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I'm running into a problem with Movie Edit Pro 15. I've successfully created my 17 min video and layed out the DVD menus. When I go to burn the DVD I run into the following errors (taken from the dbk.log file): --------------------------

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3 answers, most recent on 3/7/2012

RE: can't upload movie from mini disc

Hi Craig I assume the recordings are .vro files. I have found that MEP, any version, does not handle these files very well when they exceed a certain size. VRO files are container files and can contain multiple VOBs inside them and it is

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One answer, on 2/15/2012

How to sync video and audio during editing

I am brand new to this editing thing. Have MEP 15. I imported a video that I recorded and cut it into the parts I wanted and now the audio does not match the video. How do I fix this?

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One answer, on 2/13/2012

AVCHD to DB-R with HD video and 5.1 surround sound

When I play back a Blu-Ray disk authored using MEP 15 Plus, it only has stereo, even though I had the 5.1 buttton lit on the surround sound mixer. Also, only 2 of the 6 metering bars light up. The Sony AVCHD m2ts file contains the 5.1 audio,

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4 answers, most recent on 2/17/2012

RE: get back audio from re-install

Hi Mike Sounds like the same problem I had/have with the DVC150b -which I cannot fix now as I have gone to 64bit Windows 7 and the newer 64bit drivers do not work. The fact that your normal audio drivers are not recognised by MEP would suggest

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2 answers, most recent on 2/7/2012

Cant Import from dvd. MEP 15 plus.

Cant Import from DVD, MEP 15 plusRecently had to reformat PC and reinstall window and magix. I used to be able to drag and drop thus auto import from DVD drive But it wont work now. What did I forget to do. PS vista 64 bit same as before

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6 answers, most recent on 5/10/2012

RE: MEP15 Encoder Settings - DV-AVI to DVD

I am glad to hear that you are able to get quality video without making changes to the Encoder Settings. Hopefully there is something simple that I can change in my setup to fix the video quality issue. I scanned the AVI file with MediaInfo,

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6 answers, most recent on 5/10/2012

MEP15 Encoder Settings - DV-AVI to DVD

I am using MEP 15 to convert some home movies to DVD. I have taken the movies with a standard-definition Canon DV camcorder. I'm not getting the video quality that I hoped for; moving objects are frequently blurry and sort of jumpy. As far

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4 answers, most recent on 1/19/2012

RE: My new MX plus opens up with the screens all mest up and when I put in the right place and close then reopen it is messed up again

Hi Presumably you have set the graphics card to extend your desk top across both screens? By messed up do you mean the display is back to one screen again with no panes from MEP on the second? Or is the arrangement of the panes different to

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2 answers, most recent on 1/13/2012

Getting an editted video to end at the right spot

WIN7 Ultimate I7 8GB mem MEP 15+ Hi, I cant seem to get my editted GOPRO non-HD video clips to end at the right spot. The editting is no prob but the final video will play past the spot where it should end and play a black

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3 answers, most recent on 1/10/2012

RE: Export creates Huge AVI files

KXcam22, An AVI file is a 'container', not a specific format or codec. To see exactly what you are exporting go to the 'Advanced' section of the export window. My version of MEP lists over 15 different codecs for AVIs, many of which have

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One answer, on 12/30/2011

Recording Audio - General Question - All MEP Plus and MX Versions

With MEP15+ and MEP16+ using Microsoft XP Pro When doing a screen recording the only way I can record the "What You Hear Sound" is by selecting the Stereo Mix option to record. See Attached image at end of text. I notice that when Vista

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17 answers, most recent on 12/15/2011

RE: Why does it take so long to generate a blu-ray folder?

Hi Paul So was the 25fps reported in the earlier post what the export produced or was that a typo? Please try to explain what you have earlier reported as it helps in the process of working out what has happened. And you still have not

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2 answers, most recent on 12/5/2011

RE: Magix Pro Edit 16 Plus

Hello Peter Thanks for the reply. I backup all projects files to a separate selfcantained project folder on second hard drive. No project is any longer than an hour. I did read that MX is faster..... but I also read a few reviews

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2 answers, most recent on 11/24/2011

RE: MX trial version

Hi DB I am not sure if the trial version allows DD5.1 but I think so. As I suggested in your other post please read the help file regarding "Surround sound" - it is relatively involved. Also on initial import, a 5.1 track shows on the

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3 answers, most recent on 11/22/2011

RE: Can I add color to black and white?

Hi DB I am not sure if MEP15 had the feature but 16 and later have a video effect called "Colour Correction" which allows Secondary Colour Correction. It allows you to isolate a certain colour/shade using a pipette tool and either change it's

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3 answers, most recent on 11/22/2011

RE: Can I add color to black and white?

Hi Colourizing video is a very difficult task which can involve a lot of work, a very powerful computer and is not something that MEP 15 can do easily or quickly. Adding single colour tint to a video is within the capabilities of MEP;

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13 answers, most recent on 11/27/2011

RE: Deliberate, or design flaw?

Thanks John, understood. I follow a similar approach to you, video first then audio, and I too usually don't then have to edit the video. But the project I'm just finishing, a 17 day holiday, ended up much longer than I'd anticipated; 1h 47m

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2 answers, most recent on 11/27/2011

RE: How do you get sharp text in MEP15 Pro when zooming past the text?

Hi, You can do it in several ways. Staying with the basic approach you're using, there are several points, but the key one is the first: 1. Set your text font to a large value. (I used Arial Black size 100 in the demo below.) 2. Carefully

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2 answers, most recent on 11/27/2011

How do you get sharp text in MEP15 Pro when zooming past the text?

I'm trying to create the feel that the text is "flying off" the screen. To do this, I simply zoomed in past the text. Unfortunately when doing this, the quality of the text degrade and pixelate. How do I create that affect without the

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One answer, on 11/8/2011

DVD-R vs. DVD+R for burning

Until now I have always used DVD-R for my burns on MEP14 and 15. Is MEP16 different? Do I need to use DVD+R with MEP16? Does it matter? Why? There is no discussion in the product instructions that I can find about uses of various blank

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2 answers, most recent on 11/14/2011

I have MEP15. I am making a video (unfortunately for a friend's funeral) in which I need to zoom in on portrait photos? However, the farthest out I can start is limited to the photo itself. Is there a way for me to zoom from the entire picture ?

I have MEP15. I am making a video (unfortunately for a friend's funeral) in which I need to zoom in on portrait photos? However, the farthest out I can start is limited to the photo itself. Is there a way for me to zoom from the entire picture

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One answer, on 11/6/2011

RE: Everytime I try to burn my project it gets aborted with the following message......

Hi You do not say which menu template you are using, whether you have modified it in any way. Some of the animated menus in MEP 15 would occasionally gave this problem - try with a different menu. John

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One answer, on 11/6/2011

Everytime I try to burn my project it gets aborted with the following message......

"Burning was aborted with the following error: Error when rendering the menu" I have a business to run and it's the first time I've had to burn a project over an hour long, I was wondering if that was the cause, and if it is that's pretty