VEGAS Pro review

VEGAS Pro, now part of Boris FX, has long been a Windows favorite for its drag and drop timeline, where overlapping clips create instant crossfades. The current version runs on the Vegas Core engine with GPU acceleration, and Boris FX says color grading playback can be up to 4x faster than the previous release. AI tools include text-based editing, AI Quick Mask for isolating people and objects, automatic reframing from widescreen to vertical, and speech to text subtitles with text to speech voiceovers. Audio has always been a strength, and the Plus and Ultimate tiers bundle Mocha tracking, CrumplePop noise cleanup, Sound Forge, Acid Pro and Continuum effects. Vegas Capture records gameplay, screens and webcams, useful for YouTube gaming channels. The system requirements list Windows 11 only, so older PCs are out, and the pricing page did not expose prices to our checker, so the USD price is pending. A 15-day trial with full access lets you test it first.

Who it is for

Windows 11 power users who want a flexible timeline with built-in tracking, audio and effects plugins.

Price

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Key features

• Flexible timeline with unlimited video and audio tracks
• GPU accelerated Vegas Core engine for playback and rendering
• Text-based editing, AI Quick Mask and automatic reframing to vertical
• Speech to text subtitles and text to speech voiceovers
• Higher tiers add Mocha, CrumplePop, Sound Forge, Acid Pro and Continuum

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free 15-day trial with full access and no credit card
• Strength: Strong audio tooling built in
• Strength: Vegas Capture for gameplay, screen and webcam recording
• Weakness: Windows 11 only according to system requirements
• Weakness: Prices were not shown in the page HTML we fetched
• Weakness: Tiered bundles make plan choice harder

Key facts

• Free trial: 15 days, full access
• Operating system: Windows 11
• Tiers: Vegas Pro, Vegas Pro Plus, Vegas Pro Ultimate
• Owner: Boris FX

Where it ranks

VEGAS Pro is No. 9 in our Best Video Editors for Windows verdict.