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TerraTec Magix Movie on DVD 8 G3 User Manual

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English manual
Status: June 2010
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Copyright
This documentation is protected by law. All rights, especially the right of duplication, circulation, and translation, are reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced in the form of copies, microfilms or other processes, or transmitted into a language used for machines, especially data processing machines, without the express written consent of the publisher.
All copyrights reserved.
All other product names are trademarks of the corresponding manufacturers. Errors in and changes to the contents as well as program modifications reserved.
Copyright © MAGIX AG, 2002 – 2010. All rights reserved.
MAGIX is a registered trademark of MAGIX AG.
Other mentioned product names may be registered trademarks of the respective manufacturer.
This product uses MAGIX patent pending technology.
MAGIX Movies on DVD 8 is exclusively intended for personal use only. Copy and performance-protected rights to movies, music, pictures and texts usually exist in relation to third parties. Using this program does not guarantee the right to use foreign copy or performance-protected rights above and beyond the limits of the law. The user is solely responsible for adhering to legal regulations.
Copyright © TerraTec Electronic GmbH, 1994-2010. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
Copyright 2
Before you start 4 System requirements 4
Introduction 5 What is MAGIX Movies on DVD 8? 5 How does MAGIX Movies on DVD 8 work? 5 What’s new in MAGIX Movies on DVD 8? 6 Features 7 Overview of the program interface 10
Quick start 16 Digitally archive VHS videos 16 Copy Video DVDs 18 Video editing 19 Burn DVDs with interactive menus 22
If you still have questions 25 Task assistant 25 Program help 25 PDF manual 25
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Before you start
Note: The complete documentation may be found after installing MAGIX Movies on DVD 8 as a PDF-file under "Start -> Programs -> MAGIX -> MAGIX Movies on DVD 8 -> Documentation". You can read it on your screen or print it.
System requirements
For Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista® / 7
Minimum configuration:
• Intel Pentium IV or AMD Athlon 1 GHz and higher (for DV to MPEG-2 transcoding/screen capturing at least 2 GHz processor performance recommended)
• 512 MB RAM
• 1 GB hard disk memory for program installation
• Graphics card with a screen resolution of at least 1024 x 768
Necessary minimum requirements for GPU supported editing:
• Intel Pentium IV 3 GHz with hyperthreading, or dual core with at least
1.3 GHz
• 1 GB RAM (2GB or more recommended)
• DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card, min. 128 MB graphics card
memory (256 MB+ recommended), and Pixelshader 2.0, ATI X300 or better, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 and better
Supported devices:
• IEEE1394/FireWire/DV/i.Link interface for use with DV camcorders
• USB camcorder (DVD/hard disk/memory card) and webcams
• VfW or DirectShow
®
-compatible video, TV or graphics cards with video
in
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• DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM or CD-R/RW burners
• Microsoft
®
Media Center remote control as well as X-10 Standard
compatible PC remote controls (with installed X10 software)
Introduction
What is MAGIX Movies on DVD 8?
The name says it all: MAGIX Movies on DVD 8 brings your videos to DVD. With MAGIX Movies on DVD 8 you can digitize and restore your favorite videos from VHS and DVD and record the latest TV hits straight on your computer. You can also create 1:1 backup copies of your video CDs and DVDs in no time.
Easily transfer your own camcorder recordings to your PC, and then edit and optimize them in MAGIX Movies on DVD 8. Once you have refined them with theme-oriented, interactive DVD menus in professional quality, you can burn them to CD or DVD.
Your videos can be uploaded to your personal MAGIX Online Album on the Internet so that they can be accessed anytime and from anywhere.
How does MAGIX Movies on DVD 8 work?
Just follow these 3 easy steps:
1. Record. The "Record" interface opens when MAGIX Movies on DVD
8 is started. You can record and import videos from various sources.
• The button "CD/DVD copy" opens the copy disc assistant. Use it to make copies of copy-protected video DVDs, CDs, and (S)VCDs. The "Shrink DVD" function lets you make backups of non-copy-protected DVD videos on your hard drive and simultaneously compress them to the size of standard 4.7 GB DVDs ("9:5 shrinking"). The button "Analog copy" enables video recording of analog sources, e.g. DVD players, making it possible to create backups of copy-protected DVDs.
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• To start video recording from external devices like DVD players, VCRs, and MiniDV camcorders, click "Record".
• To load files located on your computer or drive directly into the program, open the "Edit" screen in the Media Pool.
2. Edit. After recording, switch to the "Edit" screen. Load your videos,
images, or additional audio files from any drive into your project. The separate scenes will be shown as video boxes in the storyboard. You can change the sequence of the scenes and delete superfluous material. Timeline mode gives you access to every detail. You can make precise cuts, edit image and audio tracks separately, and arrange all of the media you use in detail.
3. Burn. Once you are happy with your video, you can go on to the
"Burn" screen. Here you can select and adjust your DVD menu from useful preset templates. Next, burn your disc. Select the desired disc type in the burn assistant with your mouse. For DVD players and TV: DVD, (S)VCD, Mini DVD, JPEG disc. For PC and monitor: Slideshow, WMVHD, or both: Multidisc. Sitcom fans can also change settings in "Encoder settings" in the burn dialog to adjust the play length for up to 12 long-play hours of episodes on one DVD.
What’s new in MAGIX Movies on DVD 8?
Simplified effects control
Video effects can now be set directly in the Media Pool, i.e. all available buttons are presented during effects selection in the Media Pool. Effects adjustment via separate dialogs is no longer necessary.
DVD sound in Dolby®Digital Stereo
®
You can create your movies with genuine Dolby and burn them on space-saving DVDs
Digital Stereo sound
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Convenient DVD import
To import, insert the DVD into the drive and control it via the Media Pool. Only the importable chapters and scenes in VOB format will be displayed. A preview function is also available for VOB files. You can also drag the chapters and scenes you want into the project.
Optimized task wizard
All jobs will be precisely explained, and they can be directly started with a click. The task wizards can be launched via the "Jobs" menu.
Upload to YouTube
You can upload your movies directly to the free video portal YouTube
TM
The YouTube upload function is located in the menu "File -> Internet -> YouTube" or via "Online -> YouTube".
Nintendo Wii presets
®
To use the corresponding Nintendo
WiiTM presets to export your movies, select the "File" menu and the option "Export as motion JPEG ­> Settings".
Blu-ray Disc authoring with animated menus
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Animated menu templates can now be used for Blu-ray Discs
.
Improved batch conversion.
.
Batch conversion now allows processing of complete folders. It is activated in the menu "File -> Batch processing".
Features
Supported devices
• IEEE1394/FireWire/DV/i.Link interface for use with DV/Digital8/HDV
camcorders
• USB camcorder (DVD/hard disk/memory card) and webcams
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• VfW or DirectShow®-compatible video, TV or graphics cards with video
in
• DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD RAM or CD R/RW burners
• Microsoft
®
Media Center remote control as well as X-10 Standard-
compatible PC remote controls (with installed X10 software)
Supported import formats
• Video: AVI, DV-AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MXV, Quicktime, WMV(HD)
• Audio: MP3, OGG, WMA, Dolby
®
Digital Stereo
• Images: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIF
Supported export formats
• Video: AVI, DV-AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MXV, QuickTime, RealMedia,
WMV(HD)
• Audio: WAV, Dolby
®
Digital Stereo, MP3 (requires Windows Media
Player 10)
• Images: BMP
Recording
MAGIX Movies on DVD 8 supports a whole range of different analog and digital sources: VCRs, TV cards, DVD players, videos from the web, camcorders, digital cameras, video/graphics cards, USB cameras ...
• For analog recordings from external devices, all DirectShow-compatible
capture cards can be used.
• DV recording takes place through the FireWire interface of your
computer (OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 host adapter or iLink).
• You can now record everything that happens on your screen with the
WebVideo recorder, regardless of whether it's a copyrighted DVD, a video stream straight off the Internet, or a DRM-protected video download running on your Media Player. Please comply with the corresponding video's rights and usage conditions for each "screen­capture".
• For spoken commentary or your own live music input, use the audio
recorder via the sound card.
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Ad-remover
With the advertising remover you can remove annoying commercials that ruin great movies and TV programs.
DVD Shrinker
Non copy-protected video DVDs and (S)VCDs can be digitally copied in a flash. It's also perfect for making backups of non copy-protected DVD videos on your hard drive and simultaneously compressing them to the size of standard 4.7 GB DVDs ("9:5 shrinking").
Interactive DVD player menus
Choose from 30 templates with intros, backgrounds (video/music), animated buttons, and 3D fonts.
Automatic scene recognition
Long films are automatically divided into shorter scenes upon import or even retroactively.
Timeline mode / Storyboard mode / Overview mode
MAGIX Movies on DVD 8 provides three specialized views for especially easy editing:
• All scenes from your film are listed sequentially in Storyboard mode.
Every scene is displayed with a preview picture in the storyboard.
• Timeline mode chronologically displays your photos with text and sound
elements over four tracks: The longer the representative object remains in the track, the longer the corresponding photo will be displayed during playback. In total, you have four tracks to arrange your scenes with titles, movie sequences, or music.
• Overview mode displays all scenes in multiple rows. The zoom function
makes sure that the number of scenes you want to view can be viewed at the same time.
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Optimize Video/Audio
Every film and every video can be optimized for image quality, color improvement (RGB, saturation), sharpness (sharp and soft filters), brightness control (brightness, contrast) and pushed through an anti­flicker filter (Deinterlace). The sound quality of every movie and every video can also be optimized. The equalizer allows you to manipulate the frequency spectrum – perfect for cleaning up muffled dialog. The compressor is a dynamic volume control that can lend the overall sound a deeper, richer quality. The stereo effects processor justifies the position of the sound in the stereo panorama, while the DeNoiser and DeHisser are professional noise reduction tools which perform the function indicated by their names.
Disc selection menus
A menu is automatically applied to all movies and chapters (scenes). Numerous layout templates are included. You can choose either the complete layout or a combination such as background pictures, fonts, frames, and compositions.
Burning CDs & DVDs
At the end of your project, you can burn your movie onto a Video CD, Super Video CD, DVD, or Mini DVD by clicking the burn assistant with your mouse. These can in turn be played back on any suitable player. Before burning, movies will be automatically compressed for the corresponding disc type with the appropriate codec.
Overview of the program interface
MAGIX Movies on DVD 8 offers three easily interchangeable program screens for the three most important steps in the work process.
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• Select the "Record" screen to record video or to import from the hard
drive. In the lower third of the screen, you will see all movies in the current project.
• Select the "Edit" screen to edit the videos. In the lower third of the
screen you can see all scenes in the current project.
• Select the "Burn" screen to burn your project onto CD or DVD. Here
you can specify the layout of your DVD menu and test the navigation of your disc using the virtual DVD remote control.
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Record screen
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1 Toolbar: Buttons for the functions "New project", "Load
project", and "Save project" are located here.
2 Menu bar: Most functions in MAGIX Movies on DVD 8 can be
accessed via the menu bar.
3 Preview monitor: In the preview monitor you can view your
recorded or imported video.
4 Record functions: The "Copy CD/DVD" and "Analog video"
buttons can be used to launch the recording functions.
5 Transport control: The transport control resembles the
playback controls of a DVD player. You can use these buttons to control the preview in the preview monitor.
6 Filmbox: Movies and their preview images will be added to
the filmboxes during importing.
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7 Disc space display: By looking at the disc space display you
can recognize how much space is left on your target disc. You can change the disc type with the little arrow on the left.
Edit screen
1 Preview monitor: The current film is displayed here during
playback. The monitor also offers a preview of the files and templates in the Media Pool.
2 Media Pool: In the Media Pool you can load your photos and
other media files. Using the generic navigation icons you can access any drive or folder on your PC.
3 Templates: Here you can find the directories for fades,
transitions, titles, effects, and movements. To preview a template, simply click on it to see a preview. With "Catooh" you will be directly connected to the Internet to open the
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Online Media Library.
4 Storyboard: In the lower part you will see your video scenes
contained in filmboxes in the storyboard. For fine tuning switch to Timeline mode. For quick sorting, switch to Overview mode.
5 Transport control: Preview and edit your video manually with
these controls.
6 "1-click" (MovieShow Maker): MoviewShow Maker
automatically provides your video with styles, effects, and music, and with just one click you can create an impressive, finished movie.
Burn screen
1 Advanced mode/EasyBurn mode: Most buttons shown here
are only available in "Advanced" mode.
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2 Edit menu: Using this button you can add tools for advanced
editing of individual menu elements.
3 Menu options: Individual menu elements like borders,
numbers, and preview pictures can be removed or added. In the lower area you can specify a background video, a background sound, or an intro.
4 Navigation structure: Here's some information about the
contents of your DVD. Movies appear as upper entries, and individual scenes are displayed at the bottom.
5 Remote control: With the remote control you can test how the
selection menu of the disc will behave.
6 Preview: This menu also appears when the disc is inserted
into the player later.
7 Menu layouts: Select different menu templates by double
clicking them. The "Assign", "Control elements", and "Font" buttons can also be used to combine individual elements with one another.
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Quick start
If you want to start with a concrete burning project without having to wait for explanations, then take a look at the contents of the following chapter.
Tip: Watch the video tutorial, too! It shows you how all the most important features work. You can watch it directly after you start the program for the first time. It can also be opened later via the help menu item.
Digitally archive VHS videos
1. Wiring: Connect the video out of your DVD or VHS recorder to the video in (TV, video, or video-in graphics card) of your computer, and the audio out to the line in of your sound card.
Due to the variety of device configurations, it is difficult to say which cable will function best with your setup. If you’re not sure, check the manual of your VCR or your TV, video, or graphics cards.
Example: Many VCRs and DVD players have a SCART connection, 3 RCA outputs (2 for stereo sound red / white, 1 yellow for video). In such cases, you will need a SCART to RCA adapter, a cable with 3 RCA jacks, or even possibly an S-Video cable.
SCART/RCA adapter Scart/RCA adapter
with 3 RCA jacks
Stereo RCA/mini­phone jack adapter
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Most sound card ins are mini phone jacks. To connect the VCR audio out to the sound card audio in, you will need a stereo RCA/ mini phone plug adapter.
Thus, you will most likely have to buy a cable with 3 RCA plugs and a stereo cinch/mini jack adapter from your local supplier.
2. Record: Step 1: Start MAGIX Movies on DVD 8. After the program has started, you will find yourself on the "Record" screen.
Step 2: Select "Analog video".
Step 3: In the "Video recording" dialog window, select the driver of your video and audio card. A video preview window is now displayed.
Step 4: Name the recording. It’s worth choosing a logical name which will allow you to find it easily again later.
Tip: The option "Edit after recording" lets you detect all scenes during capture to remove annoying commercial blocks. Furthermore, the option "Burn disc project directly after recording" lets you start the disc burning wizard automatically.
Step 5: Start recording by pressing the red record button and end it by pressing the stop button. Pay attention to the number of "Dropped frames"; if you get a reading of more than 10 dropped frames per minute, then reduce the video quality to prevent your PC from overloading.
Step 6: Close the video recording dialog with “OK”. You can check that everything works as it should by pressing the space bar to preview your recording.
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Copy Video DVDs
You can copy any video DVD as a backup by recording playback from an external DVD player on the PC. Please observe the legal regulations!
1. Connect: You will need an external DVD player and a TV, video, or video-in graphics card. Connect the output of your DVD player with the input on your video card.
2. Record: Step 1: Start MAGIX Movies on DVD 8. After the program has started, you will find yourself on the "Record" screen.
Step 2: Click "Copy CD/DVD", and then select "Analog copy".
Step 3: In the "Video recording" dialog window, select the driver of your video and audio card. If your player is already playing, then you should see a preview.
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Step 4: Name the recording. It’s worth choosing a logical name which will allow you to find it easily again later.
Step 5: If the "Burn disc project directly after recording" option is activated, the burn wizard will open automatically after recording and an analog copy will be created. If desired, all scenes can be automatically recognized and edited.
Tip: If you would like to manually edit the copy before burning it, then simply remove the tick mark next to the "Burn disc project directly after recording".
Video editing
Remove unusable scenes
One of the most important work steps during import of your footage is cutting out unusable scenes from the material. Let's assume that you have already imported your film material into a project and would now like to edit it.
• Switch to the "Edit" screen first. There you can access "Storyboard"
mode, and all of the movie's scenes will be listed on the storyboard with preview images.
• Switch to timeline mode (this can also be accessed via "Tab" on the
keyboard). All of the movie material will be displayed as objects on multiple tracks. The uppermost track is the image track, below that lies the audio track, and then there is a track for subtitles, and another for additional audio material.
• Play back your video by clicking "Play" on the transport control (or
simply press the space bar on the keyboard).
• If during playback you have reached a scene that you would like to cut
out, click the playback button in the transport control a second time. This activates the pause function. The playback marker stays near the start of the scene to be removed.
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Tip: In case of long films or to speed up the search, you can fast forward the video and follow the action with the preview monitor. To do so, pull the playback marker while holding down the mouse button across the timeline (but not too fast!).
• Now, with the mouse key held down, place the playback marker exactly
at the start of the unusable material.
• Press "T" on the keyboard. This will split the current scene into two
sections.
• Repeat these steps at the end of the unusable material. Find the end of
the unusable scene, place the play marker as close as possible to the end of the scene, and then press the "T" key on the keyboard again.
• Now you have "isolated" the unusable scene and may delete it from the
video by pressing "Del" on the keyboard.
• If you didn't manage to work exactly during cutting, then don't worry;
you can use the object handles to stretch or shorten the remaining objects to recover or exclude material from the deleted section.
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• After deletion, a gap will appear in the film sequence where the
removed material was earlier. How can you remove the gap from the movie? Easy: Pull the later scenes up to the earlier scenes until they "dock" with each other.
Please make sure that the later scenes are all taken along during the pull, otherwise the gap will have simply moved to the back of the film sequence.
Hint: If your project has not only a video track but also a sound track, then it is often necessary to cut both of these tracks simultaneously. After import from the camera, video and sound tracks are automatically grouped, which is why all cutting and moving actions have an effect on video and sound tracks simultaneously. If you have added a separate audio track, then select both objects before cutting (image and audio tracks) together by holding down "Ctrl" and clicking.
Feel free to experiment with the editing functions. Nothing can go wrong, since all editing functions (like all editing processes in MAGIX Movies on DVD 8) are nondestructive. This means that all original material will remain unchanged on your hard disk.
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Regroup scenes
It will often be the case that you will want to move whole scenes or even groups of scenes to a different place within a film. This functions quite intuitively:
• Individual scenes can be selected in any view ("Timeline", "Storyboard",
or "Overview" modes) using just a mouse click, and then moved to the desired spot with the mouse key held down.
• In the "Timeline" and "Overview" modes you can also create scene
groups which can be moved together: "Ctrl + mouse click" lets you select more than once scene, "Shift + mouse click" selects the scenes that lie in between.
• Using "Intelligent mouse" mode (available in timeline mode), you can
move not only the selected scene, but also all elements directly bordering it (e.g. transitions, fades, and scenes following the selected scene or those on neighboring tracks).
Burn DVDs with interactive menus
Once you are satisfied with your video, move to the "Burn" screen to burn it with an interactive DVD menu onto a disc.
If you simply want to burn a DVD the quickest way possible, then select one of the templates for your DVD menu and click the button to burn a DVD.
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The Advanced mode offers you full flexibility to individually design your DVD menu. In addition, you can burn all supported DVD and CD types.
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With multiple films that are subdivided into individual scenes (chapters) the DVD selection menu becomes even more important. This is because you require manageable navigation to be able to jump between each film and each scene.
At the center of the monitor you can see a preview of the selection menu. All movies appear in the uppermost entries, and all scenes appear as sub-entries.
Use the "Navigation" button to access the structure of the selection menu. You can delete unnecessary scenes by clicking on the
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corresponding box. The entry will be removed from the menu, but the scene will not be removed from the movie.
To achieve reasonable chapter divisions in your movie, you should split it into sensible sections. If you want to change the current scene splits, then it is best to switch back to the video editor and choose the movie which you would like to split. Switch to the editing screen to apply the new scene division into the chapter breakup.
If you are satisfied with the division of the video and its scenes (chapters), then you can devote yourself to the layout of the selection menu.
At the bottom of your screen you'll find a whole array of preset menu templates. Use the scroll bar to view each template. There are plenty of possibilities to choose from:
• If you wish to fully apply a template, first click on "Layout" in the
template bar, and then double click on the template of your choice. The complete template will be applied.
• You can also combine the various elements of the individual templates.
If, for example, you wish to combine the text format of a template with the background of another one, then select "Text" first and double click on the template with the text of your choice. Then select "Background" and double click on your favorite background. The preview in the middle immediately shows you the results.
• A double click on the preview picture or on a menu entry opens an
editor with which you can edit the name and select a different preview picture.
Once all videos and chapters (scenes) are logically arranged and you are satisfied with the selection menu, nothing is preventing you from burning to disc. Use the virtual remote control to test the behavior of finished CDs and DVDs to make sure that everything works as planned.
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If you still have questions
Task assistant
The task assistant is your information center. It helps you complete your tasks and provides support at every step. Not only will you find clear videos with step-by-step instructions, but you'll also find quick access to a lot of functions.
The task assistant chapters can be found in the "Tasks" menu.
Program help
Help contains hints on how to use the program, plus a lot of additional useful information. The main "Help" page can be accessed via "Help -> Contents". Press "F1" at any point in the program and the "Help" screen will open with the matching help topic (context help). To find out information on specific words, try using the search function. You can fine tune the search by using logical operators (OR, AND, NEAR).
PDF manual
Much like the help feature, the electronic PDF manual contains the entire program documentation. You can find it under "Start -> Programs
-> MAGIX Movies on DVD 8" in the "Documentation" subfolder.
Have fun discovering your software!
The MAGIX team
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