Any users of Vegas Pro will be rejoicing as the first fully blooded version from BorisFX is now availabled. And the company tels me that generally, if you are Vegas Pro 26 user, its a freebie upgrade.
Vegas Pro has been through some tumultous times over the years no-one will deny, so this is very welcome news indeed.
What’s new in Vegas Pro 2027
- Color management. A rebuilt system: if your media is tagged properly, Vegas Pro applies the right colour transforms automatically, and you can fix untagged media with a few manual adjustments. borisfx
- AI masking. Boris FX’s AI masking technology is now in the timeline, to isolate moving subjects with minimal effort. It’s called AI Quick Mask. borisfx
- Composite FX on video events. A workflow that uses native effects and third-party OFX plugins like Continuum as a secondary input on a single Video Event. borisfx
- Faster rendering. The release notes list improved GPU encoding, GPU-accelerated hardware encoding including 4:2:2, and high-resolution audio export.
- Speech tools. Offline GPU-accelerated Speech-to-Text and online Text-to-Speech with ElevenLabs. Auto-captions are also listed. borisfx
- Other additions. Nikon ZR N-RAW footage support, improved Titles & Text tools, modernised media properties, and dynamic render filenames.
Pricing and licensing
- There’s a new perpetual licence option for Vegas Pro Ultimate, with pricing from $99.95 a year or $17.95 a month. borisfx
- The update is free for customers with an active Vegas Pro subscription or upgrade and support plan, and the installer comes through the Boris FX Hub. borisfx
- The three editions remain: Vegas Pro, Plus, and Ultimate.