• Video Pro X

  4 answers, most recent on 4/19/2026

  RE: Video Pro X16 zoom missing
  @MovieEditorr Hi In addition to @browj2 and @Alwyn comments, there is also the Camera zoom effect - see this short demo made with Phtosotory, the effect is identical in VPX. John EBForum Moderator
• Music Maker

  16 answers, most recent on 1/12/2026

  RE: Midi keyboard not playing live
  @Alex-Kirkwood Hi . . . . Forum is a pain in the neck. It's not uploading screenshot. . . . Magix are aware of the forum issue with uploading images and video and are working on it. John EBForum Moderator
• Video Pro X

  One answer, on 1/27/2026

  RE: HEVC Codex
  @norman-r HI The HVEC codec only becomes available on purchase of the full product, due licensing conditions, basically it has to be registered, for Magix to pay the licencing fee to the Licensor. HTH John EBForum Moderator
• Movie Studio

  31 answers, most recent on 4/16/2026

  RE: Video deluxe 2026
  @ImTerribleAtThis HI The image (?) you posted above is not appearing, can you try posting the image again. John EB hopefully this one uploads okay
• SOUND FORGE

  13 answers, most recent on 3/16/2026

  RE: SF11 is stable - SF13, 14, 16 fail.
  Hi @mmcswnavy24, You should be able to purchase SF 17 or 18 here which seems to be working,. at least from my location in USA. . or at least try the free 30-day trial version.https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/sound-forge-pro/
• Off topic

  160 answers, most recent 12 hours ago

  RE: Magix support has not responded to support tickets for months
  @Tom_Sp @johnebaker Hi Tom Do you have any updates for the users why support is causing said issues and closing tickets prematurely? The a.i bots are definitely not functioning properly or communicating with Magix staff? Stephen Forum Moderator
• Photostory

  20 answers, most recent on 2/28/2026

  RE: Photostory 2026, "RC String 8875 not found"
  @David-Robinson5527 HI . . . . only appears when in the Classic view . . . . Good catch, and confirmed, this is a bug. Classic view is one I do not normally go into. I will send in a bug report. John EB
• Movie Studio

  11 answers, most recent on 1/20/2026

  RE: VDL 2026 Patch 316 - Had to deactivate then reactivate the same PC
  @AAProds @browj2 @johnebaker Hi Al, John and John, Having updated both VPX and VdL, no reactivation was needed, so this problem seems to be entirely random! And I've checked my account, only one activation used for both softwares. Jeff
• Movie Studio

  8 answers, most recent on 4/10/2026

  RE: -14 error
  @lighthope Hi, Did you download and install the file from your account? And, did you use the same email address as the one for your account with MAGIX when you tried to activate the program after installing it? John CB Yes. From my account. Same
• Movie Studio

  3 answers, most recent on 1/20/2026

  RE: Cookie cutter proportions?
  @idd-2016 Hi AFAICS the Cookie cutter is fixed aspect ratio. The Section effect will create the AR ratio rectangle you are looking for, and in VDL 2026 can be keyframed using Size, Position and Rotation. John EBForum Moderator
• Video Pro X

  3 answers, most recent on 3/17/2026

  add-ons
  Hi, I've encountered some issues and uninstalled and reinstalled MAGIX Video Pro X17. Unfortunately, when I try to reinstall the proDAD add-ons, it says they're already installed. How can I fix the problem of reinstalling the add-ons?
• Movie Studio

  6 answers, most recent on 4/24/2026

  RE: Movie effect settings ??
  @idd-2016 Hi, Good one! I almost always forget that the feature exists and most users probably don't know about it. Do you use any of the Movie Effects Settings? If so, which ones and why? @johnebaker Hi John EB, From what I recall, you use the
• Movie Studio

  6 answers, most recent on 6/8/2026

  RE: MAGIX Video deluxe 2026 Premium-problem
  @Kevin-Williams5715 Hi Assuming you mean the Preview monitor looks something like this: While holding old down the Ctrl key, double-click the left mouse button to reset to standard view. John EBForum Moderator
• Movie Studio

  11 answers, most recent on 3/22/2026

  RE: Cleaning a really poor quality video
  @me_again Hi Andy . . . . Panasonic and it was a "big b***er" 🙂 that I assume didn't record in 320x240 so obviously it was reduced just for the demo/commentary purposes . . . . 320x 240 was the native resolution of the early Panasonic VHS or VHS-C,
• Music Maker

  20 answers, most recent on 1/28/2026

  RE: Music Maker update 33.1.1.19
  Hi, for your next Music Maker 2026 update you need to fix "Quantization settings..." window not appearing. Tried MM 2026 on 2 computers with Windows 11. After clicking nothing happens. I have Music Make 2016 Live on the same computer and
• Off topic

  8 answers, most recent on 5/12/2026

  RE: Software Specifications
  @Reyfox Hi Tony . . . .  you have to click on the 3 "...." . . . . I do not see 3 dots! Checked in Firefox, Opera, Edge and Chrome I see this: John EB  
• SOUND FORGE

  8 answers, most recent on 2/25/2026

  RE: Sound Forge Audio Studio works incorrect with VST3 plugins
  Hi @tolkachovaa, all versions of SF-16 and 17 had issues with third-party VST 2 and 3 plug-ins.. Some were addressed in SF Pro 18 but as you are probably aware, there is no SF Audio Studio 18 version, nor do I expect there will be. I usually use
• Photostory

  20 answers, most recent on 2/28/2026

  RE: Photostory 2026, "RC String 8875 not found"
  @David-Robinson5527 Hi Good news, I received an email this morning (UK time) the issue has been replicated by Support and forwarded to Development. John EB Thank goodness for that, although its not affecting me in a huge way an acknowledgement is
• Off topic

  160 answers, most recent 12 hours ago

  RE: Magix support has not responded to support tickets for months
  @Frank-Pietrantoni9884 Hi Frank, I suggest that the questions be refined. No need to report back here, just post your revised query on the Vegas site. As you have seen, Magix/Vegas ticketing system is answered by AI and it is very difficult to get
• Movie Studio

  3 answers, most recent on 12/18/2025

  RE: Can't activate video delux 2026
  @FIA2008 Hi . . . . I bought it some time ago . . . . Can you be more precise regarding when you purchase the software and did you use the download link in the email to install? John EBForum Moderator
• Other products

  7 answers, most recent on 4/21/2026

  RE: Magic Audio & Music Lab is not finding my sound card
  @WilliamJ-Drake Hi What is your computer speification, in particular the processor, graphics card/chipset the sound card Make/Model, please quote the make and models in full. If the sound card is an external USB sound device does it playback audio
• Photostory

  3 answers, most recent on 3/19/2026

  RE: using my own music on photostory deluxe 2025
  @louis-s Hi, Strange question with little to no context. Of course you can use your own music when creating a video. Why would you think otherwise? Is it because you don't know how to use your music, presumably an audio file, in the program? John CB
• Off topic

  160 answers, most recent 12 hours ago

  RE: Magix support has not responded to support tickets for months
  @Steve-Jones3743 Hi The email address I gave @Gr8fuldan was, and AFAIK, still is not an AI bot, and was/is the customer service contact address, not Support. How long a response will take is an unknown at this time., with all the changes last
• SOUND FORGE

  31 answers, most recent on 4/17/2026

  RE: Sound Forge alternatives
  The first version under Boris FX is still hi-DPI incompatible! I always used the SF shortcut's 'Properties> Compatibility> High DPI settings', This has been commented on a few times on this forum. Search for those posts. That said, hopefully