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@OTBW Please read this pinned post and follow the advice given there. However, it is now widely acknowledged this is NOT a problem created by Magix, or indeed by the manufacturers of a number of video editing products which have been similarly

Video Pro X

62 answers, most recent on 5/15/2025

RE: Should I choose Video Pro X or Vegas Pro?

Any problems you have with Vegas, you would have to ask about on the Vegas creatives forums and not here which only really covers Magix Movie Studio and Video Pro-X. You may find answers from the users on either forum biased towards the programs

Movie Studio

5 answers, most recent on 6/26/2025

Video deluxe 2026 Ultimate - ProDad add ons licence

I am interested in upgrading to the new VD 2026 Ultimate perpetual licence.Are the licences for the ProDad add ons (VitaScene V5 Pro, Hide V2, ReSpeedr V2, Mercalli V6, Disguise V2) a full product perpetual license with a lifetime access?

SOUND FORGE

6 answers, most recent on 3/28/2025

RE: Registration error: "The activation code is not valid"

In the Service Center> My Products entry, the 'deactivate' option is in the "Details" sub menu.. at least for Magix PC products but I would assume the Sound Forge Pro Mac would be the same despite it being discontinued.

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 12/11/2023

[Solved] installing same version of Movie Edit Pro?

I have MEP version 17.0.1.128 on one computer and I want to install the same version on my other computer since Magix allows use on two devices. Unfortunately the installation link from the Magix website only updates to 16.0.4.124 which is

Photostory

4 answers, most recent on 12/6/2023

RE: [Solved] Question about the text to speech feature.

@Dennis-Marangoni Welcome to the Magix user to user forums. Interesting questions! I confess I had not realised that the Text to Speech feature was offered now in PS Deluxe 2024, so I opened my copy and yes, there it is! (I've used it in Movie

Video Pro X

One answer, on 7/17/2024

[Closed] My Vegas Pro 20 and 21 are not operating. I need a permanent fix.

My Vegas Pro 20 and 21 will not open. The apps load and then never open.

Samplitude

9 answers, most recent on 8/29/2024

RE: audio stopped loading with project

I’m using Samplitude Pro X8

Audio Cleaning Lab

11 answers, most recent on 2/24/2026

RE: Need 2 files from Audio Cleaning Lab 10 cd distribution

@clement5 Can't the files be read because the CD is scratched? Or is just incompatible with your new computer? Sound Forge Pro 18 is not the latest version of Audio Cleaning Lab. Only the name is similar. Audio Cleaning Lab was a special version of

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 4/24/2026

RE: Buying serial number to activate SFAS 17

Hi @Roberto-Kirst, BorisFX recently acquired Sound Forge, Acid, Vegas, ect., from Magix. You can purchase Sound Forge 2026 from BorisFX, but I am not sure about SF Audio Studio17. The final Magix version was SF Pro 18 and there was no Audio Studio

Samplitude

5 answers, most recent on 1/14/2025

RE: Why no Beatbox Pro in Samplitude?

@SP. responded on the audio interface question, do you know then if Beatbox pro will be in X9 or if there will be any improvements on it?

Video Pro X

11 answers, most recent on 12/30/2024

RE: Coming from Movie Studio Platinum 15

I would like to thank you all for your warm welcome and great responses to my newbie question. The confusion I had is now more apparent to me but I still haven't got the hang of what version of the software is called what. I'll call it Movie Edit

Video Pro X

3 answers, most recent on 2/1/2023

[Solved] Problems with Move Templates

I am having trouble with the move templates on video pro x and can really use some help. The move templates work perfect on magix movie edit pro, but for some reason they are responding terribly in pro x. When I start with a green screen video and

Movie Studio

2 answers, most recent on 7/4/2023

RE: [Solved] Overlay and Tracks?

@marcusdeman Hi, In the past when using Movie Edit Pro I was able to add an overlay on top of a video by placing it on a higher track than the video. No, you never could. It is the other way round - you put the overlay on a higher numbered track,

Off topic

159 answers, most recent 4 hours ago

RE: Magix support has not responded to support tickets for months

@Frank-Pietrantoni9884 Hi, Where exactly should I post my inquiry? As you were told - on the Vegas forum. Again, scroll to the bottom of this page and click on VEGAS Forum. I do have a couple of comments about your questions as this could pertain

ACID

11 answers, most recent on 12/30/2025

RE: [Closed] DLM manager fails to load on installation, so no built in plugins

SourceACID Pro 8.0 SummaryStopped working Date‎29/‎12/‎2025 09:14 StatusReport sent DescriptionFaulting Application Path: C:\Program Files\ACID\ACID Pro 8.0\acidpro.exe Problem signatureProblem Event Name: APPCRASHApplication Name:

Samplitude

7 answers, most recent on 12/29/2024

RE: [Solved] Playback along with audio stuttering every 1-3 seconds

I have been trying to tweak and troubleshoot my Magix Samplitude settings for a few days now and I'm getting very frustrated 😰Hoping you experts can help! Problem When I playback, I get a minor sound delay before I hear the MIDI track, then ok for

Samplitude

7 answers, most recent on 12/29/2024

[Solved] Playback along with audio stuttering every 1-3 seconds

I have been trying to tweak and troubleshoot my Magix Samplitude settings for a few days now and I'm getting very frustrated 😰Hoping you experts can help! Problem When I playback, I get a minor sound delay before I hear the MIDI track, then ok for a

ACID

11 answers, most recent on 12/30/2025

[Closed] DLM manager fails to load on installation, so no built in plugins

I've just installed Windows 11 Home (22h2 64 bit) on my laptop, but now when I install Acid Pro 8 the DLM Manager fails to load, which prevents built-in plugins such as ReverbFX and ExpressFX from appearing. I have already performed a thorough set

Movie Studio

7 answers, most recent on 10/4/2024

RE: How do I get picture-in-picture for two videos one below the other

@RD_Jay Hi and welcome to the user to user forums. If when you say 'It was easier in the old version', you mean you had an older Vegas version, then the program you are currently using is not the same program as the one you were used to. The Vegas

SOUND FORGE

11 answers, most recent on 8/6/2025

RE: Sound Forge opening multiple instances instead of multiple windows!

Dear @rraud, I have the SF Pro 18 and followed your directions and guess what, they worked!! Thanks a lot!!! I had the munti instance behaviour when opening the tracks one by one using the "open with" option. I'm very grateful. Oh! and it opens all

Samplitude

One answer, on 1/15/2023

[Solved] Pro X7: Input via Keyboard doesn't work in Mixer

Hi, after working serveral years with Samplitude 7 I've just upgraded to Samplitude Pro X7. My problem is I can't input any numeric values in the mixer view via my keyboard. The problem only exists in the mixer view, everywhere else I can input

Video Pro X

2 answers, most recent on 8/13/2024

Is this program good for making YouTube Poops with?

I've been using Vegas Pro for years, but I'm getting the itch to try alternatives. I mostly make videos with just a TON of small edits and audio mixing though, and it tends to crash Vegas a lot when I get too greedy. But I like how fast Vegas is and

Samplitude

2 answers, most recent on 10/20/2024

RE: Assign button

@Tomasz-Szwej I would suggest you post your question to the dedicated Samplitude Pro forum here (you will need to register there if you are not already a member) since there are not many users of Samplitude Pro who visit and post in this forum, I