Each release of Vegas is sold standalone, however upgrade discounts are sometimes provided.
Vegas Beta Sonic Foundry introduced a sneak preview version of Vegas Pro on 11 June 1999. It is called a "Multitrack Media Editing System".
Vegas 1.0 Released on July 23, 1999 at the NAMM Show in
Nashville, Tennessee, Vegas was an audio-only tool with a particular focus on rescaling and resampling audio. It supported formats like DivX and Real Networks RealSystem G2 file formats. Version 1.0 is the final Vegas release to include Windows 95 support.
Vegas Video beta (Vegas 2.0 beta) Released on April 10, 2000, this was the first version of Vegas to include video-editing tools.
Vegas Video (Vegas 2.0) Released on June 12, 2000. Version 2.0 is the final Vegas Video release to include Windows NT 4.0 support.
Vegas Video 3.0 Released on December 3, 2001. This release added: • New Video Effects – Lens Flare, Light Rays, Film FX, Color Curves, Mirror, Remap, Deform, Convolution, Linear Blur, Black Restore, Levels, Unsharp Mask, Color Grading, and Timecode Burn filter. • Batch Capture with Automatic Scene Detection – Captures DV with automatic scene detection, batch capture, tape logging, still image capture and thumbnail previews. • Red Book Audio CD Mastering with CD Architect (TM) Technology – Used for burning Red Book audio CD masters directly from the Vegas timeline with ISRC, UPC, and PQ list support. • New Sonic Foundry DV Codec – Introduces a DV codec developed by Sonic Foundry that offers artifact-free compositing and DV chromakeying. • DV Print-to-Tape from the Timeline – Prints projects to DV cameras and decks from the Vegas timeline. • Windows Media (TM) File Editing – Creates and edits Windows Media (TM) files. • New MPEG Encoding Tools – Used for producing MPEG-2 files for DVD productions. • Dynamic RAM Previewing – Temporary RAM/render-free previews for analysis and tweaking of complex video FX without rendering. • VideoCD and Data CD Burning – Burning projects directly to VideoCD for playback on most DVD players or data CDs for playback computers' CD-ROMs.
Vegas 4.0 Released on February 6, 2003. This release added: • Advanced Color Correction Tools • Searchable Media Pool Bins • Vectorscope, Histogram, Parade and Waveform Monitoring • Application Scripting • Improved Ripple Editing • Motion Blur and Super-Sampling Envelopes • 5.1 Surround Mixing • Dolby® Digital AC-3 Encoding certified and tested by Dolby Laboratories • DirectX® Audio Plug-In Effects Automation • ASIO Driver Support • Windows Media™ 9 Support, including Surround Encoding • DVD Authoring with AC-3 File Import Capabilities • Integration with DVD Architect via Chapter Marker Passing
Vegas 4.0b Released in April 2003; added HD editing and 24p support.
Vegas 4.0e Released in November 2003; This is the first release of Vegas under the ownership of Sony; Sonic Foundry had sold Vegas alongside
Sound Forge and other programmes to
Sony Pictures Digital for USD$18 million that same year. Version 4.0e the final Vegas release to include Windows 98 and Me support.
Vegas 5.0 Released on April 19, 2004; added reversing, masking and 3D Track Motion. • 3D Track Motion and Compositing • Keyframeable Bezier Masking • Transition Progress Envelopes • Support for control surfaces including the Mackie Control Universal • Envelope automation recording • Envelope point thinning • Support for 5.1 audio plug-ins on the master bus • Multiple docking windows • Sub-clip creation • Realtime audio/video event reverse • Save and recall up to 10 different window layouts
Vegas 6.0 Released on April 18, 2005.
Vegas 7.0 Released in September 2006. Version 7 is the final Vegas release to include Windows 2000 support. It also gives the option to move the timeline to the bottom. • Improved video preview • Enhances window layout management • Improved snapping • User definable default smoothness for Pan/Crop and Track Motion • Freehand envelope drawing on timeline • Cut/Copy/Delete applies to grouped events • Red eye reduction for still images • DVD Import of 5.1 audio
Vegas Pro 8.0 Released on September 10, 2007. The first Sony Vegas version to go with the "Sony Vegas Pro" branding instead of the regular "Sony Vegas" branding. It also moved the timeline to the bottom by default, but users can still move it back to the top. • Ability to burn Blu-Ray DVD discs • Added support for Matrox uncompressed formats • Added support for reading QuickTime files using the BitJazz SheerVideo codec • Added "General" tab to the event and media properties • 32-bit floating point processing • Multi-camera editing • ProType Titler • Digital Signage support • Tempo based audio effects • Scripting now allows Custom Command extensions
Vegas Pro 8.1 Released September 2008. Vegas Pro 8.1 is the first version of Vegas Pro to be ported to 64-bit systems.
Vegas Pro 9.0 On May 21, 2009, Sony Creative Software released Sony Vegas Pro 9.0 with greater support for digital cinema including: • Support for 4K resolution • Native support for pro camcorder formats such as Red and
XDCAM EX The latest release of Sony Vegas Pro 9.0 is Vegas Pro 9.0e (released on May 13, 2010), which includes features such as new white balance video FX. In 2009, Sony Creative Software purchased the Velvetmatter Radiance suite of
video FX plug-ins and these are included in Sony Vegas Pro 9.0. As a result, they are no longer available as a separate product from Velvetmatter.
Vegas Pro 10 Sony Vegas Pro 10, released on October 11, 2010. This release added: • Stereoscopic 3D Editing • Comprehensive Subtitling • GPU-Accelerated AVC Encoding for limited formats (Using NVIDIA
CUDA). With the release of Sony Vegas Pro 10.0d, support was extended to some AMD GPUs (via the
OpenCL GPGPU API). • Image Stabilization • Audio Event FX • Track Management • Elastique Pitch Method • OpenFX plugins support • A few more updates and UI changes Version 10 is the final Vegas Pro release to include Windows XP support.
Vegas Pro 11 Sony announced Vegas Pro 11 on September 9, 2011, and it was released a month later, on October 17. Updated features include
GPGPU acceleration of video decoding, effects, playback, compositing, pan/crop, transitions, and motion. Other improvements were to include enhanced text tools, enhanced stereoscopic/3D features, RAW photo support, and new event synchronisation mechanisms. In addition, Vegas Pro 11 comes pre-loaded with "
NewBlue" Titler Pro, a 2D and 3D titling plug-in. Version 11 is the final Vegas Pro release to include 32-bit support. • GPU Accelerated Video Processing • New Titles and Text plugin • Improved usability for ProType Titler • Added Star Wipe transitions • Added Radial Pixelate effect • Added per parameter keyframing for many effects • Event Pan/Crop is now integrated into the Video Effect dialogue • Improved usability for the Mixing console • Simplified Master Bus window • Sync Links help keep events synced on the timeline
Vegas Pro 12 Sony released Vegas Pro 12 on November 9, 2012. Updated features include enhanced 4K support, more visual effects, and faster encoding performance. Starting with this release, Vegas Pro 12 is only dedicated to 64-bit versions of Windows. Starting with this release, it is available in three new configurations: • Vegas Pro 12 Edit: Professional Video and Audio Production • Vegas Pro 12: Professional Video, Audio, and Blu-ray Disc Creation • Vegas Pro 12 Suite: Professional Editing, Disc Authoring and Visual Effects Design New Features • Added New Plugins (LAB Adjust, Color Adjust, Layer Dimensionality) • Added Lightness/a/b to Histogram view • Added tools for creating rectangular or oval masks • You can now use the Apply to FX control in the Event Pan/Crop to mask video event effects • You can pair stereoscopic 3D subclips at the track level • new Match Project settings option to match the project with a video clip Version 12 is the final Vegas Pro release to include Windows Vista support.
Vegas Pro 13 Sony released Vegas Pro 13 on April 11, 2014. It brings new collaboration tools and streamlined workflows to professional content producers faced with a wide variety of multimedia production tasks. This is the final Vegas Pro release under Sony's ownership. The last Sony Vegas Pro 13 build was #453. MAGIX released a rebranded version build #545. • Added render support up to 4096x4096 • Added loudness meters and logging
Vegas Pro 14 MAGIX released Vegas Pro 14 on September 20, 2016. This is the first release of Vegas Pro under the ownership of MAGIX. It features advanced 4K upscaling as well as various bug fixes, a higher video velocity limit, RED camera support and various other features. This was the last version of Vegas Pro to have the light theme set by default. • Improved Velocity Envelope and added 20% and 40% presets • Increased number of scripts that can be shown in the script menu • Native support for reading ProRes 4444 files • ProRes Rendering • Support for reading HEVC hvc1 file variants
Vegas Pro 15 Released on August 28, 2017, Vegas Pro 15 features major UI changes which claimed to bring usability improvements and customisation. It was the first version of VEGAS Pro to have a dark theme, and it also allows more efficient editing speeds, including adding new shortcuts to speed up editing. Vegas Pro 15 includes support for Intel Quick Sync Video (QSV) and other technologies, as well as various other features. It introduced the VEGAS Pro icon to be a V. • Selective Paste Attributes • Support for AMD VCE hardware acceleration for encoding 8-bit progressive HEVC files and H264 AVC/AAC files • Read timecode from MP4/MOV files from GoPro, SAVC-S, and Alpaha 7s cameras • Updated Support for RED Epic Dragon, Raven, Scarlet, and Weapon files • LUT, Picture in Picture, Crop OFX filters now uses the GPU • 5k and 6k files from Panasonic GH5 scaled to 4K for editing
Vegas Pro 16 Released on August 27, 2018, Vegas Pro 16 has some new features including file backup, motion tracking, improved video stabilization, 360° editing and HDR support. Version 16 is the final Vegas Pro release to include Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 support.
Vegas Pro 17 Released on August 5, 2019. This release added: • Nested timelines • Improved
video stabilisation • Planar
motion tracking/video tracking • Smart Split Edit • Dynamic
storyboard and timeline interaction • Bézier masking OFX-Plugin • Lens correction plug • Improved Picture-In-Picture OFX plug-in • Automatic slideshow creator • Screen capture • Improved multicamera editing • Improved color grading • Length show • Experimental MKV reader
Vegas Pro 18 Released on August 3, 2020. This release added: • Motion Tracker Panel • Improved Video FX, Transitions and Media Generator windows • 8-Bit (full range) pixel format • Black Bar Fill plug-in • Denoiser plug-in • Flicker Control plug-in • Style Transfer plug-in • Integrated graphics card driver update check • The Lens Correction FX has got an additional zooming factor • Export and Import of VEGAS Pro preferences • Reworked screen capture utility VEGAS Capture • Incremental Save • A more detailed render progress dialogue box • Swap video files • New Video Scopes options • VEGAS Prepare • VEGAS Hub explorer window • Alternate High DPI mode • Logarithmic Exposure adjustment • Some more legacy features were hidden by default, use Preferences > Deprecated Features • Event edge handles Vegas Pro 18 has suffered from serious stability issues, causing it to have a 35% positive review score on the distribution platform
Steam.
Vegas Pro 19 Released on August 18, 2021. This release added: • Improved user interface • Improved color grading • Improved effects • New cloud-integrated content management and acquisition. •
Live streaming Vegas Pro 20 Released on August 10, 2022. This release added: • File Drop for fast collaboration • Automatic project collections • Local project archives • Speech to Text functionality including automatic subtitle generation (official release - 365 subscribers only) • White Balance controls in the Color Grading Panel • Hue adjustment curves in the Color Grading Panel • VST3 Support for audio editing (beta) • VST 32-bit bridge (beta) • Optical Flow mode for Warp Flow and Smart Split • Real-time Optical Flow for the Slow Motion FX • Normalise button for events • Fade In/out included in Paste Event Attributes • Automatic region creation in Scene Detection • Honeycomb and Color Planes presets for GL transitions
Vegas Pro 21 Released on August 14, 2023. This release added: • VEGAS Z-Depth OFX plug-in and compositor • Adjustment events • Offset and Wrap OFX plug-in • Smart Masking • VEGAS Mocha • Cloud-based text to speech (365 only) • Quick Upload (365 only) • Online Help • New GL Transitions • Improved Button icons • VEGAS Content improvements (365 only)
Vegas Pro 22 Released on July 29, 2024. Version 22 is the final Vegas Pro release to include Windows 10 support.
Vegas Pro 23 Released on September 9, 2025. This release added: • VEGAS Core Engine 1.0 • Redesigned color grading workflow • Timeline-based keyframe animation (beta) • Enhanced UI flexibility with docking options • Unified Explorer window • Updated Smart Mask 2.0 • GPU decoding for Blackmagic RAW == Reception ==