Humble Bundle has a bundle with VEGAS Pro 14 Edit for just $20 - Page 1
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author: MatthewMorgan
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 11:35:49 am
content: I just wanted to give you guys a head up that humble bundle has a bundle with VEGAS Pro 14 Edit for just $20:https://www.humblebundle.com/software/vegas-pro-creative-freedom

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 12:22:56 pm
content: I am trying to understand what Humble Bundle is. Never heard of them before. Sounds like you pay the money and they send you keys. If you choose to download the Sony Vegas Pro 14 or other packages and you use the key, that is on your head I guess.Is there any reason to think you are buying a full Sony license? If it is not, why pay the $20 when you can get cracks/keygens for free if you are that desperate.I assume if you are accused of having an illegal license, you do not have anything to prove the license is not illegal.

author: sainter
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 12:28:25 pm
content: This site is legal. It's a charity thing. Companies donate there software and they sell it as a bundle with other software (games, programs and other) and give proceedings to charity. I have a lot of games from this site.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 12:56:36 pm
content: Quote from: amspire on December 14, 2017, 12:22:56 pmThe Humble Bundle is very well known and as respectable as Steam itself. They typically have older or indie titles, but sometimes have very nice deals. It's certainly not a site known for dealing in grey or dubious keys.Note that it's Vegas 14, instead of the new Vegas 15. That's very typical of the Humble Bundle.

author: plazma
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 01:08:20 pm
content: Quote from: Mr. Scram on December 14, 2017, 12:56:36 pmIt's the "Edit" version which is only 149$ for the latest version 15.

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 01:32:19 pm
content: Oh well - I decided to give it a go. I know it is the previous version of Vegas, but $20 is a good price for the whole bundle. Humble could turn out to be useful. The Edit version of Vegas Pro seems to still be very powerful. It is only lacking some DVD authoring tools and some special filters and renderers by the looks of it.Magix to seem to be happy with the key - I went to their download page and they accept the key provided from Humble.The only issue now is all you get from either Humble or Magix is a 4.4MByte Magix downloader package for Vegas and it is hard to run on my PC. It is complaining about a connectivity problem and it then crashes. After may tries, I finally managed to run the downloader program. It could be that the Magix server is being swamped with downloader requests from this Humble sale.

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 03:01:14 pm
content: Installed/Activated/Registered Vegas and Xara Web Designer and it all works. It does seem to be a completely genuine offer. The software is activated and registered by the author Magix without a problem.I didn't have a decent video editor before so thanks for the information.Richard

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 03:03:18 pm
content: Quote from: amspire on December 14, 2017, 03:01:14 pmAgain, Humble Bundle is a trusted source. How many grey key sites have their own Wikipedia page?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Bundle

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 03:22:35 pm
content: Just a FYI: If you have bought the V14 from Humble Bundle - you can upgrade to ANY v15 version with the key you get.So you can save quite a bit if you are in the market for v15./k

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 03:22:48 pm
content: It is almost an unbelievable deal. For example, on the Magix website, Xara Web designer Premium is normally £194.96 but is currently on sale for £49.99.That is just one of the items included in this $20 bundle.For programs that can use extra content hosted at Magix, the bundle includes access to this content until Sept or Oct 2018.

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 14, 2017, 03:35:14 pm
content: Quote from: kaz911 on December 14, 2017, 03:22:35 pmI had a look. The Vegas Pro Edit 15 upgrade price is £109.00 until 20th Dec. To upgrade to Vegas Pro 15 (the non-Edit version), it is £164.00.I am happy with my $20 V14 for now, but I guess those prices are a lot cheaper then the normal full purchase prices. The Magix website is a bit confused right now, so I cannot see the normal prices. (They reckon the normal upgrade prices are much more expensive then the normal full purchase prices).

author: MatthewMorgan
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2017, 06:09:17 pm
content: Do you not know what humble bundle is?

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2017, 07:08:18 pm
content: Thank you for the heads up. I will evaluate Vegas and compare to what I use today (Pinnacle Studio). I hope the release 14 had a good selection of codecs and video formats.

author: MatthewMorgan
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2017, 07:29:47 pm
content: Quote from: rsjsouza on December 15, 2017, 07:08:18 pmThe main reason I picked this up was for better 4k stability and native H.265 support

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2017, 09:08:26 pm
content: Quote from: rsjsouza on December 15, 2017, 07:08:18 pmAs far as I could work out, one of the main complaints about Vegas V14 seemed to be that they dropped the Dolby AC3 Pro codec for DVD surround sound audio. It was in V13 when Sony owned it, but Magix didn't want to pay the license fees. Probably no big problem for PC/Web mono or stereo encoding.Quote from: MatthewMorgan on December 15, 2017, 06:09:17 pmNo, but it is not surprising. It has been years since I was into PC games. Do they regularly have non-gaming software bundles?

author: plazma
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2017, 09:22:21 pm
content: There is also a free game available atm.https://www.humblebundle.com/store/company-of-heroes-2

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 12:12:11 am
content: Thank you amspire and MatthewMorgan. I did a quick search for a comparison list but could only get articles and videos that talked about very specific features of Vegas Pro or the life post-Sony. I didn't do a thorough search, though.

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 12:26:05 am
content: You can choose where the money goes, either to Magix, charity, or Humble Bundle. For the lack of a better way, I just made all three the same. Thanks to the OP

author: tpowell1830
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 01:49:47 am
content: I have the Sony ver 13 Vegas, what would be the compelling reason to go to Magix ver 14? The Dolby codecs are gone, ver 13 has a great number of video codecs, is the editting easier/more user friendly?I like to contribute to charities, but I would want a reason to update my Sony Vegas to Magix other than "it is cheaper".

author: v81
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 02:34:53 am
content: Quote from: tpowell1830 on December 16, 2017, 01:49:47 amHow about you can donate to charityandit's cheaper!If those dolby codecs are something you actually use then you make a fair point, but v14 is a major release, there was mention above that the key also qualifies you for v15, i'll be looking into that.Nothing really in it for me by twisting your arm, but could end up regretting it if the deal passes and you miss out... or not.

author: Buriedcode
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 04:31:21 am
content: Thanks for this. I'm actually a member but for some reason didn't check it this month.. the vintage synth and "stranger things" inspired libraries will come in handy!

author: MatthewMorgan
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 09:29:40 pm
content: Quote from: Buriedcode on December 16, 2017, 04:31:21 amThat is for non-commercial use only.

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 11:11:10 pm
content: Quote from: MatthewMorgan on December 16, 2017, 09:29:40 pmIs that true? The Humble Terms Of Service say it is non-commercial unless the software's own terms of service says differently. In this case, it appears you are buying a valid full Magix license that is managed by Magix and is activated and registered by Magix and I cannot see anything in the Magix Terms Of Service (TOS) that restricts use or that would allow Humble to restrict use.Here is a quote from the Magix TOS:Quoteand this:QuoteAs far as I can see, unless I have a written statement by Magix saying that the licenses I have purchased are for non-commercial use, then this bundle has exactly the same rights as any normal Magix license. As the Humble TOS states, the Magix TOS terms supersedes the Humble TOS. At no time during the purchase did I see any statement from Magix that would allow Humble to change the Magix TOS.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 11:22:09 pm
content: Quote from: v81 on December 16, 2017, 02:34:53 amI think there is a upgrade deal from v14 to v15 at present, it popped up when I loaded

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 11:23:44 pm
content: HiI am having trouble with this. Since this is a bundle there are several downloads. I started downloading the first one yesterday and it is about 40% done after about 24 hours. Is this normal or should I stop and try again or just wait it out. It is Music Maker and the size is 700 mb and is downloading around 50k/sec. My typical speed is 700k.thanks

author: amspire
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 11:30:16 pm
content: Quote from: ez24 on December 16, 2017, 11:23:44 pmI was initially having a lot of problems with this downloader and I suspect that the Magix downloader service may have been overwhelmed by the surge caused by this bundle.If the download is stuck in the Music Maker download, then you are laughing since the Vegas installer (or whatever you are downloading) has completed downloading and is sitting in your Documents/Magix folder. Just run it and use you key to activate it. Music Maker is a package that Magix releases for free and they include it as an option in many of the downloaders.

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2017, 11:52:19 pm
content: Quote from: amspire on December 16, 2017, 11:30:16 pmA similar thing happened to me; the downloader was sitting idle while the Vegas Pro installer was opened behind it waiting for my input. Once I started the install, the downloader resumed the download of Music Maker.Another tip: go to your Users/user/AppData/Local/Temp and save the complete downloaded installer. I tend to not trust these custom online installers if I have to reinstall it years from now.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2017, 10:37:13 am
content: Thanks OP !Quote from: rsjsouza on December 16, 2017, 11:52:19 pmI was wondering about that as well before testing, thanks. Yeah, same worry here.Curious if the registration will work if we use the VEGAS Pro 14 Edit downloader/installer straight from the Vegas Creative site ?Link ->http://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/downloads/#c54583

author: RiCor
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 17, 2017, 11:48:46 am
content: Quote from: MatthewMorgan on December 14, 2017, 11:35:49 amThanks for sharing! I'm currently still messing around with Windows Movie Maker for the simple stuff I do. This will be great to give me more and better editing optionsSent from my WAS-LX1A using Tapatalk

author: Neganur
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 17, 2017, 12:26:41 pm
content: I found the download location where the dlmanager puts the files to be in:C:\Users\user\Documents\MAGIX Downloads\Installationsmanagernot sure if it spreads it elsewhere

author: MatthewMorgan
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2017, 07:12:25 pm
content: Quote from: RiCor on December 17, 2017, 11:48:46 amVegas is more complex than Movie Maker, as such you want to want to look at some tutorials as otherwise you might miss some of the most useful features of Vegas.

author: RiCor
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 07:15:09 am
content: Quote from: MatthewMorgan on December 17, 2017, 07:12:25 pmThanks, I definitely will be doing that when I start using it of course. The reason that I want to get it is because of the more advanced functionality. And for this price it's great way to learn a new skill setSent from my WAS-LX1A using Tapatalk

author: ez24
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 07:24:19 am
content: Cannot install because Pro is 64 bit and I am not. Unable to find a way to get a refund unless I take it up with PayPal

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 07:27:53 am
content: Quote from: ez24 on December 19, 2017, 07:24:19 amIt's always a good idea to check the specifications in advance. Maybe it's a good time to upgrade your OS, as you will need to sooner or later.

author: Neganur
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 07:56:42 am
content: ugh, would not want to do video editing with 3.5 GB RAM

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 08:57:32 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on December 19, 2017, 08:51:50 amI used to edit all my videos on using Vegas (12?) on an i3 Laptop and it did the job just fine.Before that it was a Core 2 Duo mini PC, and once again did the job just fine. Although now I'd likely consider it very slow.

author: Someone
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 10:00:50 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on December 19, 2017, 08:51:50 amDaVinci Resolve didn't incorporate editing features until a few years ago, before that it was exclusively a colour correction/grading tool and editing was done by another tool typically Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut, but Vegas could be incorporated too:https://wolfcrow.com/blog/the-sony-vegas-pro-to-resolve-round-tripping-workflow-part-one-to-resolve/Thats old fashioned now and with DaVinci incorporating everything they are trying to pull people away from the other platforms. But when its free for the cut down version, why complain! Trying to find someone with experience in both will be difficult given the tiny market share of Vegas.

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 10:14:29 am
content: If anyone has problems downloading Vegas Pro Edit 14 from their website, here's my downloaded copy (temporary, will leave it working for a couple of days) :VEGAS_Pro_14.0.0.270_Trial_14_0_0_270.exe447,630,592 bytesThis is what it downloads in C:\Users\\Documents\MAGIX Downloads\Installationsmanager so if you really want to, you can create that path, copy the file there, and then run the Humble Bundle installer and then the installer should detect the file is already downloaded and launch it from there.

author: TheDane
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 10:41:36 am
content: Quote from: tpowell1830 on December 16, 2017, 01:49:47 amIf you have the platinum edition (I'm unsure about which version Humble Bundle is, as the 'Pro' isn't listed on the Magix/Vegas website), I find one of the best new additions is support for multi-cams/angles.Here's a list of what's new in the V14, and the possibility to download a free 30 day trialhttp://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/vegas-movie-studio/new-features/#productMenuI have the Movie Studio Platinum 14 edition, and found that Vegas send some quite nice offers regularly via e-mail. Both upgrades and other multimedia content creation/edition tools - at a fair low, heavily discounted price. You could argue that it is 'just' software, and hence cheap/free for them to sell and they are eager to make a sale - legal is still a work, installers and so on - but, as pointed out the installer downloads to a temp folder and the install file can be saved for later. Illegal stuff imho isn't worth $h(it)

author: MasterBuilder
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 10:48:03 am
content: Looks well worth the $20.What about Xara Web Designer Premium which is part of the bundle, does it offer anything over using a Wordpress template for example?

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 10:50:48 am
content: Quote from: mariush on December 19, 2017, 10:14:29 amMariush, thanks for providing that.I did download it too, instead of using the HumbleJumble downloader, I used the MAGIX standard downloader/installer at the link at my post above, and once at the middle of installation, I grabbed the same file as yours.As an habit I always do verify .EXE installation file for it's compression integrity if 7Zip can handle it.What I did was I used 7Zip (mine is latest one x64), and if 7Zip is installed as Explorer shell extension, just right click this file, and pick 7-Zip and choose "Test Archive" at the "VEGAS_Pro_14.0.0.270_Trial_14_0_0_270.exe".It looks like yours also has the same problem as mine at the "ac3studioplug_ac3studioplug.dll" file which is corrupted according to 7Zip, although my Vegas installation went fine, but I don't know to test it's functionality that will use this particular file.Not sure if its just 7Zip's false alarm ?Anyone can verify yours too ?

author: TheDane
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 11:16:09 am
content: Quote from: BravoV on December 19, 2017, 10:50:48 amI just checked another version, which I downloaded a while back. It shows the same error message, but it installed just fine.

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 11:56:27 am
content: There's nothing wrong with the installer, it's 7Zip that screws up and incorrectly thinks that the executable is compressed with MSZip algorithm (the compression used in Microsoft CAB files).When you give 7Zip some random executable, it tries to determine if it's a self-extract archive by searching for a pattern, a series of bytes, a signature which tells it what kind of archive it is.It just so happens that this installer contains a CAB file which contains the installer for that AC3 plugin/codec and the signature of that package is what 7zip detects and makes it to incorrectly assume that's where the archive starts.In fact, you can sort of see the files packed inside the 400 megs executable, they're visible at the end of the exe file (file names are encoded as UTF-16 so i forced Total Commander's text viewer to show them by making it think the whole file is UTF-16 encoded, that's why you see all kinds of weird characters) :So you can see that one of the first files packed in this executable is vegas140\ac3studioplug.cab and the signature for this CAB file is what 7zip detects (incorrectly).

author: RiCor
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 19, 2017, 11:15:31 pm
content: Quote from: mariush on December 19, 2017, 11:56:27 amNice! I learned somethingSent from my WAS-LX1A using Tapatalk

author: MatthewMorgan
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 26, 2017, 07:35:20 pm
content: Less than 24 hours left to get this bundle.

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2018, 06:06:07 pm
content: The promotion is back. I have been using the software I got last year and it is really good. Simply go tohttps://www.humblebundle.com/and it should show in the front page.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 12, 2018, 06:32:35 pm
content: Quote from: rsjsouza on April 12, 2018, 06:06:07 pmThere’s some other interesting software in there too.

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 13, 2018, 06:17:39 am
content: Just watch out for the Vegas install.One of the components Magix install will do taskbar pop up advertising for their music tool.I uninstalled Vegas and changed to BlackMagic Resolve - which is free in the "basic" version anyway.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 13, 2018, 09:58:17 am
content: Quote from: kaz911 on April 13, 2018, 06:17:39 am"How to make your legitimate software business look like a shady outfit 101"

author: mariush
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 13, 2018, 05:21:27 pm
content: Quote from: kaz911 on April 13, 2018, 06:17:39 amApparently it's too hard to right click on the icon of that app. and select option that stops it from launching as startup.Or just use Task Manager or msconfig.. so many choices...

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 13, 2018, 05:23:12 pm
content: Quote from: mariush on April 13, 2018, 05:21:27 pmThe point is not that you can stop it. The point is that you need to stop it in the first place.

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 13, 2018, 06:50:18 pm
content: Quote from: Mr. Scram on April 13, 2018, 05:23:12 pmThe point made is that you shouldn't use it and move to BlackMagic Resolve instead.IMHO this is quite an overreaction when compared to the quality of the Vegas software.Disclaimers:- I never used BlackMagic- I don't like "TSR programs"

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 13, 2018, 06:55:31 pm
content: Quote from: rsjsouza on April 13, 2018, 06:50:18 pmThat is so DOS ...

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2018, 07:39:56 am
content: I actually find Resolve better to use than Vegas Pro.So that was why I moved to Resolve. The desktop pop up advert did impact my decision but it was not the prime reason.

author: rsjsouza
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 14, 2018, 01:09:02 pm
content: Quote from: kaz911 on April 14, 2018, 07:39:56 amThanks for the clarification. Even between Pinnacle Studio and Vegas I find some functionality more intuitive on the former, but the instability and other absent features make me prefer the latter.This is common all around with software - part of why competition is a nice thing.