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@RebeccaC Hi The Intel i7-4770K has the HD4600 integrated GPU built in, however in Photostory, Settings, Device options tab, Video mode dropdown if you do not see the HD4600 GPU as an option then it may have been disabled by the GTX 745. For the

Photo & Graphic Designer

9 answers, most recent on 5/10/2023

RE: Stretching images in one direction only

Thanks John, that did the trick. For anyone else struggling with the 'perfect' conditions, here's a step by step for version 19 only. 1. Start a new document 2. Drag in a photo 3. Right click the 'lock aspect ratio' button in the toolbar with a

Movie Studio

7 answers, most recent on 3/18/2024

RE: Wacom And Magix

@CLINT-DANBURY Hi, Unfortunately, probably not. You need to create a transparent overlay file in something, save it as a png file and import it into the video editor. You can import an image from the video, same size as the video, and draw over it

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5 answers, most recent on 3/16/2024

RE: Create a heading

@PETER-WALLER Welcome to the Magix user to user forums. I don't think you can create a "Title slide" at the beginning of a slideshow in PM Deluxe, sorry! Slideshows in PM are, as I understand it, a very simple method of displaying multiple images,

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No answers, created on 2/6/2023

Photo manager deluxe trial - Hebrew language problem

Hello, I have a problem with Hebrew characters with the Photo manager deluxe. It shows as random symbols and not hebrew. Is Hebrew not supported with the Photo manager deluxe? Thank you.

Other products

One answer, on 3/4/2023

FaceId

I got to tag a photo and Photo Manager Deluxe v13.1.1.12 running on Windows 10 crashes - You recently worked on the FaceId. These changes are still being saved... Runtime Eror! Program.... \PhotoManager_dlx.exe abnormal program termination

Video Pro X

165 answers, most recent on 4/10/2025

RE: [Closed] Website Observation

@Reyfox Hi Tony, Where I think you have a strong point is with VPX having movies within movies. Not just that, but simply multiple movies in a project like DaVinci and Premiere Pro. Then the nesting feature. I thought that I had mentioned about the

Other products

7 answers, most recent on 3/14/2023

RE: Photo Manager Deluxe - Face recognition

Hi, Photo Manager is now about 6 years old. You may want to ask Magix if and when a new version will be released. It is far overdue. Thus the facial recognition feature is somewhat old technology and not very useful unless the faces are clearly

Off topic

43 answers, most recent on 7/1/2024

RE: Magix Future?

Magix should have run a very strong campaign and radically lowered prices, especially for version upgrades, and faced the harsh reality! If prices continue at these levels I don't see any chance! Hard and cruel truth because "Money doesn't take home

Video Pro X

7 answers, most recent on 4/24/2025

RE: Creating your own templates?

@browj2 Thanks for taking the time to do a deep dive into templates to try and create one. Again I've learned something new about program. So, I did something is wrong somewhere, but what? I think you answered your own question... 3. I opened the

Other products

One answer, on 4/7/2024

RE: voucher number

@Shirley-Becker Welcome to the Magix user to user forums. First, can you tell us where, exactly, you bought Photo Manager? If it was direct from Magix you should have received an email with a link to download the software and a serial key, not a

Photo & Graphic Designer

3 answers, most recent on 6/29/2023

“Exit and Return To Document" Error

I use "Movie Studio 2023 Platinum" to edit the video, using the Create overlay graphics/animation function. It then opened Xara Photo & Graphics Designer (19.01.65946), however, when I finished the animate mask, selecting "Exit and Return To

Movie Studio

15 answers, most recent on 2/24/2023

RE: Movie export to MPEG-4 or HEVC results in doubling of movie length

@KASLEY Hi What happens if you start a new project add one of the GoPro clips, originals not the 'trimmed clips', and export it as HEVC and MP4? . . . . . . . . the length modified using the trim feature of Microsoft Photos . . . . Microsoft Photos

Movie Studio

5 answers, most recent on 7/7/2024

RE: mask

@derek-brown Hi, Add your video clip to the timeline Add a suitable mask from the Templates tab to the track below, these have chroma key already applied, you can create your own B/W mask if you want in a separate photo editor but you'll have to

Photostory

2 answers, most recent on 11/29/2023

RE: Moving a Photostory finished project from a desktop to my laptop

@Stan-Yarrish In addition to the excellent advice that @browj2 has given you (and which you should follow carefully!), I suspect you transferred the .MWP file from your desktop to your laptop. If so, that is the Photostory Project file. It contains

Movie Studio

84 answers, most recent on 8/5/2024

RE: Linking "videos" or "projects" question

@Eric-Elliott Hi Eric, However, timeline is good for initial editing, I may find working with or putting in transitions easier in storybook mode for me, it depends. No, it's the inverse. Storyboard is ok for initial editing - getting photos and

Movie Studio

45 answers, most recent on 11/29/2023

RE: Which version supports 4k video editing

@derek-brown Hi Derek, Further to what Ray mentioned, video programs use the video, photo and audio files without touching or modifying them. They are not actually "in" the project, the program just keeps the filename and gets the object from your

Photo & Graphic Designer

4 answers, most recent on 7/2/2023

RE: I can't rename the page in Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 18.5.0.6289

@DBoydNL Hi . . . . automatic page numbers in a Xara document . . . . AFAIK this has to be done manually auto page numbering is not available in Photo & Graphic Designer. Xara Designer Pro does support auto page numbering. Do note that Magix no

Audio Cleaning Lab

16 answers, most recent on 3/13/2025

RE: Family History Cassette Tape Project - Tips to Begin?

@Deborah-Wesley Hi, I'm doing pretty much the same thing but I also have 8mm, Super8 with sound film, VHS, and other video files to go along with digitized photos and cassettes. You are undertaking an enormous project so I suggest that you get the

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One answer, on 1/28/2024

RE: loss of access to Photo Designer

@Mike-Whyman Hi Depending on the Windows version installed on your computer, it is possible that Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 7, may no longer run. It was originally certified to run on Windows 7, would have run on Windows 8 and early versions

Movie Studio

8 answers, most recent on 10/23/2023

RE: MXMPEG2 Error 0110: no media decoder found

@Jane-B It looks like your Google photos has converted the file using the same process they use on YouTube. It has converted the file from the confusing mov file data found i the line, FileExtension_Invalid : braw mov mp4 m4v m4a

Photostory

4 answers, most recent on 11/23/2023

RE: Photostory on CD & DVD 6

Not sure if you're still doing this John, but I'm needing help again. I have the Magix Photostory on CD & DVD 6 yet, it's such a user friendly one! When I start a new project, I click on the Photos button which brings up all my folders with

Photostory

One answer, on 1/31/2023

Bad some(!) photos aspect ratio

Photostory 2023 treads some of my photos with bad aspect ratio. For example landscape photo when I went to it's folder looks ok but exploring the same folder second time I see it rotated with fail aspect ratio - as it is portrait, but it isn't!.

Movie Studio

8 answers, most recent on 11/29/2024

RE: Using Vegas Video Stabilization

@Joe-Berg I know exactly what you mean, most of my "playing" is with old VHS tapes and many photos taken with a Kodak Instamatic, mostly taken last century - aarrgh that's frightening. I've been using Magix Movie Edit Pro (latterly Movie Studio) for