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Greetings. I have an HDMI video capture card (input to laptop by USB 3) with which I can view the videos in VLC by choosing the correct device (Mirabox Capture) using the Emdia > Open Capture Device menu item. Can I do this in Magix Video Deluxe

Movie Studio

51 answers, most recent on 12/14/2024

RE: How to burn files to BD with menus but without having to re-encode?

@jak.willis Hi . . . . So is there no way at all to simply burn the files to disc with menus? . . . . No. , , , , Should I try with the MainConcept codec? . . . . As the Smart Copy and Smart rendering did not work, the video files on the timeline

Music Maker

20 answers, most recent on 9/28/2024

RE: MIDI Issues Out of the Blue

@dmstar1956 Can you show us a screenshot of your MIDI ports in your Windows device manager? Also enable displaying the devices that aren't currently connected. Maybe your keyboard MIDI interface is still listed there and you need to uninstall it via

SOUND FORGE

4 answers, most recent on 8/25/2024

RE: Context menu operation on multiple items? Batch Converter Preset

Thank you @madtraxx for your answer! Just to clear things up: I am talking about the feature that allows you to add custom context menu operations when saving a batch converter preset (images attached) (toggle: add to context menu). This operation

Rescue Your Videotapes!

3 answers, most recent on 1/10/2026

RE: Hi8 Blue Screen

@kevin-c2769 Kev, it will almost certainly be either a cabling issue or digitiser settings issue. Try a Composite cable and then an S-Video cable. If no joy, try it on your TV (Composite connection only probably). In the program "Import" settings,

Other products

27 answers, most recent on 1/7/2025

RE: DVD Architect Studio 5.0

@Maju.M But then you are just creating a data disc, not authoring a disc with a startup video with music, menu, chapters, etc. That is the difference. You can do the same thing by putting the MP4 on a USB stick and plugging it into your TV, can you

Samplitude

One answer, on 7/2/2024

RE: Keyboard Shortcut

@Derek-White You can change shortcuts under File > Program Preferences > Edit Keyboard Shortcuts and Menu. You can find the the universal Universal Mouse Mode under Edit > Mouse Mode.

Music Maker

13 answers, most recent on 10/21/2025

RE: 2024 2025 2026 none of them work and support are ignoring my tickets

@pete-thomas What does "froze" mean? Very slow user interface? Try disabling the Text-Cursor-Indicator in the Windows Accessibility settings. If you can no longer open Music Maker delete the musicmaker.ini file which stores the program settings.

Movie Studio

90 answers, most recent on 1/13/2025

RE: Slideshow-Reducing photo length merges Audio track

@Can-Dive, @browj2 Hi Can Dive, John . . . . In VPX, there is no button to go to Storyboard mode like in MMS. You have to change the Edit Mode to Basic under the top menu, Window. . . . . As for VPX, Storyboard mode is hidden in the menu hierarchy .

Samplitude

4 answers, most recent on 3/31/2025

Audio objects disappeared in Samplitude prox suite build 24222 64bit

Hello friends Does anyone know why the The waveforms in the audio channels no longer appear in the project but are not heard either. How do I reverse this? The objects appear in the project options - project files menu but I don't know what to do to

SOUND FORGE

42 answers, most recent on 5/28/2025

RE: Batch Processor Crashing

@ItsMeTho Here are some screenshots that show where to find the context menu entries: I also installed the trial version. Which steps are you doing to crash the software?

Video Pro X

8 answers, most recent on 3/9/2025

RE: keyboard shortcut photo and transition

@browj2 Hi John Thanks for the link I will add it to the list. . . . . under Insert, is "Intelligently insert (Intelligent ripple)" . . . . Odd that there is no menu item for that, however it works better than then having to switch to the mouse

Samplitude

40 answers, most recent on 4/15/2025

RE: Real Time Varispeed Sound Quality in Samp & WhichSound Forge Version?

@gregory-battaglia Okay, I think this upload are the audio settings, but what window do I open to show the ASIO settings in the mixer? Click on the Control Panel button to open the ASIO driver settings. Please upload a screenshot of this as

Music Maker

3 answers, most recent on 8/15/2023

RE: [Solved] Can not line up my vocals between the squares.

@Raymond-Perry Welcome to the Magix user to user forums On the top menu bar of the workscreen find the icon highlighted below: Click on it and choose one of the listed option, perhaps "No grid". The default behaviour of this feature seems to have

Photostory

2 answers, most recent on 8/21/2025

RE: Menu for linked photo shows

@david-brown3634 Hi Assuming you are wanting to make a DVD or BluRay disc. There is no way to make a custom menu that includes a 'Play all' option that the shows play sequentially, and clicking the individual movie will only play that movie, for

SOUND FORGE

11 answers, most recent on 8/9/2024

RE: Batch Converter Presets

But my tinkering has hosed the Batch Converter in SF16. Resetting SF (File menu) would likely bring the BC back to the factory default state but would also reset most other custom settings as well.

SOUND FORGE

13 answers, most recent on 12/8/2024

RE: Waves Plugins V15 do not work in Sound Forge Pro V17

@Roy-Weinberg The only other idea I have is to rescan the VST path in the program preferences of Sound Forge and to reset the program settings under the File menu..

Movie Studio

51 answers, most recent on 12/14/2024

RE: How to burn files to BD with menus but without having to re-encode?

@johnebaker Hi John, Thanks👍 for your addition. I think that just like burning in MEP2019 and MMS2025 everything is still re-encoded? But I have not yet found a program where you can attach a menu structure without having to re-encode. If you know

Xara Designer Pro

4 answers, most recent on 2/23/2023

[Solved] Table Menu option missing

I have Xara Designer Pro X 19.0.1.65946 DL x64 Feb 7 2023 (on Windows 10) and I don't have a Table menu option at the bottom of the left side toolbar. I can insert a table from the top "insert" menu (it goes to the online content catalog), but

Movie Edit Now

8 answers, most recent on 3/25/2025

RE: Getting Firewire to work on an old laptop fitted with a FireWire socke

@AnnTH whether I can put her DV tapes in a Canon MiniDV HDV 1080i. Ann, assuming it's an HV20, 30 or 40, yes, you can play your tapes in it. It should automatically swap to "DV" mode when you hit Play. if it doesn't, dive into the PLAY/OUT SETUP

SOUND FORGE

4 answers, most recent on 1/21/2025

RE: SF 17 stopped find third party plugins

they aren't in the fx plugins folder when selected. Hi @beau-bowden, are you referring to the "Fx Plug-ins" folder (aka, Fx Favorites) or the "Plug-in Manager" in the 'View' menu? If the said plug-ins are present in the 'Plug-in Manager', they can

Photostory

20 answers, most recent on 9/23/2024

RE: Auto startup

@donjen33 Hi Jenny Check in the following location to see if there is an entry for Photostory, if there is delete it C:\Users\your user name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup John EB

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 5/20/2024

Windows 10 Pro Explorer right click context menu multiple listings

Thanks in advance for any help. My Windows Explorer right click context menu lists 3 uninstalled versions of SF Pro in addition to the currently installed version. I realize this is probably a Windows thing, but SFP is the only application doing

SOUND FORGE

53 answers, most recent on 10/29/2024

RE: SOUND FORGE Audio Studio 16 – Feedback Thread

Hi @Roger-Dey and welcome to the Magix Sound Forge users community If you are working with MP3 or other lossy file types, try enabling "Always proxy compressed formats" in the 'Options> Preferences> General' menu. Thank you rraud...I'll give