• Video Pro X

  3 answers, most recent on 12/15/2017

  RE: VPX9 - mask display ok, inverted in export
  Update: I tried on my Surface Pro and it works fine. I tried again on the desktop in a new project and it worked ok. Went to the other project and exported but this time turned off the Anti-interlace filter - export was fine. Exported again with the
• Video Pro X

  3 answers, most recent on 12/15/2017

  RE: VPX9 - mask display ok, inverted in export
  Hi John EB, Thanks for checking. I will try out your solution and also check on my laptop to see if I get the same problem. In the meantime, I switched to the Cookie Cutter which works much better and I can feather the edges. I had tried making
• Video Pro X

  3 answers, most recent on 12/15/2017

  RE: VPX9 - mask display ok, inverted in export
  Hi John CB Assuming the mask image is a black and white image I cannot replicate this. There is however, a simpler way of obtaining the highlight - the image on track 4 is not necessary - remove the image from track 4, set the mask arrow down and
• Video Pro X

  3 answers, most recent on 12/15/2017

  VPX9 - mask display ok, inverted in export
  VPX 15.0.5.195 I have the same image on tracks 1 and 4 and a png (I also tried a jpg) mask on track 3, arrow pointing upwards. The image on track 4 has brightness down to 32, at 50 on track 1. In the image below, you can see the desired effect in
• Movie Studio

  44 answers, most recent on 2/28/2018

  RE: MEP 2017(18) Pro - Latest Update
  Thanks JohnEB As I said the intro dialogue I just find annoying and could disable it in the previous version. JohnW I've already raised a support note, had a reply they're looking into it. Hi, I don't understand why you would want to eliminate the
• MAGIX

  No answers, created on 12/8/2017

  [Closed] New Patch for Video deluxe Premium (2018) - Version 17.0.2.158
  Important changes in version 17.0.2.158: NEW: List view in Mediapool as an alternative to tiles NEW: The Store now has its own tab NEW: Add tracks at any position NEW: Start dialog with a new design NEW: Automatic recognition and switching for 360°
• Movie Studio

  3 answers, most recent on 11/28/2017

  RE: Highlighting a Soccer or Lacrosse player
  Hi . . . . want to be able to do all of them>>...... arrow, bubble, circle . . . . The key elements needed are: Image object to point/highlight with - these you can create yourself, using any image editing software you have - see note below,
• 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
• Photostory

  5 answers, most recent on 11/26/2017

  RE: ? what does it means ?
  Hi Knud Keyframes are a way of animating image and video movement and effects and are very useful. Here is an explanation of how to animate the mask image using keyframes.  The values entered are for the mask image I made. The down load link does
• Movie Studio

  4 answers, most recent on 11/24/2017

  Collages - Limited to 30 objects?
  Anyone created a collage with more than 30 objects? I have one with 31 and have only just noticed an odd quirk. The 31st target object does not get used. Instead, it's replaced by the 31st object in the original collage template. (For anyone
• Movie Studio

  18 answers, most recent on 11/22/2017

  RE: split screen with alpha mask does not open
  Hi John, Nice find! I can replicate that quirk in MEPP 2016. In fact the alpha suffix trick does not seem to work at all. My import just got the standard 'Stamp' key applied. MEP 2014 does work as expected, i.e. the mask does get alpha status, an
• Movie Studio

  18 answers, most recent on 11/22/2017

  RE: split screen with alpha mask does not open
  I think I should mention that after watching the tutorial once more, there is no indication that Chroma Key should be applied and this is what got me confused. I think you missed it, José. At the 0:55 point of John's 2:59 video 'Tutorial 04 Split
• Movie Studio

  18 answers, most recent on 11/22/2017

  RE: split screen with alpha mask does not open
  Hi John EB, I did not want to upset anyone by not specifying which John I was referring to. Quite the contrary, I feel deeply obliged by the help given me everytime I have requested help. The tutorial is this:
• Movie Studio

  18 answers, most recent on 11/22/2017

  RE: split screen with alpha mask does not open
  Hi José . . . . Hi John, . . . I created the mask using Photo & Graphics Designer 11 following the instructions of your tutorial and saved it as a PNG file. I right clicked the file to see properties and it confirmed it was a png file. . . .
• Movie Studio

  18 answers, most recent on 11/22/2017

  RE: split screen with alpha mask does not open
  Hi José, As John EB pointed out, you have to put the chromakey alpha on the mask - Effects, Video effects, Chroma key and select alpha. Once on the object, you can reverse the arrow on the object to inverse the effect. John CB
• Movie Studio

  18 answers, most recent on 11/22/2017

  RE: split screen with alpha mask does not open
  Hi John, Thank you very much for answering. I created the mask using Photo & Graphics Designer 11 following the instructions of your tutorial and saved it as a PNG file. I right clicked the file to see properties and it confirmed it was a png
• Movie Studio

  18 answers, most recent on 11/22/2017

  RE: split screen with alpha mask does not open
  Hi José How are you creating the split screen effect ? Is the mascara split screen rev.png a mask you have created or is it one of the MEP masks ? If the mask is one you have created can you upload a copy to Dropbox, and provide a link to it, for us
• Movie Studio

  18 answers, most recent on 11/22/2017

  split screen with alpha mask does not open
  This for John CB Hi John, As you can see above the mask has not been applied and I don´t know why. At first I thought it was caused by the mxv extension or that maybe I had not saved the mask as alpha but after rechecking both I found this was not
• Video Pro X

  28 answers, most recent on 11/22/2017

  RE: Overlaying clips that are transparent
  Checked this again another way using MEP2018 Plus and I found that simply using a chromakey black on the overlay was better. When the musical notes show up, there is a cross-shaped white glow that can be seen in the simple version with chromakey
• Video Pro X

  28 answers, most recent on 11/22/2017

  RE: Overlaying clips that are transparent
  Hi again, Here is another trick. To get possibly a better result, copy the produce.avi down directly below where it was located (easier to see if you remove the audio track) so that you have it on tracks 3 and 5. Remove the chromakey from both
• Video Pro X

  24 answers, most recent on 11/2/2017

  RE: Is this a titling bug in VPX?
  Hi John CB, That's very informative, I'll have a quick look and see what Xara files there are in my VPX. What I may also do is get the full programme over the Winter as I will have time to play about with it in our down season. Some of the effects
• Video Pro X

  24 answers, most recent on 11/2/2017

  RE: Is this a titling bug in VPX?
  Hi Roger, You may want to check out Xara. You actually have a light version, Xara Xtreme that comes with VPX and is used for creating labels. The full program can use the .XAR files and you can do what you want with them. Scan for .xar files and you
• Video Pro X

  24 answers, most recent on 11/2/2017

  RE: Is this a titling bug in VPX?
  Hi, While on the subject of titles, Walter did up a nice tutorial in German that shows many interesting ideas for titles. The first part is the normal parameters, but he goes into masks and creating things in drawing programs for use in VPX, as well
• Movie Studio

  6 answers, most recent on 10/12/2017

  RE: Stretching 4:3 Aspect Ratio?
  Greetings, something that I've done in the past that works, depending on your viewpoint. Put 2 copies of the video into the 16:9 project, one on top of the other. Right click on the top file and select "object properties" - change the aspect ration