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I got a new computer and have had one hell of a time trying to get SF reinstalled in this new system. I've only today found out about the whole Sony to Magix swap, but was under the impression my software would still work. I tried installing as a

Movie Studio

11 answers, most recent on 10/27/2025

RE: balance sound level to be equal from two cameras/sources on final edit

@spuddy13 Hi Brian Like @browj2, I too use Youlean Loudness meter in conjunction the MeldaProduction MDynamicEq which I find is good for helping balancing the levels of different audio streams so switching from one audio to another does not result

Audio Cleaning Lab

11 answers, most recent on 2/24/2026

RE: Need 2 files from Audio Cleaning Lab 10 cd distribution

Yeah $99 seems to be the price for SFACL4 but it is on Ebay for $90. Yes, but is there a future for ACL? I was incontact with a folk recording seller in Canada who used some of the features of ACL to create CDs that he legitimately marketed to folk

SOUND FORGE

5 answers, most recent on 6/26/2025

RE: Hammer Plugin

Where was Sound Forge 12.6 purchased? AFAIK, only current versions of Magix software can be purchased directly. Sound Forge 12 (Audio Studio and Pro) was the first Magix version and was published in 2016 after the acquisition from SCS (Sony). SF

Movie Studio

26 answers, most recent on 8/24/2025

RE: MAGIX Video deluxe 2026 Premium MPEG_4 Activation problems

Hi Can-Dive, Thanks for your reply. When you go into send a support ticket they say the Registry Key is probably corrupt but you can,t delete it with the windows registry editor. I tried to export it and also with administrator rights to no effect.I

Movie Studio

13 answers, most recent on 9/13/2025

RE: Wich graphic card is better for Chroma Key effect ?

@CubeAce Thanx for your interest in my problem. 1. The 3 video tracks was an exemple. In this project I use more than 3. Only one audio track (wave file) and I remove audio from all the other tracks. 2. I am now using the built-in Magix Chroma Key.

Movie Studio

16 answers, most recent on 12/23/2025

RE: No video only sound

@Odd-Aagesen I have hundreds of short DV Avi's created with my Sony DV camera and the mediafiles of a few random ones are identical to your mediafile EXCEPT mine for some reason under VIDEO shows Encoder Settings (I don't think this is important)

SOUND FORGE

31 answers, most recent on 4/17/2026

Sound Forge alternatives

I've been using Sound Forge since 1995 (Sonic Foundry - Sound Forge 3). Its been a fantastic workhorse for editing and managing stereo files (I use Cubase for multi-track as well as various Izotope products). They went through Sony and now Magix. I

SOUND FORGE

6 answers, most recent on 12/9/2025

RE: reg custom fade scripts from old version not recognized by new reg

@Steve-p There was an old Sony Preset Manager tool. It lets you manage presets for Sound Forge and Acid. Preset Manager 2.0k Build 114 info https://web.archive.org/web/20150209065845/http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/dl/dl.aspx?dwnid=115 Download

Movie Studio

70 answers, most recent on 9/19/2025

RE: Reasonably affordable graphics card for Magix Movie Edit Pro Plus

@CubeAce I used no Apple equipment during this videoing session. I only use my iPhone audio as back up., a last resort as I know Apple files can have issues, like frame rate issues that prevent MEP from displaying the entire video in the timeline.

SOUND FORGE

14 answers, most recent on 8/29/2025

RE: where is spectralayers pro??

I returned the SoundForge 18 purchase for a full refund. It wasn't just the Specralayers thing, the app itself was crashing everywhere. Magix support was no help at all (except to promptly refund my money). I have SoundForge 12 Pro since it came out

Movie Studio

20 answers, most recent on 10/9/2025

RE: Video files not loading

@emmrecs Hi Jeff . . . . does that include the total file size, which on the MI analysis given, suggest more than 1GB per second of footage? . . . . According to the Panasonic camera specs, the max bitrate of 200Mb/s for AVCHD 1920 * 1080 fps, and

Audio Cleaning Lab

11 answers, most recent on 2/24/2026

RE: Need 2 files from Audio Cleaning Lab 10 cd distribution

I started a 30 day trial of ACL 4. Ok it is organized to look like the familiar ACL, but does not have a feature I used a lot namely DirectX plugins. I could add a sharp high Q filter to get rid of one hum frequency, listen to it, then go on to

Movie Studio

47 answers, most recent on 8/24/2025

RE: "Takes" functionality

@CubeAce Hi Ray, .....Ha! Lost in translation I think..... I wasn't lost in translation, but rather because of this text: "Unfortunately, a 4TB drive now lasts less than a year." I continued with this, thinking you meant to imply that an external

Off topic

13 answers, most recent on 2/27/2026

RE: Payment not received email

@riley-colwell Hi Please provide an update once issue is sorted. Stephen Forum Moderator I finally got a response so thanks to you and tom for the help, I’m still scratching my head a little bit on the response but I got the answer I ultimately

Movie Studio

26 answers, most recent on 8/24/2025

MAGIX Video deluxe 2026 Premium MPEG_4 Activation problems

Hi Guys, Downloaded and Activated MAGIX Video deluxe 2026 Premium but can't get the MPEG_4 Activation to work. I have followed Magix's directions to deleting the corrupt Magix registry. I downloaded Registrar Registry Manager Free Home Edition but

SOUND FORGE

13 answers, most recent on 8/8/2025

Can't register SF-7b even with the key

I sent the text below to Magix Support 2 weeks ago and have not received a reply. Meanwhile, I found out that my product is registered with Magix. Why should my new registration not work? Thanks for any help! ================= I have been using SF-7

ACID

6 answers, most recent on 9/25/2025

RE: Does Acid pro have a CHANCE!!.

Just to clear up some misinformation here...Yes, Acid Pro, Sound Forge and Vegas Pro were products that were developed by Sonic Foundry and later Sony. They did share a common code base. They were sold to Magix in 2016. Initially, Magix only had the

Movie Studio

16 answers, most recent on 12/23/2025

RE: No video only sound

Textfile GeneralComplete name : D:\video21_0606_1206\My Record\Inspelning - 0001.aviFormat : AVIFormat/Info : Audio Video InterleaveCommercial name

Movie Studio

20 answers, most recent on 10/9/2025

RE: Video files not loading

@Vincent-OBrien Hi Thanks for the MediaInfo data, the one analysis is enough, they are identical to those from my Sony camera and should import with no issues. The second error message mfc140u.dll error would suggest that some Windows system files

Movie Studio

69 answers, most recent on 8/10/2025

RE: Unable to import MKV files into Video deluxe 2026 Plus, Windows 10

@AAProds Thanks for your samples. I own a Sony TRV120E and have converted all my NTSC, PAL, 8mm and Hi8 tapes using it. Can I assume the capture with the GV-USB2 was to Magix MXV format? Watching your two video clips there is no noticeable

Movie Studio

69 answers, most recent on 8/10/2025

RE: Unable to import MKV files into Video deluxe 2026 Plus, Windows 10

@Gra_Ham, here are my notes on cleaning. I completed the project in 2017. Initially I used a Sony cleaning tape which was good for digital recordings but as I subsequently learned, not so good for analog 8 mm or Hi8. This is probably due to digital

Movie Studio

69 answers, most recent on 8/10/2025

RE: Unable to import MKV files into Video deluxe 2026 Plus, Windows 10

cleaning head might be an idea, so long as no risk of damage. I have a bit under 60 hours of tape in total - does that count as a lot? @Gra_Ham, I'll look in my files. I remember I made notes to myself when I went through this whole process. I think

ACID

11 answers, most recent on 12/30/2025

[Closed] DLM manager fails to load on installation, so no built in plugins

I've just installed Windows 11 Home (22h2 64 bit) on my laptop, but now when I install Acid Pro 8 the DLM Manager fails to load, which prevents built-in plugins such as ReverbFX and ExpressFX from appearing. I have already performed a thorough set