Which program , Which version?

If it's Movie Edit Pro 2022 (or a few versions back), then maybe try pressing F9 to reset to Window arrangement.

@JoMama

Hi

. . . .  this website is not letting me upload my picture . . . .

There appears to be an issue with the media server that handles all media for the forum.

From your description it sounds like Movie Edit Pro (MEP) has got into an inconsistent state try the following:

Select Window, Windows arrangement, Standard - this should rest the display

If that fails

Select File, Settings, Reset program settings to default

If that fails

1. With MEP closed, using File Explorer, in the filepath location bar to the left of the search box, type
   
   %appdata%\MAGIX\ and press the Enter key
    
2. Look for the folder Videodeluxenn_version  where nn = two digits and version = nothing, Plus or Premium and open it
    
3. delete the file Videodeluxe.ini
    
4. Start MEP.

This should fix the issue.

Note: this will reset any custom settings you have made in MEP.

HTH

John EB
Forum Moderator

Back with 2nd update.

Thank you all for your quick respones and your tips!

I took some of your advice and made a google doc so that you can take a look at some screenshot of what the problem is.

Here's the link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DfP6qw8K7B2I80UCEOiLRBBfHD0PTypzjd9MO_i2j2A/edit?usp=sharing

Update:

It should hopefully work, now I apologize for me being a techdummy.

@JoMama

If you wish to share images via Google drive please make access public and not private. Making such images public does not give access to the rest of your drive space.

People can be reluctant to send requests for such permissions and hinder responses to questions posted on the forums.

Ray.

@JoMama In Google drive, could you change the link details dropdown to "Anybody with the link".

@JoMama

For whatever reason the project has either corrupted or been saved after an accidental deletion of some material or movement of a track position or use of the wrong mouse mode.

Your best bet is to double click on one of the BAK files but it may not be the highest numbered BAK file you need.

You may lose the last alteration you made before things went wrong. If you left the program open for too long after the problem occurred then none of the BAK files may work due to the frequency of new ones being generated but is worth a try.

Ray.

@JoMama 

The backup files actually have the extension MV_ and should be in the same folder as your MVP.

You can open them from within MEP: File>Load Backup Project and pick the latest one, timewise (by default, MEP saves 10 backup files, named 0 to 9 and replaces the earliest one when the next autoback occurs, so as Ray alludes to, BAK1.MV_ could be more recent than BAK9.MV_ ).

If you can't see your MV_ files for that project, click on the "Search for Backup" button and browse to the folder that contains your MVP (project) file. The backup files (MV_) should be there.

Alternatively, you can simply close MEP then use Windows Explorer to find the MV_ files and double-click to open in MEP.

@JoMama

Hi,

It would have helped if you had given us full screen shots, not just parts and then different parts of the timeline and different zoom factors.

To me, it doesn't look like the same project at all. I don't understand how come the volume curves are no longer there, the colours are different, there is audio on track 2 and more.

I see that you have 2 MVP files with almost the same name in the last screen shot. The first one has Nyest in brackets. Are you sure that you are using the same project file?

John CB

@JoMama

Hi

Assuming you are showing the Demo project as an example of what the timeline used to look like, your second image of your project is showing that you have zoomed in on the timeline - see image below where the zoom / visible section of the timeline indicator is much shorter than the demo project (yellow arrow).

Use either of the indicated controls (red arrows) to return to viewing the full timeline.

John EB

Alright so, the old problem has now been "resolved" (Not really) but I managed to finish up my project with a somewhat expected outcome.

And that was when i encountered a brand new problem.

I can't even export my movie as an MPEG-4.

I can't save my movie file onto my computer. Not properly anyways.

All of the times where I've tried and it did succeed, The video just stopped half way through exporting the movie. And left me with a file that contained 1/3 of my product.


At this point I'd honestly go as far as to just request a call with somebody that might be able to help Just in order to receive direct guidance on what to do with it all.

I've been struggling with this for about 3-4 hours and I really just want to get this over with.

But thank you all for your help so far.

@JoMama Hi, you need to share, 
what MEP program you're using, 
what Windows version, 
What graphics card & CPU processor,  right click on the Start on the desktop - Device manager, you can post a pic like this using the arrow button next to the smiley on a new comment

@JoMama

Hi

In addition to @Former users comment, does the disc drive you are exporting to have enough free space to accommodate the video, which export preset are you using, and did you change any of the export parameters - screenshots would help.

John EB

@JoMama

Hi,

In addition to the other comments, was export a range selected?

John CB

@Former user

I for some reason can't send a picture my pc contents even though I could send what John asked for.

Intel (R) Core(TM) i5-7500 CPU 3.40GHz

Intel(R) HD Graphics 630

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3GB

@johnebaker I export it in my second drive which has around 900 GB space I think.

@browj2 I'm not sure what that means or does, so no

I've tried with and without editing the export settings. And it's always one of these 2 outcomes everytime.

1. After pressing "ok" The movie exports literally 1 cm worth of blue bar and then it just cuts off, and saves those 5 seconds worth of footage on my computer which it did export.

2. It get's about half way into the exporting, then it cuts off again and saves those 2 minutes worth of movie on my PC.

(My project is about 5 minutes long)

I've somehow succesfully managed to export it all as a MPG file... So now I have the audio alone. Which is not super useful.

Are there any other visual video file-formats i could try exporting it as?

Also another question. Can you screen record Magix with another program, or does it have anti-pirate blocking stuff?

(Update)

Succesfully managed to export about 7/8ths of the project into an MP4 before it cuts off as usual. But even when I'm lucky and things appear to start going my way, the footage I've exported to my pc turns out incredebly laggy and out of synch with the sound.

So in short even if I did manage to export all 5 mintes and xx seconds of movie to my PC succesfully, the video would still be terrible quality.

It's 1:32 AM where I live...

I'm so doomed omg...

@JoMama

Hi.

I noticed a couple of odd things.

How have you configured the Program Device settings?

Ray.

@CubeAce

I've now changed all of these to my better Graphics card.

I tried exporting my movie one more time though but it still cut off.

And I don't know why there's no stereo-3D box on my Magix.

When I boot up Magix, it it shows the "Magix Movie edit pro 2022" screen with the little kid and the bubbles.

Don't know if that's useful information or not.

@JoMama

Hi.

Have you tried changing the frame rate to the standard frame rate? Your setting in your other post is not a standard frame rate. Use the drop down box and select the nearest showing frame rate.

Ray.

@JoMama

Hi,

@browj2 I'm not sure what that means or does, so no

This tells me that you're a new user. Look at your screen shot of the export interface. There is a selection for "Export selected range only," It is not checked.

I don't see anything wrong with the timeline that you show in your document. You show the demo project and then your project. They are not the same because you haven't done many or any of the same things that were done in the demo project, like putting video/audio on separate tracks and adding volume curves with adjustments.

You were asked for information but you have supplied very little. Please answer the following:

1. I see gaps in your timeline; why? Export does not like gaps in the timeline.
2. What does it say at the top left of the program - Movie Edit Pro, Movie Edit Pro Plus or Movie Edit Pro Premium. If it doesn't show Plus or Premium, you have the basic version.
3. Go to Help in the top menu, About, and tell us which version you have. The current version is 21.0.1.119.
4. Post a screen shot of the entire interface, not just parts. Put the playback marker somewhere where you have objects on 3 or 4 tracks.
5. When you put the mouse over an object, do the handles show up? They are not there until you put the mouse over them.
6. Increase the height of track 1 by clicking on the Maximize button in the track header. Give us a screen shot of the timeline.
7. Do your video clips have sound? When you playback, do you hear the sound from the video objects on the various tracks?
8. Give us a screen shot of the Video/Audio tab under Program Settings.

John CB