• Movie Studio

  8 answers, most recent on 7/16/2020

  RE: Video Formats
  Wow guys, thank you for the great suggestions. I have been "learning" Photostory Deluxe for about six months and just have recently tried the trial version of Movie Edit Pro. I was frustrated by the other video editors I have used over the last six
• Movie Studio

  8 answers, most recent on 7/16/2020

  RE: Video Formats
  @MAA Hi, Ditto what John EB said. I hope that you have Movie Edit Pro Plus or Premium, not just basic. If you do have basic, try to get an upgrade to Plus or Premium. Check which one has the lower price, because recently Premium was on sale. I see
• Movie Studio

  4 answers, most recent on 3/29/2020

  RE: Had some early freezes
  Hi @pmikep@pmikep @johnebaker I've settled on using proxy files and the "Reduce resolution for improved performance" option. I don't know if you saw my comment in a recent post but I am using that option in preference to the Blue Lightning because
• Movie Studio

  31 answers, most recent on 3/29/2020

  RE: MEP System Requirements
  @Scenestealer@Scenestealer @pmikep @LeCanadien Hi Peter. I think it may be the other way around.The box with the tick in it is not greyed out but may be locked in. Why else would I keep getting readings that it is in use? I have found ways and
• Movie Studio

  6 answers, most recent on 12/12/2019

  On re-visiting finished project it will not playback smoothly or stops
  I have completed a number of projects making a video from converted 8mm cine film. All has been fine and I have burned them onto DVDs. All has been fine and the DVDs play OK. However when I re-visited these projects on Movie Edit Pro Premium
• Movie Studio

  195 answers, most recent on 2/12/2026

  RE: Any problems to expect if upgrading CPU/MB/ and operating system?
  @johnebaker Hi John. 1 & 2: I never have windows sounds on but I was wrong about one thing I posted earlier. The mouse is making sounds on either screen but only when a program screen is active. Even right clicking the mouse on a screen to
• Movie Studio

  6 answers, most recent on 10/25/2019

  RE: Sound out of sync making DVDs
  @THOMAS-CROWN5289 In addition to what Ray (@CubeAce) has suggested there is something else you can do which would help to prove whether the problem is linked to your DVD burner or the actual disc. Export the project to an image file. (the option is
• Movie Studio

  15 answers, most recent on 10/11/2019

  RE: Choosing project frame rate setting?
  @terrypin Hi Terry I am on 1903 and checked VOB playback and they are all marked with an Internet Explorer association and like you no playback (even on the PC!). I changed the Open with to WMP but still no casting and the only way I could get it to
• Movie Studio

  7 answers, most recent on 1/16/2019

  RE: TV 4:3 aspect ratio cropping issue
  @Richard-hardy Hi . . . . on my new player, when I play back a 4:3 DVD, or any file with a 4:3 aspect ratio, the 4:3 frame appears narrower and slightly crops off the sides of the picture. . . . Does it also do this with commercial DVD's? Are the
• Movie Studio

  5 answers, most recent on 12/14/2018

  RE: DVD playback question
  @jak.willis There can be many reasons for a disc not to playback correctly on another player: Disc type is not compatible - eg disc is DVD+R which is not playable on some players - DVD-R is more compatible and in my experience more reliable.  Disc
• Movie Studio

  19 answers, most recent on 11/29/2018

  RE: CBR vs VBR
  Hi If you set the bit rate correctly you won't notice a difference between the two. The only difference will be the constant bitrate file will be larger than the variable. This is a little misleading in terms of a discussion about encoding for DVD
• Movie Studio

  19 answers, most recent on 11/29/2018

  RE: CBR vs VBR
  Hi If you set the bit rate correctly you won't notice a difference between the two. The only difference will be the constant bitrate file will be larger than the variable. This is a little misleading in terms of a discussion about encoding for DVD
• Movie Studio

  11 answers, most recent on 11/20/2018

  RE: Burned discs will not play on either of two DVD players
  @John-McInnis You mention in your latest post that you are using DL discs.  I take that to mean you are using Dual-Layer, which are (?always) DVD+R but for which I have personally found neither MEP nor VPX to be "ideal" for "direct burning", i.e. if
• Photostory

  One answer, on 10/22/2018

  Looping at the end of a slide show
  I created a slide show using Photostory Easy and wish to set it to loop at the end.  I will be running it from my computer to a TV via HDMI input, so not burning to a DVD or other media for playback.  Have scoured the user manual and help index, but
• Video Pro X

  4 answers, most recent on 8/21/2018

  RE: Smooth DVD
  @DugsBugs Hi Doug . . . . I can not get a smooth playback in particular with footage shot with a gimbal or any moving footage. . . . . This is typical of: Interlaced / Progressive conversion issue particularly as this occurs on gimbal and moving
• Video Pro X

  5 answers, most recent on 8/8/2018

  Putting a DVD and HEVC file on a DVD+R DL
  I wanted to start putting a full HD version alongside the standard DVD format on my recordings (using DVD+R DL) in an attempt to wean my users onto the merits of HD. After first manufacturing a nice set of coasters, I settled on this simple
• Video Pro X

  25 answers, most recent on 7/19/2018

  RE: 25p from digicam to export 50p or 50i ??
  The Jerkiness is in the Time line MEP, and of course if you think the jerkiness will go away if you burn a DVD, it does not. So I believe the problem is when you transfer your video from your camera's SD, card to your time line, at this time it
• Video Pro X

  25 answers, most recent on 7/19/2018

  RE: 25p from digicam to export 50p or 50i ??
  Hi Just to be clear Paul, your issue is with jerking when you play the DVD on a DVD player, once you have burned it - yes? If so then the suggestions made by John about hardware acceleration probably wont help. I do not think there is any chance of
• Movie Studio

  One answer, on 6/7/2018

  RE: DVD menu help
  Hi . . . . . how do you link the finished video back to the first page of the menu? . . . . . At the end of the video the player, software on computer or disc player should automatically return to the menu home page. MEP does not have any
• Video Pro X

  121 answers, most recent on 5/11/2020

  RE: Audio Issue-MTS Files
  Hi JohnThanks for looking into my issue. Thanks for the info. Your MEP is the 2017 version, however we do not know if it is the Basic, Plus or Premium. The MEP version is the PRO version. It is a boxed version. After the installation, it has
• Photostory

  5 answers, most recent on 11/26/2017

  RE: ? what does it means ?
  Hi Knud . . . . I am trying to follow your link to dropbox, but I am not using dropbox, . . . . You do not have to use Dropbox, the link I provided is for the Mask image I used in my example for you to try. When you paste the link into your web
• Video Pro X

  51 answers, most recent on 9/21/2017

  New patch 15.0.4.176 for VPX released
  I haven't tested it yet; just about to start. Hopefully, it will resolve many of my problems. Changes in version 15.0.4.176: Fixed error that led to deactivation of hardware acceleration Fixed crashes that occurred when using title editor Fixed
• Other products

  2 answers, most recent on 7/10/2017

  RE: Photostory Deluxe 2017 won't export
  Hi, welcome to the Magix forums. I am no expert at reading the error log but one line does stand out for me:  Open Project: IFS_Swans_Leavers_Slide_Show_2017_final_cut_cut -- avchd project 2017-07-10 This clearly infers that your project is going to
• Photostory

  2 answers, most recent on 6/19/2017

  RE: Video is too long for DVD. How can I put it on a flash drive?
  Hi . . . . Video is too long for DVD. How can I put it on a flash drive? . . . .   If by 'put it on a flash drive' you mean mean burn it using the flash drive as a substitute for the DVD disc, then this is not possible. Depending on the intended