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2 http://pro.magix.com Copyright This documentation is protected by law. Al l rights, especially the right to duplicate, circulate, and translate, are reserved. No part of this publication may be reprod uced in the form of copies, microfilms or other processes, or transmitted into a lang uage used for machines, especially data processing machines, [...]

Preface 3 Preface Thank you for choosing MAGIX Video Pro X6! Your new software offers video editing and postproduction on a professional leve l, comprehensiv e format support, powerful performance, high-end audio editing and all opt ions for DVD authoring and export. The fully developed MAGIX Video Pro X6 operating concept helps you get top results[...]

4 http://pro.magix.com Table of Contents Copyright 2 Preface 3 Support 11 Before You Start 13 Package Contents 13 Installation 13 Serial number 13 System requirements 14 Introduction 15 What is MAGIX Video Pro X6? 15 Features 15 Notes for MAGIX Movie Edit Pro use rs 17 Projects, movies and objects 19 Quick start 21 Program start 21 Select, load, an[...]

Table of Contents 5 Audio 79 Single frame 82 Screen 85 Edit after re cording 86 Objects 88 Insert object i nto the project 88 Movie objects 91 Select and group objects 92 Duplicate objects 92 Move Objects 92 Extract sound from videos 93 Object handles 93 Object borders 94 Trim Objects 95 Transitions (fades ) 98 Search for gaps 100 Simple cut 100 Tw[...]

6 http://pro.magix.com Creating titles using a template 119 Create titles without a template 119 Edit titles retroacti vely 119 Position titles 120 Fade in date as title 120 Timecode 120 Effects 123 Apply effects to object s 123 Video effects in the Medi a Pool 125 Movement effect s in the Media Pool 134 Stereo3D in the Media Pool 140 Audio effects[...]

Table of Contents 7 Mixer 198 5.1 Surround 201 Set multiple sound tracks 206 Scrubbing 209 Edit disc menu 210 Preview and editing 210 Menu 211 Templates 211 Edit disc menu 213 Edit DVD menus with Xara Designer Pro or Photo shop 219 Burn a disc 227 Burning wizard 228 The burn dialog 229 Memory 230 Encoder settings 232 Apply hardware accelera tion fo[...]

8 http://pro.magix.com Output as video file 244 Settings for and management of video projectors 245 Movie and project settings 245 Program settings 254 Proxy and preview rendering 261 Backup copy 263 Importing & exporting EDL files 265 Clean-up wizard 265 Special functions and wizards 267 Proxy editing 267 Preview rendering 268 Load backup proj[...]

Table of Contents 9 File will not load 330 Choppy or uneven playback 330 Problems and Remedies regard ing the Au to Remix As sistant 330 Activation problems 331 Online functions 332 Integrated browser 332 MAGIX News Cente r 333 Embed Flash videos into your own web page 334 Keyboard shortcuts 336 Playback functions 336 Scroll and zoom 337 Monitors 3[...]

10 http://pro.magix.com Appendix: MPEG Encoder Settings 365 General settings 365 Video settings 366 Advanced video settings 367 Audio settings 368 MPEG glossary 370 Motion estimation 370 Bit rate 371 Block 371 Chroma format 371 Field 372 Frame 372 GOP 372 I frames 373 Interlace 373 P frames and B frame s 374 Prediction 374 Quantization scaling 376 [...]

Support 11 Support Dear MAGIX customer, Our aim is to provide fast, convenient, soluti on-focused support at all times. To this end, we offer a wide range of services: • Unlimited web support: As a registered MAGIX cust omer, you have unlimited access to web support offered via th e convenient MAGIX servi c e portal on h ttp://support.magix.n et,[...]

12 http://pro.magix.com Here you can find a summary of our technical support telephone number s: http://support.magix.net/ Mail (Europe): MAGIX Development Support, P.O. Box 20 09 14, 01194 Dresden, Germany Mail (North America): MAGIX Customer Service, 1105 Terminal Way # 302, Reno, NV 89502, USA Please make sure you have the fo llowing information[...]

Before You Start 13 Before You Start Package Contents Installation & multimedia content DVD The MAGIX Video Pro X6 installation manager is includ ed on the installation DVD. Printed and PDF manuals The printed manual contains an overview of the most imp ortant functions of MAGIX Video Pro X6. If you have further questions, please read the compl[...]

14 http://pro.magix.com Where can the serial number be fo und? The serial number can be found on the re verse side of your CD/DVD case. If your product is packed in a DVD box, then you' ll find the serial number on the inside. For the versions that have been especial ly optimized for the Internet (download versions), you'll get your seria[...]

Introduction 15 Introduction What is MAGIX Video Pro X6? MAGIX Video Pro X6 is a professional video editing program for Wind ows PC systems. All standard video formats can be directly imported onto the track without the need for converting to a proprietary fo rmat. The editing options include realtim e effect editing, efficient three-point and four[...]

16 http://pro.magix.com Video: DV, HDV, AVCHD, H.264, XDCAM, NXCAM, DVCPRO, AVC-Intra, Stereo3D, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG -4, M2TS, MJPEG, MKV, MTS, MXV, QuickTime, WMV(HD), VOB, TOD, TS, DVR-MS, uncompressed video Audio: AAC, MIDI, MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA Photo: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIF, TGA Supported export formats: Video: AVI, DV-AVI, MJPEG, MPEG-1,[...]

Introduction 17 Burnable disc formats You will find the following burning options in the "B urn" area: • DVD • Blu-Ray disc • AVCHD disc (on DVD a nd Blu-ray Discs) In the "File" menu you can make and burn backup copies. Multimedia editable disc menus Included are many disc menu templates whic h offer selection opti ons fo[...]

18 http://pro.magix.com Keyboard layout The preset keyboard shortcuts are different and can be displayed in both modes via "File -> Settings -> Keyboard shortcuts". MAGIX Video Pro X6 also allows familiar shortcuts from Movie Edit Pro to be loaded if they are easier to work with. More information about keyboard shortcuts ca n be fou[...]

Introduction 19 Projects, movies and objects MAGIX Video Pro X6 works with "Projects" , "Movies", and "Objects". In order to work quickly and intuitively, i s it import ant to know the differences between these three hierarchically-ordered terms. Project A "Project" includes everything that you want to inclu [...]

20 http://pro.magix.com To rename, sort, load or delete movies, the easiest way is to right-click on one of the tabs. You can then select the action you wa nt from the context menu that appears.[...]

Quick start 21 Quick start This chapter explains the basic functions of MAGIX Video Pro X6 with a step-by-step introduction. A systematic description of all program functions can be found in the following chapters. Tip: Use the online tutorial videos that can be accessed in the "Help" me nu. This feature requires an Internet connection. T[...]

22 http://pro.magix.com We're still at the very beginning, so let's st ick with keeping an overview of everythin g. Click "OK" to end the dialog and continue. Select, load, and play back videos In the beginning, it's probably best to load a video file for test purposes and to get to know the program functions. • The Media[...]

Quick start 23 • In the upper left area yo u will see t wo previ ew monitors. • The left progr am monitor is respons ible for playback of objec ts in the project window. The ri ght source moni tor displays a pr eview of files in the Media P ool. • To enable play back of movie files fr om the Media Po ol in the right sourc e monitor, double-cl[...]

24 http://pro.magix.com • Now the first f ile is in th e project w indow wher e it can be cut, edite d and exported. N ow you can load add itional fil es and videos an d combine audi o files on the tracks. • To play bac k the pro ject, click t he play bu tton on th e transport c onsole under the program monitor to the left. Tip : An even easier[...]

Quick start 25 • Click on the red butt on below the source mo nitor to open the rec ord dialog. • In the re cord dial og, clic k on "AVCHD /DVCPRO/AVC -Intra" .[...]

26 http://pro.magix.com • The AVCHD import assist ant will the n open. Select you r connected stora ge devices as "video source". A fi le list will ap pear. • In the file lis t, select al l the rec ordings that you've imp orted from t he device. • You can pr eview al l your recordi ngs usin g the prev iew monitor in the midd le[...]

Quick start 27 All editing is performed in the project wi nd ow. In "Timeline Mode" your movies and scenes are displayed proportionally to their si ze, i.e. the longer the movie, the longer the object on the track. Handles : All objects can be shortened by mo ving the mouse to one of the lower corners of the object until it turns into a s[...]

28 http://pro.magix.com Effect editing: Selected objects can be edited with the effe cts in the Media Pool. The settings for each effect can be adjusted directly in the Media Pool. Most effects can be controlled using keyframe animation and effect curves. The intensity of the effect is controlled either dynamically with single points (keyframes) or[...]

Quick start 29 Cut videos in the project window Let's assume that you have already import ed your film material into a project and would now like to edit it. • Play back your vide o by clickin g the play button on the pr ogram monitor's transpo rt con trol (o r simply pres s the sp ace bar on the keyboard ). • If during pla yback you [...]

30 http://pro.magix.com • Now you have "isola ted" the unusa ble scene and ca n delete it from the vi deo by pressing "Del" on the keyboard. Before this, the scene must be selected by clicking it with the mo use. • If you didn't w ork accurately during cutt ing, then d on't worry; you ca n use the object handles t [...]

Quick start 31 All of the cutting functions are non-destructive (as are all of the editing functions in MAGIX Video Pro X6). This means that a ll original material will remain unchanged on your hard drive. Importing individual scen es from longer movies If you have saved a longer video as a file on your hard disk and only want to use a section of i[...]

32 http://pro.magix.com Regroup scenes You will often want to move specific scenes or even grou ps of scenes to a different place within a movie. This process is comple tely intuitive: Simply select single scenes by clicking on them and move them to t he desired position using drag & drop. You can also create scene groups which can be moved tog[...]

Edit mode 33 You can switch to the "Burn" screen by pre ssing the corresponding button at the top right. The "Burn" screen has two views: "Preview" and "Edit". The "Preview " screen provides fast loading for a menu template followed by burning. More detail ed editing such as activation/deactivation [...]

34 http://pro.magix.com Standard mode The standard mode offers all MAGIX Vide o Pro X6 functions for advanced project editing. • Program and so urce monitor • Complete Media Pool with "Fades ", "Titles" and "Effects" tabs. • The project window whic h can be act ivated as scen e overvi ew, timelin e mode and multi[...]

Edit mode 35 Basic mode In basic mode all elements, menus and toolbars are reduced to a minimum. • The window la yout corresp onds to the arr angement in Movie E dit Pro wit h program m onitor, Medi a Pool and pr oject. • The project window is re placed by a si ngle track Stor yboard (view page 35). Her e, imported video mater ial can be cut an[...]

36 http://pro.magix.com You can load a video or image file by draggi ng it into the Storyboard from the Media Pool using the mouse. To generate a previe w of the video, drag the file into the program monitor. The transport console no lo nger applies to the Storyboard, but plays the video from the Media Pool. A loaded file is made up of a single lon[...]

Edit mode 37 Export The "Export" button opens a dialog containing the most important export functions. With it, the finished movie can be saved in various formats, expo rted to variou s devices and uploaded to Internet platforms. Save on computer (view page 235) Place on MAGIX Online Album (view page 24 3) Export to device Upload to Inter[...]

38 http://pro.magix.com Note : If you switched into basic mode by accident and your MAGIX Video Pro X6 project contains cut and edited audio and video material o n multiple tracks, this arrangement will not be changed. Howeve r, it is not recommended to work in basic mode because the effects on other tracks during editing in Storyboard aren't [...]

Work screens 39 Work screens This chapter will provide an overview of the the screens that available in MAGIX Video Pro X6. Activate main screen MAGIX Video Pro X6 contains two views where all work is executed: • The "Edit" scr een is the ma in view. Lo ad the vid eos here an d edit them in a project window. • The "Burn" scr[...]

40 http://pro.magix.com "Edit" screen 1 Upper T oolbar (view page 41): These are the butt ons for quick access to the most important commands. 2 Menu bar : This contains important MAGIX Video Pro X6 functions. 3 Program monitor andSource monitor (view page 62): The vide o and image objects are displayed here. 4 Media Pool: In the four tab[...]

Work screens 41 Note: Various elements of the interface are on ly available in the „Standard“ setting („Window“ > „Window arrangement“). Toolbars Upper tool bar The upper tool bar can be found in the monitor to the top l eft. It has the following functions: New project A new MAGIX Video Pro X6 project is crea ted. The Start dialog op[...]

42 http://pro.magix.com View introductory video: Here you can start the introd uctory video with information about workflows in MAGIX Video Pro X6. Create new project: Here you can assign a name to your new project. Create proxy file automatically: The original material is already converted to a suitable target format in advance, which can (view pa[...]

Work screens 43 Undo With this command you can undo the last changes you made. This way, it's no problem if you want to try out critical operations. If you don't like the result, then you can always revert to the previous state by using "Undo". Clicking on the arrow next to the button opens a list of changes made unt il now, all[...]

44 http://pro.magix.com Lower toolbar The lower toolbar is located just above the fi rst track. It has the following functions: Object This is the preset mouse mode for indi vidual objects that is used the most often. Left clicking selects an object. Holding down the mouse button mov es the selected object. Right clicking opens the context menu. Sh[...]

Work screens 45 Stretching This special mode enables the length of objects to be adjusted. The o bject is played back completely and the playba ck speed is adjusted to the stretched object length. Video objects are therefore accelerated or decelerated accordingly. Audio objects are stretched or pinched via timestretching, but without creating any c[...]

46 http://pro.magix.com Split This command cuts a scene at the point where the playback marker is positioned. This way, two free -standing obj ects are created. Keyboard shortcut: T Remove start This command cuts a scene at the point wher e the playback marker is positioned and removes the material befo re the playback marker. Keyboard shortcut: Z [...]

Work screens 47 Special functions to insert new objects MAGIX Video Pro X6 has various modes for inserting new objects from the Media Pool. They can be opened using the small arrow next to the button. Before inserting new files, the insertion mode should be checked or set. There are two options for using the modes: • You can either fi rst sele ct[...]

48 http://pro.magix.com Replace Replaces the selected object with an object selected in the Media Pool. Overwrite Overwrites the object in the target track at the position of the start marker with the object selected in the Media Pool. Hint: In contrast to "Replace", no length ad justment takes place. With "Replace", any downstr[...]

Work screens 49 Mute button This button mutes the sound output. Clic king the triangle provides access to settings for scrubbing (view page 209) and selection of the audio track for multi-au dio tracks (view page 206). Mixer With this option you can open and close the real-time m ixer. Further information can be found in the Mixer (view page 198) c[...]

50 http://pro.magix.com The zoom slider enables the view to be enlarg ed or reduce d. This controller also specif ies how many scenes are displayed. The smaller the preview pictures, the more will fit onto the overview. Maximize: Use this button to maximize th e scene overview to fullscreen mode. Timeline mode In the Timeline mode, your movies and [...]

Work screens 51 Lock icon: Clicking on this ic on locks the entire track and all of its objects against editing. Track number: All tracks have a number to help differentiate them in the project. Maximize track: This enlarges the track. This make s it easier to edit fine details, e. g. cut transitions. Solo: This switches the track to "solo&quo[...]

52 http://pro.magix.com Zoom The vertical zoom function sets the number of visible tracks. On many tracks zooming is useful for selectively editi ng a track or an object in full view. Use the horizontal zoom functions to set up the visible section of the project on the timeline. Clicking and dragging on the bott om border of a track allows you to a[...]

Work screens 53 frames per second) and America's and Japa n's conventional frame rate NTSC (29.97 frames per second) or any other manually set frame rate. When moving an object, the positi on displa y indicates at which frame the first image of the object is shown. The position is displayed in the form of a tooltip wh en moving the object[...]

54 http://pro.magix.com Media Pool The structure and functioning of the Media P ool is similar to Windows Explorer with the only difference being that the Media Pool on ly displays usable files. This is used to access and load multimedia files of all kinds: photos and other image files, video files, audio files, transitions, titles, e ffects, and a[...]

Work screens 55 When importing using the import butt ons, you can set (view page 46) various insertion modes. You can also load files from the Media P ool by dragging & dropping them. You can even drag & drop entire folders into the proj ect window. If you want to lo ad several files simultaneously, you first have to select them in the Medi[...]

56 http://pro.magix.com Browse history list and path details The path information for the current folder is displayed in the center above. Use the arrow button to open the menu to find the folders you previously visited. Options All functions of the context menu (switch views, rename, or delete files, etc.) can also be accessed via the options butt[...]

Work screens 57 "Indexed locations" are folders, which are searched and cataloged in Windows via the index list. If the index list is activated, the files in the indicated folders will be indexed while the computer is idling, so that the us er's search query may be completed faster. Note: In Microsoft Windows XP, the indexing service[...]

58 http://pro.magix.com MAGIX tools The "MAGIX tools" link selec ts links to "Downloads", "Database", "Onl ine Album", and "Internet Media". XAR animations: Here you will find various elements, which you can de sign with the help of Xara Designer Pro and use in your projects. As soon as you drag one[...]

Work screens 59 You can find additional information in th e "Transitions" section of the "O bjects (view page 98)" chapter . Title This displays the title settings and the ti tle editor. These pr esets are sorted into different categories and may be loaded by do uble-clicking or drag & drop. The 3D title templates are also l[...]

60 http://pro.magix.com Backgrounds: The color fields are a collection of various backgrounds that can be used to create your own color fades or as backgrounds for text. The special "User" template opens a color sele ction dialg where you can ch oose the desired color. Image objects: Here you will find various image o b jects such as blac[...]

Work screens 61 Project folder The project folder is a type of clipboard fo r files or objects. The possible applications in this case are diverse: • Material storage : Interesting files from the Media Pool can be combined in the project fol der before loa ding them fr om there i nto the pro ject. • Cutting : You can c ut differen t sections fr[...]

62 http://pro.magix.com Settings for how detailed the entries in the project fold er should be listed can be made here. Program and source monitor MAGIX Video Pro X6 features two preview monitors: A program monitor for object image output in the project window and a so urce monitor for previewing files in the Media Pool or project folder. Setting u[...]

Work screens 63 Movie overview The option "Movie overview" in the "Win dow" menu enables an overview of the entire project. All objects in the project window are displayed in the program monitor. The overview display is especially recomm ende d for working on long movies because the reduced overview in the program monit or can b[...]

64 http://pro.magix.com Transport control Both transport controls enable the vi deo material to be played back. Range : Change the range between the in and out points by clicking above the playback functions. Playback marker : This marker indicates the locatio n of the image currently displayed on-screen. Set in/out points : Defines the start and e[...]

Work screens 65 Preview quality button If performance deteriorates due to hardware limitations, high-res source material or project complexity, you can "activate" a sm oother preview during editing using this function. In the selection menu, you can set which functions you want to use for the optimized preview w hen this button is activat[...]

66 http://pro.magix.com The "Burn" screen 1 Menu preview: Here you can see a selection menu preview. For more information, read the "Edit disc menu" (view page 288) chapter. 2 Sw itch views: Here you can switch between preview and edit views. 3 Remote control: Here you can check how your future disc will react when you press the[...]

Video recording 67 Video recording Select the recording method To start recording, click on the red "R ecord" button below the preview m onitor. The following selections are possible: • AVCHD/DVCPRO/AVC-Intra for AVCHD/DVCPRO/AVC-Intra cameras, as well as for dig ital cameras or video DSLR with memo ry cards or h ard drive s as well as [...]

68 http://pro.magix.com AVCHD/DVCPRO/AVC-Intra This option accesses a univers al import dialog that is not only suitable for AVCHD, DVCPRO, or AVC-Intra cameras, but also for external hard drives, P2 memory cards, photo, and movie cameras that contain us able files equally. MAGIX Video Pro X6 automatically recognizes the file structures and shows o[...]

Video recording 69 Note : During AVCHD import, it is necessary to activate (view page 344) the MPEG- 4 codec and Surround Sound Stereo/5.1 for copy protection reasons. MAGIX Video Pro X6 offers this option as soon as the codec is required. After you have selected a recording option, the following dialog opens. Video source : Navigate to the drive t[...]

70 http://pro.magix.com Display filter: Here you can choose whet her to view "Movies" or "Photos". With the option "Show only selected", all non-selected elements will be hidden. You should only use this option if you' ve already selected elements. Insert into movie : With this option active, media wi ll be insert[...]

Video recording 71 The options in this dialog can also be found above in DV recording. DV camera Connect a DV or HDV camera • Connect the digi tal output of the switc hed-off camera with th e computer's DV interf ace (also ca lled Fi reWire or iLink). • Insert a DV cassett e or the s torage devic e into th e camera. • Switch your camer a[...]

72 http://pro.magix.com • Name your recor ding. It's w orth choosing a logical nam e which wil l allow you to find it easily a gain on the hard driv e. • You can acces s the appr opriate place o n the camcord er tape by us ing the re mote control buttons : shuttle for wards, backwar ds, and start/s top playbac k. To start recording, cl ick[...]

Video recording 73 Note : The audio preview is deactivated at fi rst, since DV cameras usually include built-in speaker s. Save movie file as/save in folder : Enter the name of the movie to be recorded. You can also select the folder where you wi sh to store your video file. The default recording directory is set by default, but you can change the [...]

74 http://pro.magix.com Record : Starts the recording process. Also contains the list of scheduled recordings. These are processed step-by-step (batch capturing). Stop : Stops the recording process. Snapshot! With the Snapshot! button, you can create a frozen image d irectly from the preview monitor. Start the camcorder and watch the preview window[...]

Video recording 75 Both values can be entered as ATN (absolu te track number) or as a timecode in hours:minutes:se conds:frames . DV as MPEG This recording selection dialog option allow s you to transfer DV recordings directly into the space-saving MPEG format on the harddisk. From the "DV as MPEG" dialog window you can find MPEG encoder [...]

76 http://pro.magix.com Logging Logging means that MAGIX Video Pro X6 al so saves the original save location, position and additional infor mation (metad ata, e.g. scene, take, rating, comments, etc.) about DV video and audio files. Everything copied using DV recording, DV to MPEG recording and HDV recording appears in the recording lists of the co[...]

Video recording 77 Most sound card inputs are mini stereo ja cks. To connect the audio out of your VHS recorder to the sound card audio in, you will need a stereo RCA/ mini ph one plug adapter. You will have to purchase a cable with th ree RCA plugs and a stereo RCA/mini phone plug adapter. Record dialog Video/audi o driver : Here you can make sett[...]

78 http://pro.magix.com • Presets displayed wi th MPEG reco rd directly in MPEG format. • The preset "AVI : user-defin ed" enables AVI vi deos to be recorded via the codecs included w ith MAGIX Vide o Pro X6. Ther e are several c odecs for various applications, e.g. "M SU Screenca pture Lossless Cod ec", which is used for sc[...]

Video recording 79 crossbars for audio and video. If you have a problem, try out the different configurations until the right sound matches the right image. Composite-in = the normal video input (typically a ci nch jack) S-video = S-video input (min i-din jack) SVHS-in = SVHS input (special cab le) Tuner-in = TV sign al of the integrated tuner Disp[...]

80 http://pro.magix.com When recording cassettes from a tape deck, you can connect the tape deck's line out directly to the sound card input. When recording from vinyl records, you should not connec t the record player's output directly with the sound card because the phono signal needs to be pre- amplified. A more suitable method would b[...]

Video recording 81 Audio record dialog Audio driver: Selects the sound card for the recording. Save audio file as/ Save in fo lder: Here you can select the title of the aud io file you wish to record. You can also select the folder where you wish to store the file. Recording quality : Sets the sound qual ity of the recording. In the preset menu you[...]

82 http://pro.magix.com Advanced: Use this button to ope n a window where you can select from special features: Advanced settings f or audio recordings • Mono recording: Activate to record in mono. This redu ces the requ ired memo ry space in half. Mono reco rdings a re reco mmended fo r voice record ings made using only one standar d mono micr o[...]

Video recording 83 Recording di alog Video source : You may set the video card used to take pictures here. Save picture as : Enter the title of the snapshot to be recorded here. Snapshots are saved under this name and numbered consecutively. You may also select the file path for storage. Recording quality : Set the solution for the recordin g here.[...]

84 http://pro.magix.com Enhanced single-frame re cording dialog settings You can adjust certain settings for the video recording driver. These dialog boxes, so-calle d "property sheets", come wi th the video card drivers. The driver-specific features may slightly va ry from driver to driver. The MAGIX team has little direct influence on t[...]

Video recording 85 Screen Use screen capturing to record everything th at moves on your monitor. This process is called "screen capturing". Use this feature to record your screen content. This process is called "screen capturing". • Under Recording quality , you wil l find various preset s for differ ent applications. Y ou can[...]

86 http://pro.magix.com • Now select the scree n area you wis h to record, i. e. the sc reen of the vi deo player in which t he video is playing. Drag the fram e over the ar ea you wish to record an d adjust its size as required by dragging the edges and cor ners. Note: If you previously selected "Fullscreen", the window will be hid den[...]

Video recording 87 • Automatically set chapter markers : Ple ase al so re ad the sec tion "S et cha pter marker automatically (view page 109)" in the chapter "Edit" in t he PDF manual (press "F1"). Burn project immediately after recording : You can use this option to record and burn to a disc in a single step. Si mpl[...]

88 http://pro.magix.com Objects In the MAGIX Video Pro X6 "Timeline" mode you are dealing with obj ects. The general term "object" includes all media type s that are present on the arranger tracks. The following object types are found in MAGIX Video Pro X6. Combination objects : Combination o bjects are video objects with an ima[...]

Objects 89 • Load several files : If you wa nt to load s everal f iles, hold d own the "C trl" key while clicking on the entries you want to us e. If you want to load a sequence of files, hold the "Shi ft" key and cli ck on the first entry and then on the last. All entries in between will be selected. Th en you can drag a ll o[...]

90 http://pro.magix.com "Overview" mode does not indicate start, playback, or end markers. The scene which is currently being played has a frame around it. The zoom slider enables the view to be enlarg ed or reduce d. This controller also specif ies how many scenes are displayed. The smaller the preview pictures, the more will fit onto th[...]

Objects 91 Movie objects The movie that forms the basis of a movie object Movie object within a different movie MAGIX Video Pro X6 enables you to use e nti re movies as single objects in other movies. Movie objects offer the following advantages: • Complete sect ions are trans ferred wit hout having to be rend ered and imp orted again. • Freque[...]

92 http://pro.magix.com Tip: Give the movie a distinctive name to make it easier to find in the project temp folder. 2. Insert the m ovie from t he projec t temp fol der into th e „main movie“ using dra g & drop (view page 88). Result: T he movie appears a s a Movie Obj ect. The Movie O bject can be edited in the same way as a Video Object [...]

Objects 93 reason, videos that should overlay each ot her should usua lly be placed on the same track. If the Shift key is pressed, objects can be moved from one track to another, without the time position being changed. Extract sound from videos Video with audio material appears in the project window as a combination object (audio and video in one[...]

94 http://pro.magix.com 5 "handles": Length, fade , transparency (volume) An object can be faded in or out with the handles to the left and right upper corners of the object. Cross-fades between different objects can be created by overlapped positioning of objects that are fading in an d out. The length of the cross-fade can be adjusted w[...]

Objects 95 If the object doesn't border any other obje cts, the functionality doesn't differ from bottom handles, which means that you ca n stretch or compress the object. With a hard cut or a crossfade, the object transiti on will be moved, meaning that the object start and end of both neighboring objects will remain couple d to each oth[...]

96 http://pro.magix.com Object trimmer A schematic display of the selected object and its handles can be found in the center of the trimming window. Fade in/out (4, 5): These but tons adjust the uppe r fade handles of an object. Object content (3): Here you can move the video ma terial to be played without changing the object length. Position (2): [...]

Objects 97 Cut trimmer A schematic display of the selected transition and its handles can be found at the center of the trimming window. Left arrow buttons (1): Thes e buttons move the last frame of the first object while adjusting the second. The length of the tran sition remains. The display indicates the relative change in compar ison with the s[...]

98 http://pro.magix.com Transitions (fades) When importing video files into the project window, individual objects usually fo llow directly after one another. This is called a "hard cut". However, you can make scenes blend or “transition” into each other. This means that for the duration of a tran sition, two objects are shown at once[...]

Objects 99 transitions at the beginning of the selected object are always shown in t he Media Pool. The so-called alpha transitions (in the subfol ders "Iris ", "Objects", "Random", etc.) are actually pre-produced black and white vide os that are combined wi th the alpha keying effect to be used as transitions. Other t[...]

100 http://pro.magix.com You have the following opt ions to open 3D sequences for photos or scene transitions: • In Media Pool, click on "Transitions " > "Spatial Trans itions" > "3D Sequenc es". Select the desired 3D seri es and drag it onto the first scene or ima ge transition where the 3D series shoul d star[...]

Objects 101 Two-point edit Two-point editing makes it easy to import files at specific positions in complex projects. To do this, one point is placed in the project wi ndow and another i s placed in the source monitor and these are used in one of the follo wing variations: Variation 1: Source in/Destinatio n in The point in the project window speci[...]

102 http://pro.magix.com The ripple modes move the old material in the range together with the objects behind it to the end of the inserted material. This changes the total length according to the length of the object: Variation 2: Source out/Destination o ut This variation functions based on exactly the same principle, only instead of setting in p[...]

Objects 103 • Initially, a ra nge is spa nned out in the so urce mater ial using i n and out p oints in the so urce mon itor. • A third point is spec ified in the program m onitor whic h defines the beginn ing of the material to be inserted. • Finally, the ran ge from th e source m onitor is ins erted comp letely at the p osition of the in po[...]

104 http://pro.magix.com "Overwrite" mode does not change the total le ngth of the project. The new material is only inserted at the start of the specified range: The ripple function moves the material in the range together with the subsequ ent objects. This changes the total length according to the length of the range: Four-point editing[...]

Objects 105 2. Press "Alt + Shift" and hold d own the left mouse bu tton while drag ging to the left or right, in order to move th e contents inside th e video object. Zoom preview • The video ima ge on both monitors can be magnified or minimized using the zoom buttons. Note : This zoom applies only to the current view in the preview mo[...]

106 http://pro.magix.com Markers In MAGIX Video Pro X6 you can set various types of markers within your project. The Lock button (at the very front, next to the time ruler) lets y ou lock al l markers (jump markers, chapter markers) against accidental moving or deleting. Playback marker The playback marker indicates the point from which the materia[...]

Markers 107 After selecting the menu item, a dialog appear s to input a name for the marker to be created. The first ten project markers ma y be accessed via Ctrl + number keys 1-0. This allows you to jump to a particular posi tion of a longer video immedi ately, without scrolling and searching. Project markers may be deleted or rename d via the co[...]

108 http://pro.magix.com • Click on one of the markers below the moni tor and move i t to the desi red position by dragging it. • The position of the en tire range can be changed by clic king on the blue bar between the tw o markers with the Ct rl button held do wn and moving the bar. For the exact functions of the range markers in the source m[...]

Markers 109 Set chapter markers automatically This option automatically sets chapter markers in t he arrangement according to specific rules that will then appear in the f ilm menu of a disc as chapters. This is useful if a disc should be burned immediately after recording. There is a selection of options availa ble for automatic chapter generation[...]

110 http://pro.magix.com Keyboard shortcut: Alt + Shift + Enter Delete chapter mark ers/delete all chapter mark ers Delete one or all chapter markers. This removes chapter entries in the disc menu if the film is burned to disc. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + Enter Scene markers Scene markers separate a complete video in to scenes. You can load any[...]

Markers 111 Action on OK: You hav e three options. Either MAGIX Video Pro X6 split s your video into individual scenes ("Cut at all markers"), a scene is selected and cut only at this position ("Cut at selected marker"), or all scenes are added to the project folder. After deciding in favor of one of these options, red scene mar[...]

112 http://pro.magix.com Multicam editing Multicam editing enables easy cutting of various recordings of the same scene from different camera perspectives. The preview monitor displays image material from up to nine sources in sequence, from which th e "program" can be cut in real-time using your mouse, just like in a real studio. Prepara[...]

Multicam editing 113 Source tracks and preview images The assignment of tracks as source tr acks for the multicam cut takes place automatically. A maximum of 9 tracks may be used as source at the same time. When the multicam mode is activated, the sour ce tracks will be assigned to all tracks containing video objects starting from track 3. You can [...]

114 http://pro.magix.com • To switch the sour ce, clic k in the sou rce monito r on ano ther sour ce. A new object will be created u sing the new sou rce from this point in the targe t track. You can repeat this process as often as you like. For precise editing in the targ et track, use the usual edit functions or the Trimmer. Keep in mind that a[...]

Multicam editing 115 for all settings, or to replace the soundt rack completely (for music videos, for example, you will use the studio version of the original track). Right click on the track box of one of the so urce audio tracks or a different audio track and select "Multicam: Master audio track" from the context menu to assign a maste[...]

116 http://pro.magix.com Title Titles can be used for many applications: as a running text (ticker), subtitles, speech and thought bubbles, to display date and time, and much more. Title editor In the Title editor you can determine the appear ance of your titles. If a title object is already present, you can select either t he title object or th e [...]

Title 117 Font color Border/Shadow/3D effect/3D title object (view page 117) Effects: With " Advanced" you will find additional Title Edi tor (view page 118) settings. "Aut omatic text break" separates text automa tically when the end of the text field is reached. "Adjust font size to title field" changes the font size[...]

118 http://pro.magix.com Advanced settings Only use visible TV area : The text will be zoomed so that i t will always be within the TV's limits, which is specified in the Movie effect settings (view page 162). Background: Specify h ere whether the text's background should appear black or white. This is only meaningful if no other video or[...]

Title 119 Creating titles using a template The Media Pool includes the tab "Title" wit h folders filled with additiona l, thematically named title templates. • Open one of t hese en tries and se lect any t itle templa te. A simpl e mouse clic k provides a prev iew, and double clicking crea tes a title obje ct using the temp late. Note :[...]

120 http://pro.magix.com Position titles • Click in the program monitor once on the title to access th e positioni ng frame. Simply move the positioni ng frame via d rag & drop. • The size of the positio ning frame may be adjust ed via the c orners, and the si ze of the text will also ch ange accordingly . Click once on the button in the Me[...]

Title 121 Presets can be customized in "Settings". Timecode source: The type of timecode can be selected here. You can choose from: • Movie time: The time position in the MAGIX Video Pro X6 arranger. • Object time: The time position with in the time code object in dependent of the movie lengt h and the p osition in th e arrangemen t. [...]

122 http://pro.magix.com Color: You can set the font and background colo r here. If "transparent" is activated, the background will be transparent. Adjust to project length: Adjusts the length of the timecode object to m atch the length of the project to ensure that it is displayed at all tim es. Counter start/Progress: If you have insert[...]

Effects 123 Effects MAGIX Video Pro X6 offer a large palette of various video effects. The video effects used the most can be found directly in the Media Pool, while others can be fou nd in the object context menu or in the "Effects" menu. Apply effects to objects There are various approaches for applying effects: • Video and audio effe[...]

124 http://pro.magix.com Reset video effects : Resets the effects setting s for the selected object. Copy/paste video effects : Copies or inserts the current settings as a new object. Use the dialog to select which settings should be copied. Apply video effects to all : Copies the current effects se ttings to all objects in the arrangement. Use the[...]

Effects 125 Note : Program settings enables you to activate "Comparison image in source monitor for editing effects in the Media Po ol". If this option is activated, the "Selected objects without effects" comparis on mode will be automatically activated when switching into the Media Pool effects, and will be automatically de act[...]

126 http://pro.magix.com Color White point: An incorrect white balance can lead to an unnatural blue or red hue. Instructions: To use the white balance, click on on the butto n to the righ t of the label "White balance" and then select a point wh ich represents white or a neutral gray to the "outside world". The color temperat u[...]

Effects 127 Hue: Select a color for coloring the image from the color chart. Red/Green/Blue: Changes the color portion mix using the slide controller. Color correction The "Highs", "Mids" and " Shadows" ra nges can be adjusted individ ually. Note: Before using complex color correction, you should first check if "B[...]

128 http://pro.magix.com Edit color ranges in dividually Secondary color correction allo ws individual colors in video and image o bjects to be adjusted. This includes essentially two la yers, the fore and background. T he master layer may also be used to influence the overall image. The foreground layer corresp onds with the mask created, and edit[...]

Effects 129 Shadows, mid tones and highlights of the selected color and level may now be edited separately (view page 127) in the normal way. A classic example: Saturation of all brightness areas on the background layer is reduced, and colors in the foreground are adjusted as desired. Chroma key This section contains the effects for chroma keying u[...]

130 http://pro.magix.com (view page 134) effect or via the submenu "Sec tion" in "Effects -> Video object effects". Color: In the preview mon itor, drag the cursor over the color that should be transparent and select a section. The video is made transparent in the sections with this color and the video on the top trac k will [...]

Effects 131 Art filter Erosion : The image is brok en-up by means of small rectangles and resembles a "patchwork". Dilate : This works like erosion, but uses light su rfaces instead of dark ones to form the rectangle. Emboss creates a relief of the image edges, in which case strong contrast differences are interpreted as edges. Substituti[...]

132 http://pro.magix.com Distortion Motion : Moving parts of the image are enhanced and warped. Echo : The moving images create an optical "echo"; previ ous images stand still and gradually turn paler until they completely disappear. Whirlpool : The image is twisted into an "S" shape. Fisheye : The perspective is distorted as if[...]

Effects 133 Sharpness Sharpen: The fader allows you to increa se the sharpness of the image. Blur: The fader allows you to reduce the sharpness of the i mage. Apply to: This allows you to set just how mu ch the sharpness or blur should be applied to surfaces or edges. This enables you to effectively reduce ongo ing image distortions (noise). Artifi[...]

134 http://pro.magix.com Frame rate: Here you can set the video's frame ra te directly. Changing it directly affects the speed factor, while moving the s lider conversely result s in changing video frame rate. Algorithm: Here you can determine how the soundtrack shou ld be treated. "Timestretching" changes the playback spee d, withou[...]

Effects 135 Note: Negative values can, of course, also be entered. The image borders will then be outside of the visible area. Size Width: Enter the width of the image here. Height : Enter the height of the image here. Maximize: The image is maximized to the resolution of the film. Set original size : The imag e will be scaled to its original size.[...]

136 http://pro.magix.com Note : In order to move the section with a mo vement effect across the image, please refer to the following section "Camera/zoom". The program monitor enables an image sectio n to be specified. Use the eight handles to reduce the frame displayed in the moni tor and move it to the desire d position. Preview: With t[...]

Effects 137 Zooming Zoom out : The selected pictur e section is displayed and is then zoomed out to display the entire picture according to the time set i n “Length of movement”. If no portion is previously set, a central portion of 50% of the picture is set. Zoom in : The entire picture i s displayed and then zoomed in to show only a smaller p[...]

138 http://pro.magix.com Rotation/Mirroring Rotation Rotates the image on the horizontal axis. Rotates the image on the vertical axis. Rotates the image around its center point. Straighten horizon The image can be rotated around the axis us ing the slider. The image is automatically zoomed to avoid black edges. Show guidelines : Activating this che[...]

Effects 139 Mirror/Rotate Mirrors the image on the vertical axis. Mirrors the image on the horizontal axis. Rotates the image 90° clockwise. Rotates the image 90° counterclockwise. Rotate image on monitor In addition to the settings options in th e Media Pool, you can also rotate a video object directly on the monitor. To do this, move the upper [...]

140 http://pro.magix.com Note : Compared to Stereo3D, this does no t involve genui ne 3D positioning. The image is only distorted so that it a ppears three-dimensiona l on a normal two- dimensional monitor. Stereo3D in the Media Pool This accesses the program's Stereo 3D func tionality. Please read the corresponding chapter "Stereo3D"[...]

Effects 141 General Under "Effects -> Audio effec ts -> General", you will find audio effects that can be animated using effects curves (view page 145). This means that certain effect settings can be changed during playback. Effect curves are always object related, i. e. they only apply to one object and are moved or copied together[...]

142 http://pro.magix.com Design elements in the Media Pool You will find a wide selection of decorative elements in this category: Templates for collages, color fields for ba ckgrounds and test images an d freely positionable image objects for animations. You should first look through all the opti ons and take stock of what there is. • Open the c[...]

Effects 143 Using video effect plug-ins In order to be able to use plug-ins, they must be installed first. MAGIX Video Pro X6 checks whether plug-ins are already available. If not, it will offer to dow nload them from the Internet or to set the plug-in path manually. In order to use a video effect plug-in, select the video or image object first, th[...]

144 http://pro.magix.com Advanced...: Opens the dialog with advanc ed settings. Navigation buttons : Switch to the previous or next movie via the navigat ion buttons in the lower part of the dialog of a movie. Last used: The settings used for the last videos w ill be applied. This opti on is active only if you edit one image after the nex t using n[...]

Effects 145 Animate objects, effect curves The "Effects" tab under "Video effects" an d "Movement ef fects" provide you with the effects which can animated using keyframes. The following objects can be animated: • Combined objects • Video objects • Image objects (still imag es) • Title objects • Audio objects[...]

146 http://pro.magix.com • This button places keyfr ames for all parameters require d in the animation. • Additional keyframes may be added simply by placing the playback marker at the next keyframe location and c hanging the effects parameters directly. The positioned keyframes may also be retroactively moved via drag & drop. Copy keyframe[...]

Effects 147 Delete keyframe Select the keyframe to be deleted by clickin g it. This button removes the selected keyframe. Keyframe interpolatio n Keyframe interpolation refers to the proce ss of how the transition is made from one keyframe to the next. This can either be constant ("linear") or flattened ("Bezier"). The interpola[...]

148 http://pro.magix.com Manual Bezier interpolatio n Manual Bezier interpolation enabl es you to set the value for each keyframe separately. To do this, right-click on one of the keyf rames in the keyframe bar. This will open a context menu with four options. Linear (default setting): Keyframes set to "Li near" are entered and left with [...]

Effects 149 Edit curve points: The curve poi nt can either be edited with the individual curve points (in "Standard" mouse mode) or by freely drawing the effect curve (in "Curve" mouse mode). New curve points can be added to the curve in "Standard" mode via "Ctrl + Shift " and clicking; existing ones can be d[...]

150 http://pro.magix.com Save effects curve : Effects curves can be saved as a separate file. This is useful, for example, if you want to add your own defaul t animations and simply load them again at other positions again. Tip : Be aware that during saving the setti ng "Connect curve length with object length" is saved as well and applie[...]

Effects 151 ...around curve maximum: The X-axis lies at the level of the highest automation point. Animations outside of the image area Animated effects are useful for making obje cts or titles appear to "fly" across the image. In this case it is recommended that the start and end point of the animation are placed outside of the image. Th[...]

152 http://pro.magix.com • A second keyframe for the end of the anim ation will be placed automaticall y. • Play back th e result. The object to be animated should now fly fr om left to right throug h the video picture. Create effects masks Create effects masks with MAGIX Video Pro X6 Effects masks help you to apply effects in different areas o[...]

Effects 153 • In the effect overview you c an als o make settings that w ill apply the effect mask for all other effec ts, too. Click on the masking button for eac h effect, for which the effect mask should be applied. • Click on the down arrow butto n again and select the "Del ete effect mask " entry from the menu to remove the effec[...]

154 http://pro.magix.com 2. Open the effects page in the Media Pool that will be use d as the effect. Click on the down arrow button and select "Create effect mask". Here you will also see the option for deletin g the effect mask if necessary. Xara Photo & Graphic Designer or Xara De signer Pro X will start with the animation document[...]

Effects 155 • Create additiona l frames by clicking on "C opy" in the Frame An imation Galler y. The objec t that shoul d move will au to matically be added to the new frame. With each new frame the v ideo moves to the c orrespondin g position mak ing it easier for you to adjust the ob jects directly on the video i mage by moving them t[...]

156 http://pro.magix.com If you would like to edit the effect mask retr oactively, double-click on the effect mask object to start the external editor with the opened mask. The next thing to do is set up the effect that will be regulat ed by the effect mask. 5. Set up effect: • Select the source object for wh ich you just create d the mask. • S[...]

Effects 157 6. Activate effect mask: In the effect overview click on the mask ic on in the bottom edge of the M edia Pool for every effect the mask will be applied to. You can invert the effect mask by clicking on the small arrow on the left of the effect mask object. The effects will then be applied to the rest of the image inst ead of the mask. R[...]

158 http://pro.magix.com Attach to picture position in the video You can attach a video, picture or text ob ject to moved picture content of another video. The attached object automatically completes the movement of a picture element from the film, making it appear magnetic. For example, you could use this method to insert a hat that stays on so me[...]

Effects 159 The external graphics editor will be launched. Your selecte d object will be displayed to help you get a better idea of how to best design your overlay. 3. Create the template for the overlay ob ject. You can use all editor functions. 4. Close the editor You don't have to save the project in the editor, as the overlay object will a[...]

160 http://pro.magix.com pictures is calculated. After concluding t he analysis, take a look at the suggested correction, then use the slider for further adjustments. Once you are happy with the final correction click OK. If the first scan did not provide a satisfactory result, try changing the parameters below and repeat the process. Image stabili[...]

Effects 161 Reset : Resets the current settings. Image improvements for the entire movie You can open the effects from the the settings via the "Eff ects" menu. All of the settings made here influence the entire m ovie. Settings are made separately for each individual movie in the pr oject. On the right, you'll see a preview of the c[...]

162 http://pro.magix.com Anti-flickering filter i ntensity: The anti-flick ering filter affects only still images. It is especially intended for zooms in images wi th many edges and transitions with high contrast (e.g. fences, bars, brick walls). High -frequency images such as these begin to flicker when they are reduced in size. Th is filter smoot[...]

Stereo3D 163 • Burn the project to DVD • Place the d isc into the player an d play the f ilm. Compar e the TV picture to the picture dis played on your video scr een by MAGIX Video Pro X6. • Determine the proportional value of the bord ers cropped by the television with the four meas urement scale s along the edges of the test pictur e. • E[...]

164 http://pro.magix.com 3D basics Human eyes perceive objects from 2 diffe rent angles and our brain "calculates" images from this information. This way we can tell the distance and position of an object. For this reason, 3D material should be shot according to this principle. Viewing 3D A regular screen or TV can show images only in 2 d[...]

Stereo3D 165 Various techniques exist for 3D recordin g. Each method has its advantages and disadvantages: • 3D cameras with two lenses : The a dvantages ar e obvious ; these camera s produc e 3D material w ithout excess ive work in volved. T he disadvanta ge is that th e stereo base wid th (lens distance ) cannot be change d. • Two cameras on [...]

166 http://pro.magix.com Prepare 3D editing 3D videos are filmed and saved by different cameras, which means: depending on the camera model or recording method, the videos or images vary. In one file Many cameras, especially for photo recordin gs, create one single file containing the left and the right image next to one another. • Drag these fil[...]

Stereo3D 167 3D mode Equipment Requirements View partially interlaced Polariz ing filter • Polarizing filter glasses • Special monitor, typically referr ed to as a 3D monitor or simi lar Note: You can choose between right or left image first, depending on wh ich type of display produces better results on your mo nitor. Shutter export Shutter mo[...]

168 http://pro.magix.com Align videos and images for 3D Anaglyph display is recommended for this and can be set in the video monitor (view page 166). Precise geometric alignment of i m ages is only possible in this mode. Note : If you want to edit 3D-video materi al, it is recommended to conduct scene recognition and split the video into indiv i du[...]

Stereo3D 169 • If the images are offset ver tically, they ne ed to be balanced us ing the lower of the two slide cont rollers under "Spat ial alignmen t". • If the images hav e rotationa l differences, yo u have to adj ust these with th e knob. • Try to position the minimum points of both sid es precisely one ab ove the other using [...]

170 http://pro.magix.com • Check the res ults in the ana glyph display with r ed/cyan glasses • Correct any unre alistic effec ts by adjustin g the controller in the oppos ite direction. • If the spatia l depth is exaggerated, r educe the cha nged parame ters. Note: Not only camera movements, but also other 2D materials may be arranged spatia[...]

Stereo3D 171 • Not all playba ck devices are capa ble of do uble resolution. If this is th e case for your device, 50 % pinched images wi ll be displaye d. The quality is nev ertheless higher than output v ia th e anaglyph techniqu e. Note: When exporting into the one-over-t he-other-formats, make sure that the vertical resolution is the sum of b[...]

172 http://pro.magix.com Measuring instruments In MAGIX Video Pro X6 there are four measuring instruments that can be used in various situations. The various application ca ses are listed in the descriptions of each measuring instrument. The following measuring instruments are available: • Vectorscope • Waveform monitor • RGB parade • Histo[...]

Measuring instruments 173 - RGB parade - Histogram - All meters side by side 3. Place the play back marker o n the desire d position i n the proj ect window. The measur ing ins trument will display t he measure d value in r ealtime . Description of measuring instruments The measuring instruments are displaye d in the source monitor and always corre[...]

174 http://pro.magix.com • If a color is ove rsaturated, the colo r saturation limi t can be clearly recognized . When large ar eas of the im age are oversa turated, the c orrespondin g color saturation limit is whit e. Cases for using the vector scope Check image material for t inting Tinting in the image material can be recognized when the &quo[...]

Measuring instruments 175 Waveform monitor The Waveform monitor displays the brightness of the video . The connection to the position on the image remains intact. • X Axis (horizo ntal) The image posit ion on the horizonta l axis of the video moni tor. • Y Axis (vertical) The brightn ess of the video (incr easing) a t the co rrespon ding im age[...]

176 http://pro.magix.com RGB parade The measuring instrument „RGB Parade“ basically functions like the wav eform monitor (view page 175) but shows the brightness areas of the colors red, green and b lue indivi dually. The example image (above) is dominated by warm colors meaning that the blue portion is lower than the green portion and mu ch le[...]

Measuring instruments 177 Tint detection If a vertical movement compared to the ot her colors is noticed for one of the three colors, a tint is present. When you regulate the saturation using the video effects, the result is immediately visible in the "RGB Parade" measuring instrument. Histogram The histogram shows the brightness distribu[...]

178 http://pro.magix.com Settings Norm • Automatic: MAGIX Video P ro X6 makes the appropriate setti ngs based on the Movie settings (vie w page 246). • Standard Definition Video BT.601: This setting is used for videos with standard resolution (PAL). The IBU-R BT.601 deals with a standard for the coding of digital interlaced signals. The standar[...]

Measuring instruments 179 Change measuring i nstrument settings Note: Only activate the "Norm" setting for test purposes or if the automatic detection fails. 1. Use a simple mouse click t o open the sour ce monitor menu. 2. Select the option „Meter setting s ...“. 3. Apply the desired setting s. Result: The changes have a n immediat e[...]

180 http://pro.magix.com Audio editing For comprehensive audio track editing that goes beyond v olume level adjustment, audio must be placed on a separate track. 1. To place audio on a separate track, right-click on the des ired object. The context menu will o pen. 2. Select "Audio and wavefor m displa y" > "Audio on separate trac[...]

Audio editing 181 Audio effects Automatic track damping This command from the context menu auto matically dampens the volume of other audio objects. The volume of the selected object on the track remains unchanged. Only original sound: Here you can also specify wheth er you want to dampen the original sound of the video or all audio tracks. Transit[...]

182 http://pro.magix.com Audio effects plug-ins MAGIX Video Pro X6 supports VST as we ll as DirectX audio plug-ins. These are usually effects modules such as reverb, equalizer, dynamics compression, etc. Installation Before using audio effect plug-ins, they first have to be ins talled – this process may be different depending on the plug-i n. VST[...]

Audio editing 183 Apply to all scenes : Applies the selected cleaning setti ngs of all effects to every scene of the movie. Declipper Should the input level of an audi o recording be too high, overmodu lation may result at the louder parts (the signal peaks). This digi tal distortion is also called "clipping": At the overmodulated area, t[...]

184 http://pro.magix.com "Play" button. If it is similar to the background noise in your sound track, go ahead and use it (see "Step 2: Removing background noise"). Extract a new noise sample from an audio t rack: You can also pick out a short passage (from the existing sound track) in which you can hear the background noise. Au[...]

Audio editing 185 effects, from the simple rising of the bass to total sound transformation. If you raise the low frequencies too much throughout the whole level, it might cause distortions. Fader: The volume of each of the 10 frequency bands can be set separately with the 10 volume controls. Link frequency bands: The frequency fi elds can be bundl[...]

186 http://pro.magix.com Power switch : Every effect device in the rack may be switched on or off separately. This button allows you to directly compare the neutral, unedit ed sound of the audio object with the effect setting you have chosen. Reset : Every effect has a reset button that restores the effect device’s initial default. In this state,[...]

Audio editing 187 Time: With this knob you can adjust the ech o time and determine how much of it will be absorbed and, simultaneously, the rever b's decay. Color : You may influence th e sound characteristics of the effect within certain limits. The effect of this controller depends on t he used preset. In rooms, "Color" controls th[...]

188 http://pro.magix.com Tempo: This control changes the speed ind ependently from the pitch ("timestretching"). The object acts as if it were compressed or stretched on the track. Tones/BPM: These fields serve for numerical alteration of pitch and spee d. Only MAGIX soundpool files are suitable for nu meric entries because they are equip[...]

Audio editing 189 • Universal HQ : Universal met hod timestre tching and p itchshifti ng in very high audio qu ality. Suitable for all types of audio material . Existing beat marke rs are evaluated t o improve a udio qua lity. This met hod requires s o much pr ocessing time, that a realti me application is recommen ded only in exceptiona l situat[...]

190 http://pro.magix.com Compressor The compressor is an automated, dynami c volume adjustment controller : louder passages become quieter and quiet passages become louder. A compressor is useful to make spoken passages more audible against background noise or music in case a simple increase of the overall volume is insufficient. Several useful pre[...]

Audio editing 191 bandwidth is defined by the Q value. The hi gher the Q value, the narrower and steeper the filter curve. You can influence the basic sound of the mix by increasing and decreasing the broadband so as to give it more "depth" (lower center 200-600 Hz) or more "air" (Highs 10Khz). You can also decrease t he narrowb[...]

192 http://pro.magix.com You can access additional setti ngs for each frequency band by clicking on the bullets. You can use the knobs to set the values for each band. There is also a numeric field for each parameter where values can be entered. Gain: This controller allows you to raise or lo wer the filter. Setting the controller to 0 deactivates [...]

Audio editing 193 The advantage of a multi-band compressor ve rsus a "normal" compressor is that the "pumping" tendency and other unwanted side effects are dramatically reduced while editing the dynamics. For instance, it can pr event a bass top peak from "reducing" the entire signal. Multiband technology also lets you[...]

194 http://pro.magix.com Maximize strengthens the spatial compone nt of the recording, which also increases the stereo transparency without in fluencing the mono compatibilit y. Stereo meter (correlation gauge): This provides a graphic al display of the phase relation of the audio signal. You can use it to review the or ientation of the signal in t[...]

Audio editing 195 Audio CDs Loading an audio CD works ju st like loading of any other files into the arrangement. • Place an aud io CD int o the driv e. • Find the drive in your Med ia Pool The indiv idual CD titles appear i n the file list. • Double click on the song to preview. • Drag & Drop the CD title into a track of the current ar[...]

196 http://pro.magix.com Save selected tracks: This button opens dialog to save selected tracks. You can either place all files into a single WAV file or cr eate a separate WAV file for each track. A new object will be created in the arra ngement for each track in either case. Options CD drive: With this option you can a ccess the "CD-/DVD dri[...]

Audio editing 197 CD/DVD-ROM configuration Drive Name: Lets you edit the name of the drive in the list. This is useful if you create more than one entry accessing the same physical drive. Host Adapter Number: Lets you specify the number of your SCSI adapter - normally 0. Bus ID: Here you can enter the ID of your CD-R OM drive. Be sure to set the co[...]

198 http://pro.magix.com Mixer The Mixer can be opened by pressing the "M" key or via the butt on bar in the main window (also: "View" > "Mixer"). Mixer channels Each track of the project window is repr esented with a corresponding mixer channel in the mixer. The mixer channel offers a ra nge of options to regulate [...]

Audio editing 199 FX : Opens (view page 189) the audio effect rack . Auto : activates the volume and panautomation (view pa ge 200). Plug-ins : You can access the audio plug-ins (view page 182) installed on the PC using the triangle-shaped button. Volume : You can adjust the track volume us ing the large slider. Stereo panorama : You can set the st[...]

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Audio editing 201 As long as the auto button for a track is activated, all movements of the volume and panorama sliders will be recorded. The automation is displayed as a curve in the project window and can be edited later with the mouse. Note: The mixer's automation curves relate to a track, which means that they are independent of the object[...]

202 http://pro.magix.com • Mixdown : Surround Sound is di splayed as an audio obje ct under the video object, playback of the surround track is reduc ed and recalcul ated to stereo playback. Use this option if you want to export th e Surround Sound without edi ting You can also use it if you thin k that a ster eo export is en ough to meet your re[...]

Audio editing 203 The mixer in surround mode To activate surround playback, open the mi xer (M key) and click on "5.1 surround" button in the master. In the master, six peak meters for the indi vidual channels are provided. The normal panorama button turns into a representat ive display of the surround editor (see below), which can be ope[...]

204 http://pro.magix.com 5.1 Surround editor The selected mixer track's 5.1 surround editor allows you to arrange the audio signal of a track (displayed as two red sound so urces) in stereo space. The signal is dispersed to the 5 (blue) loudspeakers which represent the individual surround channels. There are 6 channels: L: front left R: front [...]

Audio editing 205 • Mono: The (stereo) source s ignal is seen as mono material, the left and right channels are mix ed togethe r and arranged toget her. The or iginal stereo information is lost here. • Stereo 1: Similar to mono mode insofar as the left and right ch annels are mo ved together, but only a portion of the le ft source is audible i [...]

206 http://pro.magix.com Existing surround tracks are transferred directly to MAGIX Video Pro X6 from Samplitude/Se quoia. Se t a playback marker first in MAGIX Video Pro X6 at the starting position of the movie – the wave f ile will be added at the position of this marker. Note: In MAGIX Video Pro X6, the last six trac ks must be free to ensure [...]

Audio editing 207 • Select the option "DVD Audi o track" > "DVD Audio track: unused". A dialog wil l appear where the track can be rena med. • Give the track a descrip tive name. The name ente red here will later app ear in the menu of the burned disc. Now you can assign this DVD audio track to other tracks in the pr ojec[...]

208 http://pro.magix.com Tip : The multi-audio track concept is very us eful for offering a selection of languages. First define a corresponding mu lti-audio track for each langua ge and assign all of the tracks that should be long to the respective language tracks. Combine Surround and stereo tr acks Note: The method described here is only reco mm[...]

Audio editing 209 Scrubbing The term "scrubbing" originates from the ag e of cassette players and provides quicker monitoring of passages of a film or a piece of music. The function plays short samples at the original speed. Note : In order to preview individual audio objects completely, use "Preview (view page 45)" mouse mode. [...]

210 http://pro.magix.com Edit disc menu Switch to the "Burn" screen first by pressing the button displaye d. Here you can adjust the disc menu before burning and burn your mov ies with a menu to a CD, DVD or Blu-ray disc. All movies loaded into the pr oject will be in cluded. If you want to remove some of the loaded films, then switch to [...]

Edit disc menu 211 The number ke ys select the corresponding entry on the menu page. All menu entries are marked with a corresp onding n umber. Within a chapter menu, playback is started from the particular scene. In the movie menu, the corresponding chapter menu (if available) is changed or mo vie playback is started. Navigation button : Use these[...]

212 http://pro.magix.com To the left, you will see a tree structure for selecting various menu templates. At the top, you should first select whether you woul d like to use templates in ratio "16"9" or "4:3". • Animated (DVD): These templates conta in backgroun d and introduc tory videos as well as music. Th e control ele[...]

Edit disc menu 213 Edit disc menu To edit individual menu elements and the m enu structure, activate the "Edit" button. Edit menu elements Hold down the left mouse butto n and drag text boxes or graphical elements to the desired position. You can adjust the size by dragging out the corners and edges of the frame. Undo: This command allows[...]

214 http://pro.magix.com • All movies ar e listed as firs t entries. The correspondi ng menu level is the film menu . • All scenes ar e listed as s econd entr ies next t o it to the right. The correspond ing menu level is the chapter menu. Removing the red check deactivates the correspondi ng entry in the chapter menu. The scenes are still disp[...]

Edit disc menu 215 Audio menu : If your project features multiple DVD audio tracks, then a menu will be added to the disc for the user to select an audio track. Preview pictures : Shows/hides the preview pictures in the disc menu. Numbering : The numbers beside the men u entries may be selected directly using the remote control, but they might be u[...]

216 http://pro.magix.com Video : Load a video or graphics file into the preview monit or and use it as an animation in the menu background. In addi tion to the options for the bac kground graphic (see above), you may also use a sequ ence from a loaded slideshow o r from a different video file. Background video options : • Create animated menu but[...]

Edit disc menu 217 Pressing this button or double-clic king the menu entries allows menu entries you have created to be edited. The dialog with the properti es of the menu en tries (view pag e 217) will open. These buttons open MAGIX Photo Designer for further editing of your background pi ctures or the selected menu elements. Jump to linked page T[...]

218 http://pro.magix.com Font color: Define the foregr ound color of the text. Font: Set which font and which style (bold, italic, etc.) should be used. Shadow: Set the color and size of the shadow that will ap pear underneath the text. 3D effect: If you would like to make your text appear three-dimensional, you can set the width, height, and color[...]

Edit disc menu 219 Edit your own menu entri es Note: This function is available only in the deluxe version. There is another view in this dialog to edit menu entries you have created. Menu links can be edited here. This makes it possible to link a menu entry with a certain action, menu page, or a certain position in the movie. No link : The menu el[...]

220 http://pro.magix.com For smaller changes, you can also shorten th is process: click the button "In external editor" in the "Disc options" on "Design page". A temporary PSD file will be added and ope ned in the program that has been selected in the program settings as the menu editor (view page 258). After editing h[...]

Edit disc menu 221 If the number of menu entries displayed is increased, this results from copying the layer groups in the PSD (see below). Of co urse, the rendered text layers are also copied into the layer groups, which results in incorrect text again. The best way to proceed is to edit the te xt entries at the very end, since changes normally wi[...]

222 http://pro.magix.com (%) Preview image/thumbnail from the movie to be referenced Bitmap information will be ignored d uring import and only the size and position will be exported. Edit menu templat es The resulting PSD file will now be load ed in to the external application. The following steps may differ slightly depending on the application t[...]

Edit disc menu 223 the top position, so it makes most sense to copy the existing layers from the lowermost to the topmost. Otherwise, you will have to restore the correct order of the new layers using drag & drop. Now, select all objects of the button while h olding the Shift key and mov e them to a new position. Usually, you also have to selec[...]

224 http://pro.magix.com pooled into one text object. Save the results. Xara Designer Pro: In Xara Designer Pro, activate the text t ool after loading the PSD file and write the desired text next to the movie button. Now, you have to localize the existing mo vie buttons (object gallery tec hnology, see above). You can drag and drop the text ob ject[...]

Edit disc menu 225 Import menu back into MAGIX Video Pro X6 After editing, a PSD file is created, which is imported into MAGIX Video Pro X6 again and must then be assigned to a menu page as a template. If access takes place through "Edit externally" see "Export menu" (view page 219), this is done automatically during saving and [...]

226 http://pro.magix.com Film buttons : Layers for film buttons are each comb ined as a layer group that features the prefix "(+-)" or "(+)" at the beginning of its name. The layers themselves have different functions that are kept together via this naming pr efix. Preview image : The name of the layer for the previe w ima ge be[...]

Burn a disc 227 Burn a disc Switch to the "Burn" screen first by pressing the button displaye d. Here you can burn your movies to CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc including selection menus. All movies loaded into the pr oject will be in cluded. If you want to remove some of the loaded films, switch to the "Edit" screen again and delete [...]

228 http://pro.magix.com Burning wizard Click "Burn" to open the dialog for creating DVDs, Blu-ray discs, AVCHD and other video media including a menu. Select what kind of disc you would like to create.[...]

Burn a disc 229 The burn dialog Here you can select your burner, the type of disc, the encoder settings. MPEG-2 is used for DVDs. Blu-ray discs also use MPEG-2 , and higher bitrates are employed in order to reach the higher HD resolution s. AVCHD discs use a much more complex MPEG-4/H.264 codec, which is document ed in detail in t he "MPEG-4 e[...]

230 http://pro.magix.com Options Simulate first : If you are not sure about the writ e speed or memory requirements of the selected disc, you can simulate the write process before burning. Activate buffer underrun protection: Many burners support techniqu es that prevent the much-feared "buffer underrun". Use this op tion t o activate thi[...]

Burn a disc 231 It is difficult to acquire reliable informat ion regarding required memory, especially with the MPEG-2 encoder. If the “Variabl e bit rate” of the MPEG-2 encoder is activated, encoding will occur according to the movements in the picture . The required memory depends on the film mate rial; an action film would need more memory t[...]

232 http://pro.magix.com • All passages behind th e playback marker will be rem oved from the ov erly long movie and made into a sepa rate movie. Both mo vies can be con trolled in the movie tab in the Project wi ndow. Save both of th em separately to your hard dis k (“File > Manage mo vies > Export movie file” menu option, fo r example[...]

Burn a disc 233 movie that were changed in the program are re-encoded. Please note: T he MPEG files contained in the movie must have the same format, i.e. the bit rates (variable or constant), audio formats, image resolu tions and video formats must match. Anti-interlace filter: Activate this option only for playback on a TV screen, where it reduce[...]

234 http://pro.magix.com Note: Ask your graphics card manufacturer whether your graphics card supports hardware acceleration. Make sure that all the necessary drivers are installed. If your system does support hardware accelera tion, you can activate it in the "Encoder Settings" dialog under "Advanced..." > "Hardware acc[...]

Export movie 235 Export movie A movie may be exported in different vide o formats via "File -> Export movie". The options available vary accord ing to the selected format. Presets : These are typical settings for the sele cted format for the most important applications. Click " Save " to save your own settings and " Dele[...]

236 http://pro.magix.com Video as DV-AVI This option exports the video as a DV enc oded AVI. The arrangement can be easily transferred to a connected camera using a FireWire interface. The dialog will provide further information on all available options. You can access it via "Advanced" in the export dialog. You will also be asked for whi[...]

Export movie 237 Uncompressed movie When exporting an uncompr essed AVI video file you can adjust the size and frame rate of the AVI video you wish to create . The video material will not be compressed by a codec. Note : This will create very large files! Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + U Video as MotionJPEG AVI Opens the export dialog for AVI vide[...]

238 http://pro.magix.com dynamically to the requirements of the corresponding picture or sound material. Either the quality value may be set betwee n 1-100 or, for two-pass encoding, an average or maximum bit rate. For audio, the bit rate is set additionally by the audio format. Import : For the most common applications (o ther than for playback on[...]

Export movie 239 Tip : First, check if there is a suitable pres et in the export dialog for your purposes. Advanced users can make specific adju stments to these three areas using the advanced settings. For more information about the MPEG-4 encoder read the "MPEG-4 enc oder settings (view page 354)" chapter. In the presets there are also [...]

240 http://pro.magix.com Normalize : This function should always be activa ted. It guarantees that the music is not too loud/overmodulated or too quiet. Transfer format: Specify here whether the created file shoul d be transferred via device connected via Bluetooth or via email. Audio as wave The movie's audio track is exported in the wave (*.[...]

Export movie 241 object cuts, tracks, pans, and volume (wit h curves) are transferred, since the EDL format only saves this information in a limit ed manner. Items that are not transferred : All effects, Surround posi tions, video transitions, markers (chapter markers, scene markers). The basic audio and video files will not be e xported. They will[...]

242 http://pro.magix.com Upload to the Internet (YouTube and Vimeo) You can upload your movie t o various onli ne sites such as YouTube or Vimeo by going to "File" > "Online ". YouTube is a host ing site for self-made clips of all kinds. Vimeo is a growing service that is popula r with more experienced vide ographers and budd[...]

Export movie 243 Upload to Internet (MAGIX Online Album and showfy) Go to "File" > "Online" > MAGIX Online Al bum and showfy> "Upload current movie as video" to access the login dialog. In MAGIX Online Album you can present your videos along with photos and music in cu stom designed online albums. Wit h showfy[...]

244 http://pro.magix.com Output as media player You can export your movie as an HTML-enabled media player if you want to play it in an Internet browser or embed it on a web page. • Select the desired qua lity. • Click on "Save video" . In target folder, an HTML and an MP4 file will be created for further use. Output as video file With[...]

Settings for and management of video projectors 245 Settings for and management of video projectors Movie and project settings When you create a new video project, yo u can make settings for the new project already in the start dialog. You can change these later. In the following chapter, we'll discuss the various settings included in MAGIX Vi[...]

246 http://pro.magix.com Movie setting s Play movie in loop mode: The movie will be played back endlessly. Playback starts at the playback marker and after reaching the end of the project will restart at its beginning. Use current settings as presets for new movies: If this option is activate d, all new movies will receive the settings that you hav[...]

Settings for and management of video projectors 247 Synchronization Synchronization dialog Note : You will find descriptions of all sync hronization dialog elements here. You can find a description of how the synchronization settings are made in the "Synchronization settings" (view page 248) chapter. Input synchronization: Here you must s[...]

248 http://pro.magix.com time to reach their corre ct speed. To make sure that MAGIX Video Pro X6 synchronizes to a valid time, this segm ent can be skipped using pre-roll f rames. Output synchronization : Here you must select the driver, which MAGIX Video Pro X6 will use to send MIDI timecode. W hen synchronizing via SMPTE, please make sure that t[...]

Settings for and management of video projectors 249 the synchr onizatio n source must s upport MTC and be c onfigured as the "master". • For example, if you use "MIDI Yoke NT 1" under "Input sy nchronizatio n", then the device "MIDI Yo ke NT 1" mu st also be set i n the MTC outp ut in the ma ster. Synchroni[...]

250 http://pro.magix.com • Activate the box "Out put synchron ization active". • Under "Device", se t the first free virtual MIDI device (e .g. "MIDI Yoke NT 1"). Now set the transport controls via MMC (MIDI machine control): • Click "MMC sett ings" to open th e "MIDI machi ne control" d ialog[...]

Settings for and management of video projectors 251 Movie information This option opens an informa tion window: Name: Here you can enter the name of the current movie. Date of creation : Displays the time the movie was created. Last changed : Displays the time of the last save. Number of objects used : Dis plays the number of all objects in the mov[...]

252 http://pro.magix.com Name and path: Displays the name of the movie and the location where it is stored on the computer. Description: Here you can give your project a description - perhaps a few statements about the state of the editing progress, e tc. This is something lik e a notepad function. Date: Here you can assign your project a specific [...]

Settings for and management of video projectors 253 Start dialog A start dialog will open when the program is st arted or a new project is loaded. Here you can make important presets for the project. You can change these settings at any time by going to "File" > " Settings". Load existing project: Here you can select and load[...]

254 http://pro.magix.com Audio sample rate: Here you can set the audio track's audio sample rate. Use movie template: Here you can choose an included movie tem plate for a new project. Read the "Using movie templates" (view page 286) section for more details. Ed iting mode: You can use Standard Mode and Basic Mode (view page 35) to e[...]

Settings for and management of video projectors 255 Output device : Use this option to specify which soun d card plays the wave audio objects. This is especially important if you have multiple sound cards installed on your computer, e.g. "onboard sound" as well as an additional sound card. Audio buffer: In order to allow smooth playback o[...]

256 http://pro.magix.com Update in background: The update of the object display after move and zoom operations in the project window is perfor med in the background in order to let you work smoothly. Spacebar function: You can set whether the playback marker returns to its original position or stays at its current place w hen playback is stopped wi[...]

Settings for and management of video projectors 257 Video/Audio In the "Video/Audio" tab yo u will find all settings options concerning vi deo and audio files. Video standards PAL is used in Europe; the United States, Canada, and Japan use NTSC. Movie display The resolutions that can be set here concern on ly the picture display in the ar[...]

258 http://pro.magix.com GPU acceleration for standard transition s: Here you can (de)activate hardware acceleration of your graphics card for 3D e ffects. More information can be found in the 3D transitions (view page 99) chapter. Automatically create fram e table during import: Sometimes, rebuilding a frame table can get rid of problems in certai[...]

Settings for and management of video projectors 259 High-quality output for dynamic zoom and combination effects : This improves the display quality of zooms and effects, but results in longer l oading times. Move playback marker when selecting objects : This opt ion automatically moves the playback marker to the beginning of the selected object. P[...]

260 http://pro.magix.com Preview in the proj ect window/preview win dow and playba ck in video recorder/analog recording You can set the playback mode separately for the project window (including all preview windows and effects di alogs) and the preview moni tors during recording and in the video recorder. Always use DirectX9: Normally DirectX11 is[...]

Settings for and management of video projectors 261 This mode works better than the standard mode (Overlay Mixe r) only for a few graphics card models. Standard renderer: The DirectShow standard renderer is used for viewing. Image formation in Vertical Blank Interv als (VBI) The image formation takes place in the vertic al blank inter vals of the m[...]

262 http://pro.magix.com Info: The proxy and preview rendering function enables smooth preview playback by rendering complicated passages in the pr oject in advance. You can start this function in the context menu of the marker bar. More details are available in the "Preview rendering" section. Presets: Choose a preset that is suitable fo[...]

Settings for and management of video projectors 263 • Manual setting: The dialo g is extended: Format settings : Specify here which format shoul d be used to render a set range. "Advanced settings" enables you to adjust the selected format to suit your own particular requirements. Your own custom presets can be saved for future projects[...]

264 http://pro.magix.com want to archive an arrangement for later use or in case the files are on multiple data carriers (CDs, DVDs, etc) so that on load ing you continually have to change them. Effects files used are also saved in a folder together with the other files. If the option " Copy disc project, movies, and media in folder " is [...]

Settings for and management of video projectors 265 Importing & exporting EDL files Import EDL (edit list) The menu "File -> Import edit list (EDL)..." allows you to import edit lists in the Samplitude EDL format into MAGIX Video Pro X6 . It is important in this case that the folder structure remains unchanged. During importing int[...]

266 http://pro.magix.com Delete specific files Choose this option if you would like to select certain files for deletion. In the file selection dialog, you can select the desired f iles. In the next step, the clean-up wizard searches for other files which belong to yo ur selection. Using this method, you can delete an entire movie with all of its a[...]

Special functions and wizards 267 Special functions and wizards In this chapter, we will introduce you to some of the especially useful special functions. Proxy editing If performance deteriorates and playback becomes shaky due to hardware limitations, hi-res source material or ve ry complex projects, it is recommended to use proxy files for editin[...]

268 http://pro.magix.com output on DVD. You should also activate the option "Use files created during rendering for export and burning" to use the proxy files during export. Preview rendering With MAGIX Video Pro X6 you can pre-render sp ecific sections of your movie. This is especially useful if smooth playback is not possibl e due to th[...]

Special functions and wizards 269 <MAGIX Video Pro X6 will then analyze wh ich sections should be pre-rendere d. A dialog will appear, indicating ho w many areas have been located. These sections will be additionally marked in the MAGIX Vide o Pro X6 timeline using red bars. Step 2: Select "Yes" in the di alog to start preview renderin[...]

270 http://pro.magix.com After rendering, a green line appears in the timeline to symbolize that this range has been rendered. As with automatic rendering, the section will remain green as long as no further changes are made to it. The green line will then turn red a nd can be updated again. Update p review rende ring Preview rendering is effective[...]

Special functions and wizards 271 Automatic scene detection In the "Effects" menu automatic scene recognition can be ope ned. The scene recognition function analyzes the film for scene transitions and scans for drastic changes in the brightne ss and color distribution within the picture. Digital Video “time stamps” (points in time at [...]

272 http://pro.magix.com Via the zoom +/- buttons you can enlarge the part of the arranger where the selected scene begins or previous scene ended. You can use the "Sensitivity" controller to change the sen sitivity of the scene recognition, so that different scene change s can be found depe nding on the setting. With "Action on OK&q[...]

Special functions and wizards 273 „Don't close“ creates a new movie that ca n be selected in the the Movie tab (view page 19). Musical cut adjustment Behind the "Adjust cuts to music" function in the "Edit" menu hides the option to adjust the rhythm of an existing arrangem ent with cut scenes to a song in order to trans[...]

274 http://pro.magix.com This opens the "MAGIX Remix Agent" beat recognition assistant. This tool can analyze the song's rhythm. After the song's BPM value (= beats per mi nute) has been found, the music will be separated into short, similar passages (rem ix objects). The individual objects that result in (However, nothing preve[...]

Special functions and wizards 275 Step 1: Checking the start marker Step 2: Tempo recognition Step 3: Specifying beat starts Step 4: Application of B PM and beat recognition Step 1: Checking the start marker Before you start the analysis you shoul d set the start marker at the position where the rhythmic music begins. This means that if t he song h[...]

276 http://pro.magix.com Keep tapping until the red display showi ng "Unlocked" changes to the green "Lock ed" setting. Use the "0" key to manually set the quarter beats while the music plays. Surrounding markers will automatically be removed to en sure that the set tempo remains intact. You can move the markers with t[...]

Special functions and wizards 277 Select music style Choose a musical style first. The option "Apply only between start and end marker" limits the length of the background music you want to create. Start and end markers (view page 107) may be set with the left and right mouse button if MAGIX Soundtrack Maker is open. Set mood change: You [...]

278 http://pro.magix.com Variations If the background music that has been crea ted is not suitable, a variation may be created. This process may be repeated for the entire background music as well as for individual emotions: • If you wa nt to vary the enti re backgro und music , then simply click on "Create variations". • If you on ly[...]

Special functions and wizards 279 Intensity Controls the portion of video and image obje cts that feature effects. With "Normal" you will see a balanced amount, whereas wi th "Weak" or "Strong", correspondingly fewer or more effects. Transitions Transitions can be individually activate d or deactivated using this butto[...]

280 http://pro.magix.com Film length Resulting film length : This is an estimation of how long the film will be after applyi ng Slideshow Maker. Available music : This is the complete length of t he music that is currently selected. Background music (view page 281) enables detailed settings for the piec es of music to be used. Adju st film length t[...]

Special functions and wizards 281 Background music Specify if and which music should be used for the backgr ound here. Use background music : Adds background music. Load file(s) : A file selection dialog will open to choose a folder featuring music; select one or multiple files. Remove : The selected pieces of music are removed from the list and wi[...]

282 http://pro.magix.com Select pictures for panor ama Load all necessary images into the film proj ect as usual. The images that should make up the panorama should be selected one after the other while holding down th e "Shift" key. Select the entry "Create pano rama" from the context menu "Effects" (view page 304) &g[...]

Special functions and wizards 283 Finished panorama (2 ima ges) Finished panorama from 2 images Batch conversion Batch conversion makes it is possible to conv ert multiple video files, movies, objects, or whole projects into another format in just one step. Open batch conversion Batch conversion can be opened using diffe r ent presets. A pre-select[...]

284 http://pro.magix.com Batch conversion dialo g Presets: Save and load your settings here. These include the list of files to be exported and the export settings and names of all entries. Caution! Batch conversion references the proj ects, movies, and the objects contained therein directly. Keep in mind that when converting entire movies, the sou[...]

Special functions and wizards 285 Note on format setting for multiple tasks: If one of the ma rked tasks already has an individual setting, its will be lost after an other format is selected. To prevent this, remove the selection for each task using Ctrl + mouse-click. Set the target format in the flip menu. Windows Media Video format (*.wmv) is th[...]

286 http://pro.magix.com Recording These cards can also be used to record various signals, such as HDMI. Some DSLR cameras output preview images through an HDMI. These images can be recorded directly into a high-quality and editin g-friend ly format if the camera's internal image compression is bypassed. HDMI capture can also be useful for cr [...]

Special functions and wizards 287 Audio tracks of inserted material Menu templates contain audio material. For this reason, the audio track of the inserted audio material will be muted. You can, however, switch it on again by clicking on the speaker symbol in the preview image. A speaker slide controller appears which lets you control the volume of[...]

288 http://pro.magix.com Menus Certain menu items are not available on the "Record" and "Burn" screens. The menu reference describes the full menu as found on the "Edit" screen. File Menu New project A new MAGIX Video Pro X6 project is crea ted. The Start dialog opens in this case A start dialog will open when the prog[...]

Menus 289 Create new project: Here you can assign a name to your new project. Create proxy file automatically: The original material is already converted to a suitable target format in advance, which can (view page 267) save a lot of time when editi ng and exporting when finishe d. Project folder: Here you can set the path for the pr oject folder w[...]

290 http://pro.magix.com Manage movies New movie Use this option to create a new movie for yo ur recordings and imported files. Since a film is normally already opened, you will have to decide whether the m ovie should be inserted into the existing project or if a new project should be created. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + N Delete movie This op[...]

Menus 291 Project folder Import media files into project folder The files selected in the Media Pool will be imported into the project folder (view page 61). Clean up p roject folde r Unused media files will be removed from the project file. Note : This function applies to the entire project. Record audio / i mages / vid eo A selection window will [...]

292 http://pro.magix.com Scan image Select scanner The twain interface connects MAGIX Video Pro X6 with almost all current scanners or digital cameras. Here's how to proc eed the first time you scan via the twain interface: 1. Install the twain s oftware for the dev ice. 2. Restart your comp uter. 3. Start MAGIX Video Pr o X6. 4. Cli ck on &qu[...]

Menus 293 Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + B Copy CD/DVD direct The dialog provides several options for crea ting a copy: • Copy: Here you ca n directly copy a non copy- protected CD or DVD. • Shrink : Compresses a DVD to the size of a regular single layer DVD+/-R/RW. All files of the origi nal DVD have to be on the hard drive. • Analog copy: Copies[...]

294 http://pro.magix.com Export to magix.info This command allows you to expo rt your movie to magix.info. First, export your project in one of the fo llowing formats: asf, mov, mpg, mpeg, mp4, wmv, 3gp, or avi. Next, access "File -> In ternet -> magix.info -> Present videos on magix.info" to reach a page where you can upload you[...]

Menus 295 Load backup project This option loads an automa tically created slideshow back up. This type of automatic backup gets the file extension MV_ (underscore). This command is only intended for use in emergencies, for example, if you unin tentionally saved your change and wish to return to the previous version of the movie. Keyboard shortcut: [...]

296 http://pro.magix.com Reset Program Settings to Default... Use this function to reset all program se ttings you made in MAGIX Video Pro X6 to their original settings. Exit Closes MAGIX Video Pro X6. Keyboard shortcut: Alt + F4 Edit Menu Undo With this command you can undo the last changes you made. This way, it's no problem if you want to t[...]

Menus 297 Copy ob jects This function copies the selected scene (or the selected object in the Tim eline mode) to the clipboard. You can then use the "Paste" command to plac e it into any movie. Paste objec ts This command inserts the clipboard materi al (photo or object) at the current position of the start marker. Keyboard shortcut: Ctr[...]

298 http://pro.magix.com Remove scene end This command cuts a scene at the point where the start marker is positioned, and deletes all material behind the start position simultaneously. Keyboard shortcut: U Remove scene If you want to cut a scene out of a movie retroactively, this option automatically moves all objects, titles, and transitions on a[...]

Menus 299 Copy The section between the in and out points is copied from the current arrangement to the clipboard. If can be pasted back at another location. Keyboard shortcut: Alt + C Delete The section between the in and out points is deleted from the current arrangement and not copied to the clipboar d. Keyboard shortcut: Alt + De l Insert The co[...]

300 http://pro.magix.com Wizards Slideshow Maker Opens the Slideshow Maker (view page 278) Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + M Soundtrack Maker This command opens MAGIX So undtrack Maker (view page 276). Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + S Travel route animation This menu entry opens the separate Travel route animatio n program. This enables simple creatio[...]

Menus 301 Start preview rendering You can render a pre-defined area for the preview or automatically search the material for critical areas. See "Preview rendering". Shortcut: Ctrl + R Remove areas for preview rendering All rendered previews will be discarded; the video material will be render ed again via the arrangement in real time and[...]

302 http://pro.magix.com Set chapter markers Places a chapter marker at the position of the playback marker. This creates a chapter entry in the disc menu in case the movie is being burned to disc. You can rename the chapter markers by right clicking and selecting "Rename". The new name will appear in the chapter menu (view page 211). Key[...]

Menus 303 may also be inserted in pre-defined interv als or as a pre-defined number of chapter markers. Naming of chapter markers : To titl e the chapter markers, a user-defined name featuring consecutive numbers or the objec t name or text from the text objects may be used. Optionally, existing chapte r markers may be deleted and the automatic cha[...]

304 http://pro.magix.com Search for gaps MAGIX Video Pro X6 enables you to locate gaps betwee n objects where no image material is located. This hinders unintentiona l black spots from appearing. This opti on is located under "Edit -> Find gaps". A corresponding dialog opens. Optimize view : Zooms to the selected gap. Mark gap as range[...]

Menus 305 Edit in external editor Graphics files (BMPs or JPEGs) can be edited retroactively with an external graphics program within the project window. The selected image file wil l be loaded automatically and used in MAGIX Video Pro X6 in place of the original material automatically. MAGIX Video Pro X6 includ es the high- performance image editi[...]

306 http://pro.magix.com Background design Select a color, a picture, or any video on yo ur hard disk which you would like to serve as the background for the photo displayed. This function is especially us eful when photos have black bars around them, or if they are reduced in size. Reset backgr ound Resets the background design (view page 306) set[...]

Menus 307 Apply video eff ects to all of the follo wing The current effects settings will be applied to all scenes and photos in your movie which lie behind the selected object. Audio object effect s Normalize The function "Normalize" raises the level of an audio object to the maximum possible level without clipping the material. This se [...]

308 http://pro.magix.com Save audio effects This command saves the current effects co mbination for each object separately. Keyboard shortcut: Shift + + Reset audio effects This option allows you to deactivate all curr ently used effects entirely if you want to undo the changes. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Alt + + BPM Wizard Read the section concerni[...]

Menus 309 Design elements Picture-in-picture: Here you will fin d various presets for picture nestling. Collages: work similarly to regular picture-in-p icture effects, but employ multiple objects. Depending on the collage, arrang e the selected objects one after the other and drag the collage onto the first object. Test images: Professional test i[...]

310 http://pro.magix.com At the top you can select a name for the window arrangement. In "Media Pool" you can additionally determine wheth er selected tabs (main navigation) and sections (subnavigation) should also be saved. Keyboard shortcuts F10, F11 and F12 are au tomatically assigned to the first three window arrangements; by goin g t[...]

Menus 311 Master audio ef fect rac k Opens or closes the master effects rack; you can also use the "Master FX" button in the mixer window for this. Shortcut: B Mastering Suite This opens the Mastering Suite (view page 190). Program monitor Hides or shows the program monitor. Keyboard shortcut: Shift + V Source monitor The source monitor p[...]

312 http://pro.magix.com Show movie overview With this option, you can display an overvi ew of the entire arrangement on the video screen. It is particularly suitable for lo ng and complex arrangements to prevent you from losing track. You can view the whole movie and you a re, despite this, able to access the object you're looking for in a sp[...]

Menus 313 Context he lp The mouse cursor will turn into an arrow with a question mark. Click on any button of the main screen, to open program help which will describe the control element in question. Shortcut: Alt + F1 PDF manual Opens the manual in PDF format. Similar to the Help featu re that can be accessed by pressing F1, this manual contains [...]

314 http://pro.magix.com Context menu (right click) Context menu can be reached by right clicking on a selected object . It offers functions which are available and can be expected in the given context. Video objects Audio functions Create wave form In most cases, the waveform display of an audio file will not be required. However, if you require t[...]

Context menu (right click) 315 Object trimmer Shows or hides the trim window. This enables the position of the selected vide o or image object and its handles to be adjusted more finely. Read the chapter "Adjusting videos precisely" ("Trimming"). Keyboard shortcut: Shift + N Edit snap point Objects, object edges, markers or the [...]

316 http://pro.magix.com Anti-flicker fi lter Choose this option for still pictures with de tailed structures and high con trast. This filter reduces line flickering during TV playback. Border cropping adjustment: Select this option if the edges are cropped during playback on your television. Values stored in "Movie effects settings (view page[...]

Context menu (right click) 317 General information The name of the selected object, the fore /background color and aspect ratio for the object in unselected status can be change d here. Additional information is also displayed about which file the selected object points to. Calculation of interme diate images (only for video o bjects) Interlace pro[...]

318 http://pro.magix.com Edit snap point Objects, object edges, markers or the play back marker will spring automatically to particular "Key positions", when you move t hem close enough wit h the mouse. This is called "snapping". This helps to positi on obje cts exactly, even if the project is zoomed out. Per object, one snap po[...]

Context menu (right click) 319 Export to MAGIX Online Album Log in to the MAGIX Online Album service an d load images and music into the album to share them with your friends and acquai ntances in the Internet. The assistant will lead you step-by-step through the uploadin g process. After the process is finished, you can access your updated MAGIX O[...]

320 http://pro.magix.com Deinterlace options: Normally, the setting Automatic interlace processing does not have to be changed. The frames are proc essed separately and passed to the encoder when exported. If necessary, MAGIX Video Pro X6 will perform high- quality interlacing. If "No interlace processing" is set, then it is assumed that [...]

Context menu (right click) 321 • To set a snap point, sele ct an object and place the playback marker at the position wher e you wo uld like th e snap po int to be. • With the "Se t snap point" opt ion, which you can find in the menu "Edit" >"Ed it snap points", a snap point will be set. "D elete snap point[...]

322 http://pro.magix.com Align other audio objects with this track Video objects grouped with audio objects may be used t o synchronize recordings from different camera perspectives. For more information, please see the topic "Synchronize video objects using the audio track (view page 115)". Split stereo objects into mono objects An audio[...]

Context menu (right click) 323 General information The name of the selected object, the fore /background color and aspect ratio for the object in unselected status can be change d here. Additional information is also displayed about which file the selected object points to. Calculation of interme diate images (only for video o bjects) Interlace pro[...]

324 http://pro.magix.com Edit snap point Objects, object edges, markers or the play back marker will spring automatically to particular "Key positions", when you move t hem close enough wit h the mouse. This is called "snapping". This helps to positi on obje cts exactly, even if the project is zoomed out. Per object, one snap po[...]

Context menu (right click) 325 Insert objects into the project folder Every single object can be added to the proj ect folder an d used again later. All of the object's properties will be maintained. This is useful, for example, if the video material should be edited beforehand and then arranged in the next step. Object prop erties This functi[...]

326 http://pro.magix.com MAGIX 3D Maker objects Edit settings... A limited MAGIX 3D Maker version is opened to edit the selected o bject. Edit snap point Objects, object edges, markers or the play back marker will spring automatically to particular "Key positions", when you move t hem close enough wit h the mouse. This is called "sna[...]

Context menu (right click) 327 Video effects The entries for this submenu are directly available in the Media Pool. Insert objects into the project folder Every single object can be added to the proj ect folder an d used again later. All of the object's properties will be maintained. This is useful, for example, if the video material should be[...]

328 http://pro.magix.com Tempo/Pitch (audio objects only) If there is information about the tempo, then the tempo can be doubled or halved here. You set the tempo with the BPM Wizard. Metadata (only when metadat a is found in the object) Metadata from images or AVCHD videos will appear hear - if available. In this way you can find additional inform[...]

Context menu (right click) 329 Paste objec ts Inserts the contents of the clipboard at the click position. Range above blank s pace The start and end of the range in the film will be set to the respective bord ers of the empty space that is clicked on. Keyboard shortcut: X Display track curves This option hides or shows track curves fo r the corres[...]

330 http://pro.magix.com Problems and solutions File will not load If files cannot be loaded, this means that t he format is either not supported by MAGIX Video Pro X6, or the corresponding codec mu st be activated first. Read the section "Import formats (view page 15)" for more information. In case of AVI files, it is possib le that th e[...]

Problems and solutions 331 Remedy: Try the tempo correction buttons or tap until the "locked " condition is attained. Problem: The metronome sounds inaccurately or is jerk y, the lines in the wave- shaped display are irregular and thinly drawn. Activation problems Problem : The entered code is incorrect (telephone activation) Make sure yo[...]

332 http://pro.magix.com Online functions Integrated browser The integrated browser offers many useful functions that help you collect material for using in your project. All kinds of media can be collected – images, videos, sound or simply text can be all integrated using the built-in browser with great results. Tip: You must have an Internet co[...]

Online functions 333 Loading Internet media The buttons described here are used to co llect and load media directly from the Internet into the current film. The correspon ding function s can be found in the context menu of the browser. Save selected text: The selected text will be saved. It can then be edited using the title editor. Start screen ca[...]

334 http://pro.magix.com If no new messages are present, the button will appear gr ay. When the MAGIX News Center is clicked, all of t he available information will be displayed. Click the messages to reach the corresponding website. Embed Flash videos into your own web page To do this, you will need a basic knowledge of HTML pages and all technica[...]

Online functions 335 sound The sound contained in the vi deo will be played back if this parameter is "true". loop The video will be automatically pla yed back from the start after reaching the end if this parameter is "true". tooltip Changing the position of th e position cursor will display a tooltip with position informatio n[...]

336 http://pro.magix.com Keyboard shortcuts Tip : In Windows, keyboard settin gs are changed using the Alt + Shift key combination. Those who often use keyboa rd shortcuts can accident ally change their keyboard settings, so that they keys don' t correspond to the pictured symbols. To prevent this, you can remove the check ma rk found by going[...]

Keyboard shortcuts 337 Scroll and zoom To scroll and zoom in the project window it is recommended to work with keyboard shortcuts + the mouse wheel. The followin g keyb oard shortcuts are available: • Mouse wheel: Ho rizontal scrol ling • Alt + Mouse wheel: Vertic al scrolling • Ctrl + Mouse wheel: Hor izontal zoom • Shift + Mouse wheel: Ve[...]

338 http://pro.magix.com Zoom to selected range Alt + F Zoom to complete movie length F Preview rendering Ctrl + R Move view To next object edge Alt + W To previous object edge Alt + Q To movie start Home To movie end End To beginning of range Ctrl + Home To end of range Ctrl + End Page to right/left Page up/Page down Grid unit to right/left Ct rl [...]

Keyboard shortcuts 339 Context Menu Here you find some more functions among other functions of the menus : Set Audio-Video-Offset Alt + O Object properties Ctrl + E Audio and waveform display Create waveform display Shift + E Video/audio on one track Ctrl + U Video/audio on separate tracks Ctrl + H File menu New project Ctrl + N Open project Ctrl +[...]

340 http://pro.magix.com Windows Media Export Ctrl + Alt + V Video as MPEG 4 video Ctrl + Alt + G Audio as wave Ctrl + Alt + W Export as transition Ctrl + Alt + T Single frame as BMP file Ctrl + Alt + B Single frame as JPEG Ctrl + Alt + J Export movie information as EDL Alt + D Backup copy Copy project and media into folder Alt + S Copy movie and m[...]

Keyboard shortcuts 341 Group objects G Ungroup objects Shift + G Wizards Slideshow Maker Ctrl + M Soundtrack Maker Ctrl + Shift + S Mixdown audio Shift + D Merge audio and video Shift + M Start preview rendering Ctrl + R Set snap point Ctrl + P Marker Set project marker Ctrl + Enter key Set chapter markers Shift + Enter key Set chapter markers auto[...]

342 http://pro.magix.com Section Alt + Shift + P Camera/zoom Ctrl + Alt + Z Rotation/mirror Alt + Shift + R Audio object effect s Normalize Alt + N Volume reduction Alt + L Audio cleaning Alt + A Echo/reverb Shift + H Timestretch/resample Ctrl + Shift + Q Load audio effects Ctrl + + Save audio effects Shift + + Reset audio effects Ctrl + Alt + + BP[...]

Keyboard shortcuts 343 Help menu Help F1 Context help Alt + F1 Display tooltips Ctrl + Shift + F1 About MAGIX Video Pro X6 Alt + Shift + F1 Edit keyboard shortcut In this dialog you can specify keyboard shortcuts for all menu function of MAGIX Video Pro X6. This allows you to adapt exis ting shortcuts to your require ments or to add new ones. The s[...]

344 http://pro.magix.com Keyboard shortcut list Reset: Activates all preset shortcuts again. Load: Previously saved shortcuts ar e loaded and activated again. Tip: MAGIX Video Pro X6 offers additional presets for those switching from other programs. These settings make it considerab ly easier to switch to MAGIX Video Pro X6. If you have used MAGIX [...]

Activate codecs 345 Activate codecs You may activate encoders/decoders for various file formats as required. The corresponding activation dialog will appear automatically when the codec is used for the first time, e.g. when a DVD is burned and the MPEG-2 codec is used. Why does it have to be "activated"? To import (decode) or export (enco[...]

346 http://pro.magix.com Fee-based codec activation In order to use the professional video codecs DVCPRO and AVC Intra in MAGIX Video Pro X6 they must first be activate d. This involves a fee-based activation process. The codec MPEG-4 Full from MainConcep t can also be activated for a fee. Order activation code online Click on "Order online...[...]

Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage 347 Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage MPEG Compression MPEG means "Moving Picture Experts Group" and defines a workgroup w hich cooperates with the International Standa rds Organization (ISO) as well as the international Electro Techni cal Commission (ETC) to deve lop standards for video and audio[...]

348 http://pro.magix.com future play on another computer using one of these codec s, you should first install this codec on the other PC. The best method available is to copy the codec installer to your export directory and burn it every ti me you create a video disc (slideshow disc) for play on computers. You may encounter some problems when usin [...]

Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage 349 DVD +RW: +RW drives allow re-writable DVDs to be created which m ay be read by almost any commercial DVD-ROM or DVD player. The companies inv olved are mainly Philips, Sony, HEWLE TT PACKARD (as well as Ricoh, Yamaha and Mitsubishi). DVD-RW: This is a write/erase DVD technology promoted by Pioneer and Sharp[...]

350 http://pro.magix.com MiniDVDs are particularly suitable for playing on the computer. For stand-alone devices they must be tested on an individual basis as to whether the device can handle the DVD format on a CD-ROM. AVCHD disc Use this format to create a high-resolut ion video. You can burn Blu-ray (BD-R /RE) blanks as well as conventional DVD?[...]

MPEG-4 encoder settings (Intel) 351 MPEG-4 encoder settings (Intel) In the „Advanced Settings“ you can make detaile d adjustments to the MPEG 4-data flow. The advanced settings are divided into "V ideo", "Audio", and "Multipl exer". Video (H.264) Bit Rate Mode: The bit rate indicates how much data is saved in the v[...]

352 http://pro.magix.com Maximum bit rate (kbps): This is the maximum bit rate for the video stream, i.e. the maximum number of bits the decoder is allowed to transfer per second. This parameter only takes effect in the "Variable" bit rate mode. Hardware acceleration: MAGIX Video Pro X6 supp orts the hardware acceleration "Quick Sync[...]

MPEG-4 encoder settings (Intel) 353 Profile: Profiles define the e ncoder properties that are supported. Note: You should only change th is setting when there are problems playing back the generated video. • Auto: The encod er automa tically sel ects th e approp riate se tting. • Main: This profile was originally in tended for the broadcast ind[...]

354 http://pro.magix.com MPEG-4 encoder settings (main concept) MPEG-4 is actually a collection of highly efficient codecs for video and audio based on the MPEG standard. Compared to MPEG-2, the same quality can be achieved with smaller file size. Recommendation: Check the presets that the program offers to find the right preset for each applicatio[...]

MPEG-4 encoder settings (main concept) 355 The AVC preset and video format can be adju sted here. For instance, if DVD qua lity is desired you should select "DVD". The video fo rmat should be selected specific to the country so that the material can be played on the devices most commonly availa ble in these countries. For instance, you sh[...]

356 http://pro.magix.com Note: Ask your graphics card manufacturer whether your graphics card supports hardware acceleration. Make sure that all the necessary drivers are installed. If your system does support hardware accelera tion, you can activate it in the "Encoder Settings" dialog under "Advanced..." > "H ardware ac[...]

MPEG-4 encoder settings (main concept) 357 H.264 defines different levels . The level dete rmines which bit rate and resolution are possible for the video. With the "Auto level" option, the encod er determines the level automatically on the basis of the resolution of "AVC preset" vide o formats, the set bit rate and the profile.[...]

358 http://pro.magix.com • Variable bit rate : The bit rate var ies. For faster m ovements in t he video, the bit rate increases, and for still images or slow pans, a l ower bit rate is s ufficient for creating the v ideo in const ant qualit y. Pass Here you can choose whether you want to manually perform one-pass or multi-pass encodings (2-pass,[...]

MPEG-4 encoder settings (main concept) 359 flatscreens, widescr een notebooks), 3:2 for 3 5mm films and photo s. In cinemas you mostly find 1.85:1 . • Pixel Aspect Ratio (PAR, pixel aspect ratio : Indicates the aspe ct ratio of i ndividual pixels. The m ajority of comput er monitors hav e quadrati c pixels (PAR = 1:1 ), for analog television moni[...]

360 http://pro.magix.com Advanc ed video se ttings Generic MPEG-4 pres et Different presets located within the encoder. (A)SP@L0-L5 : (Advanced) Simple Profile in Level 0-5 (Q)CIF (Common Intermediate Format): CIF is a video format produced as soon as 1990 with the video compression format H.26 1. At that time, the format was used for video telepho[...]

MPEG-4 encoder settings (main concept) 361 Slice count A frame can be divided into multiple s lices for encoding. Specify th e maximum number of slices are permitted. If set to "0", then the number will be determined automatically. Rate control The bit rate indicates how much data per second is saved in the video (playback speed). This ma[...]

362 http://pro.magix.com Pixel aspect ratio Specifies the page ratio of the indiv idual image points (pix els). Meaning : Different television norms and the stan dard pixel ratio. Select a setting and the results are displayed as "X" and "Y". X/Y : The actual pixel ratio. If under "Meaning " the setting "Custom&qu[...]

MPEG-4 encoder settings (main concept) 363 Advanced audio settings: • The bit rate can be set betw een 6 and 512 kbit/s. 160 k bits/s is active by default. The higher t he value is, th e larger the r esulting f ile and higher the audi o quality. After a certain lim it, additio nal improv ements to audio quality will not be perceived. Bit rates un[...]

364 http://pro.magix.com Multiplexer The Multiplexer combines audi o and video streams so they can be played back together on playback devices. Output format MPEG-4 file : This is an MPEG standard (ISO/IEC-14496) with the original goal of supporting devices with less computing performance. Currently, MPEG-4 has reached a wide bandwidth of applicati[...]

Appendix: MPEG Encoder Settings 365 Appendix: MPEG Encoder Settings General settings MPEG type: Here you can se t the output type of the created MPEG file. You can either adjust the encoder settings freely, for instance, to export your video in the corresponding format, for further use in other programs or on your own website. Video format: Automat[...]

366 http://pro.magix.com Conclusion: Displays an overview of all settings of the enc oder. From file: Allows you to rip the necessary setting s from an existing MPEG file. This can be useful, for instance, if you want to merge MPEG files together without re- rendering via Smart Rendering. Video settings Frame rate: PAL requires 25 frames/sec, NTSC [...]

Appendix: MPEG Encoder Settings 367 Bit rate mode In "constant bit rate" mode a bit rate that constantly remains the same is used. With a constant bit rate the full power of MPEG compression can not be used properly as bandwidth for non-moving scenes is lost. "Variable bit rate" mode attempts to ad just the available storage spa[...]

368 http://pro.magix.com Advanced parameters Additional expert settings are available in the tree to the r ight of the window. These should only be changed by experienced users. They have been optimized for general applications to such an extent that adjustm ent is only necessary in exceptional cases. Audio settings Audio type: You can use MPEG Lay[...]

Appendix: MPEG Encoder Settings 369 AVCHD audio track detail s Note : These functions are available only in the "5.1 Surrou nd" mode. Dialog normalization: Here you can set the level of spoken dialogs in dB. This value will be used to adjust the total volume of DVD movi es and different programs that can be received by the DVB. To do this[...]

370 http://pro.magix.com Background: Action-filled movies have larger volume differences between spoken dialogs and loud scenes (for example during explosions), and because of this, their dialogs are softer than in quieter films, which can be modulated higher. Surround mix level/Ce nter mix level: These settings lead to an additi onal damping of th[...]

MPEG glossary 371 Bit rate MPEG is a format used for storage and tran sferring. Wi th older fo rmats (e.g. AVI) you could predict that 20 seconds of movie would result in 20 MB of data. The file size is this a direct measurement of quality. This is different for MPEG: The amount of data available can be used differently for different display modes.[...]

372 http://pro.magix.com 4:1:0 This is the color coding used for DVDs and most other consumer video applications. For each 4 pixels grouped together on two rows, one unit of color information is saved. This corresponds to a output data compression of 1/2. Field A half-image, i.e. two halves which combin e to produce a frame (see de-interlacing (vie[...]

MPEG glossary 373 In a closed GOP , B frames of the last subgroup may contain only backward predictions or references to the preceding P frame, but no references to the following I frame, since it belongs to the next GOP. I frames Intra-frames: In these pictures, the entire image information of a frame is saved and only information from this frame [...]

374 http://pro.magix.com Typical interlacing errors You can use so-called "de-interlacing" to av oid th ese artifacts. A picture in between the two fields is created (interpolated). So if you want to create stationary pictures from movies, then you should definitely use a de-interlac e filter. In the system settings (File menu-> Progra[...]

MPEG glossary 375 How does it work? The encoder has a precisely defined GOP, for example IBBPBBPBB. This sequence is transmitted together with the encoder, which always knows exactly which kind of frame comes next. I, P, and B frames are differentiated. Hint: When we talk about pictures, we mean frames of the video output, and I, P an dB frames are[...]

376 http://pro.magix.com Quantization scaling The single pictures in MPEG are saved us ing a compression meth od comparable to JPEG with bitmaps and associat ed with quality loss. For this single images are divided into 8 x 8 blocks (view page 371). Each one of th ese blocks is then transformed into an 8 x 8 matrix (a table with rows and columns) u[...]

Glossary 377 Glossary Symbols & Numeric 1080i/1080p 1080i or 1080p are the so-called Full HD reso lutions. These have a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The "i" stands for "interlaced" (view page 383) and means that each field is stored, as with interlaced scanni ng. The "p" stands for "progressive" and [...]

378 http://pro.magix.com AVI The AVI format ( Audio Video Interleaved ) isn't actually a proper video format! Rather, it is a so-called "container" for wh ich the conventions for transferring audio and video files to the program are only loos ely defined. More in this topic can be found in General notes on AVI videos. (view page 347)[...]

Glossary 379 Clipboard The clipboard is used to temporarily stor e objects during execution of commands like "copy" and "cut". Compatible Different devices are compatible with each other if they operate together without any errors occurring. Context menu Context menu can be reached by right clicking on a selected object . It off[...]

380 http://pro.magix.com Dissolve Transitions, Dissolve. Can be used to fade between objects. DNS The abbreviation DNS stands for Domain Na me Service and refers to a provider of Internet services that register s domain names for customers. Domain A domain is the website's Internet address. It consists of the name of the Internet protocol (usu[...]

Glossary 381 Flip menu Drop down menus create menus consisting of lists of selectable choices. They look very similar to text input fields, but have a button with a downward-pointing symbol on the right-hand side. Frame A frame is a single image from a video sequence which also called a full image. A PAL video contains 25 frames per second; NTSC co[...]

382 http://pro.magix.com HDD Storage medium with the largest storage capacity where the operating s ystem(s), programs, and files are saved. A hard disk can be built into the computer, but there are also external hard disks which can be used with different computers via a USB connection (portable drives or external hard disk). HDTV This acronym sta[...]

Glossary 383 IMAP Stands for Internet Message Access Protocol and is an advanced process of receiving emails. Interlace Describes the creation of a full image from 2 half-images (fields). In this process, even and odd lines are alte rnately assigned to one of the two fields. The human eye perceives both of the projected half-images as a single full[...]

384 http://pro.magix.com Motherboard This is the centerpiece of hardware comp onents of a computer. All other hardware components like CPU, RAM, hard disk, additional drives, graphics cards, as well as other cards for specialized uses ar e connected to the motherboard. Motherboard This is the centerpiece of hardware comp onents of a computer. All o[...]

Glossary 385 MXV This is the MAGIX video format for quic ker processing with MAGIX products. It offers very low loss of quality, but it canno t be played via conventional DVD players. N Noise Sample Sample of a noise that is to be removed NTSC (USA, Japan) NTSC stands for " N ational T elevision S ystems C ommittee ". This is a US institu[...]

386 http://pro.magix.com Important: Playlists are only links to songs on you r hard drive or in your CD drive. When you add a song to your playlist whose re al source is a CD in your computer's drive, the song will no longer be playable when the CD is removed from the drive. Similarly, when you move a folder on your hard drive, the playlist wi[...]

Glossary 387 Here are some examples of ty pical aspect ratios: at home 4:3 , 16:9 (typical for TV sets), or 16:10 (widescreen flat screens, widescreen notebooks), 3:2 for 35 mm films and photos. In cinemas you mostly find 1.85:1 Red Book Specific standards have been established for the different CD types in order to unif y their data structure and [...]

388 http://pro.magix.com Slider Used for visual input of values. Similar to volume control on a mixing board, you can control various parameters by sliding the fader. A very common example for this is the zoom slider that lets you see a picture in more detail. SMTP Stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and enables the exchange of e mails across [...]

Glossary 389 U Univer sal Plug & Pl ay; UPnP Universal Plug ‘n’ Play (UPnP) is a network protocol which enables data exchange between different devices (PCs, hi-fi system s, video cameras, PDAs, and webservers). UPnP allows various devices to participat e in network-wide communication, i.e. the initialization of functions and other device f[...]

390 http://pro.magix.com Webhosting This means that an Internet Service Prov ider makes domains and webspace available to its customers. With the MAGIX Website Service, MAGIX provides webhosting to its customers. Webmail Webmail enables the customer to view and receive the contents of their email inbox without having to install email software on th[...]

If you still have questions 391 If you still have questions Tips for program help The "Help" file features hints on how to use the program and additional information. Many important terms are indicated in the text in italics and clicking on them displays an explanation. Context help: Press the "F1" key at any point in the open e[...]

392 http://pro.magix.com Index 2 2-Point Edit ................................................................................................................... ............ 101 3 3D ............................................................................................................................. ...................163 3D morph ........[...]

Index 393 AVCHD .......................................................................................................................... ...... 15, 68 AVCHD disc ..................................................................................................................... ....... 350 AVC-Intra ..............................................[...]

394 http://pro.magix.com Deinterlace ............................................................................................................................... 261 Delete ........................................................................................................................................ 297 DeNoiser.........................[...]

Index 395 G Grid ........................................................................................................................... ................... 48 Group .......................................................................................................................... ......... 48, 92 H H.264 ................................[...]

396 http://pro.magix.com MAGIX Video CD ................................................................................................................. .2 3 6 Mastering .............................................................................................................. 182, 190, 200 Mastering Suite ......................................[...]

Index 397 Polarizing filter .............................................................................................................. ...........166 Prelisten mouse mode ........................................................................................................... .4 5 Preview ......................................................[...]

398 http://pro.magix.com Single-frame recording .................................................................................................... 74, 8 2 Size ............................................................................................................................................. 134 Size & position ......................[...]