Vegas 14 upgrade now $149 at DVinfo.net

Paul Anderegg · November 28th, 2016, 01:47 AM

Until Nov 30.....I might buy it just to make 4K HVEC files. :-)

Paul

Jack Zhang · November 28th, 2016, 11:12 AM

You can make them using libx265 in FFmpeg too, but I guess Vegas is more convenient.

Avoid Handbrake. It never converts to a constant framerate properly.

Adam Stanislav · November 28th, 2016, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Anderegg

Until Nov 30.....I might buy it just to make 4K HVEC files. :-)

Paul

I hope not! HVEC has something to do with the polio virus (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poliov...ptor-related_1). ;) HEVC, on the other hand… :-)

Yes, you can make 4k HEVC files with Vegas 14, but the only option I see for that is inside a .mov file.

I am testing it right now and it appears to be about three times slower than rendering the same project to a standard MP4 file, though I won’t really know until the rendering finishes.

Barry Rivadue · November 28th, 2016, 03:01 PM

Vegas Edit is $149, I assume..

Adam Stanislav · November 28th, 2016, 03:18 PM

OK, it finished rendering to HEVC/.mov. It took four times as long as the MP4 files I made of it before. The size of the MP4 was 2,302,094 kB, the size of the HEVC/.mov is 380,094 kB.

It was configured to render it to the average bit rate of 40 Mb/s, with the maximum of 80 Mb/s. It actually rendered it to 10.1 Mb/s and it looks terrible. That is a 3840x2160 video at 24 fps.

In comparison, when I exported it to MP4 earlier, I then use HandBrake for further compression, which gave me another MP4, sized 809,145 kB, with a bit rate of 21.5 Mb/s and a nominal bit rate of 37.0 Mb/s.

So, if the only reason for upgrading is so you can use HEVC, hold your pennies!

If curious, I uploaded the project as processed by HandBrake to YouTube (which presumably did further processing of its own):

Paul Anderegg · November 28th, 2016, 03:57 PM

Sounds like I will take Vegas of of my HVAC processing list! The menu options in Handbrake have always confused me...maybe I will give ffmpeg a try. Handbrake also can too easily render out (5 hours later) an h265 4K file which is like all black...ugh.

Paul

Ron Evans · November 28th, 2016, 07:28 PM

TMPGenc Mastering Works 6 will also encode HEVC and even use the latest Intel CPU's that support encoding with Quicksync http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/tvmw6.html

Ron Evans

Dale Guthormsen · December 3rd, 2016, 02:44 PM

So, what are the big differences between the three options for renewal?

IM STILL ON 12, BUT WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE UPGRADE.

Adam Stanislav · December 4th, 2016, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dale Guthormsen

So, what are the big differences between the three options for renewal?

See Product comparison for that. At any rate, Vegas Edit is just Vegas, Vegas Pro is Vegas plus DVD Architect plus some third party plugins, and Vegas Pro Suite is the same as Vegas Pro plus additional third party plugins.

Adam Stanislav · December 4th, 2016, 06:54 PM

I should add that many of those plugins are from NewBlue, and you cannot activate them unless you create an account with TrueBlue. Had I known that in advance, I would have just gone for the Edit version. I am absolutely not interested in giving my email address to third parties.

Adam Stanislav · December 4th, 2016, 11:03 PM

Oh, the irony!

I have decided to, what the heck, register with New Blue, just to find out I had bought two of their filters in the past (or maybe they were just included in an earlier Vegas version?), Motion Effects and Motion Blends. So instead of registering, I requested a new password, logged in, downloaded and installed those, got the serial numbers from the web site, registered them, and then registered the ones I got with Vegas 14 Pro Suite.

November 28th, 2016, 01:47 AM	#1
Paul Anderegg Trustee Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Diego, Califonia Posts: 1,559	Vegas 14 upgrade now $149 Until Nov 30.....I might buy it just to make 4K HVEC files. :-) Paul

November 28th, 2016, 11:12 AM	#2
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: Vegas 14 upgrade now $149 You can make them using libx265 in FFmpeg too, but I guess Vegas is more convenient. Avoid Handbrake. It never converts to a constant framerate properly.

November 28th, 2016, 03:01 PM	#4
Barry Rivadue Major Player Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 508	Re: Vegas 14 upgrade now $149 Vegas Edit is $149, I assume..

November 28th, 2016, 03:18 PM	#5
Adam Stanislav Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Rhinelander, WI Posts: 1,258	Re: Vegas 14 upgrade now $149 OK, it finished rendering to HEVC/.mov. It took four times as long as the MP4 files I made of it before. The size of the MP4 was 2,302,094 kB, the size of the HEVC/.mov is 380,094 kB. It was configured to render it to the average bit rate of 40 Mb/s, with the maximum of 80 Mb/s. It actually rendered it to 10.1 Mb/s and it looks terrible. That is a 3840x2160 video at 24 fps. In comparison, when I exported it to MP4 earlier, I then use HandBrake for further compression, which gave me another MP4, sized 809,145 kB, with a bit rate of 21.5 Mb/s and a nominal bit rate of 37.0 Mb/s. So, if the only reason for upgrading is so you can use HEVC, hold your pennies! If curious, I uploaded the project as processed by HandBrake to YouTube (which presumably did further processing of its own): Kruhotvary 101 Lesson 6 - Fundamental Theorem Answers to Questions - YouTube

November 28th, 2016, 03:57 PM	#6
Paul Anderegg Trustee Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: San Diego, Califonia Posts: 1,559	Re: Vegas 14 upgrade now $149 Sounds like I will take Vegas of of my HVAC processing list! The menu options in Handbrake have always confused me...maybe I will give ffmpeg a try. Handbrake also can too easily render out (5 hours later) an h265 4K file which is like all black...ugh. Paul

November 28th, 2016, 07:28 PM	#7
Ron Evans Inner Circle Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,222	Re: Vegas 14 upgrade now $149 TMPGenc Mastering Works 6 will also encode HEVC and even use the latest Intel CPU's that support encoding with Quicksync http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/tvmw6.html Ron Evans

December 3rd, 2016, 02:44 PM	#8
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Re: Vegas 14 upgrade now $149 So, what are the big differences between the three options for renewal? IM STILL ON 12, BUT WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE UPGRADE. __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

December 4th, 2016, 06:54 PM	#10
Adam Stanislav Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Rhinelander, WI Posts: 1,258	Re: Vegas 14 upgrade now $149 I should add that many of those plugins are from NewBlue, and you cannot activate them unless you create an account with TrueBlue. Had I known that in advance, I would have just gone for the Edit version. I am absolutely not interested in giving my email address to third parties.

December 4th, 2016, 11:03 PM	#11
Adam Stanislav Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Rhinelander, WI Posts: 1,258	Re: Vegas 14 upgrade now $149 Oh, the irony! I have decided to, what the heck, register with New Blue, just to find out I had bought two of their filters in the past (or maybe they were just included in an earlier Vegas version?), Motion Effects and Motion Blends. So instead of registering, I requested a new password, logged in, downloaded and installed those, got the serial numbers from the web site, registered them, and then registered the ones I got with Vegas 14 Pro Suite.