn't mention the video card you're using.

I recall a long while back someone had a similar problem that was caused by having an external drive referenced in the project that was not attached at the time of launching Vegas. That might be worth exploring.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

That would be a problem. Sony Vegas is like a shell and can do nothing without plug-ins. It comes with a bunch of plug-ins included in the installation, so it is rather unlikely you don’t have any plug-ins.

If you really have no plug-ins, you either need to reinstall Vegas or have a hardware problem that prevents Vegas from loading them (such as a failing hard disk) or your system does not satisfy all the hardware requirements Vegas needs (such as a video card that does not support the level of hardware acceleration the included plug-ins expect).

For example, I currently have an Asus laptop and cannot run Vegas 13 on it, even though all prior versions of Vegas run smoothly. I would need a different video adapter, but since it is a laptop I have no way of putting a different video adapter in it, I just opted not to upgrade to Vegas 13.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Looks like I have AMD Radeon HD 7600 Series

I did the standard install so not sure what add-ins I installed. Where would I go to see the list?

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

In the Video FX pane, all the effects are listed. All of them are plug-ins. If you scroll down the list, expand where it says Sony, and it will show you all the plug-ins/effects that came with Vegas. And if you expand where it says Third Party, it will list the rest of them.

Similarly, the Transitions pane lists all the transitions, which, too, are plug-ins. And again, you can see which ones are from Sony and which from a third party.

Additionally, you can click on the CC icon at the header of a video track. Then click Custom... and from the pop-up window you will be able to see the list of the composite mode plug-ins.

Adam

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Thanks..

Unfortunately since I cannot load the app, I never get to see the list of plugins.

I may consider installing Vegas Pro 13 on an old PC running Windows 7 just to see the list of plug-ins.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

You will be able to see which plugins are installed by running your earlier version of Vegas. Did you look at the external drive suggestion?

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Well, you can always find the DLLs of all OFX plug-ins used. First of all, most third-party plug-ins will be in various subdirectories of C:\Program Files\Common Files\OFX\Plugins. In most cases each subdirectory will have another subdirectory named Contents, and that one will have a subdirectory named Win64 (for 64-bit plug-ins). Inside that directory shall be a file with the .ofx extension. That is a DLL and contains one or more plug-ins.

Additional plug-ins may be located at directories (with the same subdirectory tree) pointed at by the OFX_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable.

And the Vegas 13.0 specific OFX plug-ins follow the same tree in the C:\Program Files\Sony\Vegas Pro 13.0\OFX Video Plug-Ins directory (or, \PathToVegas\OFX Video Plug-Ins if Vegas is installed somewhere else).

Temporarily moving any of them somewhere else might help determine whether any of them is preventing Vegas from running.

Re: Sony Vegas and Windows 10
 

Thanks, again...

I am close to solving the problem.

If I start up my machine and immediately load V13, it loads. If I allow other apps to start up first, then we get to where "Creating Windows" stalls.

If I give V13 a load priority, the problem may disappear,

Inconvenient,yes, because I only use Vegas a few times a week but putting the computer in sleep mode, may solve the problem.

I will provide updates over the next few days.