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Preface
Thank you for choosing MAGIX Video Pro X6! Your new software offers video editing
and postproduction on a professional level, comprehensive format support, powerful
performance, high-end audio editing and all options for DVD authoring and export.
The fully developed MAGIX Video Pro X6 operating concept helps you get top results
after only a short familiarization period. This documentation offers you an overview
and a quick start at the beginning. The sections at the end provide a detailed and
systematic description of the numerous functions.
Have fun with your projects and MAGIX Video Pro X6 from
Your MAGIX Team
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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 users 17
Projects, movies and objects 19
Quick start 21
Program start 21
Select, load, and play back videos 22
Import video material from memory card 24
Video editing 26
Publish videos 32
Edit mode 33
Standard mode 34
Basic mode 35
Switching between standard and basic modes 37
Work screens 39
Activate main screen 39
"Edit" screen 40
The "Burn" screen 66
Video recording 67
Select the recording method 67
AVCHD/DVCPRO/AVC-Intra 68
HDV camera 70
DV camera 71
Video 76
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Audio 79
Single frame 82
Screen 85
Edit after recording 86
Objects 88
Insert object into 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
Two-point edit 101
Three-point editing 102
Four-point editing 104
Move the contents of trimmed objects 104
Zoom preview 105
Markers 106
Playback marker 106
Project markers 106
Ranges (in and out points) 107
Chapter markers 108
Scene markers 110
Multicam editing 112
Preparation 112
Source tracks and preview images 113
Multicam edit functions 113
Synchronize video objects using the audio track 115
Title 116
Title editor 116
3D Text 117
Advanced settings 118
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Creating titles using a template 119
Create titles without a template 119
Edit titles retroactively 119
Position titles 120
Fade in date as title 120
Timecode 120
Effects 123
Apply effects to objects 123
Video effects in the Media Pool 125
Movement effects in the Media Pool 134
Stereo3D in the Media Pool 140
Audio effects in the Media Pool 140
Design elements in the Media Pool 142
My Presets in the Media Pool 142
Additional Effects 142
Animate objects, effect curves 145
Create effects masks 152
Attach to picture position in the video 158
Create overlay graphic/animation 158
Image stabilization 159
Image improvements for the entire movie 161
Image improvements for individual objects 163
Stereo3D 163
3D basics 164
Record 3D 164
Prepare 3D editing 166
Set playback mode for 3D 166
Align videos and images for 3D 168
Turn camera movements into 3D videos 169
Export and burn 3D videos 170
Measuring instruments 172
Operation of measuring instruments 172
Description of measuring instruments 173
Settings 178
Audio editing 180
Load and edit audio files 180
Audio effects 181
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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 Photoshop 219
Burn a disc 227
Burning wizard 228
The burn dialog 229
Memory 230
Encoder settings 232
Apply hardware acceleration for rendering 233
Export movie 235
Video as AVI 235
Video as DV-AVI 236
Video as MPEG video 236
Video as MAGIX video 236
Video as QuickTime movie 236
Uncompressed movie 237
Video as MotionJPEG AVI 237
Movie as a series of individual frames 237
Windows Media Export 237
Video as MPEG-4 video 238
Export as media player 239
Audio as MP3 239
Audio as wave 240
Export as transition... 240
Single frame as BMP file 240
Single frame as JPG 240
Export movie information as EDL 240
Upload to the Internet (YouTube and Vimeo) 242
Upload to Internet (MAGIX Online Album and showfy) 243
Export to device 243
Output as media player 244
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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 project... 270
Automatic scene detection 271
Import a Movie Edit Touch project 272
Musical cut adjustment 273
MAGIX Soundtrack Maker 276
Slideshow Maker 278
Produce panorama pictures 281
Batch conversion 283
Blackmagic Design video cards 285
Use movie templates 286
Menus 288
File Menu 288
Edit Menu 296
Effects Menu 304
Windows Menu 309
Help Menu 312
Context menu (right click) 314
Video objects 314
Image objects 317
Transitions 320
Audio objects 320
Text objects 323
MAGIX 3D Maker objects 326
Project folder 328
Track 328
Problems and solutions 330
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File will not load 330
Choppy or uneven playback 330
Problems and Remedies regarding the Auto Remix Assistant 330
Activation problems 331
Online functions 332
Integrated browser 332
MAGIX News Center 333
Embed Flash videos into your own web page 334
Keyboard shortcuts 336
Playback functions 336
Scroll and zoom 337
Monitors 337
Arranger view 337
Move view 338
Mouse Modes 338
Context Menu 339
File menu 339
Edit menu 340
Effects menu 341
Window menu 342
Help menu 343
Edit keyboard shortcut 343
Activate codecs 345
Fee-based codec activation 346
Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage 347
MPEG Compression 347
General notes on AVI videos 347
Overview of the different disc types 348
MPEG-4 encoder settings (Intel) 351
Video (H.264) 351
Audio (AAC) 353
Multiplexer 353
MPEG-4 encoder settings (main concept) 354
Video codec 354
Audio codec: 362
Multiplexer 364
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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 frames 374
Prediction 374
Quantization scaling 376
Glossary 377
If you still have questions 391
Tips for program help 391
Index 392
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Support
Dear MAGIX customer,
Our aim is to provide fast, convenient, solution-focused support at all times. To this
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• Unlimited web support:
As a registered MAGIX customer, you have unlimited access to web support
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The only requirement for use is product registration at http://pro.magix.com
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MAGIX customers have free and unlimited access to the online community at
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minutes of a question being posted.
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