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@CubeAce, @AAProds Hi Ray . . . . I plugged my external backup drive into an old laptop. All the MP4 files show thumbnails on that device. . . . That suggests the issue is related to the MP4 file association and/or display icon setting has been, for

Movie Studio

67 answers, most recent on 2/8/2023

RE: Uploading 3D video to YouTube?

Hi, I just found this discussion and would like to follow a similar approach to the Thread Owner. May I hijack the thread for a second. I am recording 3D in 4K using two smartphones. @AgingTechNerd, have you found out if you can upload 2x 4K SBS to

Movie Studio

8 answers, most recent on 2/10/2023

RE: Best movie format using old DV media footage

@JeffB2310 Sorry, I'm a bit late to the party. To comment on the previous posts: Movie Settings I suggest you make these in 4:3 format. If you make the movie settings 16:9, you will be adding black side bars, because your 4:3 video shouldn't be

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 3/7/2023

RE: movie studio 2023 suite

@spuddy13 Hi Brian, I suggest that you start with the second tutorial (Part 1 is installation) on the list in this thread and go through to the fifth one to get familiarized with the user interface and the jargon. Then we can talk. John

Movie Studio

29 answers, most recent on 5/27/2023

RE: Cannot see video after import of .avi files

@Alan-Wade Greetings, Your clip does play in Windows TV & Video app (and indeed every other media player/editor I have) on my "all Windows" system. To me this implies there's something missing (or being over-ridden) by the Mac side of things - I

Movie Studio

11 answers, most recent on 12/19/2022

RE: Can't get Movie Studio 2023 to download

The download file actually download initially without me doing anything. That was pretty normal. When it was so slow to extract the program I stopped it, deleted the file and tried again. That is when it would not download at all but after several

Rescue Your Videotapes!

18 answers, most recent on 4/1/2023

RE: Increase recording quality?

@Pierre_S Pierre, yes that would be annoying. I don't have Video Easy but do a lot of VHS digitisation. If you've got colour flashing/changing, it could be a weak signal ie poor quality recording, even if it does look Ok on the TV. -Try increasing

Video Pro X

28 answers, most recent on 9/24/2023

RE: VPX14 Chroma Key not as good as MEP2014's?

@Kevin-Tam Hi Kevin. The site is a major location for TV series and Feature Film shooting as well as a museum. We often get green screens up to 60-80 feet high to obscure/alter the backgrounds to become other location or time period correct. Crews

Off topic

One answer, on 10/2/2023

RE: Saving Up For Black Friday To Build My Own PC

@CLINT-DANBURY Hi Taking your points in order I would suggest the following for future prrofing: Intel 8 to 12 core processor with integrated GPU at least 10th generation eg i7-10xxx, or newer. Avoid AMD processors, user have more problems with

Movie Studio

51 answers, most recent on 1/30/2024

RE: Dual Layer DVDs - atrocious luck or is just my project

F F and F. i still getting nowhere with IMGburn it still keeps doing the process (using emmrecs img guide) and spits out empty discs. i tried the 'create a dual layer dvd' guide using the files at the slow burn speed but even that completely used

Video Pro X

46 answers, most recent on 12/8/2022

RE: HEVC compression artifacts

@CubeAce That file has been videoed in portrait orientation. Ray, I just used Nicole's MVP. The file was filmed in 16:9, according to Mediainfo, VLC Player and MS Films and TV. Nicole has turned it to 9:16 (portrait). How is MS 2023 running for

Video Pro X

22 answers, most recent on 9/7/2023

RE: Video Pro X reads Movie Edit Pro projects?

@Kevin-Tam Hi Kevin. Yes, sorry I used the wrong user link and didn't notice. Your last question is unfortunately getting into fanboy territory so the answer will differ depending on who replies. I think there are real differences between some

Rescue Your Videotapes!

21 answers, most recent on 1/20/2023

RE: Downloading Video Easy Software

@David-Dodsworth David, I don't have a Magix grabber, but can confirm that direct-to-MPEG works OK in MMS 2023 with my third-party grabber, so probably the driver for the Magix grabber is creating the issues with the "quality" settings. In addition

Movie Studio

69 answers, most recent on 4/9/2024

RE: VHS captures, video "washed-out"

@johnebaker @AAProds Hi, I'm definitely not an expert on video capture as you will see. I managed to make the capture device work, then not work... Right now, it's not working. I'm becoming an expert on plugging, unplugging...repeat, hoping that the

Photostory

3 answers, most recent on 12/1/2022

RE: TV Screen Size

@HYEE Welcome to the Magix user to user forums. 4:3 images will not fill a 16:9 screen, there will be black bars at the sides; 4:3 images placed in a 16:9 project will have parts of the photo cropped, unless you zoom out on the image, at which point

SOUND FORGE

4 answers, most recent on 1/10/2023

RE: edit and loop songs

As @SP. stated "You might be able to remove vocals" ('might' being the keyword), Vocal removers do not always work, even for singing vocals which they are primarily designed for. It depends on how it was mixed. You may be able find the theme songs

Movie Studio

8 answers, most recent on 2/10/2023

RE: Best movie format using old DV media footage

Thanks. So what I have tried is: 1. Created project: with the Movie Settings - HDTV, at 25 fps, and selecting the default FullHD 1080p (W1920xH1080) and 16:9 ratio. I'm not sure if this is in line with recommendations? The automatically adjust new

Movie Studio

30 answers, most recent on 11/6/2022

RE: Quality export lower than Go pro Quick

@Marc-Goder Hi . . . . Windows Media Player does not play the original file and the exported file . . . . It won't, WMP has been deprecated try using Films & TV which does play them - assuming you have the Microsoft HEVC codec installed -

Video Pro X

148 answers, most recent on 4/18/2023

RE: General discussion on add-ons

@Reyfox, @ericlnz, @browj2 Hi . . . . We are getting a little OT from "add-ons" but anyway three comments. . . . . Bringing the topic back to "add-ons" - 2 are mentioned below 🙂 On the subject of Normalising, I am with John CB on this one. I no

Movie Studio

16 answers, most recent on 12/21/2022

RE: Movie Studio freezes when editing multiple 3D videos

The video clips are misaligned with the L image about 13 pixels higher than the R. They need to be aligned to get rid of the height disparity. While this is not a problem for images viewed in a stereoscope, it can cause distress for images viewed on

Photostory

9 answers, most recent on 2/27/2023

RE: Saving a project prior to export

@John-Duane One more question. When Exporting : Full HD or DVD Quality? Entirely down to the intended method of displaying the final slideshow! You just need to be aware, perhaps, that, contrary to a rather popular belief, "DVD Quality" is only ever

Rescue Your Videotapes!

6 answers, most recent on 1/18/2023

RE: Video Saver, how to Turn OFF Video AGC?

Hello John.. That's true, the VCR is fine, the composite video OP is fine, as seen on a WFM / scope or TV. The issue appears to relate to the USB Dongle's AGC, it reacts to the "averge scene" video content and "adjusts" the levels dramatically. The

Video Pro X

2 answers, most recent on 3/12/2023

RE: Infusion Engine III

@johnebaker Hi John. Whatever card I use will have to be Direct X 12 compatible and may depend on what I can also borrow. It would be interesting just to see if it works better than splitting up between an Intel HD 630 and taking some of the strain