Important changes in version 18.0.0.373 compared to version 18.0.0.313
New Features in this update
Support for HEVC HDR presets available for NVENC
AMD support for Driver Update dialog
NVidia Quadro support for Driver Update dialog
Smart proxy generation based on GPU capabilities
Greater ability to move the Region of Interest for Video Stabilization
Interface to VEGAS Image
Direct control of Motion Tracking from withing the Bezier Masking FX
Progress bar on the Motion Tracking panel is now clickable
Drag and drop of motion data available in the Motion tracking pan
Interlaced presets now available for the MAGIX AVC/AAC render format
Bug Fixes in this update
Better handling GPU auto selection
Fixed crash on startup related to some Intel GPU drivers
Flicker Control FX thumbnail now displays properly in Plugin window
Colorization FX thumbnail now displays properly in the Plugin Window
Auto update for VEGAS Image and VEGAS Effects now functions
VEGAS Pro 17 projects that have the Slow Motion FX will no longer cause a crash
Grids in Expert mode on the Video Stabilization FX now work properly
Style Transfer and Colorization plugins now work on all supported hardware
Motion Tracking icon in the timeline toolbar correctly opens the Motion Tracking panel
Render progress dialog now remains in focus when open
VEGAS no longer freezes when clicking into another application while the Render Progress dialog is open
Proxy generation and use of Proxy files now work as expected
Motion data now properly applied to 2D parameters
Fixed problem where some Notebook GPUs are not detected by the Driver Update dialog
Exposure control in the Color Grading panel no longer clips in full-range projects
Fixed crash when reading in a file that was rendered from a 360 project with a non-hardware accelerated template
Improved performance of Plugin window thumbnail generation
Some iPhone files will no longer appear inverted in the Explorer window
Clicking on a Panasonic P2 template in the Render As dialog and then clicking a different format now allows editing of the file name
Fixed crash on shutdown
Adding Motion Tracking to a Lens Flare FX will no longer cause a crash
Picture in Picture FX now works properly in Free Form mode
Pan and Crop will no longer crash if "Collapse loop region" option is enabled in preferences
Hide the Third Party tab in the plugin window if no third party plugins are installed
Default format for Save Snapshot feature is now PNG
HDR templates now displayed when they should be available in the Render As dialog
Change the default render format in the Render As dialog
Video Stabilization no longer causes VEGAS to hang on playback with some AMD GPUs
Interlaced templates now available in the MAGIX AVC/AAC render plugin
Fixed problem with selection of animation keyframes that are not aligned with frame boundaries
Crash when clicking on the Creative Tab in the Video FX plugin window is fixed
Saving and loading of Favorites in the Plugin Windows now works as expected
Collapsing track groups with a fade applied to events no longer results in crash
Opening the Motion Tracking panel from an event's burger menu now properly selects the event
Fixed a crash when reading some MP4 files with an unusual AAC format
Fixed crash that could occur in while using the Crop plugin
Masking plugins properly handle alpha value in both 8 bit and 32 bit pixel formats
Region of Interest in the Video Stabilization plugin now does not resize during a mouse move
Default project and render settings have been changed to a more commonly used properties
Turn off GPU acceleration of some of the UI components if an application is running that conflicts with the GPU resources
The Premiere export functionality completes successfully now without an error stating a component is missing
Bezier Mask overlay now rotates as expected
Color curve adjustments in the color grading panel no longer reset when multiple events are selected
A failure of proxy generation will no longer affect normal video reading
Bezier Mask oval mask no longer deforms when rotated
Transparency for the Picture-in-picture plugin now works as expected on all AMD GPUs
If a user resets the Video Stabilization effect, instructions reappear to notify the user how to use the plugin
Fixed issue in Driver Update dialog which caused the application to hang on some AMD GPUs
Style Transfer plugin now works properly in 32 bit projects
The render progress dialog will always show the proper text when the render has completed
Crash on startup while initializing the File I/O manager has been fixed
Black Bar Fill plugin correctly blurs the background when expanded
Color Curves FX no longer clips the scopes if placed after the Levels plugin
Channel Blend plugin now has consistent output with version in VEGAS Pro 17
Corrected the limited range conversion during render when using 32-bit video levels
Support for newer, higher performing models for Style Transfer and Colorize plugins
User interface no longer refreshes unnecessarily when the Motion Tracking panel is reopened
Fixed problem where the render progress dialog will not appears on some systems
Restoration of older proxy generation mechanism to fix performance problems
Now filtering out unsupported 4 : 2 : 2 10 bit HEVC that are decoded with the Intel HEVC decoder files which may cause a crash or result in artifacts being displayed