• Movie Studio

  46 answers, most recent on 6/25/2024

  RE: Challenge No 2.
    @browj2 Hi John. A very neat and flowing render. Certainly less obtrusive than my own efforts. It's a pity Xara seems that unstable and I'm surprised you had trouble with VPX freezing. If you had problems with just doing that then I hate to think
• Video Pro X

  44 answers, most recent on 7/29/2022

  RE: How to do an overlay similar to this sample
  Hi, For anyone interested, I mentioned that you can do up one and save it as a collage. See this tutorial (pdf file) by Terry Pinnell. @Former user Hi, ...but I found the Section + Size/Position in MEP impossible to work with, but just because i had
• Video Pro X

  44 answers, most recent on 7/29/2022

  RE: How to do an overlay similar to this sample
  @johnebaker @Former user @browj2 @1940 Hi John. Breaking the project down into manageable segments would be my first choice for so many tracks as well John. I like the New Blue Elements Picture Grid plugin for this as there is no need to produce
• Video Pro X

  44 answers, most recent on 7/29/2022

  RE: How to do an overlay similar to this sample
  @browj2 @Former user @johnebaker @1940 Hi John. (CB) For whatever reason I have found in the past (and on this project) that using masks for whatever reason uses up much more of my computers resources than using any effect that effectively reducing
• Rescue Your Videotapes!

  16 answers, most recent on 3/15/2023

  RE: captured video very poor quality while playback on TV is perfect
  @Ove5868 To answer the question what TV I used : A Samsung 55" ... 3 years old. The picture, as expected, was grainy but it didn't have the "flagging" or waviness to it, nor was the "pink noise" showing on the screen. It also looked like the two
• Movie Studio

  28 answers, most recent on 8/10/2022

  RE: Suddenly Movie S is not decoding Lagarith or Huffy encoding correctly
  Multiple pass editing consists of outputting existing edits to intermiedate files editing those in other programs and then putting them back into the original project. An example is that each scene of the movie has different configurations of
• Movie Studio

  46 answers, most recent on 6/25/2024

  RE: Challenge No 2.
  @CubeAce Hi Ray, Here is my effort. Like John EB, I did it in FHD 25fps. I had a lot of trouble at first and at last with both Xara and VPX14. The bug that I raised with Magix about this is even more extensive than I thought. I managed to crash both
• Movie Studio

  46 answers, most recent on 6/25/2024

  RE: Challenge No 2.
  @browj2 Hi John. Excellent. I look forward to seeing the results. I have to admit I can't quite do it the way john EB had done his as My results are similar but I can't get that png mask to work as smoothly as John has managed. Nor does it seem can
• Movie Studio

  40 answers, most recent on 6/27/2022

  RE: Use of Camera/Zoom Shot causes errors and crashes at export
  @CubeAce Ray, Your masking is not subtle and is very distracting. The example that I showed is very basic, one mask is simply a circle, but the other is an irregular shape that gets reshaped over time. What I showed in the tutorial can be done as
• Movie Studio

  46 answers, most recent on 6/25/2024

  Challenge No 2.
  It's been a while since my last challenge but after replies on another topic I thought it might be fun (or not) to have a go at making multiple masks with either VPX or MS. You can use any third party plugin you choose or just reply on the offerings
• Movie Studio

  46 answers, most recent on 6/25/2024

  RE: Challenge No 2.
  Hi Ray . . . . have to add the transparency manually . . . . I mentioned in the other topic where we were discussing this, that the _alpha in the image name no longer automatically applies Chromakey Alpha. . . . . how small the mask actually is. I
• Movie Studio

  40 answers, most recent on 6/27/2022

  RE: Use of Camera/Zoom Shot causes errors and crashes at export
  @CubeAce, Hi Ray Gid commented: . . . . Are you adding an effect (blur) then using the 3 little dots Load Effects Mask? I can only add 1 mask at a time like that, if try to unlink the mask on the timeline then Load Effects Mask again it overrides
• Movie Studio

  46 answers, most recent on 6/25/2024

  RE: Challenge No 2.
  @CubeAce Hi Ray Challenge completed - well the first cut using the method in my tutorial Export (1080p) I might change the mask for one with more feathered edges. John EB
• Movie Studio

  40 answers, most recent on 6/27/2022

  RE: Use of Camera/Zoom Shot causes errors and crashes at export
  @browj2 Hi John. I use Photoshop and it's bug free 😂 I need more subtle than your example and the video is more dynamic as the camera is in tracking mode. I'm just showing the masks by the way, not the blending, with a short section of my
• Movie Studio

  40 answers, most recent on 6/27/2022

  RE: Use of Camera/Zoom Shot causes errors and crashes at export
  @johnebaker Hi John. They are my own masks, png with clear background I may feather the edges as it is a bit harsh at present and the probable cause of the ring. Still experimenting and fine tuning. The good thing is I can't alter things outside of
• Movie Studio

  46 answers, most recent on 6/25/2024

  RE: Challenge No 2.
  Hi John. I was using exactly the same technique except not using a white centered png file, or with that extension naming. Still works but have to add the transparency manually. The other thing I noticed was how small the mask actually is. I wonder
• Movie Studio

  40 answers, most recent on 6/27/2022

  RE: Use of Camera/Zoom Shot causes errors and crashes at export
  @CubeAce Hi Ray Have you seen this tutorial on doing multiple masking - this is a quick example Using a feathered edge mask would be better. John EB  
• Movie Studio

  40 answers, most recent on 6/27/2022

  RE: Use of Camera/Zoom Shot causes errors and crashes at export
  @CubeAce Hi Ray Which mask are you using or is this a custom one? Did you tweak the Alpha parameters to get rid of the 'ring edge' seen in the clips. John EB
• Movie Studio

  40 answers, most recent on 6/27/2022

  RE: Use of Camera/Zoom Shot causes errors and crashes at export
  @CubeAce @johnebaker 🤷‍♂️ no idea why you can't type my name, maybe not related but i can't upload Videos on either this or Vegas's forum? 🤷‍♂️ 'I'm using the blur and artistic blur from the sharpening tool. It's not as good but doesn't baulk at
• Movie Studio

  40 answers, most recent on 6/27/2022

  RE: Use of Camera/Zoom Shot causes errors and crashes at export
  @CubeAce, @Former user Hi When using the @ tag, if you enter the username of a member, who has not posted on the page you are viewing, in full they appear in the list - this was not working for me yesterday, it is working now. . . . . I still can't
• Movie Studio

  40 answers, most recent on 6/27/2022

  RE: Use of Camera/Zoom Shot causes errors and crashes at export
  @CubeAce, @Former user Hi Ray, Gid . . . . the blur and transparency I'm having trouble with. The mask is HD proportions but didn't give it the _alpha designation. . . . . I guess that the mask is black/white and what you are getting is the mask not
• Movie Studio

  46 answers, most recent on 6/25/2024

  RE: Challenge No 2.
  @CubeAce Hi, I started your challenge the other day but didn't have much time free & to be honest i got bored to tears moving the masks 😂, I've been spoilt with Mocha Pro, so i loaded it into Vegas, played no problem, added Mocha Pro no prob
• Movie Studio

  40 answers, most recent on 6/27/2022

  RE: Use of Camera/Zoom Shot causes errors and crashes at export
  @CubeAce Are you adding an effect (blur) then using the 3 little dots Load Effects Mask? I can only add 1 mask at a time like that, if try to unlink the mask on the timeline then Load Effects Mask again it overrides the orig one, how have you added
• Movie Studio

  46 answers, most recent on 6/25/2024

  RE: Challenge No 2.
  @johnebaker Hi John. That's quite impressive given the time it took you. I see you had the same problem with just the odd frame here and there with the tracking.but Kudos for the covering the boy through the plexiglass as well. I noticed you avoided