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On 12/3/2022 at 11:12 AM, ralfrobert said:

I pulled the trigger. Fact is I actually need a video editor right now, and the posts I found here are not that bad. We will see. 

This is a steal if you don't have a go to editor.

2 hours ago, ZincT said:

Thanks for pointing this out @Tezza He (Jay Lippman) actually did a Vegas Pro 20 review in which he mentions the trimmer, and he says that he's "probably being a bit nitpicky" - you can say that again!

However, as much as I like Resolve, it's not perfect either. I was recently working on a Resolve project for a "virtual choir" video, which had 25 video tracks. It was then that I found a really annoying thing about Resolve that made me want to try out the latest version of Vegas again. In order to move tracks around in Resolve you have to select the track and then "move up" or "move down" one track at a time. There is no drag/drop to re-organise tracks! This has been requested since v15 from what I can tell, so I don't know why it hasn't been added by now.  I also dislike having to go through the project manager to open a project that I'm working on every time I start up Resolve. One thing that keeps me working with Resolve is Fusion, which is absolutely brilliant and opens up so many possibilities.

I'm still tempted by the Humble Bundle deal but Vegas 20 includes Optical flow motion tools; if this is the same as the Resolve feature of the same name then that would be worth having.  Also, the paid version of Resolve vs the free one has magic mask (looks amazing and I would use this a lot), smart reframe, better video Noise Reduction, speed warp, face refinement, and object removal. Do you know if Vegas 18 (or 19,20) has anything similar to these and are they any good? 

Like you, I think that I'm leaning toward the Humble Bundle deal; a significant update from v15 and not much outlay.

I have paid version if resolve ( also got hardware shuttle for free) and it does make a difference.  I never found Vegas lacking. I just outgrew it as I added motion graphics and compositing into workflow.  I was faster in Vegas than anything else for the longest and my audio was superior

43 minutes ago, kitekrazy said:

I don't even work with video editors anymore.  The other stuff included makes it much easier to say no.

The other stuff is very underwhelming

3 hours ago, Yan Filiatrault said:

You buy things because you need them, not only because it’s a deal?

I am trying to ween myself off of buying deals just because they are deals lol

4 hours ago, abacab said:

Vegas was a DAW before it was a video editor.

Yup and i used it for that even after it became a video editor

Thanks. I am now weighing if it is worth risking re-breaking the things upgrading to 7 fixed. My kontakt library previews were not working

I have a soft spot for Vegas but don't really need it.  

I had a good reason for not upgrading my kontakt 6 to 7 despite already having purchased. I forgot every upgrade is seen as a new product and old projects will not recognize . Now I have to guess what instruments and  settings I used for multiple unfinished projects. Arrrrrgh

I would have jumped on this in 2002

I ended up getting it for 79 with jam points. I was planning on updating to modo bass  2 for awhile and the drums are just a bonus

1 hour ago, satyabrata satapathy said:

Referencing workflow and target library operates with the following products:

Ozone Elements (Version from Nov. 23, 2022 onwards), Ozone 10 Standard and Advanced

Neutron Elements, Neutron 4

Someone beat you to it but still much appreciated. Thank you

On 11/23/2022 at 7:12 AM, cclarry said:

Audilens is no longer free...it's on sale for 75% off at $25 LOL

Ok. Makes sense now

4 hours ago, LAGinz said:

 

Interesting question. Also, is Audiolens compatible with full versions of Neutron 3 and Ozone 9?

To my knowledge it is only for 10

Are they making audiolens work with elements plugins?  Otherwise it is a weird inclusion

They are really giving away a freebie as a freebie?

54 minutes ago, dee said:

pilot plugins should be free for epic users, it seems to do same thing and overlaps, obviously they try to milk it and for $49 not worth it

Seem weird to try and sell me a subset of something I already own.

These kind of libraries give me pause since wu's sound was samples. At best you could offer Rza's druns before you get into legal issues.  

1 hour ago, antler said:

I'm not sure I understand that video. Firstly, it mentions that both plugins sell for 100 Euros; Audiolens is a free giveaway (at least for now):

Secondly, the comparison doesn't make sense. A more appropriate comparison would be true:balance vs. Tonal Balance Control (which has been out for a while).

The better 

1 hour ago, antler said:

I'm not sure I understand that video. Firstly, it mentions that both plugins sell for 100 Euros; Audiolens is a free giveaway (at least for now):

Secondly, the comparison doesn't make sense. A more appropriate comparison would be true:balance vs. Tonal Balance Control (which has been out for a while).

He was going by the retail price since this giveaway will end soon.  I do agree that the products are not quite the same thing . Maybe I am missing something. The Sonible one seems to be based off of presets while the Izotope grabs from any streaming source. Another huge difference seems to be that audiolens actually applies curve if using Neutron or Ozone.

The rule might seem silly but it's not much to ask considering the forum is free . The deals forum was a courtesy and not originally part of their plan.  Considering there is more discussion of everything but cakewalk on their forum, I'm not going to nitpick an easy to follow rule because I want another extra hundred plugins lol

5 minutes ago, abacab said:

I am seeing Affinity Photo 2 for $40.99 at the Affinity site: https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/#buy

Thanks. 

3 products for $100 is great of you use all three. If you have no use for other 2 it is basically $100 to upgrade the one product

Free Pantone Colors for Photoshop:

https://www.culturehustleusa.com/search?q=pantone&type=product%2carticle%2cpage

On 11/11/2022 at 12:42 AM, pseudopop said:

If you're looking for alternatives for photography, there's some (sprawling and geeky) discussion about Affinity 2 update at Hacker News where people mentioned some alternatives. The three that came up most often are digiKam, RawTherapee and darktable. I haven't used any of them so can't say if they are any good, but they are all free.

I have obviously spent too much time on the wrong side of the Internet, but I shall not elaborate that further least you think less of me.

Each of those are more like Lightroom alternatives.  Affinity is a good value version of photoshop

6 hours ago, abacab said:

My VC8 to VC9 upgrade is $99. That's better than my new initial VC9 offer price of $149 was.

Decisions, decisions... So I already have VC8 and Augmented Strings.

VC9 would add for me:

• KORG MS-20 V [new]
• SQ80 V [new]
• Augmented VOICES [new]
• Prophet-5 V [updated]
• Prophet-VS V [new]
• CS-80 V 4 [updated]
• Piano V 3 [updated]

I have the MS-20 in the Korg Collection 3, and the u-he Repro 5 version of the Prophet 5, and am considering the upcoming Cherry Audio version of the CS-80. Not really all that interested in the SQ80 or Prophet-VS V.

So it all comes down to how much better the Piano V 3 and/or CS-80 V 4 might be to push me over the edge...

I am in the same boat as you.  I use my VC8 A LOT, but not sure if I need the missing ones. I like that they upgraded CS-80, but I doubt I will make anything Vangelis to warrant the addition.  I just wonder if these is something else I need more than simply adding to ny arturia collection. I can probably get same price next year with additional content I want.

Their de-esser is good!