Over the years, Vegas Pro software has been a pioneer and true innovator while other NLE manufacturers play catch-up. Vegas Pro has always featured robust native file format support. From the beginning around 10 years ago, Vegas Pro users have enjoyed the ability to throw just about anything at their projects with the confidence that the application would simply accept it and enable them to get on with their work. What's video format can import and edit in Vegas Pro 20, 19, 18, 17, etc? In this article I present the many of the major file formats as they can import and edit in Vegas Pro software.
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File Format Not Supported by Vegas Pro - Solved
The first group of file types comprise a surprisingly large number of formats. Well, surprising if you're not already a Vegas Pro user anyway. These include old standby formats like DV (either AVI or MOV) and HDV as well as others which are less commonly used as source footage such as WMV, some types of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4, and others.
Note: Not all files are guaranteed to import and edit in Vegas Pro.
What is the best format for Vegas Pro? Have problem with importing footage from your camera into Vegas Pro for further editing? Or may you have some downloaded movies and want to use them on Vegas Pro? Then you'd better convert your videos to Vegas Pro accepted files at first. If you temporarily have no idea about what to do, you can take the video to Vegas Pro conversion into consideration which is introduced in the following paragraphs. The conversion is darn easy to be finished with only three clicks without loss of video quality. To do the video video to Vegas Pro conversion task, you are highly recommended to ask a professional video conversion software (Acrok Video Converter Ultimate and Video Converter Ultimate for Mac) for help.
If you plan to import and edit Blu-ray and DVD movies in Vegas Pro 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, etc. Acrok Video Converter Ultimate can help you rip and convert Blu-ray/DVD to Vegas Pro best editing video formats.
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Vegas Pro Supported File Formats - Import & Export
The following tablets shows you what formats are supported by by different versions of Vegas Pro. Some formats have been tested and some have not been tested. The content is based on official parameters. We cannot guarantee that all the formats listed can be imported or exported successfully. we will also update the content based on official information.
Vegas Pro 20 Supported Formats
Vegas Pro 19 Supported Formats
Vegas Pro 18 Supported Formats
Vegas Pro 17 Supported Formats
Vegas Pro 16 Supported file formats
Vegas Pro 15 Supported file formats
Import
AAC, AA3, AVI, BMP, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV, HEVC, ProRes, AAC, AIFF, FLAC, LPEC, MP3, OGG, PCA, W64, WAV, WMA, BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, WDP, WMPhoto, DDS, DPX, EX, AAF, Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/ DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), Broadcast Wave Format, DVD Camcorder Disc, Closed Captioning
Export
AAC, AA3, AVI, BMP, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV, HEVC, ProRes, AAC, AIFF, FLAC, LPEC, MP3, OGG, PCA, W64, WAV, WMA, BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, WDP, WMPhoto, DDS, DPX, EXR, VEGAS Project Archive (*.veg), Pro Tools AAF File (*.aaf), Media Composer AAF File (*.aaf), Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), XDCAM Disc
Vegas Pro 14 Supported file formats
Import
4K XAVC S, 4K XAVC, XDCAM EX, XDCAM Optical, DV, HDV, AVCHD, NXCAM, MOV, MP4, WMV, MPEG-1/2/4, H.264/AVC, WAV, FLAC, AAC, MP3, OGG, WMA, Surround Sound/5.1, BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, OpenEXR-, DPX- and WDP image sequences
Export
DVD, Blu-ray Disc, AVCHD Disc, (DV-)AVI, MJPEG, MXF, MOV, WMV, XAVC, XAVC?S, MPEG-1/2/4, H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, WAV, MP3, BMP, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, OpenEXR- , DPX- and WDP image sequences
Vegas Pro 13 Supported file formats
Opens:
MOV, WMV, H.264, AA3, AAF, AIF, ASF, AU, AVC, AVI, BMP, BWF, CDA, DIG, DLX, DPX, DV, EXR, FLAC, GIF, HDP, IVC, JPEG, AVCHD, M2T, M2TS, MVC, Sony MXF (XDCAM and HDCAM SR), MP3, MP4, M4A, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, OGG, MPO, OMA, Panasonic MXF (DVCPRO, AVC-Intra) PCA, PSD, QT, R3D, PNG, SFA, SND, TIFF, TGA, W64, WAV, VOX, WDP, WMA, XAVC Intra MXF, XAVC S
Saves:
H.264, AA3, FLAC, AC3, AIF, ATRAC, AVC, AVCHD, AVI, DPX, EXR, HDP, MOV, MP4, WMV, MP3, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, M2T, Sony MXF (XDCAM and HDCAM SR), MVC, OGG, Panasonic MXF (AVC-Intra), PCA, W64, WAV, WMA, XAVC S, XAVC Intra MXF
DVD Encoding:
Video: NTSC 4:3, NTSC Widescreen, PAL 4:3, PAL Widescreen
Audio: AC-3 5.1 or stereo, PCM
Blu-Ray Encoding:
Video: MPEG-2 or AVC, 1080-60i, 1080-50i and 1080-24p
Audio: AC-3 5.1 or stereo, PCM
Format I/O and Hardware Support
Support for XDCAM essence markers
Capture directly to XDCAM-compatible MXF files from supported SD/HD-SDI sources
AVCHD timecode support
Read and save DPX, OpenEXR, and Microsoft HD Photo formats
NVIDIA 3D Vision Support
Genlock controls for synchronizing AJA video device output to a reference signal
Streaming Support for rendered AVC/MP4 files
Support for 4K XAVC and XAVC S files
Panasonic P2 Support
Blu-ray rendering support with MainConcept AVC plug-in
HDCAM SR (SStP) Mastering
Support for AVCHD 2.0 Standard
Support Metadata Orientation Information for Still Image Formats
GPU Accelerated Performance
GPU Acceleration for 'Titles & Text' Plug-in
Comprehensive XDCAM Optical Media support, including full proxy workflow
Export directly to PlayStation Portable devices
AVC/AAC support
MPEG-1, -2, and -4 support
ATRAC 3 input and output
MPEG-2, Insert I-Frame at markers
Support for the Microsoft Image Mastering API (IMAPI) disc drivers
External control surface support
AJA and Blackmagic Design hardware support
Application scripting for task automation
QuickTime? format support, with optimized AVC decode, for DSLR formats
Subtitle time/text export to DVD Architect Pro software
Red Book audio CD production
Exports chapter markers and subtitles to DVD Architect Pro 6.0 software
Sony Vegas Pro 12 Supported file formats
Opens
AA3, AAF, AIF, ASF, AU, AVI, BMP, BWF, CDA, DIG, DLX, DPX, DV, EXR, FLAC, GIF, HDP, IVC, JPG, M2T, M2TS, MOV, Sony MXF (XDCAM and HDCAM SR), MP3, MP4, M4A, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, OGG, OMA, Panasonic MXF (DVCPRO 25, 50, 100, AVC-Intra 50, 100), PCA, PNG, PSD, QT, R3D, SFA, SND, TIFF, TGA, VOX, W64, WAV, WDP, WMA, WMV
Saves
AA3, AC3, AIF, ATRAC, AVC, AVI, DPX, EXR, FLAC, HDP, MOV, MP3, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, MP4, M2T, Sony MXF (XDCAM and HDCAM SR), OGG, PCA, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV
DVD encoding, Video: NTSC 4:3, NTSC Widescreen, PAL 4:3, PAL Widescreen
DVD encoding, Audio: AC-3 5.1 or stereo, PCM
BD encoding, Video: MPEG-2 or AVC, 1080-60i, 1080-50i and 1080-24p
BD encoding, Audio: AC-3 5.1 or stereo, PCM
Extensive Capture and Export Support
Edit XDCAM, AVCHD, NXCAM, RED ONE? and EPIC?, HDCAM-SR? and Panasonic P2 media natively, with no transcoding or re-wrapping
Supports Digital SLR workflows using h.264 Quicktime files or AVCHD recording
Encode to HDCAM-SR for pristine archiving and mastering
MainConcept AVC encoder supports variable bit rates up to 40 Mbps and average bit rate of 25 Mbps
MP4 encoding with progressive download function, enablingvideos to begin playing while downloading
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