Thanks, enough RAM. But right now i've a different problem. I can't set the speed! when i slide the bar over - it goes back to where it started. I don't understand lenght or frame rate? I've spent three days trying to adjust the speed! Could you please help? Thanks, dee

@dee-landerman, can I suggest that first, you answer fully all the questions that John posed to you in his original reply.

We need your help to fully understand exactly what is the spec of your computer, what version of the program you are running and what, exactly, you are trying to do, etc., etc. You need to help us to help you!

Jeff

Sure will Jeff, it's a HP Desktop Computer Elite 8200 Intel Core i5 2nd Gen 2400 (3.10 GHz) 8 GB DDR3 1 TB HDD Intel HD Graphics 2000 Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit.

Can you tell me how to adjust the speed? i'm no techno illiterate, the only hope is understanding what icons mean. Thanks so much, dee☺

Sorry, missed the last part of what you asked (Dyslexia & ADDH) Okay, eventually wish to make a movie of my supernatural life.😇 Present project: i've taken 30 photos to make an animated video. But the movement is slow and jerky. I use the cross fades in between, but still need to move faster. Thanks Again☺

Hi

. . . . i've taken 30 photos to make an animated video. . . . .

The Speed control does not affect still images, it is for video clips on the timeline.

Using 30 photos, to create a video which is at the minimum watchable with respect to the speed and smoothness, the video will last about 2 seconds, this depends on the frame rate which, in simple terms, is the number of pictures per second.

To see the movement as relatively smooth, 15 frames (pictures) per second is about the minimum and for this you would need to reduce each image length down to 2 or 3 frames.

An alternative is to create a quick sequence of images about 1/2 to 1 sec long, with no crossfade to give a 'snap shot' sequence.

To do this:

- select all the photos on the timeline

- right click one of them an select Change photo length

- a small dialog box will open as shown below

The numbers you see represent minutes:seconds:frames in the image above the duration (length) of the the image is 7 seconds and 21 frames. If the project is set to 25 frames per second, this means 7.84 seconds.

Correction: You can change the length using the slider, then click OK and then Apply to all selected

For a duration of about 1/2 second, set the value to:

- 12 or 13 - if the project is set to 25 frames per second (fps)

- 15 - if set to 29.97 or 30 fps

- 25 - if set to 50 fps

- 30 - if set to 60 fps

You may need to move the images so they are next to each other.

Note: you can repeat the steps above varying the photo length until you get what you want

HTH

John EB

Thank You John, I'll follow your suggestion and give it a shot. May take a few days, but will get there!

I'm grateful for the access to you and the community for help! Thanks again & Blessings, dee☺

@dee-landerman

Here is an example of making a snap shot sequence

Note - my project was set to 25 frames per second - so I used a value of 12 to make the images about 1/2 second long.

HTH

John EB

Thank YOU for the extra Effort! Watching it N O W !!!☺

Thanks John, God bless you for showing me the way! I'm using Scampers, their like Gollum's, and, trying to make a animation of them to learn this program☺

Just found a Scroll fade that works...sigh. Thank AGAIN!!!

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO DROP AN AUDIO EFFECT ON AUDIO OBJECT? i try to drag/drop the helium effect on the object, but it keeps saying "drop the audio effect on a audio object" -Confused!

Thanks, dee☺

Hi Dee

. . . . WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO DROP AN AUDIO EFFECT ON AUDIO OBJECT? i try to drag/drop the helium effect on the object, but it keeps saying "drop the audio effect on a audio object" . . .

This is how it is done - I used a music clip, however you can also use your recorded voice or any other audio clip on the timeline - you cannot drag the effect onto a video only the audio track of a video if there is one..

HTH

John EB

Thanks John EB! Will work on that next.

Right now i've another question for thou oh Great Magix Guru, i transferred a rickety old video from a VHS, to a DVD, then tried my best to fix it on Magix: What adjustment, speed or setting should it be on, it before uploading to YouTube?

Thank You thou of Great Wisdom!dee☺

Thanks again John for making me How-to video clips. As an artist, i learn from "Visuals" and not from reading. Your help is greatly appreciated.☺

Hi Dee

. . . . i transferred a rickety old video from a VHS, to a DVD, then tried my best to fix it on Magix . . .

That is a tough question because of the low quality video from the VHS tape compared to DVD.

I would suggest you add some sharpening, from the menu bar select Effects, Movie Settings, Sharpness tab, Sharpen image weak as shown in the 2 images below

and try exporting as a MP4 file using the MP4 SD preset as shown below.

HTH

John EB