• Movie Studio

  5 answers, most recent on 9/14/2019

  RE: Automatic chroma key setting tip: no longer works?
  @terrypin Hi Terry Thanks for the mask, for some reason I dropped in the 'wrong' folder, applied it via a Load effects mask for an effect and it worked ??? The masks must be located in the following folder: MEP 2016 - C:\ProgramData\MAGIX\Movie Edit
• Movie Studio

  5 answers, most recent on 9/14/2019

  RE: Automatic chroma key setting tip: no longer works?
  Thanks John. The mask example was one of my own that I had conveniently at hand. Here's a copy:        
• Movie Studio

  5 answers, most recent on 9/14/2019

  Automatic chroma key setting tip: no longer works?
  While making a couple of masks this morning I noticed that the old trick of including the appropriate chroma key string such as 'alpha' or 'green' etc in the file name no longer automatically assigns that setting in MEPP 2016 or 2017. For example,
• Movie Studio

  One answer, on 8/16/2019

  RE: Stinger Transition
  @eaststreetgaming Hi . . . . I want the video I export to have a transparent background so you can see what is behind the video. . . . . Are you are looking to play the video over for example a computer game and be able to see the live game through
• Movie Studio

  22 answers, most recent on 8/21/2019

  RE: Animated straight line between any two points
  Hi John, Thanks. Yes, John CB and I had some lengthy email discussions about that interesting ‘Echo’ method. It’s good to have it my line-drawing toolkit, but rather too complex for regular use. And the tracks I mainly animate are from walks and are
• Movie Studio

  22 answers, most recent on 8/21/2019

  RE: Animated straight line between any two points
  @johnebaker Timely point, John. Yes, I did, maybe 20 years ago. Perhaps it’s time to play with it again soon. Although the masking methods give a fast result with minimal effort, I’d still like to find a neat way to draw a straight line at any angle
• Movie Studio

  22 answers, most recent on 8/21/2019

  RE: Animated straight line between any two points
  @terrypin Hi I use a similar method to Walter's however the second image only contains the 'road line', as a png image with transparent background,which follows the road and a shaped mask, as seen on the timeline below which I have found to be the
• Movie Studio

  22 answers, most recent on 8/21/2019

  RE: Animated straight line between any two points
  If it is a picture: make a double, go to PSP or some one else and draw the line. Now you need only a moving mask
• Movie Studio

  20 answers, most recent on 8/10/2019

  RE: Creating an animated rectangle
  @johnebaker The oval was drawn with Xara, but the effect is a transition using Pixelan SpiceMaster 2 (not 3). Note the curve to get the effect smoother. The curve can be adjusted to make it even smoother. I found that the curve in Magix Alpha Magic
• Movie Studio

  20 answers, most recent on 8/10/2019

  RE: Creating an animated rectangle
  John, Walter: Thanks both. I usually prefer an oval ('letter box') shape for walk start and end map locations. Here's one, but made with the simple Clock wipe transition method. It would no doubt prove more difficult with the smoother KF approach. A
• Movie Studio

  5 answers, most recent on 7/4/2019

  RE: Fade thru black issue
  @browj2 Hi John . . . . What you want works fine doing a fade out/fade in, . . . . That is how I ended up creating the required effect ie the 'what is should' be video I posted. . . . . Of course, when you fade out (or go to black) on the second or
• Movie Studio

  One answer, on 6/21/2019

  Vegas Pro 15.0 keyframing sync error /anomaly
  This occurred to me on 13.0 as well.Basically... If I try to add any type of dynamic keyframing (i.e. creating a masking box from a solid color to blur out a moving object) The frame of the window and the actual timeline within the keyframe editing
• Video Pro X

  126 answers, most recent on 8/9/2019

  RE: VPX11 released today - Comments
  Aaargh! A reply from Magix indicated that they would no longer support the Xara interface. I asked for a clarification. Does that mean that right-click on a video object, Video Effects, Create Overlay Graphics/Animation would no longer work with
• Video Pro X

  126 answers, most recent on 8/9/2019

  RE: VPX11 released today - Comments
  Aaargh! A reply from Magix indicated that they would no longer support the Xara interface. I asked for a clarification. Does that mean that right-click on a video object, Video Effects, Create Overlay Graphics/Animation would no longer work with
• Video Pro X

  13 answers, most recent on 6/8/2019

  RE: Motion tracking met plugin
  @Colorz Hi Do you mean something like this? If not we need more information on what you are trying to do.  Bedoel je zoiets als dit? Zo niet, dan hebben we meer informatie nodig over wat u probeert te doen. (Google translate) John EB Forum Moderator
• Movie Studio

  2 answers, most recent on 5/16/2019

  MEP & VPX with Pixelan SpiceMaster and CreativeEase Plugins - Updates
  Pixelan has updated 2 of its plugins that work with Movie Edit Pro and Video Pro X, SpiceMaster and CreativeEase. The main update was a change making the user interface much larger. This makes the 2 programs much more user-friendly as the preview
• Movie Studio

  5 answers, most recent on 5/10/2019

  RE: Crossfades
  @SullyPanda76us Use a chromakey alpha mask between the 2 title tracks and keyframe it under Effects, View/Animation, Size/Position to move from left to right to expose the track with the yellow. I made the mask 200% to cover the entire text at the
• Movie Studio

  5 answers, most recent on 5/10/2019

  RE: Crossfades
  @SullyPanda76us Use a chromakey alpha mask between the 2 title tracks and keyframe it under Effects, View/Animation, Size/Position to move from left to right to expose the track with the yellow. I made the mask 200% to cover the entire text at the
• Video Pro X

  29 answers, most recent on 5/31/2019

  RE: VPX10 - Updated bug list as at patch 16.0.2.322
  @Former user VPX/MEP have OpenFX, but only those tailored specifically for VPX/MEP. There are several HitFilm plugins that I have, but they were all specifically made for VPX/MEP. Look at the recent threads in the Vegas forum about Bézier masks.
• Movie Studio

  3 answers, most recent on 5/4/2019

  RE: Sound Library - Grasping Navigation & Directory Requirements
  @CarpentersMate I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish, but I wouldn't recommend putting anything in the Program files or Program Data folders, if that is what you did. If your sound library folder is on your computer under your Documents,
• Movie Studio

  2 answers, most recent on 4/29/2019

  RE: Title Templates - Change Color of Elements [Not Text]
  @Bruce-dv Hi . . . . . Title Templates from the store and was wondering if there is any way to change the color of the elements? I know we can change all the text attributes, but would like to change all the colors. . . . . This depends entirely on
• Movie Studio

  11 answers, most recent on 4/18/2019

  RE: Adding shapes in title editor?
  Here is an example showing the CNN lower third using a slow left to right exposure (masks), a template lower third and a slightly modified 3D title template (colours and bevels changed). John CB
• Movie Studio

  11 answers, most recent on 4/18/2019

  RE: Adding shapes in title editor?
  Have you looked at the video tutorials on how to use MEP? I ask because this seems like a beginners question. Basically, any video editing program should be able to do this. There are also many ways to achieve this, so it comes down to a preference
• Movie Studio

  8 answers, most recent on 4/19/2019

  RE: Chroma Key effect does not render in final exported file (?)
  @marksanche Hi Thanks for the clips Is this what you are looking for: If so then the settings in order are Note: you may have to slightly adjust all the settings to get the best effect with your background video. against light backgrounds it is