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@David-Cowan Hi . . . . Magix Video plus 2026 . . . . There is no such program of that name, do you mean Magix Movie Edit Pro Plus 2016 which is obsolete and thus not receiving any updates or support. 'Movie Edit Pro' has been rebranded twice, the

Movie Edit Now

8 answers, most recent on 2/11/2026

RE: magix movie edit pro mx

@ali-ahmad Hi . . . . magix pro 17 plus . . . try to update online for the one time activation function but comes up already registered-error code-24 . . . . Do you mean Movie Edit Pro 17 released in 2010, or Movie Edit Pro 2017? Was the software

Xara Designer Pro

11 answers, most recent on 4/30/2026

RE: Xara Designer Pro - Slow work after 10-15 min

@gene-pG-Poole Hi and welcome to the forum. 'Same computer specs as the OP, except' Please do not quote your system specs as above. When quoting your motherboard specs, please give all the information regarding its main components, quoting the

Movie Studio

10 answers, most recent on 4/26/2026

RE: Video Deluxe 2026

@Skyline_UK Hi The procedure is still the same as in this topic. The Opacity control is on every image, video clip or other items that can have opacity as indicated below, drag this up/down as required HTH John EBForum Moderator

Movie Studio

31 answers, most recent on 4/16/2026

RE: Video deluxe 2026

@AAProds Hi Al Looking at the migration of effects that occurred when I upgraded from MMS 2025 to VDL 2026, I see that the folder: C:\Users\Public\Documents\MAGIX\Common\Videocontent\Movie Edit Pro Premium\UserVideoEffects\ has a copy of my LUTs

Movie Studio

16 answers, most recent on 4/26/2026

RE: GL Transitions ?

@idd-2016 Hi, If you're looking for more transitions, I recommend Pixelan SpiceMaster 3 for Magix. I can probably do most of the 121 GL transitions with it, with intricate modifications of each, quite simply and without any programming. There are

Video Pro X

2 answers, most recent on 4/19/2026

RE: Movie look suggestion: VHS

@MovieEditorr Hi In addition to @Alwyn's comment, which I agree with , there are many different sources of video overlays/green screen effects which simulate the VHS artefacts and noise available from sites such as PixaBay, Pexels and many others,

Off topic

No answers, created on 2/25/2026

WD SATA Hard drives Stock Situation in Early 2026

Hi. Just a heads up that anyone that relies on WD SATA drives, external or internal seem to be currently rapidly running out of stock with restock date approximations from retailers s as far ahead as between April to September. RED drives and

Movie Studio

31 answers, most recent on 4/16/2026

RE: Video deluxe 2026

@me_again Hi Andy . . . . So this raises a bigger question, how to bulk change the Registry (there appears to be 16+ entries) to read MS2025 not Photostory? . . . Curiousity could be my undoing. . . . I scanned my registry for the Photostory

Video Pro X

45 answers, most recent on 6/6/2026

RE: DVDs cut don't play

@rickduley Hi Rick Can correct you add to your signature computer spec that the PC has a Nvidia GT 730 GPU. I tested MKV file with the three GPU options I have, ie CPU, UHD630, RTX 2060 and got the following results: CPU and my RTX 2060 :- Video

Video Pro X

45 answers, most recent on 6/6/2026

RE: DVDs cut don't play

Hi @johnebaker I see MediaInfo has doubled in size since I last used it 😬. Here is the MediaInfo report and the settings of VPX16. If there is a Computer God out there in Cyberspace I would very much appreciate that Computer God endowing @johnebaker

Off topic

5 answers, most recent on 6/3/2026

RE: Is it worth continuing to invest in Magix Software

Hi so in order to solve the infamous "Could not find part of the program" error I installed the VPX17 trial thanks to a tip from @johnbaker which solved the issue. SO I will invest in Magix for a while longer as learning Resolve, for me, is just a

Photostory

19 answers, most recent on 6/14/2026

RE: Unable to start Photostory de luxe 2025 and 2026 after changing comput

Hi John, I followed the full procedure for fixing Windows system file issues and encountered the long pause at 63.2% during the RestoreHealth run. Windows reported that "details are in the CBS log file". Unfortunately, the final outcome was still

Photostory

19 answers, most recent on 6/14/2026

RE: Unable to start Photostory de luxe 2025 and 2026 after changing comput

Hi, Thanks for your advice. Mine is not a "Local Account'. I have quitted OneDrive temporarily. Reinstalled Photostory in a process which went smoothly without any errors and overcoming the freeze at start of the program. Only when I tried to either

SOUND FORGE

10 answers, most recent Yesterday

RE: Is this the end of Sound Forge?

plugins like the free Reapper package, for example, only work on SF 12. From 13 to 19 (2026) they don't. Hi @JoaoBC, if you are referring to the free REAPER ReaPlugs, the 64 bit VST-2 version causes SF to freeze However the 32 bit VST 2 version

Movie Studio

9 answers, most recent on 5/28/2026

RE: Split video in to separete frames

@badbob Hi There is an alternate method of achieving images stabilisation without separating the movie in to individual frames or using a 3rd party stabilisation effect. The method here was developed by another forum member, @K-Wood back in 2022 and

Other products

One answer, on 12/22/2025

RE: [Closed] I buy VEGAS Pro Suite 23 but my company ask to have the offline file

@JPAK Hi and welcome to the forum - albeit the wrong one. Vegas products, except for Magix Movie Studio 18 to 2025 versions, have their own forum, link is at the bottom of this page, I would suggest you post your question there There should also be

Off topic

40 answers, most recent on 1/26/2026

RE: [Closed] Does Magix have customer support?

@Williams-Michael @Ryan-Sch @Cristopher-Dolores @SP. @johnebaker Hi All I have started contacting Magix employees to bring this issue to their attention and pass onto the relevant department. As Moderator I have had no response from support for the

ACID

16 answers, most recent on 4/27/2026

RE: ntdll.dll - ACID doesn’t start

@Szymon-Barabach, what might help would be installing the latest V14 of Visual C++: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170#latest-supported-redistributable-version (X86 & X64) Hi,the same thing

Photostory

20 answers, most recent on 2/28/2026

RE: Photostory 2026, "RC String 8875 not found"

@David-Robinson5527 Hi I, too, had a repeat email asking for more information that I had already given along with an image of the issue. To ask for a refund, email infoservice@magix.net. I would also suggest you include a link to this topic. The

Photostory

20 answers, most recent on 2/28/2026

RE: Photostory 2026, "RC String 8875 not found"

@David-Robinson5527 Hi I too have been chatting with the Bot followed by an email which appears to be from a real person. The resets they gave you do not work. John EB The last email from Magix had no signature however I got the feeling it may

Music Maker

15 answers, most recent on 4/7/2026

RE: installation failed

@gimigitara Hi Check that the Vita and other instruments are in the folder:- C:\Users\Public\Documents\MAGIX\Common\ This is my folder you should have the indicated items If the folderpath is different for Instruments and/or Soundpools what is the

Movie Studio

11 answers, most recent on 1/12/2026

RE: Video Deluxe 2026 - Access Violation Code - Program Crashes

@SHANE-KOHUT HI Thanks for the feedback, pleased to hear it is now working. I would suggest you put the specification of your computer system including Windows version and program version, see this topic for what is required and please quote

Music Maker

16 answers, most recent on 1/12/2026

RE: Midi keyboard not playing live

@Alex-Kirkwood You have a Focusrite Scarlett interface? That should be enough. You select the Focusrite ASIO driver in the Music Maker audio settings and set the ASIO buffer size to reasonable value, for example 512 samples. Connect your speakers or