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Welcome to MAGIX Video easy 4 HD Welcome to MAGIX Video easy 4 HD Welcome to MAGIX Video easy 4 HD, the first video editing program for the whole family. It's so easy to use that even beginners without any prior skills will be able to design breathtaking videos in just a short time. Transform recordings of family celebrations, vacations, or special events into video DVDs or present your videos on the Internet with ease.
Features Connection and Introduction Wizard A practical Wizard will guide you through the program: from connecting the video camera to recording your videos. Video Editing Wizard It just doesn't get any easier: Select your video, add text and music, and your movie is finished – including great transitions! Clearly laid-out user interface with large buttons The neatly laid out interface includes extra large buttons and is free of confusing icons and unnecessary features.
Serial number Serial number A serial number is included in each product. This serial number is required for the installation of the software and enables usage of additional bonus services. Please store this number in a safe place. What can a serial number do? With a serial number your MAGIX Video easy 4 HD is clearly assigned to you and only you. This will allow you take advantage of the free email customer service.
Table of Contents Copyright 2 Welcome to MAGIX Video easy 4 HD 3 What's new in MAGIX Video easy 4 HD? 3 Features 4 Serial number 5 Customer service 8 MAGIX Online World MAGIX Online Album MAGIX Website Maker Catooh – the Online Content Library MAGIX News Center 10 10 10 10 11 Start program 12 Import video Import video from digital camcorders Import video from a digital camera Import from analog sources (e.g.
Table of Contents Export to a mobile device Archive project on computer/DVD 36 37 Menu Reference File Menu Edit Menu Menu effects Help Menu "Share" menu 38 38 42 43 45 47 Dialog and Interface Reference Video Monitor Set object Title and text Video effects Scene recognition Video stabilization Display duration...
Customer service Our aim is to provide easy, 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 at 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 on www.magix.
Customer service Mail (North America): MAGIX Customer Service, 1105 Terminal Way #302, Reno, NV 89502, USA 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.
MAGIX Online World MAGIX Online World from MAGIX offers you a range of new services for your photos, videos, and music that are accessible directly from the "Share" menu in MAGIX Video easy 4 HD: MAGIX Online Album MAGIX Online Album is your personal multimedia album on the Internet. If you want to present slideshows or videos online, then MAGIX Online Album is the perfect service.
MAGIX Online World MAGIX News Center The MAGIX News Center features links to current online tutorials and tips & tricks on the software application examples. The "News" is indicated by color according to content: • Green indicates practical tips & tricks for the software • Yellow reports the availability of new patches and updates • Red for special offers, contests and questionnaires If no new messages are present, the button will appear gray.
Start program • Start MAGIX Video easy 4 HD by double-clicking the program icon on the desktop or by accessing MAGIX Video easy 4 HD via the Windows Start menu. The first time the program is started, you will have to enter the serial number. More information about this can be found in the chapter "Serial number" (view page 4). New video project:Create a new project. MAGIX Video easy 4 HD automatically creates a subfolder for the newly created video project bearing the same name as the project itself.
Import video Import video Import videos from digital cameras: Videos can be easily imported from digital camcorders like AVCHD, MiniDV, and HDV cameras into MAGIX Video easy 4 HD. Import videos from cameras: Import videos from digital still cameras with video feature using this option. Select files on the computer: If you would like to load videos that have already been added to your computer, then select this option. You only need to open the correct folder and select the video.
Import video from digital camcorders MiniDV/HDV: The recorded video is saved onto MiniDV cassettes in digital form. to transfer the video, the tape must always be palyed back at normal speed, making transferring of a video very similar to a "genuine" recording. AVCHD camera: These cameras save the video material onto built-in hard drives or memory cards. This therefore involves simple copying of data, which makes transfer simple and convenient. Connect camera/AVCHD camera 1. 2. 3.
Import video Import videos or photos from a camera / AVCHD camera On the right you will see all the photos and videos saved on the camera. All preview images, dates, times, and lengths are also displayed. View filter: You can specify whether the list shows photos, films or both. Select the desired photos and videos from the list. You can select multiple video sequences by holding down "Ctrl" while clicking items in the list.
Recordings from MiniDV/HDV cameras Switch on the camera and set it to playback mode. Check the battery level and plug in the camera's power as required. Now connect the camera with a FireWire cable to the computer. Windows will normally detect the camera automatically. Then click "Continue" in the dialog that appears. Note: Not all computers feature a FireWire interface. in most cases, this may be added without much trouble. In this case, talk to your computer specialist.
Import video Important: The camera must replay the cassette at the original tempo to transfer the material, which may take some time. Import video from a digital camera This feature allows you to import videos and photos from a digital camera that is connected to the computer with a USB cable. This procedure is exactly the same as importing from a AVCHD camera (view page 14). Import from analog sources (e.g.
Example: Many VCRs and DVD players have a Scart, 3 RCA (2 for stereo sound, 1 for video), or S-Video and optical audio outs. 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 Stereo RCA/mini-phone RCA jacks jack adapter Most sound card inputs are 3.5 mini stereo jacks. To connect the VCR audio out to the sound card audio in you will need a stereo RCA/ mini phono plug adapter.
Import video Recording quality: Select the desired quality depending on what the material is going to used for and according to the memory available. Click "Advanced view" to be able to set the desired sound card or sound card input that will be used to record audio. In the advanced view you have can make additional changes to your hardware settings. A click on the speaker button opens the Windows mixer for the set sound card in recording view.
The crossbar determines which video and audio input signal will be recorded. The crossbars are connected in series to the video recording chip itself. In the output field, the video output (for the crossbars) is the input for the recording chip (video or audio decoder-in) of the video card. In the “Input” field, select the signal source that will be used by the video card to capture for this input. Many video cards have separate crossbars for audio and video.
Edit Video Edit Video Scene recognition For longer videos, it's recommended that you use the scene recognition feature if you don't want to use all of the material. For each new scene, you will receive a new entry in the DVD menu later, making it possible to jump from scene to scene with your DVD player's remote control. • Choose the "Scene recognition" option in the "Effects" menu. • In the dialog, select the option "Automatic scene recognition" to cut at all noticeable scene changes.
Cut an Object The playback bar is located below the video window. • To change the beginning of the selected object, drag the marker at the outer left end of the playback bar to the right with the mouse until you reach the position where the object should begin. • To change the end of the object, drag the marker at the outer right end to the left accordingly. These two markers therefore allow you to select the section that should be played back.
Edit Video Automatic movie editing Automatic film editing allows you to add suitable transition effects and background music to all scenes and images. 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the "File" menu and select the entry "Automatic movie editing". Select an appropriate style and set approximately how long the film should be. Click "Create movie (preview)" to receive a suggestion. Click "Apply" to confirm the suggestion. "Cancel" will leave the film the way it was before.
Start Video Editing The buttons for video editing are located in the right area of the screen. • First, select the object that you would like to edit. • Next, click the "Set Object" button to get the effects settings for the selected object. Apply effects The three fade controllers increase or decrease image brightness, contrast, and saturation. • To do so, click on the slide controller and drag it to the left to decrease the value or to the right to increase it.
Edit Video Sound and music In MAGIX Video easy 4 HD background music and audio commentary can be easily added and edited. Add background music • Click on the "Music" button to choose background music for your video. • Then select the desired music files. "Open" inserts the file into the audio track. The length of the music will be adjusted to match the length of the video. The background music will be adjusted automatically if you insert other images or videos into the video project.
Background Audio Trimming Click the edge of the audio track. Now move the edge with the mouse key held down to the desired position. Inserting audio commentary If you want to add commentary to your videos, position the play cursor at the corresponding place in the movie and click on the "Audio recording" button in the "Audio" tab in Media Pool. The following dialog will open: Check whether the correct audio driver has been selected. Normally the program will select the correct drivers automatically.
Edit Video Change the volume The volume of the audio track can be adjusted with the volume fader in the "Audio" section. • Use the left slider "Object" to set the original audio track. The slider is deactivated for photos because the don't have an audio track. • The middle slider "Background" can be used to set the volume of the background music. • The right slider "Audio Dubbing" can be used to set the volume of the spoken commentary.
Insert Title Switch to the text module by clicking the "Title and Text" button. The text entry field can be used to write the text that should appear above the selected object. • If you would like the text to appear on its own before the video footage appears, simply click on "New title". • You can format the text using the "Font Type and Font Appearance" options. The three buttons next to it position your text, either left justified, centered or right justified.
Edit Video Insert Transitions Transitions are fades between objects. Normally, a so-called "Hard Cut" is made between objects: The first image of the following object appears directly at the end of the previous object, i.e. without any special fade effect. However, you are free to select a fade if you would like to add one. • Click on the fade symbol between two objects to open the fade dialog. The transition dialog provides fades that can be placed between two objects.
Finish movie If you are satisfied with your movie, you can burn it to disc, export it as a video file, or upload it to the Internet, e.g. YouTube ® or to your MAGIX Online Album. • Click "Finish movie" to open the export dialog. . The dialog that follows offers a wide range of options of what you can do with your finished movie.
Finish movie • SD card: Current Blu-ray players and TV sets with AVCHD compatibility can play back HD videos from SD cards. Note: A specific file and folder structure is required for AVCHD videos. This can be found in the burn dialog. A movie can be saved to an SD card (as a removable storage device) by selecting the option "Save on computer", but this can lead to problems with playback in some cases. Design Disc Menu In the dialog that follows, you can see a preview of the disc menu.
Menu entry properties • Use the field "Menu text" to change the menu entry text. • In the fields below it, you may format the text (e. g. change font size and font type, add shadows and 3D effects). • With "Menu image" you can choose which image should be displayed as the menu image. You can use a frame from your film or a file on your hard drive. • Under "Action at the end of the film", you can specify what the DVD player does once the associated movie has finished playing.
Finish movie 1. 2. 3. Set up burner and burn speed: If you have multiple burners installed, you can select which device you wish to use in this menu. The burn speed depends on the type of blank disc being used and can only be set after it has been inserted into the drive. Encoder settings: Use the “Encoder” button to access the selection dialog where you can specify the properties of the MPEG Encoder (memory requirements, quality and duration of the MPEG conversion).
format, i.e. the bit rates (variable or constant), audio formats, image resolutions and video formats must match. Anti-flicker filter: This option should only be activated for playback on a TV screen, since it is intended to reduce line flickering. Enhancements: Here you can find further options for MPEG encoding. To return to the standard settings, press the Reset button. Burn several movies to one disc. If you've finished multiple short movies you may want to burn them together on the same disc.
Finish movie Upload to Internet You can present your movie on YouTube or share it with family and friends on Facebook. • Click "Upload to Internet" in the export dialog. In the dialog that follows, you may setup your video for presentation on YouTube® and Facebook® . • Under "Title" enter a descriptive title for the video as it will appear on YouTube ® or Facebook®. • An informative "description" tells your viewers what the video is about.
Export to a mobile device You can export your project to mobile devices made by Apple, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, or mobile phones with Android operating systems. • Click on "Export to mobile device" in the export dialog Then select the mobile device from the list. Tip (only for Android phones and the Samsung Galaxy Tab): Normally your device will be correctly recognized as "Mass storage device) by your computer.
Finish movie Archive project on computer/DVD At the end, you should always backup your project on your PC or DVD to ensure you don't lose your work. This also means that you can edit your project at a later date, save it in another format, or burn it onto another medium. • Click on "Archive project on computer" or "Archive on DVD" in the export dialog. All of the files used in the project will be copied into the folder indicated.
Menu Reference In this chapter you'll find the full menu list of your copy of MAGIX Video easy 4 HD and the corresponding functions. File Menu New This menu item creates a new MAGIX Video easy 4 HD project. You can also open this feature via the "New Project" button above the video monitor. Keyboard shortcut: Shift + N Open This menu item loads a previously saved MAGIX Video easy 4 HD project. Please note that the related files must be accessible.
Menu Reference Save as... A dialog opens where you can specify the path and name of the video, under which it is to be saved. Keyboard shortcut: Shift + S Import... These 3 menu entries enable video, photo, and music files to be imported into the current project. You can use the 3 pictured buttons in the filmstrip view to do this. Keyboard shortcut: F/M/V Internet This is a list of menu entries regarding all of the services that are available directly from within MAGIX Video easy 4 HD.
Youtube / Facebook This is a direct connection between MAGIX and different communities like YouTube or Facebook. Youtube / Facebook Uploads the current film to the selected portal or to the selected community. Enter the data for video into the fields provided, so that the search function for this portal can also find this video. MAGIX Video easy 4 HD partially uses the H.264 format for this, which is a component of the MPEG-4 codec.
Menu Reference Open automatically saved project This option loads an automatically created slideshow backup. This type of automatic backup gets the file extension MV_ (underscore). This command is only intended for use in emergencies, for example, if you unintentionally saved your change and wish to return to the previous version of the movie.
Edit Menu Undo During movie editing 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, you can always revert to the previous state using "Undo". Using the arrow buttons you can select individual changes which you would like to undo. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Z Restore This function undoes the previous "Undo" function. Using the arrow buttons you can select individual changes which you would like to undo.
Menu Reference Split Object This command cuts a scene at the point where the start marker is positioned. This way, two free-standing objects are created. This way you can isolate a part of an object in order to delete it or move it: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Place the start marker at the position you want by left clicking in the timeline. Select the video object by clicking on it and click on the cut button. Place the start marker at the end of the part you wish to remove and click on the cut button again.
Video stabilization Opens the video stabilizer dialog to help you correct shaky footage. Read more on this topic in "Video stabilization". Keyboard shortcut: Shift + K Sound/Image offset This enables a possible time offset between sound and image to be balanced. A positive value moves the sound to the back; a negative value moves it forward. Example: To set the audio to play later than the video, you need to input a negative value. To hear the audio first, input a positive value.
Menu Reference Copy The current settings will be saved to the clipboard so that they can be applied to other objects. Keyboard shortcut: Alt + C Insert Applies the effects settings from the clipboard to the selected bject. The settings must be copied beforehand. Keyboard shortcut: Alt + P Reset This "effect" is not an effect. as such. It disables all applied effects.
Display Tool Tips Tooltips are small information windows that open up automatically if the mouse pointer stops briefly on a button or some other area. They provide information about the function of the button. These information boxes can be switched on or off with this option. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + F1 MAGIX Screenshare This function makes it possible for you to offer assistance to other users directly via the Internet, or to get help from others.
Menu Reference With the registration form supplied (start menu under "MAGIX Video easy 4 HD -> Service and support -> Register") you can register via post or fax. Simply print it out, fill it in, and send it off! Keyboard shortcut: F12 Online Update Connects directly to the online update page where you can get the latest version of your program. About MAGIX Video easy 4 HD Displays copyright info and version number of MAGIX Video easy 4 HD.
Dialog and Interface Reference Video Monitor The preview monitor displays a preview of the movie that you are working on at the moment. The transport console provides playback controls. If a clip is selected, the left and right handles allow the start and end points to be moved. During playback, the start and end points cannot be seen and only the playback position is displayed. Displays the playback position. Moving the mouse enables the playback position to be repositioned.
Dialog and Interface Reference Playback/pause: :Starts playback. Another click stops playback, and the playback marker remains at the current position. Forwards: The playback marker moves toward the end. Edit: The clip is split at the position of the playback marker. This turns a single clip into two segments. Position display: The current position of the playback marker is displayed here in [minutes]:[seconds]:[frames]. Set object All objects can be edited here individually.
Contrast: In photo editing, the level of the difference in brightness is referred to as contrast. If the contrast is increased, then bright areas become brighter and dark areas darker. In everyday terms, contrast also refers to "brilliance". Saturation: Refers to the color intensity of an image. A strong increase in saturation creates unnatural color display. If saturation is reduced completely, then a black and white image (grayscale) will be produced.
Dialog and Interface Reference Title and text Enter the text as you would like to see it displayed (as the title). Specify the font type, size, color, and position of the text. You may also add an outline and shadows to the text. Text can also be animated. The display duration and fade in/out duration may also be set. Clicking the "New Title" button causes the title to be shown in front of the actual object. This then becomes an independent object.
Video effects Clicking on the "Video effects" button opens a selection of effect templates. There is the "Old movie" effect, for example, which turns your clip into a movie from the 20s as well as various movement effects which allow you to simulate camera pans, "Zoom in" or "Move left-right", for example. Try out the different effects to get an idea of what you can do with them. • Select an effect and click "Preview". • If you would like to use the effect, use your mouse to drag it onto an object.
Dialog and Interface Reference Select "Separate at this position" if the images display different recordings. If the images do not differ except for the brightness, the scene may have been falsely recognized, and you can select "Next scene". Of course, you can jump through scene changes to work on multiple scenes as a unit. This makes designing the menu, since every scene is displayed as a menu entry, but since you will not normally want every scene displayed in the menu.
Video stabilization The video stabilizer reduces unsteady camera motion and helps to smooth recordings. This feature can be accessed from the context menu of a video object or via the "Effects" menu. Functionality Video stabilization removes undesired picture movement. The motion stabilizer counteracts unwanted movements by moving the image in the opposite direction.
Dialog and Interface Reference Clean-up Wizard The Clean-up Wizard helps you delete disc projects from your hard drive, including all movies and the audio, video, and picture files used in them. Use this function to free up disk space for future projects. Caution: If the files you used in the movie have also been used in other movies (like trailers, opening music, etc.), then you should make backup copies of these files beforehand.
of the exported movie is very jittery, if flickering occurs, or if some effects do not look how they should, you can reverse the source material frames. Deinterlace options: Normally, the setting "Automatic interlace processing" does not have to be changed. The frames are processed separately and passed to the encoder when exported. If necessary, MAGIX Video easy 4 HD will perform high-quality interlacing.
Dialog and Interface Reference Video Mode Compatibility Mode (Video for Windows) This mode works on all systems. Activate this mode if there are problems with playback. Hardware Acceleration (Direct 3D) This mode offers extreme increase in speed by calculating mixing, effects, and various transitions the the graphics card directly. Depending on the graphics card, performance can increase by 300%. The graphics card will not be used during export.
Activate codec Codecs are small computer programs that compress data to save disk space. Without the right codec you can neither produce nor play back a compressed video file. To use the most important codecs, namely: MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and DolbyDigital, you will have to activate the codec (free of charge). 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.
If you still have questions 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 an explanation to them is reached by clicking on them. Context help: Press the "F1" key at any point in the opened program and the help file will open with the matching topic (context help). Search function: Use the search function to find out information about specific words.
Glossary A Aliasing Aliasing, or alias effects, are mistakes that appear during digital scanning of sounds, videos or images when the sample frequency (in audio editing) or resolution (in video editing) used are too low. ATN: This abbreviation stands for "Absolute Track Number". Which is the actual time code of DV and HDV recordings recorded using the helical scan method. Audio This is then referred to as "audio" when the sound signal is saved directly as such on the PC.
Glossary Browser A browser (also known as web browser, or Internet browser) is a computer program that displays websites. The best-known browsers are Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. Button Refers to an element of the graphic user interface of a program. The button initiates an action in the program via left mouse click. Button Refers to an element of the graphic user interface of a program. The button initiates an action in the program via left mouse click.
Copyright Protection of intellectual and creative property against unauthorized copying. CPU Central processing unit: The name for the main processor of the computer (CPU). Modern computers have even two or more processors, or one processor with several cores. Crossfade Transitions, crossfades. Can be used to fade between objects. D Dialog A dialog opens in a new window and lets the user interact with the program.
Glossary Domain transfer See CC. If you already have a domain, you can move it from your previous provider to another provider. Downmix A method developed for audio technology to turn a Surround Sound recording into a version with fewer channels. Most often (as is the case with MAGIX Video easy 4 HD) this will be a stereo version.
Volume/Brightness handle: Above-center. You can use it to adjust the volume or the brightness. Hard disk Storage medium with the largest storage capacity where the operating system(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).
Glossary I ID3 tags ID3 tags contain title information that can be added to a music title. This includes the title, artist, album, as well as the genre, year of release, and other criteria that can help searching through a database. The database is created using this information. Info: Title information will only be saved for MP3s in the so-called ID3 tags (Identify an MP3), but other formats offer similar possibilities, like "Vorbis comment" for the OGG Vorbis format, for example.
M Menu Menus contain practically all function of a program. They can be opened using a simple mouse click on the corresponding menu. Keyboard shortcuts, if available, are also found at the end of menu entries. The graphical surface of a CD/DVD will also be represented as a menu. Menu bar Almost every program has a menu bar. It can normally be found underneath the title line of the program. A simple mouse click opens a corresponding menu.
Glossary MTC MTC stands for MIDI Time Code and it transmits the exact playback position via MIDI. In this way, programs and devices can be synchronized with each other. N Noise Sample Sample of a noise that is to be removed NTSC (USA, Japan) NTSC stands for "National Television Systems Committee". This is a US institution that defined the first color carrier system for TV which is now used in most of America and some East Asian countries. The image repetition rate for NTSC is 29.97 Hz.
Important: Playlists are only links to songs on your hard drive or in your CD drive. When you add a song to your playlist whose real 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 will no longer be able to play the song, since the link is no longer valid.
Glossary Red Book Specific standards have been established for the different CD types in order to unify their data structure and to make them compatible with the different CD drives. Their names refer to the color of the books where these standards were written. The term "Red Book" is common language for the Compact Disc Audio Standard. The requirements listed here have to be observed for industrial CP production. Audio CD players only read CDs created according to the Red Book format.
Storyboard mode The Storyboard mode is the default edit screen view. This view offers an easy, streamlined interface to simplify the editing process. The alternative Timeline mode offers a more detailed interface for more extensive editing and scene arrangements, the scene overview mode offers a complete overview of all scenes on a small scale. You can toggle between the three view modes using the Tab key. Submenu Besides normal entries, a menu can contain submenus that offer additional functions.
Glossary Top-level domain Top-level domains (TLD) are always those separated by a dot at the end of an Internet address (for example, "http://www.magix.com" < here, .com is the top-level domain). Among these are also country top-level domains, such as .co.uk, .us, .de as well as socalled generic top-level domains like .net, .org, .biz, and so on.
W WAV Wave (*.WAV) is a standard uncompressed audio format. Wave Wave (*.WAV) is a standard uncompressed audio format. Wave file Wave (*.WAV) is a standard uncompressed audio format. Webhosting This means that an Internet Service Provider makes domains and webspace available to its customers. With the MAGIX Website Service, MAGIX provides webhosting to its customers.
Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage MPEG Compression MPEG means "Moving Picture Experts Group" and defines a workgroup which cooperates with the International Standards Organization (ISO) as well as the international Electro Technical Commission (ETC) to develop standards for video and audio coding.
You normally don’t have to worry about field processing. The video material goes through the entire processing chain as fields and is exported again as fields or burned onto DVD or shown on TV when played back on a DVD as a full picture. Only in certain rare conditions is it necessary to go deeper into this process. Two problems can occur: 1.
Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) Quality Featuring a resolution of 720 x 576 (PAL) and encoded with MPEG-2, 25 frames per second provides very good results. Writable data storage formats The recordable DVD market is currently split into three types: "DVD-RAM", "DVD+RW", and "DVD-RW". DVD-R/+R: This medium may only be written to once. The DVD-R may be specified with file structures for DVD video, DVD audio, or DVD-ROM.
this case, consult the instructions for your Blu-ray player or ask the manufacturer which blanks are compatible with the device. AVCHD disc on DVD blank: The DVDs created with AVCHD video are not supported by all Blu-ray players. The behavior of the devices is quite different. Normal DVD players cannot replay AVCHD discs, since the AVC format is not supported.
Index Index A About MAGIX Video easy 4 HD ...........................................................................................47 Activate codec............................................................................................................................58 Add background music ............................................................................................................ 25 Aliasing.............................................................................................
Connect camera/AVCHD camera...................................................................................14, 17 Content ........................................................................................................................................ 45 Context menu.............................................................................................................................. 61 Copy..................................................................................................
Index H Handles.........................................................................................................................................63 Hard disk ......................................................................................................................................64 Hard disk drive............................................................................................................................64 Hardware ..........................................................
MAGIX Website Maker............................................................................................................10 Menu............................................................................................................................................. 66 Menu bar ..................................................................................................................................... 66 Menu effects........................................................................
Index Reactivate hint dialogs ............................................................................................................. 57 Recording quality: .......................................................................................................................19 Recordings from MiniDV/HDV cameras.............................................................................16 Red Book .........................................................................................................
U Undo ............................................................................................................................................. 42 Upload to Internet ..................................................................................................................... 35 Universal Plug & Play................................................................................................................. 71 URL ..........................................................................
