All VEGAS Pro Reviews
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Eliezer
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2019
Powerfull and Simple Video Editor
Vegas' timeline has always been very simple—It allows for speedy editing while not detracting from functionality. Other NLEs' timelines feel clunky (I've use almost every major editor). Rather than holding to firmly to a layout which is over-inspired by outdated linear editing systems, Vegas has always (even since the Sonic Foundry years) been one of the quickest NLE's to learn.
PROSI love the unique qualities that allow the user to be able to alter and edit video from color to manipulations. With endless ability to get added transitions, and capability to render any way you prefer I think it is a unique user experience that I can't get anywhere else. Best of all? It is easy to learn if you are willing to look up some youtube tutorials. I have used this for years. Get it.
CONSSome advanced manipulations are difficult, and in regard to free transitions and such, options are slightly limited. I can't say much else is a dislike.
Reason for choosing VEGAS Pro
I mostly use Vegas for creating and editing Youtube videos for different channels. Since the templates are not often changed and mostly I use After Effects for Visual Graphics and Effects, Sony Vegas is the right and appropriate tool for me to render videos faster and smoothly.
Irfan
Verified reviewer
Broadcast Media, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2021
Why is Everyone Going Crazy Over Vegas Pro?
We use Vegas Pro as the official editing software for our radio. It is used 24/7 and everyone is quite happy with the overall performance of Vegas. It is pretty good to handle 7-8 hour playlists. I put together music B2B for the night and work with multitrack. Vegas Pro is the backbone of our organization and it has definitely had a positive impact on our ROI. You can do a lot of cool stuff with Vegas when it comes to audio engineering.
PROSVegas Pro is excellent for audio editing. A big window for multiple audio tracks makes it quite easy to work. The interface is user-friendly and the tools are awesome. The snapping tool provides great help to accurately place tracks. Likewise, the automatic crossfade gives so many different variations to combine the two audios. I particularly like the auto-ripple option that helps moving tracks and saves a lot of time. You can put markers and insert region, and then render the desired final audio. Batch-render is an excellent way to process multiple files at the same time. Vegas Pro is a must-have for a radio.
CONSWe recently upgraded from version 13 to 15 and faced trouble rendering singles files. The new version crashes frequently. Docking panels can be tricky sometimes. We had the Explorer Window undocked by mistake and spent a lot of time figuring out how to fix it.
Jakub
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2022
Video editing if others does not fit
I used it for a trial to get a sense of the software. It can be used normally by people who are not fine with other industry leading applications. But for me it was painful to use it and to look for similarities with other apps. I guess there is always two kinda of people. Ones who like the shiny interface of Vegas and are ok with the terminology and the others.
PROSThe interface is fine for a beginner oso someone who is not familiar with video editing. It can be quickly understood and used.
CONSAfter using Vegas for a while and trying to get into a more serious apps you realize that the industry standard is somewhere else and the issues start to line-up since you need to look for tools in different context menus and the naming can be difficult to transpone.
Reasons for switching to VEGAS Pro
To try out what is it about.
Cristhian Josue
Verified reviewer
Design, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2021
Vegas Pro, what does your old video editor look like in 2021?
Vegas Pro is comfortable and has good things to offer if you're willing to pay monthly fees which in my opinion are expensive for this video editor, a good software, but not the best.
PROSDespite the years, Vegas Pro has remained a great option in the world of video editing, at the beginning of the last decade this software was a reference, although currently doesn't have the same popularity, vegas pro is that video editor that any user can understand perfectly. The workflow of this video editor is very comfortable, it allows us to edit effects directly in the timeline, the menu is simple and clean, Vegas Pro is a very good video editor.
CONSIn my opinion, this software is a bit expensive, I like Vegas Pro, but the monthly subscription is too abusive, personally, I am against having to rent software, but Vegas Pro has no way to justify its price, being its target audience the average user. Personally, I would check out other similarly priced video editors before purchasing Vegas Pro.
Délcio
Verified reviewer
Media Production, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
Sensational tool for video and audio editing.
With Vegas Pro, i realize my great passion and turn it to work, art, and business. I'm a video producers, and I just thank the creators for this powerful and easy software that I use daily for my production. It's been a very satisfying experience!!!
PROSWhat more impacts me, is the way they design the software, and made it so easy to understand it's interface, and so powerful do edit. My experience using this software daily, makes me more inspired to do what many producers seek in other editing softwares. With knowledge and creativity, I have a powerful tool. Vegas Pro can do uncountable things. It's native, and it's still one of the best. I just love it!!!
CONSSome versions have some kind of Bugs. Maybe it's a question of my graphic plates, but sometimes it just crashes. Beside this, I think it's all TOP.
Timothy
Verified reviewer
E-Learning, 1 employee
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2020
Brilliant video editing suite
Use it to edit drone videos that I can share with my friends and hopefully the world which is fun. It's a great app to work with.
PROSFeature-rich, many built in filters, transitions, asset bank, plugins, can output to many formats with many different output profiles
CONSRequires a large screen (720p doesn't quite cut it), steep learning curve for a beginner, scrubbing o the timeline could be easier. Found it difficult to import all the videos I wanted from one directory. I also have fastcut and would have been nice to use fast cut to kick start the video and use Vegas pro to edit and tweak the final mix. A keyboard shortcut cheatsheet would help.
Reasons for switching to VEGAS Pro
More features, no crashing!
Amina
Verified reviewer
E-Learning, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2022
My favorite video editing software
Vegas Pro is the best video editor program I have ever used, it’s very flexible and easy to master and use for beginners and intermediate users. I used it +3 years for most video and audio editing tasks. It has all the tools I needed to make professional videos.
PROSIt’s very flexible and easy to use. It offers a powerful audio editing function. Built-in effects are high-quality and suitable for professional use.
CONSIt’s a little bit expensive. Sometimes it crashes while working on projects without clear reasons. Adding more transitions would be great.
German Liber
Verified reviewer
Arts and Crafts, 1 employee
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed February 2021
The best for home and budget projects, not so good for professional jobs...
Overall experience with Vegas was good, I had to leave the software once I learned a lot and started doing more professional work. It's okay for beginners and budget/home projects. Price is too high, feels clunky and outdated and that's a con.
PROSI use Vegas even before MAGIX bought it, the software is really great, and it helped me a lot when it was my only option a few years ago, when my computer wasn't that great. Vegas is the perfect choice for rookies on video edition, you can learn the basics on aspect ratios, cut-and-paste fragments of video, resolutions, audio parameters, etc. The tools can be pretty advanced and useful if you know how to use them, there are solutions for everything related to video edition on Vegas, you can even do some animation and automated effects. The rendering times are pretty great, even on low-end computers.
CONSIt's not the best for professional use and commercial projects, it can be kind of clunky and the learning curve is slow and very frustrating. Templates for text and cards on video feels really outdated. Animation and automation tools are not the best, while they work, they require, in fact, a lot of hard work to function properly. The prices for it are really high.
Jonathan
Verified reviewer
Media Production, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2022
Amazing Editing Software
VEGAS pro was my first video editing program and it was extremely easy to pick up and use, they have added many new features that make the workflow faster, however, it could use some stability and speed improvements.
PROS- Easy to use - Has motion tracking - Supports the majority of pro video formats - You can edit audio
CONSCan be slow at times, mostly when rendering.
João
Graphic Design, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2023
Vegas Pro: A gateway tool
For my usage, which was pretty simple editing of video and audio, with some effects on top, it did the job just like I wanted it, but I was well aware of its limitations.
PROSVegas Pro is easy to pick up and use, and it is fairly intuitive for its most basic features, and learning to use the more advanced suite of tools is not very hard, which makes this a great tool for beginners.
CONSOther programs do a much better job at the most complicated tasks of video editing and effects. This is the place where Vegas Pro lags behind other more established alternatives.
Hayden
Media Production, 1 employee
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2022
It's a very capable video editor, in the sea of video editing software
It's a full featured and powerful video editor.
CONSCan be laggy and has some quirks that you need to get used to.
Reason for choosing VEGAS Pro
It's good for some tasks, but It's not my main video editing software.
John
Education Management, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2021
Terrible customer service
Before Sony sold it to the new entity, it was a joy to use. Now, I am actually looking to get a different editing software the actually helps its customers.
PROSThe software was easy to use and as I mentioned the learning curve was quite easy. More complex operations required some research but usually the problem at hand was easy to solve and the results were impressive.
CONSBefore it was sold by Sony, it was easy to ask questions and get technical support. Now, it's nearly impossible to get any help or support. Their website is useless when it comes to addressing customer service.
Reason for choosing VEGAS Pro
Ease of use.
Reasons for switching to VEGAS Pro
Vegas offered more options. It was already installed in the computer in my class when I transferred from my other school district. The learning curve was fairly easy and the videos offered on YouTube were very helpful.
Chris
Entertainment, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2022
My go to rendering engine
Vegas is the crucial final stage of my workflow and has been for 8+ years. I see no reason to look elsewhere.
PROSHave used various versions of Vegas over the years mainly for final compilation of a project. I chose Vegas due to it's reliable real-time preview, titling and surround sound capabilities.
CONSLike all video software real time preview of complicated, multi-layer FX is a problem. I ended up using alternative software to achieve this which suffered less lag.
Reason for choosing VEGAS Pro
Mainly price (especially now AE is subscription).
Tim
Entertainment, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2023
My honest review about VEGAS Pro after years of use
Very easy to useA lot of featuresMany video/audio effectsSuper easy to set upRendering is very fast
CONSMight be a bit buggy sometimesCan sometimes crash unexpectedlySome features might not work properly
Zulfa
Computer Games, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2021
Vegas Pro, a very fantastic video editor tool
Vegas Pro is probably one of the best video editing software I use, while it seems complicated, but it doesn't take long for me to learn about the apps, it gives so many options to make videos interesting, it also supports the use of the green screen effect, whether you want to make funny game moments video, music videos, film, or just meme, guide video, and much more! This software can do all that,
PROSQuite easy to use, great interface, lot's of effect even on stock, Capable of using green screen effect
CONSSometimes crash, it needs quite a lots of RAM.
Reasons for switching to VEGAS Pro
More choice and more creative ways to use Vegas Pro than movie maker
Jason
Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2021
Great Product
I use it o make videos for Facebook and Youtube for our church. It is very easy to use. It has all the features that others have -- without being tied into a certain operating system or resource demands.
PROSI have been using Vegas since it was Vegas 10. It has consistently gotten better with each successive generation. It converts and renders all the video that I need it to.
CONSImporting live video is somewhat of an issue. It could integrate with daw software better as well. Magix should look at a subscription-based service instead of having to buy outright for upgrades.
Gift
Music, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2022
Best Video Editor
For an inexpensive and available editing software, I always use this for its ease of use and accessibility. It is what I use rather than other expensive software that only recognizes a certain type of computer.
PROSIt was easy to use from purchase with all the templates at hand. The visual layout isn't crowded and the tools for editing are understandable from the get go.
CONSSometimes crashes for a laptop edit with big size files of videos but the best thing is it saves from the last point of editing.
Fabio
Media Production, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2020
one of the simplest video and audio editors
I used it very often in the past when I started editing videos. Very simple to use, not complicated compared to the competition, and to start editing videos it is perfect. Even today I use it for editing and audio production, preferring it to other software
CONSit is not as professional as other software, but to start with it has everything you need, in fact at the beginning it is a better software than others
Ivan
Computer Software, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2019
The tool for all video editors
I had a great time using Vegas Pro. It was easy on the RAM of my PC and fun to play around with. I like it more than Premiere Pro.
PROSSony Vegas Pro has an extremely large set of tools that professional editors can use for their projects. It's user friendly UI makes the workflow go smooth without any complications. It even has built-in tutorials for most tools that users can experiment and try out new features.
CONSExtremely expensive piece of software and takes a lot of time to master. Cannot make projects with FPS lesser than 12.
Reasons for switching to VEGAS Pro
Premiere Pro was using too much RAM and was not very easy to understand. Overall I did not like the UI and I find Vegas Pro to have a more simplified version which is great in my book.
Najib
Verified reviewer
Textiles, 201-500 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2021
Your video with Vegas pro
I started to create videos with vegas pro knowing nothing about it, i learned to master tools easily in less time, first because it lets you crop,split and even combinefootage with just few clicks of the mouse, seconde it providing various filters and visual effects.
PROSEasy to handle ,does not affect your pc, if you are beginner it will help you learn step by step, and if you are professional then this is the ideal tool to improve your skills.
CONSThe video takes a long time to extract, but the solution was very easy just to configure the output.
Cedric
Verified reviewer
Non-Profit Organization Management, 1 employee
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2020
Vegas Pro: The True Non-linear Editor
It allows me to focus on the project and create versus trying to figure out how to do this and that. When you are trying to meet deadlines, you want a tool that is easy to use not slow down the process. Plus Vegas was doing 64bit with real time preview and effects long before the other guys. No long waits to see if things will work and stable in use. Get this and save yourself the headaches!
PROSWorks like a non-linear editor should and not like a linear tape deck thrown on a pc program.
CONSThe loyality program could be a little more cheaper for some of us using Vegas since Version 6.
Reason for choosing VEGAS Pro
Familiar with them since 2005 and better to use. They are not a knock-off of another editor and is easy to use.
Gustavo
Education Management, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed August 2020
Simple, Intuitive and Killer
I edit short films and video logs for Youtube. It is definitely one of the best and most complete video editors, lightweight, fast rendering and very intuitive in the whole process.
PROSIt's simple to use, intuitive to add effects over the timeline, full detailed audio control and plenty of plug-in options
CONSIt could presents many crashes when an effect is included, and may even close the entire program. Delimiting options for types of files to be rendered
dj amsterdam
Computer Software, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2022
Vegas pro is one of the easiest video editing softwares for both beginners & experienced.
Vegas pro has simple editing tools making the work easy and time saving.
CONSThough the software is nice, sometimes it crushes when you try out some effects or transitions.
Irena
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed March 2023
Old-school video editor with great features but falling behind in almost everything
It was the first real video editor I started to learn in so I have personal connection to this software. It has pretty good layout and work flow. Also great shortcuts (spacebar for example).
CONSYou have modify your setup or your videos would get smudged. Also it is sometimes hard to find correct export settings.
Adrian
Verified reviewer
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used monthly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
2
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed December 2022
For pro and for home
Vegas is a traditional audio editing software tool. Is solid, strong, clear. You will be happy with his general options, predefined audio filters, equalizations and render quality. You will learn, with days and monthes of using it.
CONSSometines - if you are not a professional - you dont know about features, filters, effects... the knowledge base sometimes is not for home or semipro users. In the last years, editing tools are more friendly and familiar.. Vegas is still a "hard tool"