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@johnebaker MP4 is not a 'video format', John, the issue seems to be that the standard "MPEG 4 activation" is not working (quite a few occurrences over the years), as opposed to some odd type of MP4. I'll throw this into the ring. John, you might

Music Maker

14 answers, most recent on 9/27/2025

RE: What are the corresponding albums to Soundpools with no images showing

Thank you for responding. This should be my last post for now. I am new at this and not that familiar with Loops and extensions, etc. If I understand you correctly, "TAK contains just MIDI loops? For MIDI you don't really need a separate commercial

Movie Studio

21 answers, most recent on 10/18/2025

RE: Why Chromma key - gives additional collours on video ? Why

@badbob Hi. It would seem HDR Blur is no longer available in the newer version of MMS but that may not be your complete problem. Try lowering the transparency of the clip before adjusting the brightness / contrast / gama controls and don't use the

Other products

3 answers, most recent on 10/20/2024

Independence, Vandal, etc not actually included.

So the reason I got the humblebundle, was for the VST/Instruments that were supposedly included.I mean it was advertised that there are even more things included.Because it said, included(I can understand the third party stuff to an extent).But it

Movie Studio

31 answers, most recent on 7/9/2024

RE: How do I redo an audio track in Movie Studio 2024 Platinum?

@Eric-Elliott Hi . . . . It is easier to match up the video/picture on track #1 if my narration is on track #2 especially trying to work in Timeline . . . . Can you post a screen shot of the program window showing the whole screen of the program. .

Music Maker

6 answers, most recent on 6/29/2025

RE: No sound on VST instruments

@Campbell-McMahan Hmm, ok. What is your default Windows playback device? I assume the driver wants to access it but can't, for some reason. You can try and install another ASIO driver, for example the newest version of ASIO4ALL. Press Windows key +

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 5/8/2025

RE: Wav Files Analysis - Key And Tempo

@ItsMeTho No, Sound Forge can't do this. Generally, for key and tempo detection I personally have use tools like Melodyne, RipX or Sononym. But these aren't perfect either. To my knowledge these programs don't offer a way to fill tags with the

Music Maker

33 answers, most recent on 1/17/2025

RE: magix music maker 2024 won't load past loading keyboard shortcuts

@OF2-2540 Do you get a crash report? Or does the program simply close? You can check the Windows Reliability Monitor for a detailed description of the crash. There we can see if it maybe crashes in a certain DLL. Can you please look up the crash

Video Pro X

27 answers, most recent on 3/28/2025

RE: .mov file is disappearing over time

@johnebaker Hi, with respect, showing that any keying fx can be applied to a .mov with transparency in VP without problems is very relevant, it shows that this isn't a common or expected problem & that it is solely a VPX/MMS problem.

Music Maker

2 answers, most recent on 5/12/2026

RE: Incorrect package sent after payment

@Russell-Middleton As @SP. writes, This means the program is absolutely identical. But you, as the user, have to download and install those additional plugins and Soundpools. You should be able to do this via the Downloads or possibly the Store tab

Movie Studio

14 answers, most recent on 3/2/2025

RE: Problems converting MXV to MP4

@RayBin Please show us a screenshot of the timeline without the export screen overlaying it. One other thought: have you registered and activated your purchase, using the supplied serial key? JeffForum Moderator

SOUND FORGE

2 answers, most recent on 10/5/2024

RE: No SERIAL NUMBER Came. On Anything anywhere.

@JKC-Crown Welcome to the Magix users forums. If you are certain there is no serial key listed anywhere in your purchase confirmation email (it is often found towards the end of the message) you need to email infoservice@magix.net and ask for the

Music Maker

11 answers, most recent on 11/21/2024

RE: Mouse zoom not working - and pdf download

Yes I am aware of holding those keys, but nothing. There's a bug in the zoom mouse code. My mouse works fine also.

SOUND FORGE

6 answers, most recent on 9/23/2024

RE: No audio when using a jog wheel

If it's consolation, the 'J K L' keys can still be used to scrub.

Photostory

10 answers, most recent on 7/26/2023

[Solved] Magix Travel Maps requieres API Key for OpenStreet Maps

I just installed Photostory deluxe 2023 on my Win10. When starting travel maps and choosing Open Street maps the program shows "API key requiered". Where do I get the key and how it has to be installed?

Samplitude

15 answers, most recent on 1/20/2024

[Solved] Midi Keyboard, not operating correctly

Samplitude 8 - I loaded it 3 times and still have a MIDI keyboard note hanging issue. The "note off" signal seems not to get back to the keyboard. I swapped the AXIOM 25 with a full size keyboard and get the same problem. Hit a note and it's on

Movie Studio

26 answers, most recent on 8/24/2025

RE: MAGIX Video deluxe 2026 Premium MPEG_4 Activation problems

Well, this is interesting. Having deleted that registry key earlier, and successfully having (re) activated MPEG-4 import by starting the program as an admin, I now find I have to start it "as admin" every time, otherwise the "activation required"

Movie Studio

26 answers, most recent on 3/18/2025

MIX option missing in Chroma Key

I noticed when I updated my Movie Studio 2024 Suite that the MIX option is missing under the Chroma Key effect. I have used this option numerous times in the past and have tried to duplicate the results using other means (like stacking videos and

Movie Studio

31 answers, most recent on 7/9/2024

RE: How do I redo an audio track in Movie Studio 2024 Platinum?

@Eric-Elliott Hi . . . . It is easier to match up the video/picture on track #1 if my narration is on track #2 especially trying to work in Timeline . . . . Can you post a screen shot of the program window showing the whole screen of the program. .

Movie Studio

10 answers, most recent on 3/15/2025

RE: Movie Edit Pro 2016 Plus Ungrouping Problem

@CubeAce Howdy. Yep, I did. After reading your comment I went back and tried again. Press CTRL (hold down), mouse click the clip, then click "ungroup"....same thing. I even tried releasing the CTRL key before clicking "ungroup" (of course that

Movie Studio

26 answers, most recent on 8/24/2025

RE: MAGIX Video deluxe 2026 Premium MPEG_4 Activation problems

@emmrecs Jeff, I didn't realise you can export the whole registry but have worked out how to do that now, thanks for the hint. @PETER-SMITH1397 Pete, when you have the Registry Editor open, to back it up: File>Export>Export Range All (or as

Video Pro X

2 answers, most recent on 1/15/2024

RE: [Solved] Scale Video Larger Only For Editing Purposes

@Jamil-Taylor Hi, top left of the Preview window is 3 horizontal lines, in there you can increase the preview window 'only for editing purposes'., Or press the Ctrl key & use the mouse wheel to zoom in,

ACID

9 answers, most recent on 1/24/2025

RE: Won’t install Sony acid 7

I’ve never had these issues with Sony acid before. Music maker works , Sony acid downloaded but when opening the app it keeps saying restart the app , which then reverts back to putting serial key back in ?