VEGAS Movie Studio 17

The program only worked for two days and now it wont even go to the opening. I get a lock out when opening video plug-ins and the forum help online is useless.

Easy to navigate and you can watch YouTube videos to help with more advanced techniques. I have been using it for years…ordered the disc version since my downloaded version keeps crashing.

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....

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.

Don’t bother. It will not work. It’s a shame that this product fell so far.

The photo I added as an example is just one recent example. Please purchase a different editing software to save yourself the trouble. Ive only had this software for two years and its been getting worse. Technical support dropped for this product and I cant bring myself to support anything else from Sony Vegas.

Doesn’t like MP4. So if you want to edit from a GoPro forget it.

Thought this would be a good beginner editing software. WRONG! right off the bat, will not import/load simple MP4 or MOV files. Most basic file type!! Read threads on in-depth way to bypass, but shouldn’t have too do that on my first attempt. Returning and will go with something better!

Oh boy where do I start? I’ve used Vegas software for a while now and I’ve gotten way too used to it I would say. After losing Vegas I thought I could try out some freeware to no avail. Most of the stuff I tried had watermarks and stuff like that but to my surprise, there was a cheaper alternative to Vegas Pro that is literally the same! I bit the bullet and bought it and what do ya know, its great! Vegas makes premium products and it shows with this editing software. Sure, it takes a bit to learn everything but its so much more rewarding when you do.

Do not buy