Vegas is a well-known name in the video editing software industry, having been created by Sony but now managed by Magix. Up until now, the tremendous interface complexity of Vegas Pro has held it back. Only serious professionals should apply. The makers of Vegas have begun to update the application in recent editions to give a more user-friendly, high-level video editor. The latest version of Vegas Pro starts to bear fruit from that work, but it’s still one of the more complicated options—complicated enough that novice hobbyists might find it too difficult.

Sony Vegas Pro is video editing software that was released by Sony Corporation. It has 3D film editing, image stabilization, track management, clip composition, special effects, subtitle editing, and other features. Previously known as one of the greatest alternatives to Windows Movie Maker and the best entry-level movie editing software on PC.

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1 PROS of Vegas:

Easy-to-use color grading tools
Subscribers get free stock footage.
Excellent rendering results
Support for nested timelines

2 CONS of Vegas:

Conveniences found in competitors are missing from the interface.
Multicam is almost useless.
There isn’t a welcome panel with tutorials.
Instability in the program

3 Pricing:

You may try Sony Vegas Pro for free for 30 days. To do this perfectly, all you have to do is finish their registration. At the same time, Sony Vegas Pro offers four different payment options.

$14.99 per month ($239.88 per year after the second year) for a one-year subscription (monthly payment).
$34.99 per month for a monthly subscription
$399 for a lifetime subscription
$199 for a software upgrade

You will receive an email with a download link and an activation code after making your purchase.

4 Support for Devices:

Before downloading, you can check the particular configuration requirements on Sony Vegas Pro’s official website (https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/).
In general, Vegas 17 is a system that only works with Windows 10. (64-bit). If you have a Windows 7 or 8 (64-bit) PC, you should use Vegas 16. To avoid incompatibility, please be careful to know your system settings and the appropriate authorized version before downloading.
Despite some recent enhancements, Vegas Pro offers a full suite of video editing capabilities, but they’re not arranged in a way that nonprofessional enthusiasts can easily comprehend.
Everybody’s workflow is different. Though many of the task we all perform in our video or editing application are the same as the task everyone else performs, That’s why we are providing you the most useful shortcuts that you need during your workflow, even you can download the shortcut in PDF and Excel Format by clicking below download button.

Vegas Pro Shortcut Keys List

Project file

Ctrl+N	Create new project
Ctrl+Shft+N	Create new project and bypass the Project Properties dialog
Alt+F4	Exit Vegas
Ctrl+F4	Close the current project
Ctrl+O	Open existing project
Alt+Enter	Project properties
Ctrl+S	Save project

Magnification and view

Alt+0	Set focus to track view
Alt+1	Show Explorer window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+2	Show Trimmer window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+3	Show Mixer window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+4	Show Video Preview window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+5	Show Project Media window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+6	Show Edit Details window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+7	Show Transitions window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+8	Show Video FX window (show/hide window if not docked)
Alt+9	Show Media Generators window (show/hide window if not docked)
Ctrl+Alt+1	Show Plug-In Manager window (show/hide window if not docked)
Ctrl+Alt+2	Show Video Scopes window (show/hide window if not docked)
Ctrl+Alt+3	Show Surround Panner window (show/hide window if not docked)
Ctrl+Alt+4	Show Media Manager window (show/hide window if not docked)
B	Show/hide audio bus tracks
Ctrl+Shft+B	Show/hide video bus track
Ctrl+Shft+K	Show/hide event media markers
Ctrl+Shft+I	Show/hide active take information
Ctrl+Shft+W	Show/hide waveforms and frame images on events in the timeline
Ctrl+Shft+C	Show/hide Event Pan/Crop and Video FX buttons in video events
Ctrl+Shft+T	Show/hide event fade lengths between selected and nonselected events:
Ctrl+Shft+E	Show/hide envelopes
F6 or Ctrl+Tab	Show next window
Shft+F6 or Ctrl+Shft+Tab	Show previous window
Alt+D, then press 0-9	Recall window layout
Ctrl+Alt+D, then press 0-9	Save window layout
Tab	Toggle focus between track list and timeline (and bus track list and timeline if bus tracks are visible)
Alt+Shft+Up/Down Arrow	Switch focus to previous/next track or bus track
Ctrl+Shft+Down Arrow	Decrease height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus)
Ctrl+Shft+Up Arrow	Increase height of all tracks or bus tracks (depending which has focus)
‘	Minimize all tracks
Ctrl+’	Set track heights to default height
F11 or Alt+’	Minimize/restore the window docking area
Ctrl+F11 or Ctrl+Alt+’	Maximize/restore the timeline vertically and horizontally (window docking area and track list will be hidden)
Shft+F11 or Shft+Alt+’	Minimize/restore the track list
Up/Down Arrow	Zoom in/out horizontally in small increments (if timeline has focus)
Ctrl+Up/Down Arrow	Zoom in/out horizontally in large increments or zoom to selection (if one exists)
Alt + Up Arrow	Zoom in time until each video thumbnail represents one frame
Shft+Up/Down Arrow	Zoom waveforms in/out vertically (audio only)

Cursor placement, loop region, and time selection

Note	Most of the cursor placement commands, when combined with the Shift key, also perform selection.
\	Center view around cursor
Ctrl+G	Go to
Ctrl+Shft+G	Set end of time selection
Home	Go to beginning of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection)
End	Go to end of time selection or viewable area (if no time selection)
Ctrl+Home or W	Go to beginning of project
Ctrl+End	Go to end of project
Shft+Q	Select loop region
Backspace	Restore previous five time selections
Page Up	Move left by grid marks
Page Down	Move right by grid marks
Left or Right Arrow	Move left/right one pixel (when Quantize to Frames is turned off)
Ctrl+Left/Right Arrow	Move to previous/next marker
Alt+Left or Right Arrow	Move one frame left/right
Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right Arrow	Move left/right to event edit points (including fade edges)
F3/F9	Jog left/right (when not in edge-trimming mode or during playback)
0-9 keys (not numeric keypad)	Move cursor to corresponding marker or select corresponding region
Ctrl+Comma	Move to previous CD track
Ctrl+Period	Move to next CD track
Comma	Move to previous CD index or region
Period	Move to next CD index or region
I (in)and O (out)	Set in and out points
Ctrl+Shft+drag with mouse	Create time selection while dragging on an event

General editing

Ctrl+X or Shft+Delete	Cut selection
Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert	Copy selection
Ctrl+V or Shft+Insert	Paste from clipboard
Ctrl+Shft+V	Paste insert
Ctrl+B	Paste repeat
Delete	Delete selection
Ctrl+T	Trim event to selection
Ctrl+M	Render to new track
Ctrl+Z or Alt+Backspace	Undo
Ctrl+Shft+Z or Ctrl+Y	Redo
Shft+F5	Rebuild audio peaks
Ctrl+D	Switch to normal editing tool
D	Switch to next editing tool
Shft+D	Switch to previous editing tool

Event selection and editing

Shft+click events	Range select
Ctrl+click individual events	Multiple select
Ctrl+A	Select all
Ctrl+Shft+A	Unselect all
Ctrl+X or Shft+Delete	Cut selection
Ctrl+C or Ctrl+Insert	Copy selection
Ctrl+V or Shft+Insert	Paste from clipboard
Ctrl+Shft+V	Paste insert
Ctrl+B	Paste repeat
Delete	Delete selection
S	Split events at cursor
Ctrl+T	Trim/crop selected events
Numeric Keypad 5	Exit edge-trimming mode
Numeric Keypad 1/3	Move or trim selected events one frame left/right
Numeric Keypad 4/6	Move or trim selected events one pixel left/right
Numeric Keypad 8/2	Move selected events up/down one track
Alt+drag inside the event	Slip: move media within event without moving the event
Alt+drag edge of event	Slip trim: moves the media with the edge as it is trimmed
Ctrl+Alt+drag edge of event	Trim adjacent: trims selected event and adjacent event simultaneously
Ctrl+Alt+drag middle of event	Slide: trims both ends of event simultaneously
Ctrl+Alt+drag over a crossfade	Slide crossfade: moves crossfade
Ctrl+drag edge of event	Stretch (compress) the media in the event while trimming
(= {not numeric keypad})	Raise pitch one semitone
Ctrl+=	Raise pitch one cent
Shft+=	Raise pitch one octave
(=- (not numeric keypad)	Lower pitch one semitone
Ctrl+-	Lower pitch one cent
Shft+-	Lower pitch one octave
Ctrl+Shft+= or Ctrl+Shft+-	Reset pitch
T	Select next take
Shft+T	Select previous take
Numeric Keypad /	Convert cut to transition
Numeric Keypad *
Numeric Ke
Ctrl+Numeric Keypad /	Convert transition to cut
Ctrl+E	Open in audio editor

Playback, recording, and preview

Ctrl+Alt+Shft+R	Arm for record and set recording path
Ctrl+R	Record (transport bar)
Q or Ctrl+Shft+L	Looped playback
Shft+Spacebar or Shft+F12	Play from start
Spacebar	Start playback
Ctrl+Spacebar or F12	Play from any window
Enter or Ctrl+F12	Play/pause
Spacebar or Esc	Stop playback
Ctrl+Home	Go to start of project
Ctrl+End	Go to end of project
Ctrl+Shft+F12	Dim (attenuate) mixer output
Numeric Keypad 0	Preview cursor position.
J, K, or L	Scrub playback
Shft+M	Selectively prerender video
Ctrl+Shft+M	Preview in player
Shft+B	Build dynamic RAM preview
Alt+Shft+4	Toggle external monitor preview.
F7	Generate MIDI timecode

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