Where to find extra Sony Vegas Plug-ins

MarkJayne · 13-10-2007, 8:15 AM

Can anyone point me in the right direction for the best place to download extra plug-ins for Vegas. I'm really after good explosion/shatter effects and also 3D text.

Any help would be appreciated.

Mark

**senu** · 13-10-2007, 9:32 AM

Redsox_Mark to the rescue

Because Avid Liquid 7 ( which I use as well) comes with so many FX inherited from Combustion ( for free) I haven't needed Plug ins for Vegas

However the latest Ver 8 (pro) has much improved titling ( Titling was never Vegas strongest point). It also has Multicam which was an Excalibur plug in
For Plug ins
A good starting place ( pointed to me by Mark but never actually used by myself)
http://www.vasst.com/training/Vegasplugs.htm

This I found on my web travels and bookmarked but haven't given another look since
http://www.pluginz.com/category/198?...genre=6&type=2

hopthepond · 13-10-2007, 9:48 AM

One often ovelooked place for tutorials on creating your own effects is you tube! do a search for Sony Vegas and theres a lots of video tutorials showing you how to create all sorts of things

**senu** · 13-10-2007, 9:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hopthepond

One often ovelooked place for tutorials on creating your own effects is you tube! do a search for Sony Vegas and theres a lots of video tutorials showing you how to create all sorts of things

Agree, and you can save your own fx made from clever keyframing but it involves a certain level of "Dexterity " ( read cleverness) which I dont have myself ( thick??) ..

or Im too impatient to learn
Avid Liquid similarly had 2D ,3D and Hollowood FX editors which allow you to customise and save the many built-in effects to your hearts delight

redsox_mark · 13-10-2007, 11:53 AM

The Vasst site Senu linked to is what I have used; there are many free plug-ins, others available to purchase.

Another popular package is Excalibur, I've not used it myself
http://www.classondemand.net/classon...excalibur.aspx

MarkJayne · 13-10-2007, 5:50 PM

Thanks guy's, they may well be what I'm looking for

@redsox_mark

I've still to try out Vegas Pro 8. How are you finding it ?

Mark

redsox_mark · 14-10-2007, 9:29 AM

The HDV smart rendering doesn't work properly in Vegas 8 (a fix is comming). The new titler is nice, though wish they had upgraded the credit roll instead. Personally I think I'll stay with Vegas 7 (I need to watch my pennies at the moment) but in general it's worth it, especailly if coming from an older version.