• Video Pro X

  No answers, created on 2/20/2026

  VPX 16 Humble Bundle
  Posted on Humble Bundle. VPX16, Photostory Deluxe 2024, Music Maker, and Photo Manager Deluxe 17, and Producer Planet voucher, for $39.
• Photostory

  3 answers, most recent on 3/19/2026

  Photostory Deluxe 2026 & Photo Manager Deluxe – Installer crashes imme
  Hi everyone, I recently purchased Photostory Deluxe 2026 and Photo Manager Deluxe on March 11, 2026, but I am unable to install either program. When I run the installer, a window briefly appears on screen and then immediately disappears — the
• Video Pro X

  25 answers, most recent on 2/11/2026

  RE: Cannot start VPX17 by double-clicking on MVP file
  @browj2 Hi John, As promised, here's the video. I deliberately created a shortcut to Photostory 2025 and then switched back to Pro X17. HTHRob
• Photostory

  9 answers, most recent on 2/3/2026

  RE: Magix Travel Maps - OpenStreetMap issue
  Yes I was wondering what was wrong I was linking it to my recent installation of Photostory 2026 but I know it was playing up before then. I have all the same issues as above but with mine it opens with Dresden near the centre and if i try to move
• Photostory

  17 answers, most recent Yesterday

  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

  17 answers, most recent Yesterday

  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
• Photostory

  2 answers, most recent on 4/8/2026

  RE: Difficulty finding a tutorial to animate pictures in slideshow
  Thank you for responding, John. Sorry for delay -- I was under the gun to complete the slideshow for a Celebration of Life and I figured it out trial and error. I am used to working with Premiere Pro and have done special effects for many years.
• 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

  6 answers, most recent on 8/24/2025

  [Solved] "Sound Optimization", disappearing transitions, transition/music issue
  This is probably my 10th Photostory Deluxe slideshow (God, I miss Easy so much... a vastly superior program) and suddenly I have three brand new problems which I have never encountered before. 1) A "Sound Optimization" popup keeps hitting me all the
• Photostory

  20 answers, most recent on 2/28/2026

  Photostory 2026, "RC String 8875 not found"
  Since upgrading from the 2025 version the message "RC String 8875 not found" appears at the top of the Explorer Column. . The program appears to be working OK but this message is still very puzzling. I have tried to get help from Tech Support but
• Off topic

  160 answers, most recent 14 hours ago

  RE: Magix support has not responded to support tickets for months
  Still only bots replying even after I was told I would be forwarded to an advisor. This is the last time I will do an upgrade with Magix. Every time I have updated Photostory there has been a glitch however in the past when you do get an adviser its
• Photostory

  12 answers, most recent on 8/9/2025

  RE: where is music in deluxe 2021
  Forgive me if I'm posting this in the wrong place, the format is really complicated. My last few slideshows on Photostory Deluxe have worked fine (but boy do I miss Photostory Easy). This time, however, I can't figure out how to get the audio files
• Photostory

  6 answers, most recent on 10/19/2025

  RE: mp4 Dateien werden nicht angezeigt
  @thomas-linsinger Hi Thanks for the MediaInfo data, the video file Handbrake conversion and then colour correction process of the GoPro video clip has an encoding format issue. Does the original GoPro video import into Photostory correctly, or is it
• Photostory

  5 answers, most recent on 9/24/2025

  RE: Slideshow glitches
  @Cory-Whiteman Hi Your computer specs look fine for Photostory. Assuming the Samsung EVO is an internal drive, ie not a USB external drive, check the Device options Video Mode is set to the Intel UHD 630 as shown below. John EBForum Moderator
• Photostory

  6 answers, most recent on 10/19/2025

  RE: mp4 Dateien werden nicht angezeigt
  @thomas-linsinger In this thread you were asked to supply the MediaInfo data for the files that were not working in an earlier version of PS, in addition to making changes to the Program Settings>Device options. These are both still relevant now,
• Video Pro X

  25 answers, most recent on 2/11/2026

  RE: Cannot start VPX17 by double-clicking on MVP file
  Hallo an alle, der guten Ordnung halber sei erwähnt, dass die Patches 25.0.1.316 vom Januar 2026 dieses Problem NICHT beheben. Deswegen sind zum Starten von Projekten mittels Doppelklick weiterhin diese Registry-Patches nötig. Gruss aus der Schweiz
• Photostory

  13 answers, most recent on 4/18/2026

  RE: zoom in templates
  @johnebaker Hi John EB,  it includes all 59 Movement templates which are not in the extra content downloads, the Movie , Slideshow and Disc templates etc are limited . Interesting that these movement templates are not in the additional content. I
• Photostory

  16 answers, most recent on 10/15/2025

  RE: I've been using photostory for some time but now have hit bugs.
  Bug in Photostory Deluxe 2025? When starting the project, the effects go softly. But after a while, the whole thing stiffens, use of effects goes more and more slowly. Submitted this to an IT man and there is no doubt: there is a bug in this
• Photostory

  2 answers, most recent on 4/8/2026

  RE: Difficulty finding a tutorial to animate pictures in slideshow
  @elizabeth-lBette Hi, Please upload your images directly to this site using the upwards arrow button near the right of the button bar above your comment. Also, please show the entire Photostory screen, not just parts of it so we can get a better
• Photostory

  5 answers, most recent on 9/24/2025

  RE: Slideshow glitches
  @Cory-Whiteman Hi Your computer specs look fine for Photostory. Assuming the Samsung EVO is an internal drive, ie not a USB external drive, check the Device options Video Mode is set to the Intel UHD 630 as shown below. John EBForum
• Rescue Your Videotapes!

  2 answers, most recent on 6/15/2025

  RE: Problem to add projects to the DVD menu.
  @Pierre_S Hi . . . . Adding to the low quality feeling . . . . Video Saver is a basic video editor with some limitaions in functionality, eg one movie (timeline) to one project, compared to higher level, and cost, video editors. To add to
• Movie Studio

  4 answers, most recent on 10/29/2025

  RE: Magix HUB
  @GTF69 HI . . . . no folder must be deleted fortunately . . . . If no folder required to be deleted as per this Support article then, does this mean you were not logged in to the hub to access the services as per the Photostory article you linked
• Photostory

  2 answers, most recent on 6/12/2025

  RE: Error "Cannot prepare WAV header"
  @Eleyan This thread is about Photostory and you are obviously using Music Maker so, although demonstrating a similar problem, is really irrelevant here. Hence your post has been hidden, with apologies. If you wish to ask for help with this from
• Photostory

  One answer, on 5/9/2026

  Program hang
  Photostory Deluxe 2025 hangs at the intro screen and Task Manager has to end the program. Very annoying as the splash screen insists on running on top of other apps. I had no problem with the previous iteration. Running 64 bit Win11 Pro v. 25H2 on a