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@CptSpaceToaster Hi Cap. Unfortunately you are correct. Smart render is not for MPEG-4 export use. As for the rest of the information you need, that is outside of my personal user experiences and you really need a reply from John Baker, John Brown,

Video Pro X

21 answers, most recent on 9/12/2020

[Solved] VPX - I want to record and edit for Youtube and use Smart Render?

Ahoy! I recently purchased and installed Video Pro X from the latest Humble Bundle. I'd like to think my flow is pretty simple. I record video game footage with OBS, make edits in an editor occasionally, and then upload to Youtube. Because Youtube

Movie Studio

40 answers, most recent on 10/23/2021

[Solved] No video after upgrade to 2021 Movie Edit Premium Plus

I upgraded to 2021 Premium from 2020 Movie Edit Premium Plus , now none of my videos are displaying (Preview or in timeline). I hear sound but no video. Need help asap. Just discovered that .avi videos are working but not .mov or mp4 I reloaded the

Movie Studio

4 answers, most recent on 8/6/2020

[Solved] Burning DVD format

Acer M7810 Intel(R) Core ™ i5 cpu 650 @3.20GHz Windows 10 V 1903 64bit 8GB Ram C: 52GB free of 341GB Data D: 340 free of 342GB Data E: 363free of 698GB AMD Radeon HD 5800 series Magix MEP 2019: 17.0.3.178 (UDP3) I have just finished my video

Movie Studio

29 answers, most recent on 8/3/2020

RE: [Solved] Easiest video format for the software to work with

@pcs800 Hi Based on the partial computer specification: . . . . AMD 4.0Ghz 8 core, 16GB ram, 1GB video card . . . . The real issue is not the file formats, assuming the graphic card is a NVidia, your computer is not capable of using Hardware

Video Pro X

One answer, on 7/5/2020

[Solved] File size too huge vs original - Minimum bitrate limit

Hi (searched + googled before posting question) In this world of super 4 and 8k, we work on light videos for WA distribution. I get source material via WA, made (very few) editing in VPX, and exported size is much bigger than source. My sources have

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 6/24/2020

[Solved] Install Extra Content MPEG-4

When I clicked Install Extra Content, I could see MPEG-4 there. Is this mean I did not activate something? They are not taking my serial number!.

Video Pro X

8 answers, most recent on 7/4/2020

[Solved] Vertical Render

Hi, I have a vertical project (9:16) that need to render as MPEG4. But for some reason, MPEG-4 output doesn't let me change ratio. "workaround" is to render it as "motion jpeg avi", and then convert it in "another video editor", which don't make

Movie Studio

21 answers, most recent on 6/11/2020

RE: [Solved] Trying to Export a Movie in 21:9 Format

@sunago Hi . . . . I can't change the Ratio in the MPEG-4 export dialog to 7:3/21:9/2.3333. It only gives me three options. Even when I click the "..." button and enter in a 7:3 AR, it reverts back to 16:9. What am I missing? . . . . As I said above

Movie Studio

21 answers, most recent on 6/11/2020

[Solved] Trying to Export a Movie in 21:9 Format

Hello. I have created a movie in MEP for my website. I want the video to play in 21:9 format (1920px x 823px). I created a new movie, specified my format/AR in the settings and edited the project. I am now ready to export the project, but I can't

Movie Studio

4 answers, most recent on 5/7/2020

[Solved] export to mp4 for instagram

I want to export a video as an mp4 for instagram. I select MPEG-4 but the extension on the rendered video is m2ts and instagram doesnt recognise it. Thank you in advance if someone can help! Im using Windows 10.

Movie Studio

2 answers, most recent on 5/2/2020

[Solved] Lost my control tab.Can't save changes or covert to MPEG format

I the middle of editing a movie..I Lost my control tab. (at the top of the screen).Can't save edits or convert my edits to MPEG files

Movie Studio

11 answers, most recent on 12/23/2019

RE: [Solved] MPEG activation

Thanks to all for comments and suggestions. In frustration, I went to uninstall and reinstall the program but instead tried the repair option with the original disc. It worked! I am now recording my mpeg2 DVDs. Thanks and happy Christmas

Movie Studio

11 answers, most recent on 12/23/2019

[Solved] MPEG activation

Hi I'm doing one of those Christmas jobs, converting videos and have been asked to enter activation code for MPEG. Is this the serial number that came with the disk? It doesn't seem to work and I am using the 2013 Magix movie edit pro

Movie Studio

3 answers, most recent on 10/29/2019

[Solved] MPEG-2 to DVD

I use Movavi Video Pro version 18 on HP Desktop running windows 7. I’ve edited a 15fps file and tweaked the speed to 66% to make movement look correct on the PC. I’ve then exported the Movavi file to mpeg-2 and it still plays as intended and is not

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 10/25/2019

RE: [Solved] Sound out of sync making DVDs

@THOMAS-CROWN5289 Hi In addition to @emmrecs comment. What is the format of the source video you are using - use MediaInfo to analyse one of the source videos and copy the results from the Text view in MediaInfo and paste them into your post? Audio

Rescue Your Videotapes!

5 answers, most recent on 7/23/2020

[Solved] No sound when playing converted video from HD

When working on Project, and pre-viewing it in the program, both video and sound is correct. After converting it and transfer to a SD-HD, there is no sound when playing on a TV via USB-HD. Used the MPEG2 format as suggested in MAGIX. Tried to

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 6/25/2019

[Solved] Crashes when exporting video

Crashes (freezes, restarts program, or blue screens computer) exporting movies. I have tried many combinations of format (MP4, MPEG, AVI, Uncompressed) with various parameters (resolution, frame rate etc). Short simple videos of up to 2 mins seem

Video Pro X

15 answers, most recent on 4/11/2019

RE: [Solved] Best Mpeg4 Export settings for 720p29.97 highly detailed footage

@discburn Hi Seamus . . . . I want to export an Mpeg4 (H.264) 'master' which I can keep, but also upload to YouTube and give a pleasing result . . . . This is actually out of your control, YT will re-encode the video, into several resolutions as

Video Pro X

15 answers, most recent on 4/11/2019

[Solved] Best Mpeg4 Export settings for 720p29.97 highly detailed footage

I have some footage of rushes blowing in wind on a lake. It was shot some years ago on a 720p29.97 camcorder. The M2V files look fine on my VPX 6 timeline... I want to export an Mpeg4 (H.264) 'master' which I can keep, but also upload to YouTube

Movie Studio

2 answers, most recent on 4/8/2019

[Solved] Why is my Audio frame rate showing differently to the Video frame rate

Is this info from MediaInfo correct or is there something not being read or written correctly in the file? It's not causing problems in MEP but I'm curious if anyone else has ever seen something similar. I am using the most recent update of

Movie Studio

4 answers, most recent on 3/31/2019

RE: [Solved] Art filter Erosion don´t show after export to mpeg in MEP Prem

@Gunnar-Sallstedt Hi Gunnar . . . . . effect does not show on the exported mpeg4 . . . . What erosion setting are you using, I have found that in the exported mp4 the 'intensity' of the erosion is very much reduced. In the image below the right

Movie Studio

4 answers, most recent on 3/31/2019

[Solved] Art filter Erosion don´t show after export to mpeg in MEP Prem

Have used art filter Erosion to get a feeling of "sitting in a van Gogh painting". It looks okey in Project but after export to, for instance Mpeg, it is lost when playing the mpeg. Under effects I use "Apply video effects to all of the

Video Pro X

2 answers, most recent on 3/23/2019

RE: [Solved] Importing M2V files

Hi John EB, Thanks for the link. I didn't know VLC could convert files, and I also didn't know Handbrake was free! 😊 I actually found a simple solution while trying out different solutions and pondering a lot! Magix VPX has a checkbox 'Automatically