Am I an Adobe Creative Cloud user? Yup. Unapologetically. Am I someone that looks into other software tools that can help me with my content creation? Yup. So yeah, there are some other apps in the video creation world beyond Adobe Premiere Pro, One of those options being Vegas, which has been recently been updated.
All about the color grade
Last year, Vegas Creative had a big push in using AI in the creative workflow. In the latest release, version 19, the push is more about tweaking the user experience in addition to harnessing the power of AI and the cloud. More on the cloud in a moment.
Vegas 19 has added a more intuitive design of its app with a new color grading interface designed to make the color grading experience more efficient. The new color wheels are range-limited with precision control so you can target certain hues and tones to make your grade pop on the screen. Vegas Creative has also included 40 professionally developed LUTs based on different cameras and trendy looks seen in films today.
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Unlike what I mentioned regarding Premiere Pro’s recent update, Vegas Pro video editor touts a text TO speech engine. Not the other way around. This tool generates natural-sounding voices from any text source fed into it. I’ve not tried this, but it sounds pretty badass. It’s only available in the Pro and Post package, by the way. Also, if you’re a Blackmagic Design shooter like me, Vegas Creative has announced beta support for the BRAW codec. THAT’s awesome. Raw video is so much better in post-processing when it comes to color grading and dynamic range.
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So what’s the price of this stuff?
Pricing for Vegas Creative software varies upon each product SKU. You’re not locked to a subscription model, but you can choose to be a subscriber if you’d like. Each package includes cloud storage depending upon which package you choose. Vegas Edit is $12.99 per month or $249 for a perpetual license. Vegas Pro is $19.99 per month or $399 for a perpetual license. Vegas Post is $29.99 per month or $599 for a perpetual license. You can see a comparison between the packages here. All the other specs and goodies are listed there. It’s pretty extensive.