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@BrenyC Hi Try the following: In a new project, import several still images onto the timeline and add a stereo mp3 audio file, trim to the same length as the images if necessary. Export the timeline using the, Video as MPEG-4, ensuring the h.264

Movie Studio

16 answers, most recent on 9/5/2025

RE: Blu-ray media created playback issue. Image bounces/jitters

Hi John, Let me describe my computer specifications: CPU: Intel i7-2600K @ 3.40GhzRAM: 32GB DDR-3GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (4GB) (PCI-e card)Monitor resolution: 1920x1080 @ 60HzOS: Windows 10 x64 22H2NVIDIA drivers are up to date: v581.15

Movie Studio

15 answers, most recent on 11/12/2025

RE: MPEG-4-Codec

I thought I had put the info my Profile under Signature. Ill have a look again. Here is the MediaInfo data for the firsts Video: GeneralComplete name : G:\Videos\Lin\On USB\2-054 Shib3 P1of2.MP4Format

Video Pro X

62 answers, most recent on 5/15/2025

RE: Should I choose Video Pro X or Vegas Pro?

@ghijohansson, @CubeAce, @Can-Dive, @johnebaker After the MVP project file has been exported as a WMV 5.1 surround file, as Ray indicates, you can use Handbrake to convert this WMV file back into an MP4 5.1 surround file. Greetings,Rob

Movie Studio

69 answers, most recent on 8/10/2025

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

@Can-Dive Hi Can-Dive @AAProds made the observation that this extension, M4V, is the default for Handbrake . . . . This is easly changed in the programs Tools, Preferences, Output files option: A common pitfall with any video editting, is straying

SOUND FORGE

13 answers, most recent on 8/8/2025

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

Thanks for the continued help. The program installs just fine, and it's under a Sony folder in C: Everything normal there. The program opens normally and functions, except that I keep getting the "26 days left" message. It started with 30 days, and

Movie Studio

69 answers, most recent on 8/10/2025

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

Thanks for your various replies - really helpful and feeling we are getting somewhere. I tried downloading MediaInfo again and it worked perfectly - and your instructions helped a lot - but for whatever reason it seems the thing I downloaded

Audio Cleaning Lab

14 answers, most recent on 3/4/2025

RE: saving to MPEG 4

@jamesglynn @johnebaker Hi, I just got around to trying out SFACL4 with an MP4 video clip. Export to Original format worked fine. Export to MPEG4 worked properly but it took a while. There is a huge difference in file size: 82,467KB for MP4 (as per

Movie Studio

13 answers, most recent on 9/13/2025

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

Sorry, I should have given you more infos. So here it is : I am using MAGIX Movie Studio 2023 Version 22.0.3.172 (UDP 3) BTW I tried MAGIX Movie Studio 2025 cause it comes with Boris Chroma Key, but it was worse, so I came back to 2023. I show you

Video Pro X

62 answers, most recent on 5/15/2025

RE: Should I choose Video Pro X or Vegas Pro?

@Can-Dive Hi .. . . . where are we getting 5.1 surround sound . . . From this statement from @ghijohansson . . . . On my old laptop I used AP Elements. But that program no longer exports .m2ts files . . . . My first part of my comment above was to

SOUND FORGE

38 answers, most recent on 9/16/2025

RE: MP3 conversion glitches

Hi @Paul-Fegan, Did you 'save' or 'Save as' the PCM file prior to encoding the MP3? If you do reinstall SFP-18, I would first try "Reset all preferences and clear cached data" in SF's 'File' menu. If that does not help and you plan to

Photostory

15 answers, most recent on 1/28/2026

RE: 2026 Manual doesn't agree with program - Split Photostory, etc.

@doane Hi . . . . DVD writer is not Bluetooth capable . . . . To clarify, Bluetooth is a format of wireless communication between devices, eg mobile phone/ear buds mouse/computer. Blu-ray is a disc format. . . . . anyway to use a custom menu image

Video Pro X

17 answers, most recent on 6/13/2025

RE: VPX 17 - project folder - transferring clip from list to timeline

@browj2 Thanks for taking the time to conduct a comprehensive test. I too added stars to the properties of a jpg and mp4 video. Note; I was unable to add stars to a AVCHD video file. While the ratings did not appear in the Project Folder of VPX16,

Video Pro X

29 answers, most recent on 9/13/2025

RE: Kodak C330 audio

I still get strange errors from Magix when trying to import files from HandBrake. MP4 H264 AAC says "QuickTime is not installed. QuickTime must be installed in order to play this file." MKV H264 AAC says "An unknown error has occurred. No media

Video Pro X

14 answers, most recent on 5/3/2025

RE: Getting rid of Audio Description

Hi @CubeAce, I am not sure how much more resources such a plugin would need to do a whole feature film compared to a five minute music track. That is very true. It might take a while for a full length movie and you might have to chop the audio into

Movie Studio

26 answers, most recent on 8/24/2025

RE: MAGIX Video deluxe 2026 Premium MPEG_4 Activation problems

@PETER-SMITH1397 @johnebaker Update: Now I'm getting the MP4 Activation Failed message after deleting that reg key. I mistakenly thought I had imported an MP4 OK, but it was actually an MPEG 2 in disguise (don't ask! 😂). This is the file I'm trying

Audio Cleaning Lab

14 answers, most recent on 3/4/2025

RE: saving to MPEG 4

wow, well once again i do thank you for a your info! i'm sorry i'm so ignorant as to how to find all that tech info. you say would be good to see the media output of my source mp4 video. how do i find that info? i will upload it here .....ok, there

Movie Studio

3 answers, most recent on 5/28/2025

RE: Does Movie Studio 2025 Platinum support HEVC?

@Gid Hi To add to @Gid comment There is a series of tutorials listed here to give you a good understanding of how editing in Magix Movie Studio is different from the old Sony version. Regarding the DJI Action 4-generated MP4 videos. I record HEVC 50

Video Pro X

18 answers, most recent on 6/29/2025

RE: Magix Capture - Standalone program

@browj2 @CubeAce @Gid Apology for not get back to your comments. This weekend I had a chance to review my original post @browj2 I included some of my concerns in a recent ticket with Magix. Here are the main problems: Video is recorded at 24fps (I

Movie Studio

13 answers, most recent on 9/8/2025

RE: Nvidia RTX 5080 Graphics Card | But MEP 2026 suddenly stopped using it

Here is the Media-Info data for the footage I'm importing: Format : MPEG-4Format profile : Base Media / Version 2Codec ID : mp42 (mp41/isom)File size

Movie Studio

43 answers, most recent on 3/7/2025

RE: Audio not importing

@Gary-Beckwith Hi Gary. Here is the MediaInfo of a file I have that gives similar problems as your file does (No audio and difficult to export) even though my system copes with the newer programs. It's not even HD but a strange frame rate and even

Movie Studio

13 answers, most recent on 9/13/2025

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

@CubeAce Hi Ray, You're right, 23 Gb is very unusual, but it's just a typing error... sorry, my fault. It's in fact 32 Gb, two 16 Gb sticks. As for the audio buffers, I'll take your advice and change from 6 to 2. When you say "a setting of 32768 for

Movie Studio

25 answers, most recent on 10/8/2025

Issues with MAGIX Video deluxe 2026 Plus

Hello again! I am back, plagued yet again with technical issues! Figured I'd just pop in and see if these are known issues, or if anyone else is experiencing them, or if there's already a solution... Number one, I'm having problems with my tracks.

Movie Studio

48 answers, most recent on 9/29/2025

RE: Weird issue with using Smart Copy/Smart Render in MEP 2019 Premium

@AAProds - Progressive to Interlaced conversion. As requested here's a small zip file to download. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d4vJujeRaRIq4xidmKM0vgwvJ1DA3RdR/view?usp=sharing It contains two 6 second files. Original Progressive mp4 and