VEGAS Movie Studio 17

I have been a user of Vegas and Sound Forge since the product was launched - a long time ago. (I migrated from Adobe Premiere early on). My prior purchase via Amazon digital to this one was v12, and it was time to upgrade - unfortunately Vegas isnt Vegas anymore - the last real version of Vegas prior to Magix changing everything is v17. So I bought this via digital download. Unfortunately the only serial number that Amazon sent was for Sound Forge, not Studio. So I contacted Magix and got an email back contact Amazon, we wont help you anymore. Thankfully, I was able to get a helpful associate on chat to assist - but they could only refund the order. Thus, the digital download of this is fraudulent. IF you need Studio still, (and dont want to bang your head against the wall with something better like Lightworks or Resolve) - then find a BOX/Physical copy of the product. The product itself is still good (again, only up to V17), but you wont be able to install unless you have serial numbers....

downloaded the software. it registered but would not activate. spent hours trying to contact an actual person to help me resolve the problem. i cant return it. so i guess i was just robbed.

The new 17 still has a lot of GLITCHES. I have been running MS since the 14 version FYI. Spent ALL DAY trying to get it to work with no success. Also, they NO LONGER offer support. Good luck trying to find a support contact page. Spent an hour just looking for that. NO LUCK.

Have had a very tough time getting this installed on my machine and now Im at a point where its installed but says its registered to another account. Cannot locate any form of phone or online help from Magix… really dont know what to do.

Ive never used video editing software worse than this. I have been using VEGAS editing products since 2009 and have always relied on them for my editing needs with little to no problems until now. They have always been intuitive and had more than enough capabilities on the base version to get a professional job done. This software has never run without one problem. It crashes frequently, it has numreous user interface glitches that YOU need to fix. It has random audio sync issues where videos will randomly mismatch the audio in the program, despite matching in the source video. The new features that work are barely worth the money. If youre like me and want to see if it works for you, take my example and AVOID. I usually never write reviews like this, so know that I do this out of necessity not rage.

Do not buy this. I bought this, downloaded and it seemed to work fine, but when I tried to open it again, it told me to activate it. I never got anything in any email as to what the activation code was. Spent like $50 for nothing. This is nothing but a scam. If I could give it zero stars, I would.

Ein mächtiges Tool, die Bedienung ist gewöhnungsbedürftig, einfach nur mit der Klicki-Bunti-Mentalität geht nicht.

Buyer beware. No support from Vegas/Magix or Amazon. The key provided by Amazon doesnt work. Magix says Amazon should be able to remedy the issue, but Amazon says this is a Magix issue. No one wants to help, I get no refund and Ive wasted $45. Buyer beware...do not buy digital from Amazon.

After downloading, I attempted to use Movie Studio 17 Platinum. The first page asks for registration info. Seems easy enough. But good luck getting past Error code -11 and You have deactivated cookies. No, I dont have deactivated cookies on any browser on my machine (Edge, Chrome, Brave). Deactivated my antivirus. Searched the web for answers, and only saw commands and complaints from others facing a similar issue.

If you have used older versions Sony Vegas Movie Studio this is a big upgrade with many useful multi camera features that help speed up workflow. Does a good job of rendering 4k.