MEP 2016 Plus - Trying To Copy Media Onto New Project

CarpentersMate wrote on 4/25/2026, 6:37 PM

Hello to all my old friends! Hope all is well ...

I'm going on 78, and still using MEP 2016 Plus (for now). Fer the life of me still haven't been able to successfully copy media from one project into a NEW fresh project. Currently have a glitch that seemed to occur after I tried to create a Title? Was never sure if MEP allows you to view 2 project tabs at the same time? Could never figure that out nor why I always get the prompt 'Clip Board Empty'? Here's the strange glitch that appears everytime I select the Play Head. And note the Hightlighted Media I'm trying to paste into a NEW project.

Thank you any ideas? Here's what I've completed so far: http://www.media-historical.com/Artemis-II.mp4

My Best - Mike

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AAProds wrote on 4/25/2026, 10:21 PM

@CarpentersMate

Looking good there, Mike! That looks like a very detailed project; and so far, and excellent video. That really was a special event.

The green line is the volume curve; hide it by right-clicking on the audio object and unticking "Volume curve".

You can't have two projects open at the same time, but you can have multiple movies open. The movies are the tabs you see. In yours, there's only one movie, "Moon Thing Video".

Copy to a new project

If you want to copy an object from there to a NEW project ie a blank project, "copy" (as per Windows CTRL C or right-click) , click the + sign to open a new movie tab, then click in the timeline area and paste it.

Then, just delete the first movie tab and do a "Save Project As..." and give your new project a name. Your title (or whatever you copied) will be in that new project/movie.

Copy to an existing project

If you want to copy an object from one project to another, already-existing project (as opposed to a "New" project), Just go through the motions of opening the second project. Magix will ask if you want to close the current project; answer "Add new project". The second project (with it's movie/s) will open in a new tab/s.

Then just copy your objects from the first project's movie to the second project's movie, then delete the first project's movie. You'll be left with the second project with the copied objects in the movie. "Save" as necessary.

Yet another option is to copy the objects to a new movie (new tab created with the +), paste your objects in that new movie, then File>manage project>Export movie file. The movie will be exported as an MVD (a Magix "movie", as opposed to a Magix Project [MVP], which you can then import into any other project over and over.

If it is a title that you want to reuse, it would be simpler to just save it as a title template for re-use. On the title, right-click> Save as Title Template.

Another trick to know using title templates is that, as long as a title is involved, you can save all-manner of objects and effects using the "Save as Special Effect" command. For example, a title with an image/video and soundtrack. Highlight all the objects (which must include a title). Right-click on the title then choose "Save as special effect". It gets saved in the "My Own" Templates folder. Drag it down onto the timeline and you'll get the title, audio and image/video all together. This is very handy if you have a complicated intro with a title.

I had a chuckle when the commentator said "ride the most powerful rocket" then did a long pause when he remembered that Starship is the most powerful rocket. That aside, is was a terrific effort by NASA. I reckon the best shot was the airborne shot from the side (1:07 on your movie), which, I believe, was taken from a Cessna orbiting the pad.