This version introduces AI-enhanced features powered by the Video Engine, along with new text-based editing and audio tools.

Key Features and Improvements

Vegas Pro 22 incorporates several significant advancements:

New Welcome Screen

The updated welcome screen facilitates quicker access to new project setups, previous projects, and materials, enhancing workflow efficiency.

Explorer Window Redesign

The redesigned explorer window improves user experience, making navigation more streamlined.

Timeline Selection Improvements

Selecting events is now easier with the ability to start a selection rectangle by left-clicking on an empty timeline space.

Enhanced Audio Tools

Vegas Pro 22 continues to build on its reputation for extensive audio tools with new features:

Multicam Audio Sync

This feature allows accurate synchronization of multicam events based on the audio from clip events. Multiple events can be selected and synchronized quickly based on the audio type.

Beat Detection

This tool analyzes an audio file or clip for unusual energy in the low-mid and low-end audio frequency range, which can indicate major hit points for edits.

Tempo Detection

The tempo of an audio file or clip is analyzed and the project’s properties are set to the detected tempo.

Set Project Tempo

Users can easily set the project’s tempo by opening the project audio properties and adding the desired tempo.

AI-Enhanced Tools

Vegas Pro 22 introduces AI tools designed to assist editors by handling mundane tasks, allowing them to focus on creativity:

AI Text-Based Editing

This tool creates a transcript of the edit, allowing users to remove or copy and paste text. Vegas Pro then performs the actual edit to match the changes.

AI Sharpen

This tool analyzes object edges in a shot and sharpens them for a clearer and crisper look.

AI Smoothen

Small details in footage are softened while preserving sharp edges. The effect can also be adjusted for a more stylized look.

AI Dehaze

This tool removes elements like fog or smoke from the frame by analyzing and eliminating them.

AI Auto Reframe

This tool reframes video to focus on the most important parts of a widescreen shot, making it suitable for different devices, such as phones or tablets.

Pricing and Availability

Vegas Creative Software offers both subscription and perpetual license options for Vegas Pro 22:

Vegas Pro

• Includes Vegas Pro 22, 10GB of cloud storage (20GB with subscription), cloud-based text-to-speech and speech-to-text capabilities, and Vegas Content (25 royalty-free HD video/audio clip downloads per month, 50 with subscription).
• Pricing: $19.99/month, $95.88/year, $199 for a new perpetual license, $149 for version upgrades.

Vegas Pro Suite

• Includes Vegas Pro 22, Mocha Vegas, SOUND FORGE Pro, ACID Pro, 50GB of cloud storage, unlimited access to royalty-free HD and 4k video/audio clip downloads, and speech-to-text and text-to-speech capabilities.
• Pricing: $24.99/month, $119.88/year, $249 for a new perpetual license, $199 for version upgrades.

Vegas Pro 22 provides the necessary tools and speed for editors, YouTubers, and filmmakers, handling projects from short clips to feature films. The AI tools significantly reduce busy work, making both Vegas Pro and Vegas Pro Suite valuable options, with Vegas Pro Suite offering better value overall.