Xara Movie Edit Pro - MX Operating Guide

2 Copyright

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Preface 3

Preface

Congratulations! You have purchased a complete, fully-equipped, yet easy-to-use video studio!

The possibilities are endless - from quick holiday video editing to demanding and detailed advanced film editing. MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX also offers:

 Recording and import of all standard video formats  Video and audio content optimization  Possibility of adding fades, titles and effects  Disc menu creation for DVD, Blu-ray Disc and others  Upload videos to the Internet, e.g. to YouTube or Facebook

The printed manual contains the basic functions of both program versions MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX and MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX Plus/Premium. Additional features of the Plus/Premium version are marked accordingly.

In addition to the printed manual, there is also more detailed documentation which is copied to the program folder on your hard drive during installation. This electronic PDF manual describes all program functions in detail.

This information will get you started on your way to making your first movie masterpiece. The reference chapter later on and the index can also be used to help quickly when you need it.

Enjoy!

Your MAGIX Team

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Table of Contents

What is MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX? 13 What's new in MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX? 13 Additional new features in the Plus/Premium version 14 Features 15

Quick Start 18

Program start 18 Import video 19 Insert AVCHD material 19 Play movie 21 Media Pool 21 Display modes 22 Removing unusable scenes 25 Regroup scenes 29 Burn DVDs with interactive menus 30

Workspaces 33

"Edit" screen 33 The "Burn" screen 34 Toolbars 35 Media Pool 44 Transport control 51 Arranger 53 Adjusting the workspace 54

Settings 55

Start dialog 55 Project and movie settings 56 Program settings 60 Preview rendering 70

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Video recording 71

Select the recording method 71 Recording AVCHD 72 HDV camera 75 DV camera 75 Analog video recording 82 Audio 85 Single frame 88 Screen Capturing 90 Edit after recording 92 Import a non-copy-protected DVD 93

Objects 93

Insert object into the project 94 Select and group objects 96 Move Objects 96 Cutting objects 97 Duplicate objects 97 Object handles 98 Trim Objects 98 Extract sound from videos 101 Transitions (fades) 102 Overview mode 105 Grid 106 Snap 106 Zoom 107

Markers 108

Playback marker 108 Project markers 109 Area marker (in and out points) 109 Chapter markers 110 Scene markers 112 Ad markers 113

Multi-cam editing 114

Preparation 114 Source tracks and preview images 115 Multicam edit functions 116

Title 118

Creating titles using a template 118 Creating titles without a template 118 Edit title 119

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Positioning titles 119

Advanced settings 120 3D text 121 Fade in date as title 121

Effects 122

Apply effects to objects 122 Video effects in the Media Pool 123 Movement effects in the Media Pool 131 Stereo3D in the Media Pool 136 Audio effects in the Media Pool 137 Design elements in the Media Pool 138 Personalized templates in the Media Pool 138 Effects masks (Plus/Premium version) 139 Additional effects 140 Animate effects 143 Attach to picture position in the video 149 Image stabilization 150 Image improvements for the entire movie 151 Image improvements for individual objects 154

Audio editing 154

Load and edit audio files 154 Edit volume curve 154 Import audio CD 155 Audio effects 158 Adding a sound track using MIDI songs 174 Mixer 176

5.1 Surround 179 Scrubbing 185 MAGIX Soundtrack Maker 186 Mixdown of audio objects 187

Stereo3D (Plus/Premium version) 188

3D basics 188 Record 3D 189 Prepare 3D editing 191 Set playback mode for 3D 192 Align videos and pictures for 3D 192 Turn camera movements into 3D videos 194 Create titles for 3D videos 195 Export and burn 3D videos 195

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Special functions and wizards 197

Use movie templates 197 Preview rendering 198 Automatic scene recognition 201 Travel route animation 203 Produce panorama pictures 210 Slideshow Maker 212 Musical cut adjustment 215 Batch conversion 220 Search for and remove ads 223

Video recorder 224

Hook up TVs, monitors or projectors 224 Buttons overview 225 VCR settings 226 Setup for DVB cards 228 Configure channels for analog reception 229 Channel list for analog programs 231 Channel list for DVB cards 234 TV program 236 Timer programming 237 Manual timer programming 239 Timeshift mode 240 Save recorded programs 240

Burning 241

Preview and editing 241 Menu 242 Templates 243 Edit disc menu 244 Burning wizard 251

Export 259

Export 3D movie 259 Output as video file 260 Upload to Internet 261 Upload to Internet (MAGIX Online Album) 262 Export to device 262 Export as Media Player 263

Managing video projects 263

Backup copy 263 Load backup project... 264 Clean-up wizard 265

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Menus 266

File Menu 266 Edit Menu 281 Menu effects 291 Windows menu 296 "Share" menu 299 Tasks menu 300 Help Menu 300 Context menu (right click) 303

Keyboard shortcuts 319

Playback functions 319 Monitore 319 Arranger view 320 Move view 320 Transport control in the Media Pool 321 Mouse modes 321 File menu 321 Edit menu 322 Effects menu 324 Windows menu 325 Help menu 325 Edit keyboard shortcut 326

Problems and solutions 327

File will not load 327 Choppy or uneven playback 327 Problems and Remedies regarding the Auto Remix Assistant 328 Activation problems 328

Integrated browser 329

Open browser 330 Navigation in the browser 330 Loading Internet media 330 Define the path for saving Internet media. 331

Activate codecs 331

Free activation of codecs 332 Fee-based activation of MVC codec 333

Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage 334

Video Editing on the PC 334 MPEG Compression 334 General notes on AVI videos 335

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Overview of the different disc types 336

MPEG-4 encoder settings 342

MPEG-4 343 MPEG-4 H.264 348 AMR 354 AAC 355 Multiplexer 356

Appendix: MPEG Encoder Settings 358

General settings 358 Video settings 359 Advanced video settings 360 Audio settings 361

MPEG glossary 363

Motion estimation 363 Bit rate 363 Block 364 Chroma format 364 Field 364 Frame 365 GOP 365 I frames 366 Interlace 366 P frames and B frames 367 Prediction 368 Quantization scaling 369

Glossary 370 If you still have questions 387

Task assistant 387 Tips for program help 387

More about MAGIX 388

MAGIX Online World 388 magix.info 388 MAGIX News Center 388 MAGIX Magazine 389

Index 390

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10 Support

Support

Dear MAGIX customer,

Our aim is to provide convenient, fast and solution-focused support at all times. To this end, we offer a wide range of services:

 Unlimited web support:

As a registered MAGIX customer, you have unlimited access to web support offered via the convenient MAGIX service portal on http://support.magix.net, including an intelligent help assistant, high-quality FAQs, patches and user reports that are constantly updated. The only requirement for use is product registration at www.magix.com

 The online community - on-the-spot support and a platform for exchange:

MAGIX customers have free and unlimited access to the online community at www.magix.info, which includes approx. 120,000 members and offers the opportunity to ask members questions concerning MAGIX products as well as use the search function to search for specific topics or answers. In addition to questions & answers, the knowledge pool includes a glossary, video tutorials and a discussion forum. The multiple experts, found round-the-clock at www.magix.info guarantee quick answers, which sometimes come within minutes of a question being posted.

 Email support for MAGIX products:

For every new MAGIX product you will receive, as of date purchase, 12 months of email based customer service. Premium email support: For priority support, or if you want the MAGIX support team to help with non-MAGIX related hardware problems you can purchase a Premium email support ticket. Log in at http://support.magix.net and click on "Purchase access code", the ticket is for a specific problem, and is valid until it is solved, it is not restricted to an email.

Please note: To be able to use the Premium email support and free product email support via the Internet, you have to register your MAGIX product using the serial number provided. This can be found on the CD case of your installation CD or on the inside of the DVD box.

 Additional telephone service:

Besides the large number of free customer service offers, we also offer a fee-based telephone customer service.

Here you can find a summary of our technical support telephone numbers: http://support.magix.net/

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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 following information at hand:

 Program version  Configuration details (operating system, processor, memory, hard drive, etc.),

sound card configuration (type, driver)

 Information regarding other audio software installed

MAGIX Sales Department

You can reach the MAGIX Sales Department workdays for help with the following questions and problems:

 Orders  Product consulting (pre-purchase)  Upgrade requests  Returns

Europe

Monday -

Friday, 09:00-16:00 GMT

U.K.: 0203 3189218 Denmark: 699 18149 Sweden: 0852500858 Finland: 09 31581630 Norway: 0210 30665

North America

to 4 pm EST Mon-Fri

9 am

Phone: 1-305-722-5810

Uninstalling the program

If you would like to uninstall MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX, you can do so via the control panel under "Software". Or go to "Programs > MAGIX > MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX > Service and Support > Uninstall MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX".

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12 Serial Number

Serial Number

A serial number is included with each product. This serial number is required for the installation of the software and enables usage of additional bonus services.

What can a serial number do?

A serial number ensures that your copy of MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX is clearly assigned to you and only you, and it makes improved and more targeted customer service possible. Abuse of the software can be prevented with a serial number, since it ensures that the optimum price/performance ratio continues to be offered by MAGIX.

Where can the serial number be found?

The serial number can be found on the reverse side of your CD/DVD case. If your product, for example, is packed in a DVD box, then you'll find the serial number on the inside.

For versions that have been especially optimized for the Internet (download versions), directly following the transaction you'll receive a serial number by email to activate the software.

When will you need the serial number?

The serial number is required when you start or register MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX for the first time.

Note: We explicitly recommend registering your product, since only then are you entitled to get program updates and contact MAGIX Support. Entering the serial number is also required for activating codecs (view page 331).

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Introduction 13

Introduction

What is MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX?

MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX is a complete all-in-one movie studio for your PC. With MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX you can easily transfer your recordings to your computer and then, once you have improved and enriched them, burn them onto DVD, AVCHD or Blu-ray™ – perfect for theater-quality presentation on TV, screen, or monitor.

Videos, photos, as well as additional audio and video material can be transferred from various devices to the PC. Long movies can be separated into chapters or scenes automatically. You can also do the opposite and automatically combine individual recordings to make a single movie.

Add music, theater-quality transitions, text and selected effects to your own movies with a mouse-click. The easy-to-use interface, advanced technology and handy wizards guarantee perfect results at lightning speed!

Once your video is finished, you can use it in different ways: transfer it back onto the tape or to your camcorder. You can burn it to disc and watch it, for example, on TV. Or, you can upload your video to Internet platforms such as YouTube, Facebook or your own personal MAGIX Online Album.

What's new in MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX?

 Noticeably faster performance: When loading projects, starting the program,

and in many other aspects. Thanks to the optimized MAGIX Hybrid Video Engine, the output speed for AVCHD for OpenCL and CUDA graphics cards is noticeably faster compared to the previous versions. This is extremely advantageous both during burning (view page 255) as well as exporting (view

ge 271) MPEG 4/H.264.

 Dynamic slo

playback may become uneven due to dropped intermediate frames; these will now be calculated and inserted automatically.

 Enlargeable preview images: Resize the preview images in the Media Pool

any way you please.

 Project browser: Browse existing projects to load any of their elements into

your current project.

 Export assistant: The new export assistant makes export to SD cards easier.

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 New menu templates: The new menu templates for DVD and Blu-ray discs

provide just the right background.

 Media X-change function: The "MX" in the title refers to the new media

exchange function. In the "Share" menu you will find different options which make the current project's media files available for other applications.

Additional new features in the Plus/Premium version

 Completely re-worked travel route animation: Visually display along which

route you have traveled using map material from the whole world. Internet connection is required

 Professional movie templates: Create movie trailers ready for the big-screen

using included templates.

 Accelerated effects preview: With the new segment rendering, complicated

effects can be completely pre-calculated for smooth playback even on slower computers.

 Transitions with sound: Make automatic transitions between clips with

matching sound effects.

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Features

Recording

MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX provides the following recording functions:

 AVCHD camera  HDV camera: HDV1 and HDV2 camcorders  DV camera: Mini DV camcorders or DV video cameras  Video: Analog TV, video input, VHS recorders, webcams  Audio: Microphone, cassette recorders, minidisc players, record players  Screen (Plus/Premium version only): PC monitor  Single frame: Single and series images from webcams, video recorders, video

cameras, or TV cards

Analog capture requires capture cards compatible with DirectShow. DV recording take place via FireWire. A TV card can be used to record programs from TV or from your video recorder.

Import/Export formats

Supported import formats:

Video: AVI, DV-AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MTS, M2TS, MXV, MKV,

MJPEG, QuickTimeTM, WMV(HD), VOB, MKV

Audio: WAV, MP3, OGG, WMA, MIDI, Dolby

Digital Stereo/5.1 (Classic

version: downmix to stereo)

Photo: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIF, TGA (supports scanners and digital photo cameras)

Supported export formats:

Video: AVI, DV-AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MXV, MJPEG, Quicktime,

WMV(HD)

Audio: WAV, MP3, Dolby

Digital Stereo/5.1 (Plus/Premium version only)

Photo: JPEG, BMP

Note: For copy protection reasons, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, and Dolby®Digital must

first be activated. Initial activation is free of charge. MP3 export requires

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installation of Windows Media Player version 10 or higher. Online Services offered inside the program as well as the Online Update require an Internet connection.

Editing

 Picture optimization: Color improvement (RGB,saturation), sharpness (focus

and feathering), brightness regulator (brightness, contrast), anti-flicker filter.

 Sound optimization: The equalizer allows you to manipulate the frequency

spectrum – perfect for cleaning-up muffled dialog. The compressor is a dynamic volume regulator. The StereoFX processor controls the position of the sound within the stereo panorama. The denoiser and dehisser are professional noise reduction tools for removing noise and hisses.

 Video effects: For example, creative filters, distortion, video mix (Chromakey),

movement effects (e.g. camera/zoom or rotation), cropping, picture-in-picture collages, video effect plug-in support.

 Automatic scene detection  Slideshow Maker turns drab photo collages into spectacular multimedia

shows.

 MAGIX Soundtrack Maker offers a huge selection of fitting sounds for your

background music.

Burnable disc formats

 DVD  WMVHD (high-resolution CD/DVD in WMV format, playable on PC)  Blu-ray Disc  AVCHD disc (on DVD and Blu-ray Discs)  MultiDisc (DVD + WMV HD)  Mini-DVD (DVD on blank CD)  Project backups, backup copies, and 1:1 copies of DVDs

Multimedia editable DVD menus

Many templates for DVD menus that are later used on TV to aid in film and chapter selection are included with the program, some also in 16:9 widescreen format. These may simply be applied during burning to provide a professional appearance to the DVD.

Every menu template may be customized with personal photos, thematic animations, 3D titles, sound, intro videos, etc.

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Professio

nal video editing

 99 tracks, editing & effects automation  Live preview, MultiCam editing

Unique effects creation

 Chroma keying with alpha channel  Movie templates, fades with sound, title editor

Perfect audio dubbing

 Create Dolby

Digital 5.1 Sound yourself, restore audio tracks

 Audio Mastering Suite, Soundtrack Maker

DVD / Blu-ray design

 Professional menu design, ISO output

Full stereo3D support

 Full support for stereoscopic footage  Full import functions for many 3D camera models  Editing of own 3D recordings made, for example, with two cameras  Real 3D fades and titles for 3D video projects  Preview and output to all standard 3D display devices  Output in all formats (DVD, Blu-ray, file, YouTube, etc.)

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18 Quick Start

Quick Start

This chapter explains the basic functions of MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX with a step-by-step introduction. A systematic description of the program functions can be found in the chapters and in the extensive PDF manual.

Tip: Take advantage of the introductory video and tutorials, which can be opened with the help of the Task Assistant.

Program start

Once you have installed MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX, start the program from the Windows start menu. The following dialog opens:

Here you can decide if

you want to "Load an existing project" for further editing and burning to disc or if you want to "Create a new project". Under "Options" you can "Create a new project folder". This means that all the files for that film will be saved to that folder.

Additionally, you can also use movie templates (view page 197). Movie template

s contain complete stories with finished content and many

placeholders for your photos and videos, constituting the base for your story.

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Import video

In the following we assume that you want to import an AVCHD recording into the program.

If you don't have such a recording at hand now, you can load material form the hard disk in order to try out the MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX workflow. Here the included demo project is recommended.

 In the Media Pool, click the button "My Media >

Projects".

 Next, open the "_Demo" folder by double- clicking

and then load the MVP movie files. ( „_Demo.MVP“) by double-clicking.

Insert AVCHD material

 Connect your AVCHD storage devices (camera, USB stick, SD card and

others) to your PC. You may have to first turn your camera on.

pen the recording dialog, click on the red "Record" button below the

 To o

preview monitor.

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 Se

lect "AVCHD" from the recording dialog.

 The AVCHD import assistant will then open. Select your connected storage

devices as "Video source". A file list will appear.

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 In t

he file list, select all the recordings that you've imported from the device.

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 You can preview all your recordings using the preview monitor in the middle of

the dialog in order to decide if they are suitable for your movie.

 After selecting all videos, in "Import options" you can select whether the

recordings should be directly placed into your movie project or simply copied to your computer's hard drive (you can select the location in the next dialog). You can also automatically delete your recordings after import.

Play movie

 To play the recording ( or the demo project), click on the play

button on the transport control below the preview monitor.

Tip: An even easier way to control playback is by pressing the space bar on your keyboard.

During playback, a vertical line will move across the arranger, i.e. the playback marker that displays the current position. You can reposition it by clicking at different locations as desired.

Media Pool

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The Media Pool can be u

sed to access and load media files of all kinds: videos, photos, MP3 files, audio CD tracks, RTF text files, fades, effects and Internet media, etc.

 There is a preview function for all of the files in the Media Pool. To see them

you will need to stop playback of the demo film first (press the spacebar or use the transport control below the preview monitor).

 Now you can look for useable media throughout your computer's directories.

Use the navigation buttons at the top left to access any drive or folder on your PC. Try clicking on an entry in the Media Pool. Video and image files will be displayed in the video monitor immediately, and audio files will be played by the sound card. There are previews for the templates and effects included to make it clear how they will function.

 All media types are loaded into a movie from local drives or directly from the

Internet via double-click or drag & drop. Just try it out!

Display modes

The three switches on the toolbar in the center activate the "Timeline", "Storyboard", and "Scene overview" modes (there are 4 switches and 4 modes available in the Plus/Premium version).

Storyboard mode (first button) is the preset view. This view offers an easy, streamlined interface to simplify the editing process. All scenes from your film are listed sequentially in the "Storyboard" mode. Every scene is displayed with a preview picture in the storyboard.

The scene overview (second button) provides a scaleable overview of the scenes. You can use this to comfortably view, sort, and delete unnecessary scenes.

In the

Timeline mode (third button) your films are displayed as "Objects" in the

"Timeline". This means: The longer the object, the longer the corresponding film.

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Especially pr

actical: you can display all modes in full screen using the button at

the top right.

Multicam mode is found under the fourth button in the Plus/Premium version of MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX. Multi-cam editing enables easy cutting of various recordings of the same scene from different camera perspectives.

Storyboard mode

"Storyboard" mode represents all scenes in linear sequence on the storyboard. Each scene offers the following editing options:

Add title and text: Titles and text can be added to any film. Click on the "T" button, enter your text directly in the program monitor and select from different animations (try movement from bottom to top for a classic end credits effect).

Set volume: The volume in each scene can be set via the loudspeaker button.

Effects menu: This switch accesses a menu with different editing functions like scene recognition, image stabilization, or the trimmer dialogs. The hissing on the track can be minimized by selecting "Audio cleaning".

Transitions/Fades: Click on the large button between the scenes and select a scene transition (or "Fade").

Rotate image (only with image files): If an image or photo is on its side or upside down, click on this button. The photo will rotate 90 degrees.

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Timeline mode

All advanced editing functions should be undertaken in "Timeline" mode. Your movies and scenes are shown here: The longer the object in the track, the longer the corresponding movie.

Playback range: Clicking in the range bar above the first track lets you define start markers, i.e. the starting point of the playback range. If you right click further on, the end marker will appear to indicate the end point of the playback range. The length of the playback area is shown in the center of the section display.

 When  The entire playback range can be moved using the mouse by clicking on the

 To move the start and end markers to the beginning and the end of the film

the end marker has been reached, the playback cursor jumps back to

the start marker and begins playing everything again as a loop.

bar in the middle and dragging it. The in and out points can be moved with the mouse. Left clicking positions the in point, and the right mouse button sets the out point. The playback range above the first track is linked to the playback range of the preview monitor. Both can only be changed simultaneously

again, click "Optimize movie view" in the "Window" menu.

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Han

dles: All objects can be shortened by moving the mouse to one of the

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lower corners of the object until it turns into a stretch symbol. Move the mouse over one of the lower corners of the object until the mouse pointer becomes a stretch symbol. At the top corners of every object, you’ll find two fade handles that can be adjusted to fade an object in or out. The handle at the top center can be used to adjust the volume of audio objects and the brightness of video objects.

Object selection: For advanced effects editing, the objects must be selected first. Each object can be selected by clicking it. Objects will change color to show that they have been selected. Multiple objects can be selected by holding down "Shift". You can also click and drag out a rectangle to select multiple objects. All objects included in the rectangle will be selected.

Removing unusable scenes

One of the most important steps during import of your footage is cutting out unusable scenes from the material. There are two options in this case:

 Option 1: First, the complete material is loaded into your project and the

unusable scenes are cut out.

 Option 2:

You can cut the material already in the Media Pool, i.e. BEFORE you import it, and then proceed to import only the scenes you need. This process is recommended for long movies with a lot of editing.

Cut videos in the project

Let's assume that you have already imported your film material into a project and would now like to edit it.

 Play your video by clicking on the up arrow on your keyboard.  Pause playback at the position where the scene is located by pressing the

downward arrow. The playback marker stays near the start of the scene to be removed.

Note: You can also use the space bar or the play button on the transport bar to start and stop playback. However, in order to move the playback marker to the position where you stop the playback, you must first go to program

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settings (File > Settings > Program) in the "Playback" tab under "Space bar behavior" and select the "Space bar stops at current playback position" function.

Tip: In case of long films or to speed up search, you can also fast forward the video following the action on the preview monitor. To do so, pull the playback marker across the timeline (but not too fast!) while holding down the mouse key.

 Set the playback marker exactly at the start of the unusable material. The

zoom function is recommended to get a better view of longer videos (the +/buttons in the bottom right corner).

 Press "T" on the keyboard. This will split the current scene into two sections at

the position of the playback marker.

 Repeat these steps for the end of the unusable scene. Find the end of the

unusable scene, place the play marker as close as p and then press the "T" key on the keyboard again.

ossible to the end point,

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 Now

you have "isolated" the unusable scene and may delete it from the movie using the "Del" key on the keyboard. Before this, the scene must be selected by clicking it with the mouse.

 If you didn't work accurately during cutting, then don't worry; you can use the

lower object handles to stretch or shorten the remaining objects to recover or exclude material from the deleted section.

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 After

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deletion a gap will appear in the film sequence at the position of the removed material. How do you remove gaps out of the film? Easy: Pull the later scenes up to the earlier scenes until they "dock" with each other. Remember to "take" all objects that are further behind, otherwise the gap will just be "passed" to the end. To pull up later objects, use the "All tracks" mouse mode, since this automatically takes all the objects found later on the timeline along with the object being pulled.

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Note: If your project has a sound track next to the image track, it is usually

necessary to cut audio and video tracks in synchronization. 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. However, if you have added a separate soundtrack which has not yet been grouped with the image sequence, then you should group them before starting to edit.

To do so, select the video object and the audio object via "Ctrl" + click, and in the "Edit" menu select the "Group" option (or click the group tool).

Go ahead and experiment with the editing functions in all processes (and all other editing operations in MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MX), the original material on your hard disk is not changed.

Import individual scenes 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 it for your project, then proceed as follows:

 Select the file from the Media Pool.  Switch the transport control to "Media Pool" via the button on the left.

 N

ow you can playback the selected file in the Media Pool using the transport control. Find the range which you would like to import. Position the playback marker above the transport control at the start position of the range and click the "Set in-point" button.

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 N

ext, position the playback marker at the end of the section and click the "Set

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out-point" button.

 The currently selected range appears highlighted in blue in the range display.

You can play back this range with the "Play back range" button separately.

 All range limits can be moved by holding down the mouse button and

dragging. Once the range matches the section that you want to import, click on the preview monitor and drag the section onto the track. An object will appear there featuring the material you wanted to import.

Regroup scenes

It will often be the case that you will wa groups of scenes to a different place within a film. This happens completely intuitively: Single 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 button 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 one scene, "Shift + mouse-click" selects the scenes that lie in between.

Three final tips for advanced video arranging:

 Using "Intelligent mouse" mode, which is available in the "Timeline" mode, you

can move not just the selected scene, but also all elements directly bordering it (e.g. transitions, fades, and scenes following the selected scene and those on neighboring tracks).

 The commands "Group (view page 285)" and "Ungroup (view page 286)" let

u join any scene into groups which can then be moved together as a block.

 If editing and moving scenes left your project looking like a junkyard, then you

can also work in the opposite direction by selecting the scenes you want to

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nt to move whole scenes or even

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se and saving them to the Media Pool directory. Collect scenes that you want to use, place them into the "Takes" folder, start a new project, take scenes from that folder, then place them in the second project in the order you want them. The "Takes" folder can be accessed in the Media Pool via the "Import -> My Media" button.

Burn DVDs with interactive menus

Once you are satisfied with your video, move to the "Burn CD" 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 click the button to burn a DVD.

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