Build 177 introduced a major UI overhaul and hardware acceleration, but it also suffered from early-release bugs and performance hitches that subsequent patches addressed.
: While Build 177 introduced Intel Quick Sync Video (QSV) and NVIDIA acceleration, later builds (like Build 261 and beyond) further optimized these for smoother timeline playback and faster rendering.
: Subsequent builds resolved critical issues, such as crashes when using multiple GPUs during startup or errors when renaming files in the Vegas Explorer. Key Features of the VEGAS Pro 15 Series