@johnebaker

Thanks John, so VPX 13 does export in H264 (being AVC). Magix needs to change that check box for H264 export to a tick.

@folkivan @johnebaker

Is there a way to disable hardware acceleration in v. 13?

This would be a question for someone testing the program.

Hopefully John can tell you if that option still exists. Personally I'm in no hurry to upgrade as yet.

Ray.

@folkivan, @CubeAce

Hi

. . . . Is there a way to disable hardware acceleration in v. 13? . . . .

I mentioned this in my first post and despite what the new manual and website manual say the options are not available on the Import & Export tab.

I think the Microsoft WARP options - Program settings, Device options tab, Hardware acceleration section are the alternative as this is software based and independent of a GPU, it is also appears to be faster than the old way of software rendering, as I have mentioned previously.

HTH

John EB

@johnebaker

Hi John.

It's the first time I've seen any mention of Microsoft WARP device.

Any explanation of its purpose or interaction with GPUs?

Ray.

@CubeAce, @AAProds

. . . That whole specs page is misleading and confusing . . . .

I find the specs clearer then they were for VPX 12, with the exception of lack of details of what the 'common formats only' are.

So far:

• export settings Calculate video effects on GPU has been dropped
• Import & Export tab has no HWA options
• There are more choices for GPU selection in the program settings

I also managed to trigger Hardware Acceleration has been turned off during export 😕 and freeze parts of the program - cannot close/exit.

John EB

 

To me it looks like the common formats only is marked with (*1) in the "Video Formats" section to denote which formats is included Comon formats only.

@CubeAce

Hi Ray

I was surprised to find Microsoft WARP has been around a while - see here for an explanation of it.

@shgrude

Hi

Thanks for the information - looks like several of us missed that 🙁.

John EB

@shgrude @johnebaker @CubeAce @AAProds

I see a patch has already been released today. No idea what has changed (and I can't find any information about it, so far).

Jeff

@shgrude, @emmrecs, @CubeAce, @AAProds

Hi all

Same here no info of what is it in it, however the most immediate thing I notice is the speed of changing folders and preview icons appearing in the media pane - appears to be much quicker then yesterday.

John EB

NONE OF THE EFFECTS WORK. Camera zoom Image size and rotate etc... Workflow at a complete halt... Lost an ENTIRE DAY FROM BUG w/Upgrade> DO NOT UPGRADE to VP13

@shgrude

@MAGIX_Redaktion

To me it looks like the common formats only is marked with (*1) in the "Video Formats" section to denote which formats is included Comon formats only.

People won't look at the "formats", they'll look at the "codecs". Expert video-graphers won't touch any program that cannot export H264, as the current literature says for VPX.

That whole specs page needs to be proof-read by a native english-speaker who is a subject-matter expert. Any confusing, illogical or incorrect text or notes just diminishes the professional impression Magix needs to portray for people to buy the product.

@MAGIX_redaktion

I have 2 problems (so far) after updating to X13.

1. Why do I not have the option of creating a 360 ° when creating a project and in the film settings? Or how does it work now?

2. With the film and cut templates I can no longer change the duration of the template after selecting a template via the gear wheel. Only 15 seconds are displayed as a selection option.

Is it just me who have these problems?

@OBVideos

Hi

. . . . NONE OF THE EFFECTS WORK. Camera zoom Image size and rotate etc. . . . .

Camera zoom and some Move effects confirmed not working.

Image size, position and rotate are working fine for me, the video you posted only shows the Camera zoom issue you are having.

John EB
Forum Moderator

Good day. I made an upgrade to version 19.0.1.99 (UDP3) in my Magix PRO X software, according to yesterday's information. Unfortunately, the editing function does not work: Effects> Viev / Animation> Section> Size-free proportion does not work. Only like movie works. I am asking for help, because it is a function of the program that I need very much.

@Akademia

Hi

The Section effect has a bug - see here in this topic, and has been confirmed further down the page.

John EB
Forum Moderator

So... My New Update crippled my 'effects' and crashed my computer about 10 times... VPX13 has a bug and my 25+ years of having Magix Video Editing Software tells me it won't be resolved... From fully functional software to an absolutely unstable one that kills workflow and may NOT be relied upon to do major work... Can I retrieve the previous version ?????????/

Crashes often with no warning or message, VPX 19.0.1.99 just disappears. Crashes often with warning.

New F1 Help type. Press F1 to see.

Rotation handle is missing. See the manual showing where it should be. Nothing is there.

Oops - one of the images with rotation no longer has handles, only the origin point. Played around - crashed.

It's tough to review this version as it's not stable long enough to do much. Not ready for prime time, IMHO.

I will definitely not try putting this on my desktop computer.

John CB

Installed the trial yesterday - was looking forward to AMD acceleration on export. Seems to work very fast on simple clips, but...Fade ins/outs are not rendering with AMD hw acceleration. Interestingly enough, they show in the rendering preview, but in the exported video it's just a cut, no fade in or out. CPU rendering is OK, but about 3x slower.
More complicated transitions - like shutter do render. This version clearly needed more QA.

How do I uninstall 13 to version 12? I have a lot of work waiting and losing money because I can't work on the 13th, the most important editing functions for me do not work. I have an Intel i9 7920X GPU GTX1080ti (2 pieces) and 64 GB. It has to be enough to work well and it doesn't work on version 13. I feel cheated. Help me get back to version 12. It was working fine.

View/Animation Size/Position - where have the Zoom slider and zoom factor box gone to? Surely Magix didn't remove this. I use it extensively.

Also, the button and hint should be in English, see above.

I checked HitFilm Zoom Blur and keyframing the X factor still causes the Y factor to go to Infinity. At least now it says Infinity. Why can this not be fixed after more than 2 years?

John CB

Testing multicam (trial version)

In the source viewer you just get an image of one of the tracks (full size) - with coloured box for each of the tracks - you dont see the individual tracks in the boxes.

Dear community,

We are very thankful for all your feedback and accept it of course. Our goal is to offer all of you a functioning high-quality software. This has not worked out entirely and we apologize for these inconveniences. We are currently working hard to offer you a solution in a timely manner. As soon as we have news, we will inform you. Thank you very much for your understanding.

Best wishes,
MAGIX Redaktion

@matthew-shurmer

I can confirm this! However, I think it is rather more complex than you suggest.

First, I can only activate multicam mode in Timeline view if I place (in my experiment) three videos on tracks 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8 and then go to "Scene overview", at which point the icon to activate multicam becomes highlighted/active and I can return to Timeline view. The menu option Edit>Multicam DOES activate that mode in Timeline view.

Second, only the video on Tracks 5/6 is visible in the Source window, though clicking one of those "boxes" does add either Tracks 3/4 or 5/6 to the Program on tracks 1/2. But there is no box for 7/8 and I cannot select it at all via the Source screen. However, if I click directly on Track 7 its video transfers to the Program screen but is NOT added to the Tracks 1/2 timeline and what is actually on those tracks does not play.  I suspect that what is happening is that, in this latter scenario, multicam mode is, in effect, being turned off and only the lowest track (= highest-numbered) is visible, as is standard for Magix video products.

Thankfully, from my personal point of view, I do not imminently need to use multicam mode but problems like those listed in this thread should most definitely NOT be occurring.

It is extremely disheartening that the initial debacle with the release of MM 2021 seems to be being repeated with VPX 13.

Jeff