• Movie Studio

  33 answers, most recent on 11/10/2021

  RE: Update 20.0.1.65
  @martin-brennan Hi Martin. It really doesn't matter if you use 8K or not. The program is now set to handle 8K HDR video. Your Intel GPU using Intel® HD Graphics 4000 is actually older than MEP has asked for for some time requiring Intel® HD Graphics
• Video Pro X

  2 answers, most recent on 9/1/2020

  VPX12 Update to 18.0.1.85
  There is an update today to 18.0.1.85. Here is the list. Fixes: Fixed: Crash on Windows 7 when working with certain graphic cards. Fixed: Crash when displaying thumbnails . Fixed: Crash when closing the programme in VfW mode. Fixed: Crash when
• Video Pro X

  82 answers, most recent on 9/20/2020

  RE: [Closed] HumbleBundle with Video Pro X11 for 25$ US
  @CubeAce Hi Ray Missed the question - . . . . Which one should I be considering? . . . . BT.709 for most videos. BT.2020 for 4K UHD TV s with wide colour gamut - sometimes mistakenly called HDR which is 10 bit colour depth minimum. HTH John EB
• Movie Studio

  19 answers, most recent on 6/24/2020

  RE: Looking to buy a decent Video Cam for £200 - £300 -SUGGESTIONS
  @weedavy6969 Hi I would suggest you go to a camera shop or Curry's and look at video cameras and get a feel for them. Consider a reputable make eg Sony or Panasonic and full HD as a minimum - there are some good offers around including slightly
• Video Pro X

  133 answers, most recent on 8/18/2020

  VPX12 New Version now out - New Features - Old bugs?
  What I presume will be called version 12, the new version of VPX is now out. Warning! A user on the French forum has complained about this new version being buggy and wants to roll back to version 11. You may want to wait until a first patch comes
• Movie Studio

  132 answers, most recent on 8/25/2020

  RE: 36 Hours of Testing MEP Premier Settings For Playback and Export.
  @CubeAce @johnebaker All tests were done in MEP19.0.1.23. I have had a close scrutiny of the picture after exporting (zooming the Preview monitor to 800x approx.), comparing Balanced against Best encoding quality in HEVC and H.264, and can reiterate
• Video Pro X

  No answers, created on 2/12/2020

  Alcance del HDR
  Se supone que Video Pro X soporta HDR, estoy probando la version trial 17.0.3.63 he observado que en efecto se puede configurar en la gama de color BT.2020, sin embargo no he podido encontrar en donde se ajusta el rango dinámico, pareciera estar
• MAGIX

  No answers, created on 2/12/2020

  [Closed] New patch for Video Pro X | Version 17.0.3.68
  Hello dear community, we have released a patch for your Video Pro X to version 17.0.3.68 improvements in version 17.0.3.68 - fixed a crash when opening the aperture menu- Preview images for VideoEffects\BackgroundEffects added- restored correct
• Video Pro X

  22 answers, most recent on 1/15/2020

  RE: VPX11 - Color Space, Color Space Correction, Instruments Meter Setting
  Hi John CB, I shoot my 4K videos with a Panasonic TZ200 (MP4, UHD, AVC, 25P, 4:2:0, 8 bits, BT.709, 100 Mbs) I'm starting to experiment 4k HDR videos shooted with a Samsung S10 or an iPhone X Smartphones but for a correct HDR edition, I don't have a
• Video Pro X

  22 answers, most recent on 1/15/2020

  RE: VPX11 - Color Space, Color Space Correction, Instruments Meter Setting
  @sasiuk Hi Dédé, Thanks for the detailed explanation. It would be good if Magix updated its manual to properly cover all of this, in language that most users could understand, and with details about source files (camera format), hardware and
• Video Pro X

  22 answers, most recent on 1/15/2020

  RE: VPX11 - Color Space, Color Space Correction, Instruments Meter Setting
  Hi John CB, I assume that the bit depth of 10 would have to be in the 4K source file, would it not? The first generation of 4k footages (XAVC codec) is with 8 bit color depht and REC.709 To switch to 50 or 60 FPS, the HEVC codec is currently used
• Video Pro X

  6 answers, most recent on 1/15/2020

  RE: VPX11 - Luminance, RGB curve, Brightness, Contrast, Gamma
  @browj2 Hi John Brightness It is useful to look at the controls in MEP as being like the traditional controls on a TV or monitor. Brightness is used to raise the black level primarily. Contrast is used to raise the white level primarily and with
• Video Pro X

  22 answers, most recent on 1/15/2020

  RE: VPX11 - Color Space, Color Space Correction, Instruments Meter Setting
  @browj2 Hi John Thanks for starting these two threads. It is one of those areas that we would like to understand better but never make the time to explore. I could have added some things earlier but have not had the time to write something coherent.
• Video Pro X

  22 answers, most recent on 1/15/2020

  RE: VPX11 - Color Space, Color Space Correction, Instruments Meter Setting
  @browj2 Hi John . . . . turning on Color Space Correction limits (or reduces?) the saturation to somewhere between 75 and 100%, so it would seem that the maximum permitted is more than 75%, less than 100% . . . I have noticed this as well, since
• Video Pro X

  22 answers, most recent on 1/15/2020

  RE: VPX11 - Color Space, Color Space Correction, Instruments Meter Setting
  @browj2 Hi John . . . . the new Color Space settings . . . . "You can now select HDR, Full HD/UHD or SD as color space for your project in Video Pro X. . . . . the finest nuances of color and ranges in contrast. . . . . I don't know what this means
• Video Pro X

  22 answers, most recent on 1/15/2020

  RE: VPX11 - Color Space, Color Space Correction, Instruments Meter Setting
  @johnebaker Hi John, For the new Color Space settings of Project Settings/Movie Settings, Magix indicates, "You can now select HDR, Full HD/UHD or SD as color space for your project in Video Pro X. New options for color space within the program
• Video Pro X

  22 answers, most recent on 1/15/2020

  RE: VPX11 - Color Space, Color Space Correction, Instruments Meter Setting
  @browj2 Hi John The quick answer is if you are not producing video for TV broadcast then, IMHO, these settings are not so relevant. Q1 & 2  UHD is BT.2020 is it not? Thus for a 4K (or higher) project, one should select BT.2020 That depends on
• Video Pro X

  22 answers, most recent on 1/15/2020

  VPX11 - Color Space, Color Space Correction, Instruments Meter Setting
  I have been trying to figure out what this all means and how to use them: Color space under Project/Movie settings; Color Space Correction under Effects, Movie Settings; Instruments Meter settings - Global settings, Norm and Waveform Monitor -
• Video Pro X

  9 answers, most recent on 12/21/2019

  RE: Chapter names missing after saving/closing
  @browj2Hi John.I had mentioned in a previous thread that the monitor goes black when trying to adjust the length of an object.Turned out when I uncheck box for the "True color for HDR monitor" setting, it fixed the issue and they were able to
• Video Pro X

  116 answers, most recent on 12/12/2019

  RE: VPX11 Patch 17.0.3.55
  @johnebakerThanks John.Not sure why selecting the HDR would make the screen go black but un ticking it has fixed the problem.Does anyone know what the default setting was before the update.I feel it is a new bug that still needs to be addressed but
• Video Pro X

  116 answers, most recent on 12/12/2019

  RE: VPX11 Patch 17.0.3.55
  @DugsBugs Hi Doug . . . . True to color conversion for non HDR monitors . . . AFAIK that means 10 bit/channel (HDR) video is reduced to 8 bit/channel to bring the colours into the correct 'colour space' for non HDR monitors. @gmlotkow Hi Greg . . .
• Video Pro X

  116 answers, most recent on 12/12/2019

  RE: VPX11 Patch 17.0.3.55
  @gmlotkowThanks for that.Didn't work for me however I unchecked the one saying "True to color conversion for non HDR monitors" and seems to have fixed the issue whatever the hell that means.Still something that has changed since the latest
• Video Pro X

  116 answers, most recent on 12/12/2019

  RE: VPX11 Patch 17.0.3.55
  Hi Looks like something is missing. This is what the sales info says on the new feature:- New since November 2019 HDR preview and color space handling You can now select HDR, Full HD/UHD or SD as color space for your project in Video Pro X. New
• Video Pro X

  116 answers, most recent on 12/12/2019

  VPX11 Patch 17.0.3.55
  An update has been issued - not a bug patch, unfortunately and I presume that the bugs on the list (see below) still exist. Important changes in version 17.0.2.54 8k real-time playback of HEVC with NVIDIA GeForce 1060 and higher 8k UHD2 project