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Hi . . . . Can anyone explain the relationship of original AVCHD file size & info to the codec used by default by Magix for the AVI container, which expands data 100x? . . . . Surely, it's not improving the video. . . . There is no direct

Movie Studio

5 answers, most recent on 7/13/2017

RE: adding a video trail to a dancer

I have the Echo filter, but even at max, the effect is too subtle for what I want. It is a static camera, motion is mostly at the centre of the screen, it has a garden as a background so it's quite busy. By Googling I found a way to do something

Movie Studio

37 answers, most recent on 6/26/2017

RE: Preview rendering 'Auto' over-confident?

Hi Terry As John has indicated, in the areas around the features there are white 'Jaggies" which are caused by aliasing. Aliasing is a result of a bitmap which is sampled at a higher frequency/resolution, being scaled or displayed at a lower

Movie Studio

32 answers, most recent on 5/25/2017

RE: De-interlacing Question

So that you can get an idea of what interlaced material looks like without deinterlacing on playback, in your project that has your interlaced MPEG2 from your camera disc, go to your Program Settings and uncheck "Automatic deinterlacing" at the

Movie Studio

32 answers, most recent on 5/25/2017

RE: De-interlacing Question

Hi . . . . It looked like it had been shot in progressive format rather then in interlaced. For instance, the panning of the camera appears a lot smoother . . . I am in agreement with Scenestealer on this, Progressive video from de-interlaced video

Movie Studio

32 answers, most recent on 5/25/2017

RE: De-interlacing Question

So that you can get an idea of what interlaced material looks like without deinterlacing on playback, in your project that has your interlaced MPEG2 from your camera disc, go to your Program Settings and uncheck "Automatic deinterlacing" at the

Video Pro X

26 answers, most recent on 5/10/2017

RE: Do I have the complete instalation?

Unless there is a specific reason why you want the MainConcept codec there is no need for it.What is the final destination of your exported videos - What mp4 export option are you selecting in MEP - click the Display all to see all the available

Video Pro X

8 answers, most recent on 4/2/2017

RE: few questions on Pro X

I found a solution that seems to work well on the few projects that have lots of action - movement. I export as .avi, which is not lossless (uncompressed) but it is not a GOP structure like MP4. The link below exported in .avi was 25gigs, but almost

Video Pro X

8 answers, most recent on 4/2/2017

few questions on Pro X

I have been learning Pro X a few weeks now. I am thinking to buy this, but have a few issues I am uneasy with. First... I am shooting on a gopro hero 4 with no problems. My second camera used most the time is a Panasonic HC-X920. This makes AVCHD

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 2/22/2017

RE: "Camera/Zoom" tool vs. "Section" tool

Hi Kami Section/Zoom - is a keyframe animated effect which moves a previously selected frame inside the image, this imitates a camera movement or zoom, you can adjust the start and end frame sizes and positions and other parameters in the dialog for

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 1/12/2017

RE: ProDAD Stabilization Data lost, after re-arranging timeline elements!

Hi . . . . I will have to pass the ProDAD plugin over a blurry Video element preferably at the very beginning . . . . Do you mean 'blurry video' if so that is not the function of ProDAD Mercalli it is for reducing shaky movement of the camera while

Movie Studio

9 answers, most recent on 12/20/2016

RE: exporting error (length and audio are fine but footage keeps speeding)

Hi . . . . At 59.97 FPS, the video was at it's glitchiest. But going down to 25, things were still choppy but not as bad. . . . Assuming you are recording at Full HD (1920x1080 resolution) neither of these settings match the actual framerate of

Movie Studio

9 answers, most recent on 12/20/2016

RE: exporting error (length and audio are fine but footage keeps speeding)

Hi . . . . At 59.97 FPS, the video was at it's glitchiest. But going down to 25, things were still choppy but not as bad. . . . Assuming you are recording at Full HD (1920x1080 resolution) neither of these settings match the actual framerate of the

Movie Studio

14 answers, most recent on 12/15/2016

RE: Why might I not be able to make keyframes for "Section" parameters?

Hi Guys Sorry, for gaining the wrong conclusion from your posts. It is partly because I initially couldn't see the way to animate the position of the crop that I thought that this is what you meant. But of course it is not possible to change the

Movie Studio

14 answers, most recent on 12/15/2016

RE: Why might I not be able to make keyframes for "Section" parameters?

Actually you can do it without using masks. The trick is to apply the "Section" effect then apply a "Movement Template", in your case Mike a Left to Right pan, and then go to the "Camera Movement/Zoom" effect window and the KFramer becomes

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 5/18/2016

RE: Pleyback problems with AVCHD and Biu-ray disks

Play back problems with AVCHD and Blu-ray disks. Scenestealer- Hi Peter. Thank you for your reply to my questions of 30 April 16 Film was recorded in 1080/50p this is the highest picture qulaity available on HC- X920 camera. Encoder

Movie Studio

6 answers, most recent on 5/18/2016

Pleyback problems with AVCHD and Biu-ray disks

I have been producing DVD films for more than 10 years with a good level of success. I have just moved up from filming in SD to full HD using a Panasonic HC-920 camera, and I edit and burn with MEP 2013plus,in Windows 7 Professional. Using this

Video Pro X

38 answers, most recent on 1/28/2021

RE: Anyone else finding MAGIX Support somewhat lacking?

I probably should have opened a new thread for this. I updated to patch 15.0.0.83: * Improved playback performance * Rare snags during program registration fixed * Rare crashes during JPEG import fixed * Fixed crash during HDV recording

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24 answers, most recent on 3/23/2016

RE: HDR and other effects for photos

Hi @ John CB . . . . The boat was moving forward and up and down on waves. The time it takes for the camera to take 3 photos, the boat and my wife's hands likely moved . . . . . That does not help - the boat must have been rocking

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24 answers, most recent on 3/23/2016

RE: HDR and other effects for photos

Hi Terry I am with you on your last post in that it is better to have something that looks pleasing to the eye, but I agree with John EB that it is a matter of personal taste as to how much enhancement is good. I doubt your modest digital

Movie Studio

2 answers, most recent on 2/11/2016

RE: how to zoom, zooming in the video

Hi, Here are a couple of threads with videos that may help you understand movement effects. The first is picture in picture. The second has more info and links. You need to learn about keyframes. Use the Size/Position - there is a zoom

Movie Studio

2 answers, most recent on 2/11/2016

how to zoom, zooming in the video

Hello fellow friends, I have Magix Movie Edit Pro 2014 and I'm using a PC with Windows 10. I'm having trouble getting the zoom function to set. I go into "effects", "movement effects", "camera/zoom" and then I follow the instructions I found

Movie Studio

22 answers, most recent on 12/29/2015

RE: I'd like to know if others are experiencing problems I'm having with MEP 2016 Premium

Hi Peter . . . . Why do you ask? . . . . There are times when using a W/A adapter that I have to turn down the optical stabilistion from aggressive to normal. In these situations if I do not do this you can see a slight jitter as the

Movie Studio

22 answers, most recent on 12/29/2015

RE: I'd like to know if others are experiencing problems I'm having with MEP 2016 Premium

Hi John, Title window.... I don't use MEP Templates, but the titles were created with my templates in V. MX18. However, I created a few new ones, no templates, with the same issues. Thanks for the advice about changing size the last thing