<s>
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
VEGAS	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
colloquially	O
called	O
Sony	B-Application
Vegas	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
video	O
editing	O
software	O
package	O
for	O
non-linear	O
editing	O
(	O
NLE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
runs	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
developed	O
as	O
audio	B-Application
editing	I-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
it	O
became	O
an	O
NLE	O
for	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
starting	O
from	O
version	O
2.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
features	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
multitrack	O
video	O
and	O
audio	B-Application
editing	I-Application
on	O
unlimited	O
tracks	O
,	O
resolution-independent	O
video	O
sequencing	O
,	O
complex	O
effects	O
,	O
compositing	O
tools	O
,	O
24-bit/192	O
kHz	O
audio	O
support	O
,	O
VST	B-Application
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
plug-in	B-Application
effect	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
surround	O
sound	O
mixing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vegas	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
any	O
specialized	O
hardware	O
to	O
run	O
properly	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
operate	O
on	O
any	O
Windows	B-Application
computer	O
that	O
meets	O
the	O
system	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
track	O
level	O
and	O
output	O
level	O
effects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
reverb	O
,	O
delay	O
,	O
and	O
flange	O
,	O
are	O
applied	O
in	O
a	O
digital	O
audio	O
system	O
,	O
like	O
Pro	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
,	O
Cubase	B-Application
or	O
Sonar	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
NLEs	O
which	O
can	O
convert	O
other	O
formats	O
to	O
24p	O
(	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
format	O
)	O
without	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
a	O
plug-in	B-Application
or	O
third-party	O
application	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	O
Foundry	O
introduced	O
a	O
sneak	O
preview	O
version	O
of	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
on	O
11	O
June	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Media(TM )	O
File	O
Editing	O
–	O
Creates	O
and	O
edits	O
Windows	B-Application
Media(TM )	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
November	O
2003	O
;	O
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
Vegas	O
under	O
the	O
ownership	O
of	O
Sony	O
;	O
Sonic	O
Foundry	O
had	O
sold	O
Vegas	O
alongside	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
and	O
other	O
programs	O
to	O
Sony	O
Pictures	O
Digital	O
for	O
US$18	O
Million	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
7	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
Vegas	O
release	O
to	O
include	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Sony	B-Application
Vegas	I-Application
version	O
to	O
go	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Sony	B-Application
Vegas	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
"	O
branding	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
"	O
Sony	B-Application
Vegas	I-Application
"	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
8.1	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
to	O
be	O
ported	O
to	O
64-bit	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
Creative	O
Software	O
released	O
Sony	B-Application
Vegas	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
9.0	O
with	O
greater	O
support	O
for	O
digital	O
cinema	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
release	O
of	O
Sony	B-Application
Vegas	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
9.0	O
is	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
9.0e	O
(	O
Released	O
on	O
13	O
May	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
new	O
white	O
balance	O
video	O
FX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Sony	O
Creative	O
Software	O
purchased	O
the	O
Velvetmatter	O
Radiance	O
suite	O
of	O
video	O
FX	O
plug-ins	B-Application
and	O
these	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
Vegas	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	B-Application
Vegas	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
10	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
11	O
October	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GPU-Accelerated	O
AVC	O
Encoding	O
for	O
limited	O
formats	O
(	O
Using	O
NVIDIA	B-Architecture
CUDA	I-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Vegas	O
10d	O
,	O
support	O
was	O
extended	O
to	O
some	O
AMD	O
GPUs	O
(	O
via	O
the	O
OpenCL	B-Application
GPGPU	B-Architecture
API	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
10	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
release	O
to	O
include	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
announced	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
11	O
on	O
9	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
October	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updated	O
features	O
include	O
GPGPU	B-Architecture
acceleration	O
of	O
video	O
decoding	O
,	O
effects	O
,	O
playback	O
,	O
compositing	O
,	O
pan/crop	O
,	O
transitions	O
,	O
and	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
11	O
comes	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
"	O
NewBlue	O
"	O
Titler	O
Pro	O
,	O
a	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
titling	O
plug-in	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
11	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
release	O
to	O
include	O
32-bit	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
released	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
12	O
on	O
9	O
November	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
12	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
64-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
released	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
13	O
on	O
11	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
release	O
under	O
Sony	O
's	O
ownership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
Sony	B-Application
Vegas	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
13	O
build	O
was	O
#453	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MAGIX	O
released	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
14	O
on	O
20	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
under	O
the	O
ownership	O
of	O
MAGIX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
to	O
have	O
the	O
light	O
theme	O
set	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
28	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
15	O
features	O
major	O
UI	O
changes	O
which	O
claimed	O
to	O
bring	O
usability	O
improvements	O
and	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
VEGAS	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
dark	O
theme	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
allows	O
more	O
efficient	O
editing	O
speeds	O
,	O
including	O
adding	O
new	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
15	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
Intel	O
Quick	O
Sync	O
Video	O
(	O
QSV	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
technologies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
various	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
introduced	O
the	O
VEGAS	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
icon	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
V	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
27	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
16	O
has	O
some	O
new	O
features	O
including	O
file	O
backup	O
,	O
motion	O
tracking	O
,	O
improved	O
video	O
stabilization	O
,	O
360°	O
editing	O
and	O
HDR	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vegas	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
18	O
has	O
suffered	O
from	O
serious	O
stability	O
issues	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
35%	O
positive	O
review	O
score	O
on	O
the	O
distribution	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
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