X4
Table Of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Copyright 2
- Preface 3
- Support 10
- Before You Start 12
- Package Contents 12
- Printed and PDF manuals 12
- Installation 12
- Serial number 13
- System requirements 14
- Introduction 15
- What is MAGIX Video Pro X4? 15
- Features 15
- Notes for MAGIX Movie Edit Pro users 17
- Quick Start 20
- Program start 20
- Select, load and play videos 21
- Import video material from memory card 24
- Video editing 27
- Publish videos 33
- Work screens 35
- Activate main screen 35
- "Edit" screen 36
- The "Burn" screen 62
- Basic mode 63
- Switching between standard and basic modes 64
- Storyboard mode 64
- Export 66
- Video recording 67
- Select the recording method 67
- AVCHD/DVCPRO/AVC-Intra 68
- HDV camera 71
- DV camera 71
- Video 79
- Audio 82
- Single frame 85
- Screen 88
- Editing after recording 89
- Objects 91
- Insert object into the project 91
- Select and group objects 94
- Duplicate objects 95
- Move Objects 95
- Extract sound from videos 95
- Object handles 96
- Trim Objects 97
- Transitions (fades) 101
- Search for gaps 103
- Simple cut 104
- Two-point cut 104
- 3-point editing 106
- Four-point editing 108
- Zoom 109
- Working in fullscreen mode 109
- Markers 110
- Playback marker 110
- Project markers 111
- Ranges (in and out points) 111
- Chapter markers 112
- Scene markers 114
- Multicam editing 115
- Preparation 115
- Source tracks and preview images 116
- Multicam edit functions 117
- Synchronize video objects using the sound track 119
- Title 120
- Creating titles using a template 120
- Create titles without a template 120
- Edit titles retroactively 121
- Position titles 121
- Advanced settings 122
- 3D text 123
- Fade in date as title 123
- Effects 124
- Apply effects to objects 124
- Preview rendering 126
- Video effects in the Media Pool 129
- Movement effects in the Media Pool 138
- Stereo3D in the Media Pool 145
- Audio effects in the Media Pool 145
- Design elements in the Media Pool 146
- My Presets in the Media Pool 147
- Additional Effects 147
- Animate objects, effect curves 150
- Create effect masks 156
- Create overlay graphic/animation 159
- Attach to picture position in the video 161
- Image stabilization 161
- Image improvements for the entire movie 163
- Image improvements for individual objects 165
- Stereo3D 166
- 3D basics 166
- Record 3D 167
- Prepare 3D editing 168
- Set playback mode for 3D 169
- Align videos and pictures for 3D 170
- Turn camera movements into 3D videos 172
- Create titles for 3D videos 172
- Export and burn 3D videos 172
- Audio editing 174
- Load and edit audio files 174
- Audio effects 175
- Audio CDs 191
- Mixer 195
- 5.1 Surround 198
- Set multiple sound tracks 204
- Scrubbing 208
- MAGIX Soundtrack Maker 209
- Mixdown of audio objects 211
- Edit disc menu 212
- Preview and editing 212
- Menu 213
- Templates 214
- Edit disc menu 215
- Edit DVD menus with Xara Xtreme Pro or Photoshop 222
- Create PC show 231
- Burn disc 231
- Burning wizard 232
- The burn dialog 233
- Disk space 235
- Encoder settings 237
- Export movie 240
- Video as AVI 240
- Video as DV-AVI 240
- Video as MPEG video 241
- Video as MAGIX video 241
- Video as QuickTime movie 241
- Uncompressed movie 242
- Video as MotionJPEG AVI 242
- Movie as a series of individual frames 242
- Windows Media Export 242
- Video as MPEG-4 video 243
- Audio as MP3 244
- Audio as wave 245
- Export as transition... 245
- Single frame as BMP file 245
- Single frame as JPG 245
- Animated GIF 245
- Export movie information as EDL 246
- Upload to Internet 247
- Upload to Internet (MAGIX Online Album) 248
- Export to device 248
- Export as Media Player 249
- Settings for and management of video projectors 250
- Movie and project settings 250
- Program settings 260
- Preview rendering 269
- Backup copy 270
- Load backup project... 271
- Importing & exporting EDL files 271
- Clean-up wizard 272
- Special functions and wizards 274
- Automatic scene detection 274
- Musical cut adjustment 275
- Travel route animation 283
- Slideshow Maker 290
- Produce panorama pictures 294
- Batch conversion 296
- Blackmagic Design video cards 298
- Menus 299
- File Menu 299
- Edit Menu 307
- Menu effects 316
- Windows menu 322
- Help Menu 325
- Context menu (right click) 328
- Video objects 328
- Image objects 332
- Transitions 335
- Audio objects 336
- Text objects 339
- MAGIX 3D Maker objects 342
- Project folder 344
- Track 345
- Problems and solutions 346
- File will not load 346
- Choppy or uneven playback 346
- Problems and Remedies regarding the Auto Remix Assistant 346
- Activation problems 347
- Online functions 348
- Integrated browser 348
- MAGIX News Center 350
- Embed Flash videos into your own web page 350
- Keyboard shortcuts 352
- Playback functions 352
- Monitors 353
- Arranger view 353
- Move view 354
- Mouse modes 354
- File menu 355
- Edit menu 356
- Effects menu 357
- Windows menu 358
- Help menu 359
- Edit keyboard shortcut 359
- Activate codecs 361
- Free activation of codecs 361
- Fee-based DVCPRO and AVC-Intra activation 362
- Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage 363
- Video Editing on the PC 363
- MPEG Compression 363
- General notes on AVI videos 364
- Overview of the different disc types 365
- MPEG-4 encoder settings 371
- MPEG-4 372
- MPEG-4 H.264 377
- AMR 383
- AAC 384
- Multiplexer 385
- Appendix: MPEG Encoder Settings 387
- General settings 387
- Video settings 388
- Advanced video settings 389
- Audio settings 390
- MPEG glossary 392
- Motion estimation 392
- Bit rate 392
- Block 393
- Chroma format 393
- Field 394
- Frame 394
- GOP 394
- I frames 395
- Interlace 395
- P frames and B frames 396
- Prediction 397
- Quantization scaling 398
- Glossary 400
- If you still have questions 417
- Tips for program help 417
- Index 418
- Support
- Before You Start
- Introduction
- Quick Start
- Work screens
- Basic mode
- Video recording
- Objects
- Markers
- Multicam editing
- Title
- Effects
- Apply effects to objects
- Preview rendering
- Video effects in the Media Pool
- Movement effects in the Media Pool
- Stereo3D in the Media Pool
- Audio effects in the Media Pool
- Design elements in the Media Pool
- My Presets in the Media Pool
- Additional Effects
- Animate objects, effect curves
- Create effect masks
- Create overlay graphic/animation
- Attach to picture position in the video
- Image stabilization
- Image improvements for the entire movie
- Image improvements for individual objects
- Stereo3D
- Audio editing
- Edit disc menu
- Burn disc
- Export movie
- Video as AVI
- Video as DV-AVI
- Video as MPEG video
- Video as MAGIX video
- Video as QuickTime movie
- Uncompressed movie
- Video as MotionJPEG AVI
- Movie as a series of individual frames
- Windows Media Export
- Video as MPEG-4 video
- Audio as MP3
- Audio as wave
- Export as transition...
- Single frame as BMP file
- Single frame as JPG
- Animated GIF
- Export movie information as EDL
- Upload to Internet
- Upload to Internet (MAGIX Online Album)
- Export to device
- Export as Media Player
- Settings for and management of video projectors
- Special functions and wizards
- Menus
- Context menu (right click)
- Problems and solutions
- Online functions
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Activate codecs
- Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage
- MPEG-4 encoder settings
- Appendix: MPEG Encoder Settings
- MPEG glossary
- Glossary
- If you still have questions
- Index
14 Before You Start
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System requirements
For Microsoft® Windows® XP | Vista® | 7
Minimum configuration:
Processor: Intel® Core™ Duo with 1.83 GHz, AMD® Dual-Core with 2.0 GHz
RAM: 1GB
Graphics card: Onboard graphics card with a screen resolution of at least
1024 x 768
Sound card: Internal sound card
Hard drive space: 1 GB (for minimum installation)
Optical drive: DVD drive
Minimum requirements for HD/3D editing:
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Quad-core processor with 2.83 GHz (Intel®
Core™ i7 recommended), AMD® Quad-core processor with 2.8 GHz
RAM: 4 GB
Graphics card: Dedicated graphics card with 512 MB VRAM or more
Sound card: Multi-channel sound card recommended for Surround sound
editing
Hard drive space: 4 GB
Optical drive: Blu-ray burner to create Blu-ray Discs