Thanks. It's confusing because I was using Movie Edit Pro 2021 which works the opposite way (bottom video is the background), so it would make sense to assume that Video ProX works the same way. I will try what you suggest. I updated to ProX because I felt it might work better/faster/easier, but expected continuity of how to use it. While I looked in the help, I couldn't find the right words to use to find what I needed, so help was no help to me.

Bob Sellman

@BSMan

Hi Bob.

The two programs work exactly the same way from a basic editing point of view. It's mainly things like more precise tools, syncing, and export options that are different. With VPX having less problems with copyright on some of it's exported material that are the main differences.

Virtually any project edited in Movie Edit Pro can be opened as a VPX project (file type and program builds depending).

Ray.

Hi Ray,

I had thought that would be the case, but I previously created three virtual barbershop chorus/quartet videos using Movie Edit Pro 2021 and I know that I put the added videos on the last track. While most of the videos didn't overlap the singer videos, there were a few background videos that the singers were overlayed and it worked fine like that. Whatever, I just tried the top down approach in Video ProX and suddenly things worked, so I'm getting the result needed.

Bob

@BSMan

Hi,

You should watch my videos on Getting Started Part 3 and Basic Editing Parts 1 and 2.

Please do not use terms like first track, last track, bottom track, top down, etc.; use track numbers. The lowest numbered track is obviously track 1 and it is the background or the lowest numbered track that has a photo or video is the background. Track 2 sits on top of that, track 3 sits on top of that, and so on.

John CB

OK for using track numbers. One thing that bugs me and I can't find the answer is that when I'm playing a video and stop it, the playback stops at the current location. Is there a way to go back to the starting point when stopping? It's often desirable to do that rather than stopping at the current location.

Where are your videos?

Bob

@BSMan

Hi Bob,

Spacebar playback mode is under Program Settings. See my Getting Started Part 2 tutorial.

John CB

@BSMan

Hi

. . . . Movie Edit Pro 2021 which works the opposite way (bottom video is the background) . . . .

Did you use a Mask effect on the video objects - this is the only way the above can be done in both MEP and VPX Both programs use the same 'engine' and layout of tracks anything on a higher track number is always on top of an object on a lower track number when they overlap, there is no way to change this without using Masks.

John EB