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"The other cause of hum is worn or faulty connectors..." Morning John, I think that's it! I spent a few seconds using a small piece of sandpaper shining up the outer (earth) sections of both USB plugs. So far - no hum. Thanks a bunch, that's

Movie Studio

7 answers, most recent on 8/29/2015

RE: MEP Overview - Poor caption visibility

Hi John, Did you mean to send another screenshot? I see only two. I have no problem with the Storyboard, just the Overview as you see from my original comparison. I'm using it a bit more now to improve my preparatory work (deletions,

Movie Studio

7 answers, most recent on 8/24/2015

RE: Adding captions with Ctrl+T

Hi, I'm back from camping. Are you suffering significantly from PC and Magix withdrawal symptoms? I tried this out on MEP2014 and cannot quite replicate this. It may be because I am using 29.97 fps. I used 5s clips. When

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7 answers, most recent on 8/24/2015

RE: Adding captions with Ctrl+T

Hi John, Thanks, but I think it's a bug or at least an illogical design flaw! (A Star Trek fan after a dentist visit might call it a Caption Quirk ) BUT .. I think it only occurs if the text duration is set to the same as the object,

Movie Studio

22 answers, most recent on 7/22/2015

RE: Applying Lower Thirds In Movie Edit Pro 2015

How do you find time to use all your additional video-related software and still get your holiday DVDs made?! @Terry, My wife keeps asking me the same thing. I'm making a spoof on our little one-day tour outside of London. It's taking

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22 answers, most recent on 7/22/2015

RE: Applying Lower Thirds In Movie Edit Pro 2015

@Terry, Thanks for the information. This answers some of my questions and confirms that MEP can handle alpha channel transparency on the import side but not on the export side. You should have gone for the Xara offer. It is truly

Movie Studio

10 answers, most recent on 9/8/2015

RE: Transparent Button?

ADFAICS to get a transparent background to the image you need to save it as a BMP file with an Alpha channel. OK, John, put me out of my misery: what's the D in that acronym please?

Movie Studio

22 answers, most recent on 7/22/2015

RE: Applying Lower Thirds In Movie Edit Pro 2015

Hi All MEP doesn't support alpha channel video, unfortunately, only images. Not so! MEP has always worked with a 32bit RGBA (A=Alpha channel) AVI dropped on the track below the video, without having to apply any further Alpha

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4 answers, most recent on 7/2/2015

RE: Files converted with VLC fail in MEP

Thanks John, much appreciate your taking the trouble to test so thoroughly. When you used the latest VLC, what Resolution settings did you use? Or did you ignore the instruction to "change one" and just leave all three at Auto? Very odd that

Movie Studio

3 answers, most recent on 5/11/2015

RE: When I import a wav file and put it in the timeline I can't hear it on playback (Movie Edit Pro MX)

Pleased to hear it's sorted, albeit with the cause still a puzzle. Could have been the first project being (or becoming) corrupted in some way. I've had many such issues over the years, some ultimately identified as obscure bugs, others (the

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11 answers, most recent on 4/16/2015

RE: My first project- Can`t download videos from youtube

Hi Terry, No I did not get it. Before posting this answer, I have reviewed my mail , including the deleted ones. In my latest post, however, I mention that I could not get access to your email address (signature block, right?). I

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7 answers, most recent on 4/11/2015

RE: 2014 MP4 export slower than 2013?

Wow, thanks for posting these comparisons! Terry, John-- your generosity in sharing knowledge, and the thoughtful, clear & detailed way you offer it, is very appreciated and tremendously helpful to so very many. Thanks, always good to

Movie Studio

12 answers, most recent on 4/22/2015

RE: Video Clips shows on Timeline but Some disappear in exporting

In my reply 3½ months ago I asked you to fully clarify what you meant but you still haven't done that. I'll give it one more try but then I'm out. 1. In your subject heading you imply that the issue is a difference between what you see on

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12 answers, most recent on 4/22/2015

RE: Video Clips shows on Timeline but Some disappear in exporting

In my reply 3½ months ago I asked you to fully clarify what you meant but you still haven't done that. I'll give it one more try but then I'm out. 1. In your subject heading you imply that the issue is a difference between what you see on the

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24 answers, most recent on 3/29/2015

RE: How do I control / section background video for templates in Magix Edit Pro 2015

@All, I don't have the particular Wedding DVD menu with the picture frame in which there is a moving video in the picture frame. I have checked throughout MEP and VPX6 and I can't find it. Hi John, To quote Lewis Carroll, probably

Movie Studio

4 answers, most recent on 3/3/2015

RE: I am working with a trial version of MEP 2015. Is it possible to merge 2 separate projects into a single file without rendering? I would like to retain control of all cuts and effects in both projects. I have a large project (40 min) which I want to bre

Thank you! That works! While it will take a bit more repitition for that to become intuitive for me, you have successfully directed me to new options in this program. It's truly exciting to open new doors.

Samplitude

2 answers, most recent on 2/24/2015

RE: why do I hear bells going ding ding in the background of samp 2014

I hear a bell going ding ding in the background Do you live near a church? Sorry, Jonah, couldn't resist...

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17 answers, most recent on 2/10/2015

RE: can't find Visible TV picture.mvm

Hi Cato, I edited my post a few times and I think yours must have been a reply to an earlier version. Read it all again, try out my suggestions (pressing the E key while in Edit mode isn't rocket science) and come back with as many answers as

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17 answers, most recent on 2/10/2015

RE: can't find Visible TV picture.mvm

When I had my satellite connection the video ALWAYS filled the Recording and Preview windows no matter what settings I used. Please clarify what settings do you mean? I'm puzzled what project settings you could have changed that made no

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16 answers, most recent on 2/9/2015

RE: Travel Route Script Problem

Hi John, It is Magix Movie Edit Pro 3013 Plus ver 12.0.4.2 (UDC). Regards, Richard I doubt it Richard. As in your initial post, you're still a millennium ahead of the rest of us!

Video Pro X

35 answers, most recent on 2/4/2017

RE: Rotating a video in video x pro v.6. What export dimensions to use?

Hi Marcus, I was able to view your videos, with the same results as yours. I then installed Avidemux and repeated your conversion. My output file, After- Avidemux.mp4, was 2971 KB, versus my download of yours at 9423 KB, slightly puzzling.

Movie Studio

2 answers, most recent on 3/3/2015

RE: Duration of a Transition

Hi Andreas, I don't think there's any way to change it universally - I think it's hard-coded. I looked in the INI file and could find no reference. Nor was any string obviously relevant in videodeluxe.exe using my hex editor. You can of course

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40 answers, most recent on 6/18/2019

RE: Making a new collage in MEP

Hi Small correction to the Collage folder location in Windows 7 and 8 is found at: C:\ProgramData\MAGIX\Movie Edit Pro 2015 Premium\VideoEffects\Collage HTH John If that's the MEP version she has John. All we know is that

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16 answers, most recent on 12/1/2015

RE: DVD created on MEP2015 Pro will not play on all dvd players

I need a simpler explaination... I found the vob files... That Disc images label was a clue! So the cause of your problem is identified: your DVD is PAL, not NTSC as you intended. I don't use MEP 2015 myself so