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@CubeAce Hi Ray First I need to point out that the Default MP4 encoder in MEP is only selectable to carry out one pass encoding. The Mainconcept encoder can do 2 pass but I have never seen the need to go there as it is really only useful if you are

Movie Studio

195 answers, most recent on 2/12/2026

RE: Any problems to expect if upgrading CPU/MB/ and operating system?

@CubeAce Hi Ray . . . . I'm still trying to figure out why the system seems to be on tick-over when exporting. . . . . Personally I do not worry about what the iGPU or CPU figures are - IMO they depend on how much processing is actually needed. IMO

Movie Studio

21 answers, most recent on 10/5/2019

RE: Need help with new computer specs

@Schmacker Hi I am running pure Intel at the moment - see my signature for the spec and I am very satisfied with the UHD 630 iGPU performance with 4K video, you will also note that I do not have SSD's fitted, disc read and write speeds are not the

Video Pro X

8 answers, most recent on 9/14/2019

RE: Pan across view on back-to-back frames not working

This is the version I'm using: Here are a couple screen-grabs of what I'm doing... These are two back-to-back frames of the play going across the middle from left to right. As you can see, I've zoomed into the relevant portion of the frame. Then

Video Pro X

8 answers, most recent on 9/14/2019

RE: Pan across view on back-to-back frames not working

My problem is when the play goes across the middle. I need to move the frame from one side of the screen to the other on back-to-back frames keeping the current level of zoom. I do this by placing a keyframe on one frame, advance to the next frame,

ACID

4 answers, most recent on 8/22/2019

RE: A couple of housekeeping questions for Acid Pro

Thanks Max! There's so much about the DAW that's simple and intuitive and fun, and then it has this dark side that's nonsensical overly complicated. There's nothing complicated about ACID, because it's one of the simplest DAWs on the market. It was

Movie Studio

12 answers, most recent on 8/18/2019

RE: OBS Studio for recording Magix Movie Edit Pro Tutorials?

I have used OBS Studio for recording tutorials, but not of MEP. I have used it to record graphic intensive programs like SpaceEngine (A 3D universe simulator). SpaceEngine uses many resources to present the universe graphically to you as you travel

Video Pro X

126 answers, most recent on 8/9/2019

RE: VPX11 released today - Comments

I did a short test, rendered a project to DVD. Approx 1:15:00 show, Panasonic .mts files, 4 cameras on the timeline, with transitions and movement, zoom in/out, move R to L, L to R, took about 40 minutes to render. Wish I could get my CPU above

Movie Studio

15 answers, most recent on 4/25/2019

RE: New Version 18.0.2.261

@johnebaker, @browj2 Hi I too have to use some of the 'old style' NB effects for the same reason - black preview monitor and I have the Intel UHD 630 iGPU, no NVidia card so the issue is not with the graphics card. I remember we had some discussion

Movie Studio

8 answers, most recent on 4/20/2019

RE: MEP 18 Plus - Extra Cost for H264 Codec?

@CarpentersMate I didn't buy the disc but did the download instead. Unfortunately, there are a lot of different requirements to please not all the people not all of the time, so I guess these are options for those that do. At least when turned off

Samplitude

11 answers, most recent on 4/25/2019

RE: Interleaved Recording - Pro X4

Jeff, Understood, and appreciated. About merging stereo mic arrays - I didn't do a good job explaining this. If I have an X/Y or Blumlein pair over the conductor's head, that gets tracked to CH1 and CH2, then combined into a single stereo pair after

SOUND FORGE

3 answers, most recent on 4/21/2019

Sound Forge for editing talk radio

I have been using Audacity to edit recordings of conversations and interviews -- not music -- for broadcast over community radio and onto podcasts. With all the heavy editing I do, Audacity has a tendency to become corrupted and this has become

Samplitude

No answers, created on 3/15/2019

Samplitude project shows up completely blank!

Hello, I have been working on this project since last 3 months. It was a heavy project having many VSTs, Rewire, etc. When I opened the project today, it is showing completely blank! Only tracks show up and no VSTs, no FX, nothing. In mixer also it

Movie Studio

21 answers, most recent on 2/19/2019

RE: Can people please list their useful third party effects here?

@CubeAce Hi Ray As you can see I have reformatted your post - in this case I highlighted the sections that required unquoting and clicked the Unquote button 4th from left above. I found it. Thanks, John. Added: . . . . counter balance method

Movie Studio

21 answers, most recent on 2/19/2019

RE: Can people please list their useful third party effects here?

@CubeAce Hi Ray . . . . Combined with a good 'Ninja' or 'Crab' walk it does work reasonably well . . . I bet you get some funny looks from people not in the know 😂 Haven't yet had the chance to find out yet John 😇 A good tip I forgot to mention -

Movie Studio

21 answers, most recent on 2/19/2019

RE: Can people please list their useful third party effects here?

@CubeAce Hi Ray . . . . Combined with a good 'Ninja' or 'Crab' walk it does work reasonably well . . . I bet you get some funny looks from people not in the know 😂 A good tip I forgot to mention - take a cup of tea/coffee and hold it approximately

Movie Studio

21 answers, most recent on 2/19/2019

RE: Can people please list their useful third party effects here?

@johnebaker Hi John. If you mean not fixable in post-production, I was sadly beginning to come to the same conclusion, hence trying out various walking methods and adding an x-axis stabilizer, which also needs some adjustment and somewhat fiddly

Movie Studio

21 answers, most recent on 2/19/2019

RE: Can people please list their useful third party effects here?

@CubeAce Hi . . . . getting stable video when moving around . . . . Depending on the 'moving around' method, the most important aspect is to provide a stable platform for the camera, in addition to having a camera with good active image

Video Pro X

53 answers, most recent on 12/20/2018

RE: [Feedback] How do you like version 16.0.2.304 ?

@browj2 Maybe I'm doing something wrong. Yep. What you are activating is the "Colour" feature that has been there from many versions of VPX/MEP. It will make transparent anything you drag the marquee over, within the range of colours inside the

Video Pro X

19 answers, most recent on 12/12/2018

RE: Rendering artifats

The problem with asking other people about the cameras they use is that with the best will in the world, they will recommend their own choice, which is why they bought it. I use FZ1000 cameras because they have been totally reliable with very heavy

Movie Studio

15 answers, most recent on 11/25/2018

RE: Bitrate vs Quality sliders for encoding video

@johnebaker Hi John. I am fairly new to digital video, less than two years but I've been taking digital stills with higher end cameras since about 2009 and doing voluntary work for charitable trusts and local councils for about five years. Video

Movie Studio

88 answers, most recent on 12/3/2018

RE: Project has Frozen after update using Pro Premium.

That's a heavy project alright :-) Nice going. I'm not sure what the last update was about. All I could see was new effects to buy at their shop. Now that you have rolled back, can you see the new transition effects on sale at the shop? I'm quite

Movie Studio

27 answers, most recent on 11/9/2018

RE: Movie Edit Pro 2018 Random video black out after export. PLEASE HELP!

@TheDuffourc I'm going to "suggest" where I think the problem may lie(!). I've just looked back at one of your earlier posts where you gave us part of the spec of your computer. I see you have 8GB RAM, in my experience almost the minimum for

Movie Studio

27 answers, most recent on 11/9/2018

RE: Movie Edit Pro 2018 Random video black out after export. PLEASE HELP!

@TheDuffourc I'm going to "suggest" where I think the problem may lie(!). I've just looked back at one of your earlier posts where you gave us part of the spec of your computer. I see you have 8GB RAM, in my experience almost the minimum for