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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 22, 21, 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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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.
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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.
| Import | Video | Apple ProRes, Blackmagic RAW, HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, AV1, MP4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, AVI, WMV, M4V, Sony XAVC / XAVC-S / XDCAM EX / HD 422 / MXF / ProDisc / HDCAM SR, MPEG IMX, DV, HDV, AVCHD, Panasonic P2, RED RAW |
| Audio | AIFF, AAC, MP2, MP3, M4A, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Other | Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/ DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), Broadcast Wave Format, Closed Captioning (SRT) | |
| Resolutions | SD, HD, 4K, 8K | |
| Export | Video | Apple ProRes, AV1, HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MP4, AVI, WMV, Sony XAVC / XAVC-S / MXF / HDCAM SR, Panasonic P2, XDCAM EX |
| Audio | AIFF, AAC, MP3, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Other | VEGAS Project Archive (*.veg, *.vf), Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), XDCAM Disc | |
| Resolutions | SD, HD, 4K, 8K |
| Import | Video | Apple ProRes, Blackmagic RAW, HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MP4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, AVI, WMV, M4V, Sony XAVC / XAVC-S / XDCAM EX / HD 422 / MXF / ProDisc / HDCAM SR, MPEG IMX, DV, HDV, AVCHD, Panasonic P2, RED RAW |
| Audio | AIFF, AAC, MP2, MP3, M4A, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Other | Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/ DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), Broadcast Wave Format, Closed Captioning (SRT) | |
| Resolutions | SD, HD, 4K, 8K | |
| Export | Video | Apple ProRes, HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MP4, AVI, WMV, Sony XAVC / XAVC-S / MXF / HDCAM SR, Panasonic P2, XDCAM EX |
| Audio | AIFF, AAC, MP3, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Other | VEGAS Project Archive (*.veg, *.vf), Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), XDCAM Disc | |
| Resolutions | SD, HD, 4K, 8K |
| Import | Video | Apple ProRes, HEVC 10bit 4:2:2, Sony XDCAM & XAVC, Panasonic AVCHD, RED RAW, Blackmagic RAW |
| Audio | AIFF, AAC, MP2, MP3, M4A, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC |
| Import | Video | Blackmagic RAW*, HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MP4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, AVI, WMV, M4V, Sony XAVC / XAVC-S / XDCAM EX / HD 422 / MXF / ProDisc / HDCAM SR, MPEG IMX, DV, HDV, AVCHD, Panasonic P2, RED RAW *Currently in BETA |
| Audio | AIFF, AAC, MP2, MP3, M4A, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Other | Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/ DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), Broadcast Wave Format, Closed Captioning (SRT) | |
| Resolutions | SD, HD, 4K, 8K | |
| Export | Video | HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MP4, AVI, WMV, Sony XAVC / XAVC-S / MXF / HDCAM SR, Panasonic P2, XDCAM EX |
| Audio | AIFF, AAC, MP3, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Other | VEGAS Project Archive (*.veg, *.vf), Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), XDCAM Disc | |
| Resolutions | SD, HD, 4K, 8K |
| Import | Video | Apple ProRes, Blackmagic RAW, HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MP4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, AVI, WMV, M4V, Sony XAVC / XAVC-S / XDCAM EX / HD 422 / MXF / ProDisc / HDCAM SR, MPEG IMX, DV, HDV, AVCHD, Panasonic P2, RED RAW |
| Audio | AIFF, AAC, MP2, MP3, M4A, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Other | Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/ DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), Broadcast Wave Format, Closed Captioning (SRT) | |
| Resolutions | SD, HD, 4K, 8K | |
| Export | Video | Apple ProRes, HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MP4, AVI, WMV, Sony XAVC / XAVC-S / MXF / HDCAM SR, Panasonic P2, XDCAM EX |
| Audio | AIFF, AAC, MP3, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Other | VEGAS Project Archive (*.veg, *.vf), Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), XDCAM Disc | |
| Resolutions | SD, HD, 4K, 8K |
| Import | Video | Blackmagic RAW*, HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MP4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, AVI, WMV, M4V, Sony XAVC / XAVC-S / XDCAM EX / HD 422 / MXF / ProDisc / HDCAM SR, MPEG IMX, DV, HDV, AVCHD, Panasonic P2, RED RAW *Currently in BETA |
| Audio | AIFF, AAC, MP2, MP3, M4A, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Other | Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/ DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), Broadcast Wave Format, Closed Captioning (SRT) | |
| Resolutions | SD, HD, 4K, 8K | |
| Export | Video | HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MP4, AVI, WMV, Sony XAVC / XAVC-S / MXF / HDCAM SR, Panasonic P2, XDCAM EX |
| Audio | AIFF, AAC, MP3, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Other | VEGAS Project Archive (*.veg, *.vf), Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), XDCAM Disc | |
| Resolutions | SD, HD, 4K, 8K |
| Import | Video | HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MP4, MOV, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, AVI, WMV, M4V, Sony XAVC / XAVC-S / XDCAM EX / HD / HD 422 / MXF / ProDisc / HDCAM SR, MPEG IMX, DV, HDV, AVCHD, Panasonic P2, Red RAW |
| Audio | AIF, AAC, MP2, MP3, M4A, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Other | AAF, Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/ DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), Broadcast Wave Format, Closed Captioning | |
| Export | Video | HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, Sony XAVC / XAVC-S / MXF / HDCAM SR, Panasonic P2, XDCAM EX |
| Audio | AIF, AAC, MP3, OGG Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Other | VEGAS Project Archive (*.veg, *.vf), Premiere/After Effects (*.prproj), Final Cut Pro 7/DaVinci Resolve (*.xml), Final Cut Pro X (*.fcpxml), EDL Text File (*.txt), XDCAM Disc |
| Import | Video | HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MP4, MOV, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, AVI, WMV, XAVC-S, XAVC, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, XDCAM HD 422, XDCAM ProDisc, HDCAM SR, MPEG IMX, DV, HDV, AVCHD, Panasonic P2, Red RAW, Apple ProRes |
| Audio | AIF, AAC, MP2, MP3, M4A, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC | |
| Export | Video | HEVC/H.265, AVC/H.264, MPEG-2, MPEG-1, MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, MAGIX Intermediate, Sony XAVC-S, Sony XAVC, Sony MXF, Sony HDCAM SR, Panasonic P2, XDCAM EX |
| Audio | AIF, AAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, WMA, FLAC |
| Import | Video | AAC, AA3, AVI, BMP, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV, HEVC |
| Audio | AAC, AIFF, FLAC, LPEC, MP3, OGG, PCA, W64, WAV, WMA | |
| Export | Video | AVC/AAC, AVCHD, AVI, HEVC, MOV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MVC, RM, WMV, XAVC S |
| Audio | AAC, AIFF, FLAC, LPEC, MP3, OGG, PCA, W64, WAV, WMA |
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