• Movie Studio

  6 answers, most recent on 9/17/2014

  RE: Faded text
  Hello Terry  ! The problem with gradually coming and vanishing letters are solved. I used a black/white mask with a short gradient with a length of half the background photo,  and zoomed it out with Size/Position so much that the black part
• Movie Studio

  4 answers, most recent on 9/24/2014

  RE: Wipe effect on Title
  Here is a way to wipe the title from left to right. Create your title. Move it down one track. Insert a black background between the video and the title. Select the background. Effects, Chromakey, click on Alpha. Then click on the arrow on
• Video Pro X

  7 answers, most recent on 9/8/2014

  RE: Effects Mask?!
  A little mistake in my previous post, at point 2 it should be Sharpness, not Brightness/Contrast. Here is the way to do the same thing but using the same image twice with the mask between them. There is more flexibility with this method as you
• Video Pro X

  7 answers, most recent on 9/8/2014

  RE: Effects Mask?!
  There are a few ways to handle masks. The one you are trying is the basic one and there is a sequence to be followed. Start with something that will give you a major visual effect, like blur. Try this: Get an image on the screen, photo or
• Movie Studio

  27 answers, most recent on 9/3/2014

  RE: HDR (High Dynamic Range) Images
  Hi Anirban You have got it more or less although I am not sure why the Alpha clip is longer than the one in track 1? It should be an exact copy created by Ctrl > Left click Track1 and then drag to track 2, prior to adding the alpha effect.
• Movie Studio

  27 answers, most recent on 9/3/2014

  RE: HDR (High Dynamic Range) Images
  Hi All I moved the thread to MEP Discussion. John C.B. - That halo effect is what I was referring to in my previous post. It can be reduced by moving the HDR Blur slider down to about 20 but don't go too low because the effect goes haywire
• Movie Studio

  27 answers, most recent on 9/3/2014

  RE: HDR (High Dynamic Range) Images
  Hi This is an interesting discussion and I use this feature in MEP a lot, given the limited dynamic range of digital camcorders it is invaluable. I wonder though that the effect Anirban is looking for is in fact using it in the opposite sense or
• Movie Studio

  One answer, on 8/21/2014

  alpha channel disappears from 3D title when aligned
  I've got a stereo image which I'm putting a 3D Title over. All is fine until I set the alignment on the 3D title, and now I cannot see the stereo image behind the title (goes black). Any options? thanks
• Movie Studio

  9 answers, most recent on 7/8/2014

  RE: Using many tracks in MEP 2014
  Thanks for the answer John! All my masks are active Alpha-masks. Indeed, I save them with a name ending with _alpha.png, and thus they are automatically treated as Alpha's when dragged to Timeline. The film is shown correct in MEP, but not
• Movie Studio

  9 answers, most recent on 7/8/2014

  RE: Using many tracks in MEP 2014
  Hi Andreas Clown2's tutorial does not appear to mention the Alpha effects direction arrow. which appears when you hover the mouse over the white image with the Alpha effect applied - this must point down as shown here Note the white square
• Audio Cleaning Lab

  4 answers, most recent on 1/8/2018

  [Closed] How can I get Audio Cleaning Lab 16 Deluxe save a Playlist (M3u,*.cue) file type?
  My copy of Cleaning Lab 16 Deluxe does not save a file (M3u,*.cue). When I save my LPs or cds the songs are saved in alpha order. I would like to have (M3u,*.cue) file so that the songs are saved in order of the original source, lp or cd. The
• Movie Studio

  7 answers, most recent on 6/5/2014

  RE: how to create soft edges around a clip
  Hi Vincent If you create or use a rectangle soft edged (gradient) mask as we have suggested you will have a rectangular hole in the middle of your background, with the lower track showing through, after applying the Alpha Chroma key to the mask
• Movie Studio

  7 answers, most recent on 6/5/2014

  RE: how to create soft edges around a clip
  Either I don't understand the process your describing or I am doing something wrong.  When you say image editor are you talking about a picture editior such as paint shop pro or Magix Extreme photo editor?  Can you give me an example?  I guess I
• Movie Studio

  7 answers, most recent on 6/5/2014

  RE: how to create soft edges around a clip
  Hi,   I'm not at my PC right now so I can't illustrate with screenshots, but in summary: 1. Make a mask of your preferred shape with blurred (feathered) edges, using your image editor. For example, a white circle feathered into a black
• Movie Studio

  4 answers, most recent on 5/7/2014

  RE: Optical Flares / Light Leaks
  Anirban, Chroma is listed under 'Effects' >> "Chroma key. Apply it to your overlay loop which is placed under the clip (higher track number) to which the flash is to be applied. Notes: There are sliders to change the
• Video Pro X

  One answer, on 4/28/2014

  Alpha channel support
  I am trying to use  a .MOV file which consists of a lower third title bar. The file tech specs shows it as a lower third with transparent alpha channel. However, when I drop the file in the Video Pro X5 timeline, it has a black background. Cant
• Video Pro X

  One answer, on 4/30/2014

  User-saved transition templates do not seem to work - possible bug
  In X6 there seems to be a problem with transition templates. If I apply a transition between 2 objects (photos) and click on the A/B (transition icon between the 2 objects) and save the transition, when I try to apply the saved transition to
• Movie Studio

  4 answers, most recent on 4/10/2014

  RE: Apply same effect to same clip
  An alternative might be to apply the effect to the specific areas of two copies of your clip and have an alpha mask in between to select which part of each is visible. Eg: Track 1 - PIxelator effect on the right side of the clip Track 2 -
• Movie Studio

  12 answers, most recent on 4/5/2014

  RE: More MEP DVD menu bugs
  Hi Terry, #5 Buttons I took some time today to see how to change the buttons. They are simply bmp files. Using 2012_beach and Paint, I created the 3 Chapter buttons - beach_submenu, beach_submenu_alpha, and beach_submenu_highlight. The problem
• Movie Studio

  2 answers, most recent on 3/9/2014

  RE: Is there a way to retouch skin in my videos using Movie Magix?
  Hi Ashley There is a plugin made by New Blue Effects called "Video essentials IV  for Magix" that came with MEP2013 Premium as an additional program. This has an effect called "Skin Touch Up" that operates by creating an motion Alpha mask based
• Video Pro X

  4 answers, most recent on 2/28/2014

  RE: No Video Level Percent - Pro X 6
  It's a real shame. I was on the verge of buying Pro X6, but decided to test the trial version first. Can't say in all honesty I'll be sticking with Magix for much longer. Kinda hoped they'd add numeric values to the Chroma Keying, Threshold and
• Movie Studio

  8 answers, most recent on 3/11/2017

  RE: I am editing a video that i need to blur out two faces in the same clips
  You will need to have the same video in Tracks 1 and 4 to create the effect. However, before superposing them, just start with the video on track 1. Click on track 1, go to Effects, Video effects, Sharpness and apply Blur to the video. Then add
• Movie Studio

  8 answers, most recent on 3/11/2017

  RE: I am editing a video that i need to blur out two faces in the same clips
  Ok I'm new to the editing on this software I do have the correct oval I drag and drop the png file from my photos in my documents into track three then add the effect Chroma Key / Alpha. I have done that but I have no idea what to do from here I
• Movie Studio

  8 answers, most recent on 3/11/2017

  RE: I am editing a video that i need to blur out two faces in the same clips
  Quick answer for now. Do not try to bring in a mask using the effects popdown unless you have one with a white oval on a clear, not black, background. If you do have one, do not try to bring in a second one the same way as it will replace the one