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Video Pro Xon 4/2/2023
General discussion on add-ons
Oh, PI runs without any issues on my computer. It can take a up a lot of system RAM if it's there. But it kept on running. I don't use the standalone though. I use the plugin, which allows more precise work when using it in a video. BorisFX Continuum Complete is an amazing piece of software that I've had for a few years now. For the price, there is no way to get everything it has at that price. And Boris keep on pushing it further and further.
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Video Pro Xon 4/1/2023
General discussion on add-ons
A head scratcher for sure. And yes, Particle Illusion can eat up a ton of RAM for sure. Just starting the standalone, it grabs 9GB. But I've had it open at at 31.2GB being used of my 32GB and it just ran like crap. I guess page filing using the HD as additional RAM.
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Video Pro Xon 4/1/2023
Adding audio causes export to crash.
@CubeAce is MP4a supported?
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Movie Studioon 4/1/2023
Can't open up New Blue Essentials and Stylzers
With BorisFX, when you initially install the plugin you have a license for, you have an option to install everything (which will give you a ton of red "X's" on those plugins, or just licensed plugin(s). What happens, and this is often, most don't even look to make sure only the licensed software is installed and experience what others are posting. Strangely, Boris did have a video on how to install the units and license them and not install everything else, but it's no longer there.... I have Continuum Complete 2023 OFX, and they do show up in MEP and VPX12 but are hit/miss as for operation. As @CubeAce reported, if you want to get rid of those pesky "x's", you have to buy and activate the software. A new license is $695 perpetual, or annually paid in full subscription of $195. I usually upgrade around Black Friday when Boris has the sales. For me to upgrade my perpetual license is about $150. For me, BorisFX Continuum Complete is an amazing piece of software with just about everything I need, and much, much more. A lot I haven't even looked at fully. But it's there if I need it.
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Video Pro Xon 4/1/2023
General discussion on add-ons
Still happening?
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Video Pro Xon 4/1/2023
Adding audio causes export to crash.
@Lunacorva wrote: Okaay. Where do I find the Support Header? or a Support Ticket? Have you looked at the top of this page and seen the word SUPPORT? Looking at your MediaInfo of the files, you have several different resolutions and audio codecs. Which one specifically is causing the issue? Have you tried exporting each file one at a time to see if they all export?
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Video Pro Xon 4/1/2023
Green/Blue screen
Working with green/blue screen requires proper lighting of the subject and of the green/blue screen, with appropriate distance of the subject to the screen. Having an improperly lit green screen, causing many different shades of "green" makes it extremely difficult to remove the green, unless you use professional software like BorisFX Mocha Pro. Fixing issues in post for mistakes made while filming can be extremely time consuming and sometimes impossible to fix. There are tons of videos on Youtube on how to light green screen and subjects. Image below is a project that can clearly show you the green screen and surrounding and after compositing, etc..
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Movie Studioon 4/1/2023
D-Cinelike 4K/30 H.264 Drone Footage from DJI Mini 3 Pro Compatible?
@CubeAce wrote: You will find editing programs much more demanding than just being able to play a file in a video player. A lot of people come onto the forums complaining of performance issues just because they can play a file but then find they can't edit it without their system freezing up or causing some sort of playback or export problem. So, so true!!
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Video Pro Xon 4/1/2023
Trimming project causes me to lose audio.
Or open Task Manager (right mouse click on the Taskbar at the bottom and select Task Manager). Click on Performance, then select CPU to see CPU make and model, and do the same for GPU. This is Win 11.
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Video Pro Xon 4/1/2023
Adding audio causes export to crash.
The reason others have asked for information specifics about your files @Lunacorva, is so that they can see if they can replicate the issue on their computer. If you could upload a "raw" sample, give a "recipe" (step by step reproduction), then if it happens to others, it's a "global" issue, not an individual issue. There are instances where one person would suffer and issue, and others don't. So if someone wants help, they have to provide the necessary information requested, whether they think it relevant or not. As we would say in basketball, "the ball's in your court".... @CubeAce, I have Reaper, Soundforge Pro and Audacity on my computer, but have used video editors for editing music or changing WAV to MP3 and reverse.
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Video Pro Xon 3/25/2023
VPX13: Can I use D-Cinelike? (DJI Mini 3 Pro)
Cinelike D is 10bit footage. Not sure if that works in MMS. I know it doesn't in MEP2022. Maybe they've added it to 2023?
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Movie Studioon 3/18/2023
Movie Studio 2023
@Tara_888 or anyone else that might be interested, Humble Bundle is at it again if someone wants Vegas Pro 18 Edit and some other "stuff" for the low price of $25. You can look HERE. The transition to Vegas Pro 18 from VMS is much easier than going to MMS. In addition to working in a very familiar environment, you get the more advanced features of VP and have a later version than the last available version of VMS. This does not impinge at all on the ability of MMS to create videos that are "professional" in the least. And the built in templates aid in getting some things done much faster. But for someone coming from VMS to MMS, it's a bit of a learning curve causing them to ask these questions of "how".
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Video Pro Xon 3/16/2023
10 bit video editing
I have VPX12 and it handles Panasonic 10bit 4:2:2 UHD 4K with no problems. Just drag and drop..
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Movie Studioon 3/3/2023
Performance problems and Access Violation in VDL.EXE
@CubeAce, yes, use a compression that you can be happy with the results. I mention ProRes because it's an industry standard that produces huge files, but are easy to edit on just about any computer with just about any editor. HEVC is difficult to work with unless you have a beast of a computer and the hardware/software can decode it, at least, in the "here and now". AVCHD was always transcoded back in the day when it was released. It didn't matter what computer or software you were using. Now? No problem. And while HEVC has been around for a while, it's not there "yet" where even my computer (no slouch) can work with it smoothly.
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Movie Studioon 3/3/2023
Performance problems and Access Violation in VDL.EXE
Yes, that's my point. I shoot in the codec that will give me the best overall video with the least amount of compression so I can edit without proxies, if possible. But... if I need to, I'll use proxies. It's one reason why I do not shoot HEVC because of the overhead required to edit the clips. It does "tick" the right things in space savings and overall quality. But editability, at least on my computer, is no fun. My camera can shoot HEVC (HLG) 420 10bit 4K, and guess I might consider it if I had a long form project. But most of what I do will be 15minutes with no extended recording time. Fast and large size SD cards are inexpensive.
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Movie Studioon 3/3/2023
Performance problems and Access Violation in VDL.EXE
@Gid after Vegas did it's "thing" with the GH6 file, I was able to play it back at full resolution in Preview>Full. It has 4 audio tracks and looks like 2 of them have nothing on them. Resolve Studio 18 struggled with the file. I shoot all the time with the MOV wrapper from my Panasonic camera in 10bit 4:2:2 UHD 4K and have no problems with using that type of file in VPX12. I'd like to pose a question to everyone. Why is ProRes so popular as an acquisition format with professionals even though the file size is huge?
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Movie Studioon 3/3/2023
Benchmark for Movie Studio 2023
@Marc-Goder, some how, my Win10 Pro all of a sudden stopped showing thumbnails. I did everything that was necessary according to Windows help, reddit, videos, etc., (deleting cache, etc..), to no avail. This made working with photos and video unbearable because without I thumbnail, there is no way for me to know what the file represents. So, I tried K-Lite basic, and all the thumbnails appeared. Life was good again. It caused for me, no issues at all with any of the editing software I have on my computer. Resolve Studio 18, Vegas Pro 20, Pinnacle Studio 26 Ultimate, Videostudio Pro Ultimate 2022, MEP 2022 Plus, VPX 12 all worked with the files I shoot and edit. I did not notice any abnormalities, performance degradation, etc., after installing K-Lite. It was a "last resort" for me. I have since migrated over to a clean installation on a new NVME drive of Win11 Pro, and no longer have that problem. So, for me, no, I do not have any additional codecs installed.
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Movie Studioon 3/2/2023
Benchmark for Movie Studio 2023
@CubeAce Ray, for sure about what you are saying. There are many variables to this including what is running in the background of your computer when testing. Looking at the results, it seems that 9th and 10th Intel seem to be getting the best scores. At least we are starting to be a metric on performance of hardware.
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Movie Studioon 3/2/2023
Benchmark for Movie Studio 2023
I would think that the graphics card would handle the monitors, yes? And since on my computer, the GPU is hardly used, and overall CPU usage is low also, while that could be a problem (I'll disconnect the 4K monitor), I don't think it would make that much of a difference.
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Movie Studioon 3/1/2023
Movie Studio 2023 vs Vegas Edit 20
@CubeAce, Thanks. It seems to be working now for the moment. Also, I updated my previous post with more information. Yes, I can get Vegas window layout to what you want it to look like. Just remember to save the layout.
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Movie Studioon 3/1/2023
Movie Studio 2023 vs Vegas Edit 20
@CubeAce There are tutorials for Vegas to explain every feature (at the time of creating the video) in the Preview. For Vegas 19, . This channel and Scrapyard Films have many tutorials. And just like this forum with is a wealth of help and experience for new uses, there is the Vegas forum. Keyframes are in the Event Pan/Crop. From within it, you can access any effect you have on the timeline and adjust it's keyframes, add effects, turn them off or delete them. I do have a question about the forum.... it's been slow, can't connect, then "normal" over the last few days. Anyone else experience this? How to get your layout the way you want watch this VIDEO Event Pan/Crop, a window you will spend much time in.
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Movie Studioon 2/28/2023
Movie Studio 2023 vs Vegas Edit 20
@CubeAce Ray, thanks for your reply. I still don't quite understand what you mean about flexibility of track layouts. It's easy to place video and audio on adjacent tracks. I do it all the time. And the full waveform in Vegas is "clearer" than VPX/MMS to me and my aging eyes. All the "drag/drop, resize any section" is easy for me to do in Vegas. It's familiarity with the software. Yes, you will have to spend more time with a more complex editor. Ever try Resolve? But that's the nature of the "beast" for any pro editor. Timeline playback is where Vegas does need work. But knowing how to use the software, you get a very good visual in the Preview monitor. There is RAM playback for one. It works, but I use other ancillary software to see what I want. And since I can usually edit in "Full" with any of the Preview modes, I see what is necessary. It's about the only thing I can gripe about with Vegas. Project settings aren't necessarily complex unless someone wants to work in ACES or other settings. Placing any clip on the timeline first, you will be prompted, just like in VPX if you want to use that as your working resolution. In the Project Properties, there are 2 settings that one has to change. Full Resolution rendering quality from Good to Best, and Resample mode to Disable resample. That's it. And then there are proxies. Most software have them for a reason. Yes, it takes more time, but the editing experience is better. Someone coming (like the OP) from VMS to Vegas Pro will feel at home. Just like someone going from MMS to VPX. The transition is less painful. Me? I like the mental workout video editing gives me. I also like to see what else is out there and how they work. I'm always willing to learn something new.. up to a point. Audio... I have an option to open any audio in Soundforge Pro or any other editor within Vegas and use the VST's or built in adjustments. I've looked at Fairlight in Resolve. Nope, not for me, but it's there if I need it. We use what we are comfortable with. It took me 2 weeks to grasp Vegas, and I was off and running....well not running, more like toddling. 5 years later, still learning. With more complexity, you can get things wrong, or very very right because you have the complexity. It is a double edge sword for sure. But I've never gotten anything wrong yet. Once you have the basics in Vegas (like any software), you decide how far you want to go. As I said, with a well edited video, no one has any clue what software was used.
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Movie Studioon 2/28/2023
Movie Studio 2023 vs Vegas Edit 20
@CubeAce, what is meant by adaptable tracks? As for the jargon, it's the language used in the professional editing world, so I can understand the confusion. I started with Premiere, and every editor afterwards used the same "language", no matter consumer or professional. It's like when I read a user of consumer editors saying "I downloaded the video to the program" instead of importing. I've learned to speak the consumer language too. Importing in Vegas is drag and drop (always has been) from file explorer to bins, etc.. Use what works best for the user and project. Ease of use comes from familiarity, and usually, what someone has been using. When someone says that the software is more "intuitive", that only applies to that person and usually because of again, what they have used and are currently using. Myself, I can adapt to just about anything... well, almost. Nodes are not my thing (Resolve). Setup... oh, MMS/VPX is way way easier. But, in the professional world, customization is a must, so yes, it might be more complex, but also, in reality, it's the same. You setup your Project settings and away you go. If you drag a clip to the timeline first, and it's a different setting, you will be prompted if you want to change to that. Familiarity. Export times are dependent on so many variables, that the only way to compare is with files with nothing done to them. And as I wrote, I don't mind waiting a little longer if necessary. I don't solely just software on how fast it can export given that it's dependent on the user's hardware. To generalize would require the same project exported in both editors. Heck, my Resolve Studio 18 is slower in exporting than Vegas or MMS. Timeline playback speed. Yeah, it's a sticking point with all editors, even Resolve Studio (the paid version). That is why even Resolve offers proxy editing. Hardware caught up to H264, and now we have HEVC, AV1, 4K+ resolution, etc., that hardware hasn't quite caught up to yet without proxies. I remember all the transcoding that had to be done no matter the editor when H264 was introduced. One huge sticking point with MMS is the lack of 10bit support (at least with 2022). @browj2 I am not privy to any 'behind the scenes' info on the demise of VMS, so really can't comment on the timing of the decision and the reaction of Magix. Everything is speculation, but the way Magix handled it was terrible. Comparing current MMS with a 2 year old version of VMS isn't actually comparing apples to apples. And the OP @Tony-Haskett was asking about was the UI in MMS the same one used in Vegas, or does Vegas still uses the previous one, which he said he would gladly pay more for. And answer is yes, Vegas does use the same UI as before and is very similar to VMS. He also aske how many tracks you can have, (unlimited) which is more than most anyone will ever use. The difference between Vegas Edit and Vegas Pro isn't "a lot". The difference is the inclusion of Vegas Stream, Soundforge and Primatte. I don't count the 30 days of ActionVFX. Primatte is the industry standard in keying. If you do a lot of this, yes, by all means go Pro over edit. But Vegas comes with chroma keyers. Soundforge we all know what it does. Unless you are doing "action" videos and need muzzle flashes, explosions, etc.. ActionVFX is useless. These addons might be worth the cost for some, but not for me. I already have Primatte (BorisFX Continuum Complete 2023) and Soundforge Pro. Oh, and lots of VFX from Humble Bundle. Vegas Edit serves me well. As for a comparison. between VP and VPX? Going to each site and looking at Features can do a lot of that, albeit, it's not totally inclusive with everything. One difference is in what formats can be imported and exported. VST2/3, Smartsound, full OFX plugin support, in addition to the color grading panel. ACES versions, colors and view transforms for those that need it. Not me though. Scripting where you can write your own automated scripts if you have the skill. I don't, but people in the forum do and share. GL-Transitions where you can create your own transitions. Way above my pay grade, but have used some others created. AI generated effects, etc.. Either product will produce stellar video. The total customization, and better "fine tuning/tweaking" within Vegas is where to me, there is a difference. If one doesn't need ultimate control, one does not have to use it. But it's there. BRAW support is nice, but if you are shooting with Blackmagic cameras, you already have Resolve Studio. It's good for those that would rather edit with Vegas or have to edit that type of footage. Full official ProRes support (import and export) is nice.
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Movie Studioon 2/27/2023
Movie Studio 2023 vs Vegas Edit 20
@Gid I have VMS 16 Platinum. I opened it once and uninstalled. It's Vegas but with a lot of the editing features missing. Vegas can be overwhelming with all the options, and VMS was for those not looking for "ultimate" control, but once you get used to all the options, you can't go back. I guess the same could be said about the difference between MMS and VPX, especially if you started with VPX. You are right about MMS and VPX having lots of templates to choose from. And while I don't use templates often, it's nice to know they are there and will save time in editing. While I haven't touched Travel Maps, it's on my "to do" list. Vegas no longer has a DVD/Bluray burner. I do have DVD Architect, but I haven't burned a DVD in years. Exporting speeds I can't comment on. But they have never really been a measure that I go by. If anything, how much longer does one export take than another? I remember waiting overnight for exports to happen hoping when I wake up, the computer had not crashed. So anything within a few minutes is more than acceptable. In the end, editing software is a tool only as good as the person using it. Unless someone is using "canned" effects from an editor, I don't know how anyone can say what program edited what video.
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