Oh geez.... I didn't see that. Thank you. It's V. 17.01.130. I still hate the new Media Pool interface.

Hi Kami

As luck would have it, the update for MEP decided to kick in shortly after I posted above, so I can now see the new look.

If I were to make an educated guess, I would say the new look is to give larger buttons to users who are using MEP on tablets and touch screens. Using MEP on a device such as a Surface Pro can be a nightmare with the text options of previous version when using the touch screen and no mouse.

HTH

John EB

That makes sense, but they could still offer a choice for those of us using at least one large monitor. Did you have any install issues?

Hi Kami

No install issues went straight through, just installing all the extras now.

At a quick glance, one advantage of the new icons is you can see clearly the full name of the effects instead of the cut off names in the old versions.

John EB

I don't like the letter cut-off, but I'm so used to those I use it rarely bothers me. Could never understand the cut-off, since there's plenty of horizontal space.

How long did the downloads take for you, as opposed to downloads elsewhere? I have 50 MB/s, but it's like using an old modem when d/l'ing from Magix.

I don't like it either, it looks weird tbh

Post to Magix. http://support2.magix.com/customer/en

Hi Kami

. . . . How long did the downloads take for you, as opposed to downloads elsewhere? I have 50 MB/s, but it's like using an old modem when d/l'ing from Magix. . . . .

The download speed you experience will depend on the type and number of 'shares' per connection at the box and whether the shared connection is cable or fibre optic.

From start to finish, ie download to install complete, for the update and all the extras - about 75 mins, however I am on 75 Mb/s broadband which does download at the top speed and I was downloading when most people are in bed in the EU and UK 😀.

John EB

That was longer than my time. I'm on fibre optics. OK, when's a good time to download from Magix? 🙂

Kami

Hi Kami

. . . . when's a good time to download from Magix . . . .

I do not know if there is one, I have found after midnight is usually better, however that may be due lower contention and also depends on where the download server that you connect to is located.

. . . . I have 50 MB/s . . . . That was longer than my time. I'm on fibre optics. . . . .

Can you clarify - 50 MB/s or 50 Mb/s, broadband/cable speeds are usually measured in bits/s (lower case b) not Bytes/sec (upper case B).

John EB

According to the Verizon webpage: download 57.93 Mbps (upload 65.77 Mbps).

Hi all , I can work around smoothly on the new formate UI ..MY update took 25 minutes on a 8mb line ..he extras will be downloading over night ..I do not know the time it will take ...I did reencode a 35 minute 1280x720 movie in hecv fastest setting cost 90 minutes ..and monitoring my resource the CPU i7 2600. 3.6ghz 12 ram looked great ...85 percent usage and no blinking non responsive crashes ...it was delightful ...I was about to buy a brand new i9 7900k 3.3ghz rig this morning ..by noon I was like this will be ok

@tonytoes

It is very heartening to read that you have been able to speed up your workflow following the install of the latest version of MEP...

... but the originator of this thread was specifically commenting on the user interface of the new version (along with the issue of download speeds)!!

I think your post would be better placed as the start of a new thread. It is always good to read of happy users!

Jeff
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I also hate the new button interface and I really hate that every time I want to turn off/on MEP there are ads and though I click the "do not show again" box it still shows again.