<p>There's apparently a hack which alters the Vegas executable to solve this problem. There's a setting of <code>dpiAware</code> in the application manifest which falsely tells Windows that Vegas is DPI aware and will scale up text and icons on a HiDPI display. Vegas does not do this. So, the value should be changed from true to false.</p>

<p>The hack tutorial alongwith link to required tool is available at <code>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvr0c5VHGIM</code></p>

<p><div class="youtube-embed"><div>
                <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Vvr0c5VHGIM?start=0"></iframe>
            </div></div></p>

<p>I haven't needed to do this so I can't vouch for the method but it appears to work.</p>

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2017-01-19T21:23:51.817Z
I could not get this solution to work recently. I've been just suffering and losing my eyesight. @XamuelSchulman Did you do something specific to get this solution to work?
user3643
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@fredsbend Not really. I just followed what the tutorial told me to do and then after a restart it worked.
Ecko
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@XamuelSchulman Well, I'll try again, maybe. Thanks.
user3643
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Nearly two years later, I did get this to work, but this video link is dead. Looks like this one is the same thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvr0c5VHGIM
user3643
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Gyan
<p>I bought Sony Vegas Pro 13 recently for my 4K laptop, but when I fired it up, the loading screen did not look good. The text was running into itself, and it didn't fit in the window.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/bAOo8.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/bAOo8.png" alt="mangled loading screen"></a></p>

<p>When the application loaded, the buttons and strips on the editor were only about 5mm tall.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/8ikLo.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/8ikLo.png" alt="Vegas main window with shrunken buttons and strips"></a></p>

<p>Is there a way to make Vegas work on a 4K screen? Are there settings I can change, or a patch I can install? And if not, is there something in the works for this? I will add that I did try changing the screen resolution, but it still looks like this.</p>

<video-editor><vegas-pro><4k>
How to make Sony Vegas Pro 13 work on a 4K display
Ecko
# How to make Sony Vegas Pro 13 work on a 4K display

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-21)

I bought Sony Vegas Pro 13 recently for my 4K laptop, but when I fired it up, the loading screen did not look good. The text was running into itself, and it didn't fit in the window.

[![mangled loading screen](https://i.sstatic.net/bAOo8.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/bAOo8.png)

When the application loaded, the buttons and strips on the editor were only about 5mm tall.

[![Vegas main window with shrunken buttons and strips](https://i.sstatic.net/8ikLo.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/8ikLo.png)

Is there a way to make Vegas work on a 4K screen? Are there settings I can change, or a patch I can install? And if not, is there something in the works for this? I will add that I did try changing the screen resolution, but it still looks like this.

**Tags:** video-editor, vegas-pro, 4k


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-05-21. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

There's apparently a hack which alters the Vegas executable to solve this problem. There's a setting of `dpiAware` in the application manifest which falsely tells Windows that Vegas is DPI aware and will scale up text and icons on a HiDPI display. Vegas does not do this. So, the value should be changed from true to false.

The hack tutorial alongwith link to required tool is available at `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvr0c5VHGIM`

I haven't needed to do this so I can't vouch for the method but it appears to work.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: I could not get this solution to work recently. I've been just suffering and losing my eyesight. @XamuelSchulman Did you do something specific to get this solution to work?  
> **username_0**: @fredsbend Not really. I just followed what the tutorial told me to do and then after a restart it worked.  
> **username_2**: @XamuelSchulman Well, I'll try again, maybe. Thanks.  
> **username_2**: Nearly two years later, I did get this to work, but this video link is dead. Looks like this one is the same thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvr0c5VHGIM  

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