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@browj2 Hi John OT, however, It is has been in all versions since 2007. Click the Show all Actions when in the macro wizard The above is from 365, latest version, which I have to sort out the trust and security settings and being able to work

Video Pro X

25 answers, most recent on 2/11/2026

RE: Cannot start VPX17 by double-clicking on MVP file

@johnebaker @kPeiffer Hi John EB, Thanks for that. I didn't think to open the Show All list. I managed to get it working and have replaced the code in my database with dynamic code that opens VPX17 or VDL2026, depending on the selection in the

SOUND FORGE

31 answers, most recent on 4/17/2026

RE: Sound Forge alternatives

I’ve never used a program with an interface as clear and smooth as Sound Forge (same with Vegas), but their frequent VST plugin bugs—essential for audio work—plus High DPI issues (still in 2025!) made me switch reluctantly a long time ago. For

SOUND FORGE

31 answers, most recent on 4/17/2026

RE: Sound Forge alternatives

I’ve never used a program with an interface as clear and smooth as Sound Forge (same with Vegas), but their frequent VST plugin bugs—essential for audio work—plus High DPI issues (still in 2025!) made me switch reluctantly a long time ago. For

Movie Studio

89 answers, most recent on 5/5/2025

RE: Upon importing my photos, they turn to black and white or all black

@Gid Hi Gid . . . . I got an iPhone HEIF from a friend, he has the latest updates on his phone. . . . Thanks for the iPhone image, the EXIF data shows this to be from an iPhone 13 mini. The MediaInfo data is very different, as you can see

Video Pro X

25 answers, most recent on 2/11/2026

RE: Cannot start VPX17 by double-clicking on MVP file

@kPeiffer @johnebaker Hi, Thanks for your help. John EB, there is no RunApplication for macros in Access. @kPeiffer, your cmd code works fine outside of Access, but running it from within Access is done using shell and doesn't work. The workaround

Movie Studio

32 answers, most recent on 6/30/2024

RE: Scrolling Suggestion-Thoughts Please

@AAProds Hi Al, or using the small jog wheel area combined with the single ,slow, speed scroll too fiddly. Not sure what you mean about the "combined with..." There is the jog wheel at the left and the scroll slider at the right that goes from 0 to

SOUND FORGE

6 answers, most recent on 7/11/2024

RE: Trying to find alternatives

Exactly what type of 'noise' are you referring to? SF Pro 18 includes the legacy Noise Reduction Pack (aka, NR-2.0) and iZotope's RX Elements qhixh ia goos doe sin typw noise reduction, clicks and pops and clipped peak restoration. For

Xara Designer Pro

No answers, created on 1/7/2023

Font organization

Hello all! I've been a Designer (using version 18 currently, but I have been using it since version 6 back before the Pro X versions were around) user for years now, love the product. But the one thing that has been a real problem has been font

ACID

5 answers, most recent on 10/3/2022

RE: Update........any word

I'm in agreement with you @Former user - I have been asking for an update for the past few weeks from my Magix contact - they have been on holiday until last Friday, bad timing with the end of summer I guess, but they have committed to pushing for

Movie Studio

64 answers, most recent on 11/3/2022

RE: Anyone uploading the 2023 Movie Studio ?

@CubeAce Hi Ray . . . . Then would it have anything to do with working with MPEG? . . . . The line you highlighted in the image above is the common practice of saying 'MEPG' on the assumption that this refers to h.261 though h.265 encoding. The

Movie Studio

32 answers, most recent on 10/18/2022

RE: "Wrong" 4:3 images should have been 16:9 to fil TV screen

THANKS. I've been playing and I think most of my questions below have been answered but will need more time to play. I think I even like how some of the PORTRAIT images have cropped to 16:9 Horizontal. Does not seem to affect mp4 video segments. I

Video Pro X

32 answers, most recent on 6/9/2022

RE: cinema widescreen ratio 21:9

@AAProds . . . . On the one hand you say they have to be divisible by 4 . . . . I am not sure where I got this from as it was quite a long while ago, however IIRC it was to eliminate possible edge effects. Without going down the Macro block,

Photo & Graphic Designer

7 answers, most recent on 4/6/2022

RE: Update to version 19 download failing

Have Version 19 of Photo & Graphic Designer. Would like to see keyboard shortcuts for things like Set Text Background Color, Set Text Color etc. instead of having to right click in the color picker and hit Enter or better yet, a way to assign

Video Pro X

31 answers, most recent on 3/11/2022

RE: Noise / grain on upload

@CubeAce, @AAProds Hi . . . . the differences between I and B and P frames is that both B and P frames look at other frames, don't compress where there are pixel changes within the frames but recalculate those that don't change and express them

Video Pro X

31 answers, most recent on 3/11/2022

RE: Noise / grain on upload

@AAProds Hi Al. I only know what I see. I don't pretend to be an expert, I only look at and compare the results I get. From what I understand of the differences between I and B and P frames is that both B and P frames look at other frames, don't

Video Pro X

31 answers, most recent on 3/11/2022

RE: Noise / grain on upload

@AAProds Hi Al. I was intending to add additional information as to why sometimes even trying to enforce a VP9 encoding sometimes still does not give desired results and possible solutions as to the next steps that can be taken to reduce possible

Video Pro X

16 answers, most recent on 11/28/2021

RE: Basic functionality: Any improvements in the latest version of VPX?

@Galaxy Hi . . . . Unfortunately, there is a conflict, because those key combinations are the only ones Microsoft allows for launching programs in Windows. Since I already have those assigned in Windows, I can't use them in VPX. I guess the Magix

Video Pro X

16 answers, most recent on 11/28/2021

RE: Basic functionality: Any improvements in the latest version of VPX?

Some tasks can be switched between, the example you gave and many others cannot. Those where you cannot switch from an incomplete action to another task, are changing the focus of what the program is doing and either the context of the previous

Video Pro X

16 answers, most recent on 11/28/2021

RE: Basic functionality: Any improvements in the latest version of VPX?

@Galaxy Hi, I forgot to mention that, for more efficiency, I use the ShuttlePro V2 with my left hand, mouse with the right. The ShuttlePro has 3 banks with the buttons programmed for different tasks. I use the buttons on the screen except where

ACID

4 answers, most recent on 10/29/2021

RE: Melodyne Studio 5 Tempo Map Integration ARA wth ACID 10

Tempo and key signature mapping for an entire live performance have been there since v4, possibly earlier (on v5 now). Each note shows as a blob that can be sliced up (or not) and manipulated for timing, pitch and I believe harmonics. Drag and drop

ACID

4 answers, most recent on 7/16/2021

RE: Acid Pro 10 doesn't support VST plugin pop-up windows?

@Rednroll - I don't have these plugins, so can't help you specifically with this. Anyway, there is an alternative way to launch plugin windows which may work around this particular problem for people that only have Acid.. It's really tucked away

ACID

21 answers, most recent on 6/8/2021

RE: Acid Pro: Record soft synth in realtime?

@Rednroll What audio editing features are in Vegas but not acid? also, sorry to be pedantic, but audio routing has nothing to do with VST3 support. AP had VST3 support before audio routing. Ableton had audio routing long before VST3 support. The