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Vegasaur Changelog

What's new in Vegasaur 4.0

Jan 27, 2021
  • Improved support for VEGAS Pro 18
  • Many modal dialogs (like Quick Render, Silence Detector, Split Events and others) allow you to interact with VEGAS timeline simply by clicking the Minimize button. For example, if you have selected the wrong events, you can minimize the dialog box, select the events you want, restore the dialog, and run the tool (without closing/reopening it as in previous versions). This is especially useful when you, for example, have changed many options, entered different parameter values, and now find that you have not selected the desired track.
  • Many dockable tools (like Quick Properties, Select Events and others) have "Auto Apply" option that automatically applies settings when the tool window is already open. For example, you can apply Quick Properties by pressing a keyboard shortcut.
  • Added "Filename Tag" option to the following tools: Proxy Builder, Quick Render, Smart Trim, and Replace Media. It provides a more flexible way of naming the output files.
  • Quick Render: New options for rendering timeline selection and selected regions. Added support for Render Assistant presets. Fixed 5.1 audio import.
  • Smart Trim: Removed "Overwrite" option (files are never overwritten). Concatenation file can be added to the timeline.
  • Transcoder: Now you can add each pair of tracks (video + audio) when selecting tracks for rendering
  • Render Assistant: Starting with VEGAS Pro 18, you can pass the rendered file as a first parameter to the selected program. For example, it allows you to automatically upload the output file to your webserver or cloud.
  • Project Auditor: "Filter" button hides all other types of issues except the selected one. Added some new actions, for example, you can remove all empty tracks in the project, preview unused media (works in VEGAS Pro 18+), find them in Windows Explorer, copy the paths of all unused media files to the clipboard, etc.
  • Quick Properties: Added ability to enable and bypass transitions. "Sync Markers & Regions" option allows you to move markers along with events when arranging them on the timeline.
  • Titles&Text: New option for wrapping long text
  • Markers: Several new features and improvements such as "Invert Regions" option, export and import of marker positions to a plain text file, addition of the {EDM} command when converting regions to closed captions, and others.
  • Split Events: Added a new option to delete empty spaces in nested projects
  • Projects History can group all versioned projects (may be useful when using the incremental save feature of VEGAS)
  • Select Events tool can select events by take name, select all events in the same group, and select a track
  • Envelope Points: Added the ability to quantize the positions of envelope points
  • Snapshots: When taking a snapshot, you can also copy it to the clipboard (new setting)
  • Locked Media Files: Lists all media files that are not used in the current project, but locked by VEGAS. It allows you to unlock such files so that you can use them in external applications.
  • Multiple bug fixes and other small improvements
  • Text Generation Wizard:
  • Classic subtitles: new feature to simulate classic subtitles with background
  • Added support for HTML tag <br>
  • "Never Overlap" option ensures that subtitles do not overlap (for example, subtitles downloaded from YouTube often have overlapping timecodes)
  • Added support for time ruler offset when exporting text events to a subtitle file
  • External Editors:
  • Added ability to replace original media or take after editing a file in an external application
  • With the new "Extract Audio" option, you can extract audio from video files and edit it in the selected audio editor
  • "Extract Image" option will save the snapshot as a PNG file and open it in the selected image editor
  • The processed media files are automatically closed before starting the external application and reopened when returning to VEGAS. This works regardless of Auto Offline feature of Vegasaur or native option "Close media files when not the active application".
  • "Read Only" setting is intended for use with applications that do not modify files (eg. viewers, media analysers, etc.). Media files will not be closed/reopened, which improves performance.

New in Vegasaur 3.9.4 (Jan 23, 2020)

  • Recommended bug fix release

New in Vegasaur 3.9.2 (Oct 23, 2019)

  • Recommended bug fix release

New in Vegasaur 3.9 (Sep 4, 2019)

  • Pin Effects to Motion Track allows you to bind motion tracking data to any matching effect. Matching effect means any video fx or media generator with parameters that specify screen coordinates, for example, VEGAS Titles&Text, VEGAS Lens Flare, RedGiant Universal Line, Ignite Lightning & Electricity, Ignite Quad Warp, Sapphire S_WarpCornerPin etc. Raise your creativity to the next level!
  • Pin Events to Motion Track one-click command can use VEGAS Pro 17+ Picture-in-Picture plugin to quickly create a "Corner Pin" effect, i.e. superimpose a foreground video clip onto the destination object. For example, replacing a TV screen or computer monitor in your video with another clip or image.
  • Batch Stabilization:
  • Now you can apply VEGAS video stabilization plugin as Event FX (works in VEGAS Pro 17+)
  • ProDAD CMOS Fixr plugin can be used with any stabilizer applied as Event FX (in previous versions it could only be used with Mercalli stabilizer)
  • Open in External Editor:
  • Specify * (asterisk) in the File Extensions field to indicate that the editor can open any media file (for example, you can run MediaInfo Lite and display the properties of a media file regardless of its extension)
  • You can open a nested project (or its copy) in the same VEGAS instance. Just hold the Shift key while running the command (similar to command Open Nested Timeline in VEGAS Pro 17, but also works in older versions)
  • Create Nested Project from Selected Events: now it can create a copy of the selected nested project. This is extremely useful if, for example, you have a text template (nested .veg file) and you want to create another one.
  • Project Auditor can list all VEGAS video stabilization effects without motion data
  • Markers: added support for nested projects in Demote Markers tool
  • Proxy Media Builder: improved support for nested timelines (increased rendering speed)
  • Stereoscopic 3D Adjust effect can be applied after Pan/Crop
  • Velocity 2 Twixtor command can also convert event playback rate to Twixtor keyframes
  • Several bug fixes and code optimizations

New in Vegasaur 3.8 (Aug 5, 2019)

  • Improved support for VEGAS Pro 17
  • All audio tools (Voice Over, Beat Detector, Silence Detector) automatically convert media files to WAV PCM format when needed. This improves performance and compatibility.
  • Voice Over now ignores muted events and considers them silent
  • Quick Render: New options Add as Take and Open nested projects. The latter allows you to open nested projects and render them.
  • Presets Manager can automatically rename the imported preset if it already exists. Added support for favorite render templates.
  • Snapshots: New option allows you to add (or remove) the name of the project to the file name when saving snapshots
  • Transcoder: Added {tn} name pattern, which is replaced by the name of the rendered track
  • Close Gaps (Selected Events) command can be applied to the single selected event to move it to the previous one
  • Multiple bug fixes and minor improvements

New in Vegasaur 3.7 (Apr 17, 2019)

  • NEW: Beat Detector finds the beats in your audio files and generates markers at these beats so you can edit in sync with the music
  • Archive Project: Estimate Size button allows you to find out the size of all files before archiving
  • Markers: Advanced options for deleting markers (for example, you can easily remove unwanted beats created with Beat Detector)
  • Select Events: new filter option to select text events
  • Several bug fixes and improvements

New in Vegasaur 3.6 (Jan 21, 2019)

  • Batch Stabilization:
  • Added support for VEGAS 360° Stabilizer
  • Added support for proDAD CMOS Fixr plugin, which is applied before proDAD Mercalli V4
  • New options for more control over stabilization: Disable Resample, Deinterlace, and others
  • Archive Project:
  • Removed mode Create trimmed copies of source media, which used the outdated VEGAS built-in archiving function.If you still need this feature, use VEGAS menu File > Save As with option Copy media with project
  • New options to filter copied files: Exlude Media Bin and Exclude Media Folders
  • Now the file that is used in several nested projects is copied only once.
  • Open in External Editor:
  • Finally, the all-in-one solution for editing/opening files on the VEGAS timeline in external applications. Nowyou can specify whether you want to open the original file or its copy. You can import an edited copy into a project, add it to a newtrack or as a new take. You can also quickly rename the file before importing.You can add an unlimited number of editors for all types of files you want.If necessary, you will be asked to choose which editor should open the file or its copy. Customize as you need!

New in Vegasaur 3.5 (Dec 24, 2018)

  • Split Screen can assist you to develop a split screen effect incredibly quickly and easily. Works in VEGAS Pro 16 or newer (because it uses the new Bezier Mask effect).
  • Archive Project: added support for Hitfilm projects, lut files. Now users can leave their comments about the archive. They are saved in a text file in addition to the list of used effects and fonts.
  • Smart Trim: Added options Add to New Tracks and Add as Takes
  • Quick Properties: Added Skip "(no camera)" takes option to work with multi-camera events
  • Select Events: Added the ability to select events by the specified take number
  • Replace Media: Now you can choose All Media or Selected Media options and the tool will automatically find replacement files. This greatly simplifies the workflow. Added Keep Media FX option, which preserves all OFX media effects.
  • Text Generation Wizard: Automatically adds {EDM} closed caption when exporting text events to closed captions
  • Markers: Automatically adds {EDM} closed caption when importing files as closed captions. Ability to delete only empty markers.
  • Numerous bug fixes and small improvements

New in Vegasaur 3.4 (Sep 4, 2018)

  • Pin Events to Motion Track: New 1-Click command to attach motion tracking keyframes to all selected video events. It allows you to pin images, text, generated media, video clips. (works in VEGAS Pro 16+)
  • Sort Media Bins: Allows you to sort custom media bins alphabetically or in the specified order (Tools menu)
  • Text Generation Wizard: Now you can save font styles (bold, italic) as HTML tags when exporting text media to subtitles
  • Quick Properties: New option Conform to Project Frame Rate to change the playback rate of several events
  • Batch Stabilization: Added support for the new video stabilization plug-in in VEGAS Pro 16

New in Vegasaur 3.3.6 (Aug 28, 2018)

  • Batch Stabilization: Added support for the new video stabilization plug-in in VEGAS Pro 16

New in Vegasaur 3.3 (Sep 22, 2017)

  • Notable fixes/changes in Version 3.3 (2017-09-21):
  • Velocity 2 Twixtor: New 1-Click command to convert velocity envelope to Twixtor keyframes for creating super smooth slow motion
  • Quick Render: Fast way to render selected events or regions
  • Markers: You can temporarily hide selected types of markers. Unhide, when you need them again
  • Tweener: Added support for transition progress envelopes
  • Batch Stabilization: Added support for BCC Optical Stabilizer and NewBlueFX Stabilizer
  • New option in Preferences: Automatically select skin to better match VEGAS Pro theme (selected by default)
  • Removed several redundant tools and options
  • Paste Event Attributes tool is no longer available in VEGAS Pro 15, which has a similar tool Selective Paste Event Attributes
  • Apply/Remove FX: Clear option was deleted and replaced by Remove option
  • Sweeper: Deleted old code to remove unused media files from the project
  • Improved support for multi-channel media files in Proxy Media Builder, Transcoder, and Replace Media tools
  • Fixed an issue with displaying audio waveform when using one-click commands Create Nested Project
  • A number of bug fixes and optimizations

New in Vegasaur 3.2.2 (Jun 20, 2017)

  • Maintenance release:
  • Improved support for multi-channel media files in Proxy Media Builder, Transcoder, and Replace Media tools
  • Fixed an issue with displaying audio waveform when using one-click commands Create Nested Project...
  • A number of bug fixes and optimizations

New in Vegasaur 3.2 (May 31, 2017)

  • Apply/Remove FX: Now you can easily copy OFX effects from one object to another without creating presets. For example, you can copy effects from event to media (i.e. convert Event FX to Media FX), apply a filter package from your collection to the selected media file and then propagate effects on all other clips etc.
  • Snapshots: New option to add EXIF date and time attributes to snapshots using the date/time metadata of the video file and the elapsed time of the snapshot
  • Quick Properties: Added Takes Editor that can rename and switch active takes. For example, you can switch to a take that contains certain characters in its name or select an absolutely random take in hundreds of events. It is also possible to automatically activate the next take in each event. This makes sense when working with multi-take events (eg. in multicam projects).
  • Smart Trim: Now you can concatenate all output files into a single file. All input files must have the same codec and codec parameters. The frame accuracy is not guaranteed, but it can be useful if you want to cut out unnecessary parts from a clip.
  • Markers: Added support for GoPro HiLight Tags. Added the ability to use the selected clips on the timeline to write or read markers.
  • Project Backups: Fixed a bug that could cause the application to hang (when working with third-party effect editors, eg. Mocha Pro). In addition, the tool automatically creates a new backup before restoring the project from a backup (thus, saving the current state of a project).
  • Project Auditor takes into account Mute & Solo flags of track groups (requires VEGAS Pro 14 build 244 or newer)
  • A number of fixes and improvements in Text Wizard and Titles&Text tools

New in Vegasaur 3.1 (Dec 9, 2016)

  • Jarle's Handheld Camera: Real camera shake effects that were used by the editors of DEADPOOL movie
  • All tools that change the position of events (eg. Close Gaps, Randomize Events, Sort Events Chronologically, Quick Properties > Placement etc.) comply with Ignore Event Grouping option in Vegas Options menu. If it is unchecked, Vegasaur moves ALL the grouped events. Otherwise, it moves only the selected video/audio events ignoring any "external" events grouped with them.
  • Quick Properties: Length and Extend to Cursor options were superseded with a new Extend Event option. It offers several flexible ways to trim and change the length of events.
  • Proxy Media Builder: Background rendering for native Vegas proxies and new features
  • Select Events: Added new option to process events within regions
  • Render Assistant: Period of silence setting lets you disable audio notifications for certain time intervals (eg. at night). By default it is turned on, so adjust it as you need.
  • Apply/Remove FX: New options to insert effects to the begining of the fx chain and before Pan/Crop
  • Sweeper: Added support for .scc & .sfvx files
  • Vegasaur menu reorganization: Added 2 new submenus (Audio and Media)
  • Plenty other minor changes and bug fixes

New in Vegasaur 3.0 (Sep 20, 2016)

  • Vegasaur 3.0 requires VEGAS Pro 14 or newer. You can install this version side-by-side with the older Vegasaur versions - Vegas Pro 8-13 will continue to use Vegasaur 1.x or 2.x, while the newer versions of Vegas Pro will use the new Vegasaur
  • A bunch of technical changes: new .NET Framework, new Vegas Scripting API, updated GUI library etc
  • Silence Detector: Finds the silence in the media files
  • Still Images Panel: Indispensable tool for animators. Fast way to change "New still image length" setting and more
  • Batch Stabilization: Added support for Mercalli V4 Stabilizr plug-in
  • By default, Vegasaur uses dark color skin, but you can easily change it in Preferences window

New in Vegasaur 2.7 (Sep 3, 2016)

  • Added support for MAGIX VEGAS Pro 13 build 543
  • Text Generation Wizard: New features for importing subtitles. Set the starting timecode to 00:00:00 option shifts all the timestamps of a subtitle file so that the first subtitle starts from 00:00:00. The second option, Import subtitles as a single media, creates a single text object containing all subtitles. This can improve the responsiveness of Vegas in case of a large number of subtitles
  • Markers: Added 3 new options in "Adjust Position" list (move next/previous/nearest marker to cursor). In "Demote Markers" tool added support for subclips
  • Goto 1-click command: usability improvement; added support for media markers; "Move Cursor" window remembers your settings
  • A bunch of minor fixes and improvements in other tools

New in Vegasaur 2.6 (Jun 14, 2016)

  • Auto Offline: Added support for Vegas Pro 11 and 12
  • Open in External Editor: 1-click solution to open the selected media file on the timeline in an external editor
  • Automatic recovery of "hidden toolbar icons" (an old Vegas Pro bug)
  • Transcoder & Render Assistant: better support for Windows 10 and high DPI screens (with large font size)

New in Vegasaur 2.5 (Apr 20, 2016)

  • Auto Offline: New tool for those who frequently edit media files in external applications.
  • Available only in Vegas Pro 13
  • When this option is enabled, media files can be edited in external editors (audio, image, etc.). Unlike the standard option Close media files when not the active application, this tool allows you close only certain types of files, for example, only images. No more annoying delays when switching between Vegas and other applications! We recommend that you completely turn off the standard option.
  • It forces Vegas to release the lock from Photoshop files (just add psd extension to the list). There is a bug in Vegas Pro: PSD files created in newer versions of Adobe Photoshop are not closed properly. As a result, they can not be saved in Photoshop while they are used in the project. Editors used to use various workarounds, such as closing/opening projects, restarting Vegas etc. Forget about that sh*t.
  • Available under Vegasaur > Project menu
  • Minor improvements

New in Vegasaur 2.4.1 (Feb 9, 2016)

  • Batch Media Import: Significantly increased speed
  • Transcoder, Proxy Builder, Restore Audio/Video: Added support for multichannel audio
  • Bug fixes

New in Vegasaur 2.4 (Dec 16, 2015)

  • Notable fixes/changes:
  • Smart Trim: Numerous improvements and new features. As you know, Smart Trim uses FFmpeg to cut media files. New option Custom Command allows you to specify your own FFmpeg command line for processing input files. This option turns Smart Trim into complete front-end for FFmpeg inside Sony Vegas Pro!
  • Instant DVD: Estimated DVD size indicator, Output Type (ISO image or VIDEO_TS folder), improved compatibility with software players.
  • Recorded Date/Time Subtitles: New options to correct date/time values, ability to automatically load generated subtitles into Text Wizard
  • Multiple minor improvements, code optimizations and bug fixes

New in Vegasaur 2.3 (Sep 17, 2015)

  • Instant DVD: Burn movies to DVD disc directly from the timeline using markers as DVD chapters.
  • Recorded Date/Time Subtitles: Added new option Adjust date and time that allows you to correct datecode when you forget to set the time and date on your camera.
  • Proxy Builder: Added custom output folder (it can be useful when reading and writing on different hard drives)

New in Vegasaur 2.2 (Jun 25, 2015)

  • Titles & Text:
  • Added new features to modify the text content - search and replace a string, change character case.
  • Text Generation Wizard:
  • Added support for and tags in subtitles (works only with Titles&Text media generator)
  • Text counter displays a new line of text after a specified period of time
  • Create text at events function can read text from .txt file, which is a very flexible and powerful way to label your clips on the timeline
  • 1-Click Command:
  • Make Groups which groups each event with all respective events on other tracks.
  • Proxy Builder & Transcoder:
  • Added support for image sequences

New in Vegasaur 2.1 (Feb 6, 2015)

  • Paste Event Attributes: Added support for Fade Ins/Outs
  • Replace Media: Introduced Match Media Properties option to automatically change the project settings to match the replaced media properties
  • Transcoder: Added support for DoStudio chapters
  • Voice Over:
  • Added ability to save and restore settings using presets
  • "Detect Silence" function can process audio from nested projects
  • Presets Manager: Save/Restore toolbar buttons
  • Automatic check for updates
  • Minor bug fixes and improvements

New in Vegasaur 2.0 (Nov 17, 2014)

  • Vegasaur 2.0 requires Vegas Pro 11 or newer. You can install this version side-by-side with version 1.x - Vegas Pro 8, 9, and 10 will continue to use Vegasaur 1.x, while the newer versions of Vegas will use the new Vegasaur.
  • Several features only work in 64-bit Windows, some of them also require a 64-bit Vegas Pro
  • Improved support for Vegas Pro 13
  • A lot of under-the-hood optimizations. For example, significantly improved support for Recorded Date/Time stamps (even if Vegas Pro does not support it for your camera). So now you can sync clips by date/time stamps in multicamera projects, sort events on the timeline etc.
  • NEW Recorded Date/Time Subtitles: Save recording date information as subtitles. Import subtitles to DVD Architect, or "burn-in" them with Text Generation Wizard
  • NEW Batch Media Import: Imports media files from a highly nested folder structure on your disk, including image sequences
  • NEW Smart Trim: Experimental feature for trimming media files without re-encoding and rendering (works only in 64-bit Windows)
  • NEW Paste Event Attributes: Allows you to choose which properties to copy
  • Effects module:
  • NEW Tweener: Keyframe generator for smooth animated effects and motion path
  • NEW Strobe Light: Helps you to create dynamic strobe light effects
  • NEW Batch Stabilization: Stabilizes multiple clips with a single click
  • Stereoscopic 3D: Completely rewritten and optimized
  • Freeze Frame: Added new options Freeze Frame to Cursor and Disable Resample
  • Voice Over: Added automatic analysis options that can detect silent intervals inside audio files (works only in 64-bit Windows)
  • Text Generation Wizard: Export text from Titles&Text events to a file, convert text subtitles to closed captions. Added fractional counters
  • Transcoder: Select regions from multiple projects (works only in VP 13+)
  • Markers: Added option to export markers to MP4 chapters and import markers from MP4 chapters (works only in 64-bit Vegas)
  • Render Assistant: Makes render window draggable and shows detailed information about the current render template
  • Project Auditor: Added 2 new audits - Find Muted Events and Find Resampled Events

New in Vegasaur 1.9.5 (Jun 10, 2014)

  • Fixed bug with Replace Media tool in VP13

New in Vegasaur 1.9.4 (Apr 3, 2014)

  • Added support for Vegas Pro 13
  • New skins (Vegasaur > Preferences)
  • Bug fixes

New in Vegasaur 1.9.3 (Apr 2, 2014)

  • Added support for Vegas Pro 13
  • New skins (Vegasaur > Preferences)
  • Small bug fixes

New in Vegasaur 1.9 (Jul 1, 2013)

  • NEW: Titles & Text: New tool to change the font, color, shadow and other attributes of multiple text events in a single step
  • NEW: 1-Click Command: Create Nested Project from Selected Events
  • Transcoder: Added support for tracks rendering - you can save each track as a separate media file, or you can render a group of related tracks. Transcoder can now preserve the following attributes when converting media files: file modified date, file creation date, timecode (this depends on the output format)
  • Split Events: New Delete every other slice option, which allows you to create different high-motion effects, Strobe Light effect etc.
  • Render Assistant can now automatically set the process priority during rendering
  • Quick Properties: Further enhancements in Placement tool - new sort methods, syncing methods for multicamera projects, Fill Area function
  • Apply/Remove FX: Adds filters in a random or alternating order for eye-catching visual effects
  • Numerous bug fixes

New in Vegasaur 1.8 (Oct 1, 2012)

  • NEW: Proxy Media Builder: The fastest way to create video proxy or intermediate files
  • Transcoder: Fixed a bug that could cause a hang on some configurations, multiple optimizations
  • Replace Media: Added the Results window
  • Render Assistant:
  • Send Email post-render action: Added support for SMTP connections secured by SSL (eg. GMail)
  • Send Notification post-render action: Send real-time notification messages to iOS/Android devices
  • Freeze Frame: New Split Audio option
  • Sweeper: Added support for sfvp0 files (video proxies)
  • Added toolbar icons for all effect modules (Freeze Frame, Rocket Speed etc.)
  • Workflow optimizations

New in Vegasaur 1.7 (Jun 28, 2012)

  • Numerous bug fixes, improvements and optimizations
  • Effects: Completely redesigned UI, now it is the host for independent modules for working with audio/video effects.
  • Currently, the following modules are available:
  • Apply/Remove FX
  • Freeze Frame
  • Photo Snapshot
  • Rocket Speed: New Update Audio option (applicable if the rate in the range 0.25-4)
  • Stereoscopic 3D (requires Vegas Pro 10.0b or newer)
  • Text Generation Wizard: Added support for Titles and Text plug-in, improved placement at events (added Alignment option etc.)
  • Quick Properties: Further enhancements in Placement tool
  • Markers: Added support for MKV chapters. Promote Media Markers function can extract command markers (eg. closed captions) from nested projects
  • Voice-Over: Independent Fade In and Fade Out controls, new Offset option allows you to specify +/- offset values for more control on where the volume envelope begins to transition
  • Snapshots: Implemented dark UI design (inherits colors from Vegas pallete)
  • Pan/Crop Assistant: Added the option to isolate Video Wall effect when you create it using Track Motion. In other words, video wall does not affect other events on the same tracks