What's New

In this section, you will find an overview of new features introduced with each update.

Vegas Pro 2027

  • Improved Titles & Text Tool

    The Titles & Text plug-in receives several frequently requested improvements, especially for international productions, subtitle workflows, and social media content.

    For more information, see Using the Titles & Text plug-in

  • Online Text-To-Speech with ElevenLabs (Subscription Only)

    In addition to the offline Text to Speech engine, you can now use ElevenLabs as an online Text to Speech provider and access a large number of high-quality AI voices directly in Vegas Pro.

    For more information, see Text to Speech

  • GPU-Accelerated Speech-To-Text (Subscription Only)

    The Whisper-based Speech to Text engine now supports GPU acceleration. Transcribe long recordings and create subtitles in significantly less time.

    For more information, see Speech to Text

  • AI Quick Mask

    AI Quick Mask brings Boris FX Mask ML and Matte Assist technology directly into your workflow. Mask people and objects automatically with greater accuracy and propagate masks faster.

    For more information, see AI Quick Mask

  • Dynamic Render Output Filenames

    The Render dialog now supports filename tokens. Exported files automatically include information such as project name, date, time, frame rate, resolution, color space, render template, or an incrementing counter, without manual renaming.

    For more information, see Dynamic render output filenames

  • Redesigned Color Management (Beta)

    The internal color management pipeline has been redesigned and now supports a wide range of professional color formats natively, including Log and HDR. Vegas Pro detects the color space of your source media more reliably, so mixed-camera projects need less manual setup.

    For more information, see Set up color management

  • Modernized Media Properties Dialog

    The Media Properties dialog has been visually and technically modernized and exposes the new color management settings.

    For more information, see View or change media file properties

  • Composite FX on Video Events

    Video events now support composite effects that use a secondary image input. Compatible OFX plug-ins can process two video streams directly at the event level, without restructuring your tracks for track-level compositing.

  • Improved GPU Encoding (Zero-Copy Pipeline)

    The GPU render pipeline now passes video textures from the video engine to the hardware encoder as DirectX textures. This avoids unnecessary copy operations through system memory.

  • 4:2:2 GPU Encoding for AVC and HEVC

    Following the introduction of 4:2:2 hardware decoding in Vegas Pro 2026, hardware-accelerated encoding now also supports 4:2:2 chroma subsampling on NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and Intel Panther Lake platforms.

  • High-Resolution Audio Export for PCM and AAC

    AVC/H.264 and HEVC/H.265 renders can now include high-quality PCM or AAC audio. Create MP4 or MOV files with high-quality audio for uploads and archiving without external tools or manual re-muxing.

  • Nikon N-RAW Support

    Vegas Pro adds native support for N-RAW footage recorded with the Nikon ZR. Start editing Nikon ZR footage immediately, without transcoding or intermediate conversion.

  • Updated Final Cut XML Support

    Vegas Pro is compatible with newer Final Cut XML versions, for more stable project exchange with other editing and grading systems.

  • Additional Improvements

    • ProRes encoding at resolutions up to 8K

    • Updated DeckLink, RED, and MainConcept SDKs

    • Numerous stability and performance improvements

Closed Vegas Pro 2026

  • Fully Offline Speech-To-Text (Subscription Only)

    Keep your data private with the new offline Speech to Text transcriptions. Fully offline and completely secure.

    Vegas Pro includes multiple AI models so you can choose between faster CPU processing or maximum quality on supported GPUs.

    • Text-based editing

    • Automatic subtitle creation

    • Support for 100+ languages

    • Unlimited transcription usage

    • No internet connection required

    For more information, see Speech to Text

  • Fully Offline Text-To-Speech (Subscription Only)

    Generate voice-overs directly on your PC without uploading audio or relying on cloud services.

    • 9 supported languages

    • 54 voice options

    • Adjustable speed, pitch, and volume

    • No length restrictions

    • Fully local processing

    For more information, see Text to Speech

  • Integrated Storyblocks Access (Subscription Only)

    Subscription users receive integrated access to the Storyblocks content library. Download video footage, music, and sound effects directly inside Vegas without interrupting your workflow.

    • Unlimited downloads

    • Multiple resolution and format options

    • Filters for commercial and release-cleared content

    • Direct integration through the Explorer window

    For more information, see Adding Stock Content (Storyblocks)

  • Z-Depth 2.0 with Updated AI Depth Model

    Z-Depth 2.0 features a newly trained Boris FX AI depth model for more accurate foreground and background separation.

    • Higher-resolution depth masks

    • More detailed depth layer detection

    • Improved temporal smoothing

    • Reduced flicker across frames

    For more information, see AI Z-Depth

  • Advanced 2D & 3D Titling forVegas Pro

    Vegas Pro now includes the Continuum Title Pack, a professional set of 2D and 3D titling tools built directly accessible from the Vegas timeline. Design, extrude, deform, and animate text and graphics without leaving your edit.

  • Native 4:2:2 GPU Decoding on NVIDIA Blackwell

    Vegas Pro adds hardware-accelerated AVC and HEVC 4:2:2 decoding on NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs. Editors working with high-quality camera formats can now:

    • Play back 4:2:2 footage smoothly without software decoding bottlenecks

    • Edit multi-cam projects more efficiently

    • Maintain full chroma precision throughout the pipeline

    Fully compatible with Vegas Core Engine features, including the Zero Copy Pipeline.