I am a long time Vegas Movie Studio user for about a decade. It's far from the best video software, but it is just so intuitive and great at what it is and what I do.
I recently got Movie Studio 2022, and oh, it was terrible. It's nothing like Vegas. I still tried to learn it's clunky interface and was able to render something. The quality of the render was also bad. I did a side-by-side, and my project from Movie Studio 16 was noticeably better.
Then I got Movie Studio 17 from here. It seems to be the same as my 16 version, but I thought it's the latest and greatest and probably won't be on sale soon. I might as well get it while I still can even though I just got double dipped.
Note: like others mentioned, you may get the incorrect key from Amazon. That is what happened to me. I just forwarded the Amazon order email with the key to Magix support email (see the product Q&A here for it). They sent me the correct key in 1 business day. That's great! Kudos to them.
VEGAS Movie Studio 17 Platinum [PC Download]
3.4 | 259 ratings
Price: 79.99
Last update: 12-15-2024
About this item
Mode-based workflow including Power User mode
VEGAS Slow Motion plug-in
Unique & interactive Storyboard editing
Advanced motion tracking
Comprehensive Bézier masking tool
VEGAS Slow Motion plug-in
Unique & interactive Storyboard editing
Advanced motion tracking
Comprehensive Bézier masking tool
From the manufacturer
Video editing – fast & easy
No matter what kind of video you create, VEGAS Movie Studio 17 Platinum video editing software has everything you need on board. Give your video production a boost and create films on a professional level. Features such as Motion tracking, slow-mo effects, Screen Capture, numerous effects and transition ensure that your video will be a highlight – quickly and easily.
Minimum System Requirements:
- Microsoft Windows 10
- 2 GHz processor
- 8 GB RAM
- 1.5 GB for program installation
Edit films in top quality
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Mode-based WorkflowsMovie Studio provide the perfect tools at the right time during every step of video production: Special effects, transitions, music and text – at your fingertips when you need it. |
Motion Tracking & Bézier MaskingIsolate and track objects in videos for applying effects to them. It only takes a few seconds thanks to the automatically generated keyframes. |
1-click video stabilizationStabilize shaky footage into smooth, professional video in just one click. Salvage recordings you thought were unusable. |
Slow Motion plug-inCreate impressive slow-motion videos from your footage. Select from a slow-motion of 1/2 to 1/8 speed. |
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Remove black bars from videosDo you have black bars on the left and right sides of your video? Movie Studio can automatically replace them with a pixelated copy of your original video. |
Create soundtracks with Music MakerCreate your own soundtracks for videos using Music Maker. That way you can give your films a unique, personal touch. |
Full GPU accelerationNo matter whether for the video preview or quick rendering – VEGAS Movie Studio utilizes the full power of your GPU. And is the only software that also offers AMD support. |
Screen CaptureRecord several computer displays, audio sources and webcams to export into a new project – simple and efficient. |
Top reviews from the United States
TJinJin
Get It While You Still Can Even If Running into Licensing Issue
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2022
LJ
This software gets worse overtime somehow.
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2023
LJ
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2023
The problems? Let's start with that photo I added. No jpg support for this image? When did that happen? This is the same jpg file that I've used with Movie Studio 17.0 since I bought the product TWO YEARS AGO. All of a sudden it's an unsupported format for some unexplained reason. I've been using this product for some image editing as well as audio and video editing.
Let's move on to the audio editing. First problem occurred after I would render an mp3 file and it would cut the audio short and go silent for several seconds before the file would end. I would have to render it two or three times in a row to finally get it to render the entire file to proper completion.
Within less than a year of having this software, I would add audio for sound effects in videos and I wouldn't be able to preview the sound effects. It would also render the video without the sound effects.
I would have to close the software and re-open it and immediately render the video right away without previewing anything to get the sound effects working.
It's now at the point where I cannot even edit videos on it at all. It's not a memory or space issue. I've uninstalled this software, cleaned up space on my memory drive and re-installed Movie Studio. I still have the same problem where now I try to add a video file (regardless of how big the video is) into the software made for video editing and it just freezes and crashes.
Movie Studio 10 and even 11 were amazing, but the more Sony Vegas "upgrades" this software the worse it seems to become. Sony Vegas won't be supporting 17 in a year or so anyway, so even if you have a product key you won't be able to download it on your next computer or laptop pretty soon.
Movie Studio 17 Platinum doesn't do anything better or has any more advantages over a simple editing software you can just find at Office Max for $40 anyway. Save yourself the money, the headaches, the trouble and just go with a competitor. I'm not supporting Sony Vegas ever again.
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ORV Man
VEGAS Movie Studio 17, Alot better than 3 stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2023clamcake
Activation Code Problem
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2024Daniel OConnor
If u r new do not buy
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2021Brent Curtis
a little confusing
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2024Johnny Ringo
Very intuitive
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2023