• Movie Studio

  26 answers, most recent on 3/14/2022

  RE: Can not resize or reposition effect masks
  @johnebaker Hi John. The ability to place a key frame at the beginning of a clip when using the size / position effect. I know others used the resizing section but I used a rotation handle and reset it. That allowed me to place a key frame on the
• Music Maker

  4 answers, most recent on 2/7/2022

  RE: How to remove lyrics from song
  @Iris-Willis Welcome to the Magix user to user forums. First you cannot remove just the lyrics of a song, if by that you mean remove only the "words" and leave everything else intact! If you mean the words and the singer, this may be at least
• Movie Studio

  26 answers, most recent on 3/14/2022

  RE: Can not resize or reposition effect masks
  @sasiuk @johnebaker @browj2 @Jens-Wilbrandt Hi All. I can get a mask to resize and position with size / position if I can get a key edit point started using the earlier work around. What I can't do is get it to track except manually. Ray.
• Movie Studio

  26 answers, most recent on 3/14/2022

  RE: Can not resize or reposition effect masks
  @browj2 Hi John . . . . I can't even load the mask. The selection is greyed out. Has this been resolved in a newer patch? . . . . There is no specific mention in the VPX .121 and .123 patches of a fix for this particular issue - it may be a side
• Movie Studio

  26 answers, most recent on 3/14/2022

  RE: Can not resize or reposition effect masks
  @browj2 Hi John CB, However, can the mask be moved and resized or is there also the problem described above for MEP2022? In current versions mask can't be moved or resized in both VPX13 and MEP2022. DéDé.
• Movie Studio

  26 answers, most recent on 3/14/2022

  RE: Can not resize or reposition effect masks
  I have found a workaround. Instead of using "Size/Position/Rotation", it is possible to modify the effect mask by using "3D distortion" for resizing/repositioning ;-)
• Movie Studio

  26 answers, most recent on 3/14/2022

  RE: Can not resize or reposition effect masks
  @sasiuk Hi Dédé, Merci. I am relieved. However, can the mask be moved and resized or is there also the problem described above for MEP2022? Thanks, John CB
• Movie Studio

  26 answers, most recent on 3/14/2022

  RE: Can not resize or reposition effect masks
  @johnebaker Hi John EB, It's worse in VPX13 (19.0.1.117 - I'm stuck there). I can't even load the mask. The selection is greyed out. Has this been resolved in a newer patch? It works fine in VPX12. Has anyone reported these bugs to Magix? John CB
• Movie Studio

  26 answers, most recent on 3/14/2022

  RE: Can not resize or reposition effect masks
  @Jens-Wilbrandt, @CubeAce Hi The issue is when the mask is attached to an object it is not recognised as being a separate image, unlinking the mask from the object it is still not recognised as a separate object - this is a bug. A workaround
• Movie Studio

  26 answers, most recent on 3/14/2022

  RE: Can not resize or reposition effect masks
  @Jens-Wilbrandt Hi Jens. The mask must be placed on its own track beneath the video clip and stretched to the clip length and then attach using the method you describe. You will need to use the Chroma Key effect and size position with it, setting
• Movie Studio

  26 answers, most recent on 3/14/2022

  Can not resize or reposition effect masks
  Hi! Anyone who can help with this: When I apply an effect mask to a video (wanting to have a blur effect tracking and object), I am not allowed to resize or reposition the effect mask. It just says: "Select a photo or video object in order to apply
• Photostory

  6 answers, most recent on 11/3/2021

  RE: About to return Photostory - Have Manual, but too much is left unsaid.
  @gail-s Hi, This program is about as easy as they come. But, like all programs, you have to spend time learning and trying things out - you won't break anything. The buttons use icons that are pretty much standard. I presume that you mean the
• Movie Studio

  3 answers, most recent on 10/20/2021

  RE: Applied effects does not apply to exported video (mp4 or WMV)
  The program is a licensed Movie Edit Pro Plus 2017, 16.04., Graphic: 121 Intel UHD Graphics 630 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. My processor is Intel Core i7-9750CP, 16 GB Ram, running Windows 10 x64. I use default standard export settings (have reset
• Movie Studio

  One answer, on 10/11/2021

  RE: How Do I Draw A Circle ?
  @CLINT-DANBURY Hi Clint. Movie Studio and Movie Edit Pro are virtually identical so. First go to templates and choose the following folder where you will find coloured backgrounds and drag one onto a track. If you are asked if you want it to be
• Movie Studio

  3 answers, most recent on 10/20/2021

  Applied effects does not apply to exported video (mp4 or WMV)
  I have used the effect "Artistic Blur" with an effect mask. I can see the blur effect in the preview, but when I export the video, the blur effect is not applied. Any suggestions why? And how to solve it? Thanks!
• Video Pro X

  3 answers, most recent on 9/15/2021

  VPX13 New Features - What is actually new?
  Hi, I have VPX12 on my desktop, VXP13 on my laptop and have executed the additional content (I don't think there was anything new). On the Magix.com website there are several things that are marked as New, but I can't see any difference between
• SOUND FORGE

  3 answers, most recent on 9/7/2021

  Displaying wave color
  Hello, Actually been working in SF since it was Sony SF8. In 15, and now an issue displaying the wave color for an editing selection. Wave color is bright green on gray background, the edit selection becomes blue wave with white background. However,
• Video Pro X

  5 answers, most recent on 8/27/2021

  RE: Positioning an effect mask
  @browj2 Hi John . . . . selecting "Load effects mask." However, in VPX13, the selection is greyed out . . . Same here - looks like a bug. Added: does not appear to be available for any effect where it could be used. John EB
• Video Pro X

  5 answers, most recent on 8/27/2021

  RE: Positioning an effect mask
  I click on the toggle next to the effect: This opens the file load dialog where I can select the mask file. Apparently it can only be done once, as the Load effect mask in the dropdown is really greyed out.However, your second method works, thanks!
• Video Pro X

  5 answers, most recent on 8/27/2021

  RE: Positioning an effect mask
  @tpolakov Hi, How are you selecting "Apply mask on the effect?" Normally, this is done in the Effects by clicking on the popdown at the upper right of the Effect screen and selecting "Load effects mask." However, in VPX13, the selection is greyed
• Video Pro X

  5 answers, most recent on 8/27/2021

  Positioning an effect mask
  Hi everyone, it seems it's not possible to position an effect mask (an alpha image loaded from the templates folder) in VPX 13. For example, I want to blur something selectively in the video. So I apply blur, then select apply mask on the effect,
• Photostory

  12 answers, most recent on 8/24/2021

  RE: English Animation Tutorials for Photostory Deluxe
  @MSA_2021 Hi . . . . I am looking for movement of image animation in Photostory Deluxe . . . . There are a large number of movement presets under the fx, View & Animation, Move tab in Photostory. You can apply one of these and modify the
• Movie Studio

  21 answers, most recent on 8/2/2021

  RE: Merge video files - or should that be superimpose or even overlay?
  @browj2 @johnebaker @CubeAce OK, tried the "cookie cutter" approach with some success but blimey, it's a lot of faff.Tried the mask approach, again with some success. .I can see the reasoning behind using masks and "cookie cutters" (isnt that just
• Movie Studio

  21 answers, most recent on 8/2/2021

  RE: Merge video files - or should that be superimpose or even overlay?
  @me_again Hi Andy, Since it seems that you've never tried using a mask, it's time to try. Put 2 vastly different video clips on the timeline, one below the other but with an empty track in between. Go to Templates, Image Objects, Layer masks, and