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So after fighting with SF Audio Studio 17 for over two hours to export as a MP3, I learned a few things that will help you. 1st is that Audio Studio is the most worthless program ever. The developers clearly put a lot of work into the program and

Video Pro X

58 answers, most recent on 1/21/2024

RE: Poor result on still image travelling

@MME007 Hi Marc Thanks for the MediaInfo data - that is a 'standard' JPG format, I was hoping it was not an interlaced image format. As the higher frame rate is much smoother, was the export encoding at 24 or 25 fps? John EB

Movie Studio

One answer, on 9/26/2024

[Closed] using movie studio 16 I can't render as audio

I've been using movie studio 16 for years and always was able to render as both video and audio. Now I can't render the just the audio alone, I get an error that says download add on software module for first time format when using. And I've been

Movie Studio

14 answers, most recent on 2/21/2024

RE: Preloading slow, wave display does not match audio /Movie Studio 2023

Hi John. Thank you for your answer. I put the system information in my signature. Are the graphics card/integrated GPU drivers up to date? Yes, I updated them but I stil have the same issue. How much free space is there on the C: drive? 256GB A

Samplitude

One answer, on 7/8/2024

Conversion of very old Samplitude files WA0 WA1 HDP etc..

I hope this is the right place to ask this question. I'm not sure Magix Samplitude is in any way way related to the old SEKD Samplitude studio. About 20 years ago, I recorded a number of songs using SEKD Samplitude Studio. All I have left are backup

Movie Studio

4 answers, most recent on 8/19/2024

RE: GPU is deactivated in export to MPEG4

@Robert-Szlezak Hi This would appear to be an intermittent issue for some users with the h.264 export format. Are the Intel UHD drivers also up to date? Try a full restart of the laptop Windows key, Power, Restart - not a shutdown John EBForum

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 11/13/2024

RE: Information about CDIF Chunk Information Required

It's just a garden variety WAV file that I am creating with some C++ software that I am creating. The audio is coming from a Cockpit Voice Recorder. I am decompressing the file file from the encoded format from ADPCM G726.3 to uncompressed PCM and

SOUND FORGE

38 answers, most recent on 9/16/2025

RE: MP3 conversion glitches

Hi again Paul, which MP3 encoder are you using in SFP-18? The 'new' default encoder or the legacy encoder which must be enabled in the (hidden) 'internal' menu to access it.I will try encoding @192kps/44.1k with both the SFP-18 encoders to check for

Movie Studio

13 answers, most recent on 7/4/2024

RE: Registration/Activation Problems

THEY'RE BAAAAACK!I have Magix Video Pro X16. (It was a problem in X15 too.) I drag an MP4 video or the AVI file (below) and I get the dialog "MAGIX Video Pro X16 The program needs access to a file with MPEG-4-Codec. For copyright reasons, activation

Movie Studio

27 answers, most recent on 4/20/2025

RE: Activate Mpeg 4 Codec in Movie Studio 2025 Platinum

@johnebaker MP4 is not a 'video format', John, the issue seems to be that the standard "MPEG 4 activation" is not working (quite a few occurrences over the years), as opposed to some odd type of MP4. I'll throw this into the ring. John, you might

Movie Studio

10 answers, most recent on 1/18/2023

RE: [Solved] Twitch exported video goes blank after few seconds

@Ari-Liekola Still a WIP but you'll get the ghist of it... Using Mediainfo, determine desired frame rate Video Output>Filters Transform, DC on Resample FPS Mode:Custom New Frame Rate – as per Mediainfo Interpolation ?? OK, Close Output format MP4

Movie Studio

13 answers, most recent on 3/21/2026

RE: MAGIX Video deluxe 2026 Premium - time line list

@spuddy13, @emmrecs HI Brian, Jeff It is a shame that the list obtained cannot be copied or printed. For large projects I start from the 'other direction', ie get a list of all files, of the appropriate type, ie all images, video and audio before

Video Pro X

40 answers, most recent on 6/7/2023

[Solved] Sony FX3 files compatibility with Video Pro X

I have been using Video Pro X with mov files, a Magix version I bought back in 2018, however, I cannot get any audio to play from my new Sony FX30 camera. (FX30 and FX3 use the same video/audio codecs) In the timeline I only see the video but no

Photostory

7 answers, most recent on 2/26/2025

Video does not import smoothly (+ sound)

Greetings, I recently bought a new smartphone (Samsung). When I import a video that I filmed with my smartphone into a story, the video does not play smoothly (the image repeatedly freezes for a moment). When I put music under the video, the music

SOUND FORGE

One answer, on 1/17/2023

RE: [Solved] Savaing MP3 Files seems to lengthen time.

Welcome to the Magix Sound Forge users community @Ronald-King. Encoding an MP3 will inherently add time to the head and tail. As I recall, up to 30 milliseconds. more of less I am not aware of a MP3 encoder that can eliminate this behavior. The

SOUND FORGE

7 answers, most recent on 10/11/2024

RE: SF 18 build 21 scripting: determine when all files have been rendered?

Here it is as it stands now. I'm saving the number of files to render to a text file and then using an autohotkey script to monitor the folder. It is working but very clunky. I really find c# tough going. I appreciate any pointers you can

Movie Studio

35 answers, most recent on 11/12/2024

RE: What Apple format: Apple ProRes or HEVC codecs can Movie Studio run?

@Tusk OK. but that info isn't enough.. As I wrote I suspect your MP4 that your were having problems with were MP4 HEVC & 'running it first through the free DaVinci Resolve' you were inadvertently converting them MP4 AVC & so yes they would

Movie Studio

3 answers, most recent on 7/13/2024

RE: quicktime

@Michael-Stanick Hi . . . . do i need to install QuickTime for some of my videos . . . . If the program is saying you need to install Quicktime, then the video files are encoded either in PNG or JPEG formats for which Quicktime is necessary,

Movie Studio

69 answers, most recent on 8/10/2025

RE: Unable to import MKV files into Video deluxe 2026 Plus, Windows 10

Thanks for that. Downloaded MediaInfo but it us way beyond me - rapidly got completely out of my depth. My mkv files were generated from old camcorder PAL tapes using PotPlayer if that helps - have heard good and bad things about PotPlayer. Magix

Other products

18 answers, most recent on 1/1/2024

RE: New AI program by WinxVideo on presale with discount.

@johnebaker @AAProds @Marc-Goder @emmrecs This is from one of my very early cameras that also had video GeneralComplete name : C:\Users\Ray\ Willow_vm.movFormat : MPEG-4Format

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 4/27/2025

RE: Encoding Locks Up

@john-x I assume you are using the first of the two computers shown in your signature. What CPU does it have? If the lock-up keeps occurring at the same or a very similar point in the export, this would suggest there is a problem with something

Other products

One answer, on 2/1/2023

RE: [Solved] Photo Manager Deluxe non-supported file format

@Lisa-Smeallie Welcome to the Magix user to user forums. I assume you are trying to delete the non-supported format file from within Photo Manager, and that is producing the error message? Is that correct? If so, you need to close PM and use Windows

Movie Studio

16 answers, most recent on 2/25/2025

RE: ProRes422 question

@CONRADO-CORTEZ Hi, thanks like I say I was just curious 👍 There is a HEVC output on Movie Studio. Do you think I can use that export? ProRes & HEVC are different formats, I don't think they have anything in common so you'd have to work that out

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