MAGIX Video Pro X5 Operating instructions

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Preface

Thank you for choosing MAGIX Video Pro X5! 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 X5 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 X5 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 14

System requirements 15

Introduction 16

What is MAGIX Video Pro X5? 16

Features 16

Notes for MAGIX Movie Edit Pro users 18

Projects, movies and scenes 20

Quick start 22

Program start 22

Select, load, and play back videos 23

Import video material from memory card 26

Video editing 28

Publish videos 34

Edit mode 36

Standard mode 36

Basic mode 37

Switching between standard and basic modes 40

Work screens 41

Activate main screen 41

"Edit" screen 42

The "Burn" screen 67

Video recording 68

Select the recording method 68

AVCHD/DVCPRO/AVC-Intra 69

HDV camera 72

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DV camera 72

Video 79

Audio 82

Single frame 85

Screen 88

Edit after recording 89

Objects 91

Insert object into the project 92

Select and group objects 94

Duplicate objects 94

Move Objects 95

Extract sound from videos 95

Object handles 96

Object borders 97

Trim Objects 97

Transitions (fades) 100

Search for gaps 102

Simple cut 103

Two-point cut 103

Three-point editing 105

Four-point editing 107

Move the contents of trimmed objects 107

Zoom preview 107

Markers 108

Playback marker 108

Project markers 108

Ranges (in and out points) 109

Chapter markers 110

Scene markers 112

Multicam editing 113

Preparation 113

Source tracks and preview images 114

Multicam edit functions 115

Synchronize video objects using the audio track 116

Title 117

Title editor 117

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3D Text 118

Advanced settings 119

Creating titles using a template 120

Create titles without a template 120

Edit titles retroactively 121

Position titles 121

Fade in date as title 121

Timecode 122

Effects 123

Apply effects to objects 123

Preview rendering 125

Video effects in the Media Pool 128

Movement effects in the Media Pool 137

Stereo3D in the Media Pool 142

Audio effects in the Media Pool 143

Design elements in the Media Pool 144

My Presets in the Media Pool 144

Additional Effects 144

Animate objects, effect curves 147

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 164

3D basics 164

Record 3D 165

Prepare 3D editing 166

Set playback mode for 3D 167

Align videos and pictures for 3D 168

Turn camera movements into 3D videos 169

Export and burn 3D videos 170

Audio editing 172

Load and edit audio files 172

Audio effects 173

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Mixer 190

5.1 Surround 193

Set multiple sound tracks 198

Scrubbing 201

Edit disc menu 202

Preview and editing 202

Menu 203

Templates 204

Edit disc menu 205

Edit DVD menus with Xara Xtreme Pro or Photoshop 212

Burn disc 220

Burning wizard 220

The burn dialog 221

Memory 222

Encoder settings 224

Use Quick Sync Video, Open CL or CUDA for rendering 226

Export movie 227

Video as AVI 227

Video as DV-AVI 228

Video as MPEG video 228

Video as MAGIX video 228

Video as QuickTime movie 228

Uncompressed movie 229

Video as MotionJPEG AVI 229

Movie as a series of individual frames 229

Windows Media Export 229

Video as MPEG-4 video 230

Export as media player 231

Audio as MP3 232

Audio as wave 232

Export as transition... 232

Single frame as BMP file 233

Single frame as JPG 233

Animated GIF 233

Export movie information as EDL 233

Upload to Internet 234

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Upload to Internet (MAGIX Online Album) 235

Export to device 236

Output as media player 236

Output as video file 237

Settings for and management of video projectors 238

Movie and project settings 238

Program settings 246

Proxy and Preview Rendering 253

Backup copy 255

Load backup project... 256

Importing & exporting EDL files 256

Clean-up wizard 257

Special functions and wizards 258

Proxy editing 258

Automatic scene detection 259

Musical cut adjustment 260

MAGIX Soundtrack Maker 264

Slideshow Maker 266

Produce panorama pictures 270

Batch conversion 271

Blackmagic Design video cards 274

Use movie templates 275

Menus 277

File Menu 277

Edit Menu 284

Effects Menu 292

Windows Menu 298

Help Menu 301

Context menu (right click) 303

Video objects 303

Image objects 307

Transitions 310

Audio objects 310

Text objects 313

MAGIX 3D Maker objects 315

Project folder 318

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Track 318

Problems and solutions 320

File will not load 320

Choppy or uneven playback 320

Problems and Remedies regarding the Auto Remix Assistant 320

Activation problems 321

Online functions 322

Integrated browser 322

MAGIX News Center 324

Embed Flash videos into your own web page 324

Keyboard shortcuts 326

Playback functions 326

Scroll and zoom 327

Monitors 327

Arranger view 327

Move view 328

Mouse Modes 328

Context Menu 329

File menu 329

Edit menu 330

Effects menu 331

Windows menu 332

Help menu 333

Edit keyboard shortcut 333

Activate codecs 335

Free activation of codecs 335

Fee-based DVCPRO and AVC-Intra activation 336

Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage 337

MPEG Compression 337

General notes on AVI videos 337

Overview of the different disc types 338

MPEG-4 encoder 341

Video codec 342

Audio codec 349

Multiplexer 351

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Appendix: MPEG Encoder Settings 352

General settings 352

Video settings 353

Advanced video settings 354

Audio settings 355

MPEG glossary 357

Motion estimation 357

Bit rate 357

Block 358

Chroma format 358

Field 358

Frame 358

GOP 359

I frames 359

Interlace 359

P frames and B frames 361

Prediction 361

Quantization scaling 362

Glossary 364

If you still have questions 379

Tips for program help 379

Index 380

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Support

Dear MAGIX customer,

Our aim is to provide fast, convenient, 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 http://pro.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. 150,000 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.

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Here you can find a summary of our technical support telephone numbers:

http://support.magix.net/

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: 45 699 18763

Sweden: 46 852 500713

Finland: 35 89 42419023

Norway: 47 210 35843

North America

9 am to 4 pm EST Mon-Fri

Phone: 1-305-722-5810

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Before You Start

Package Contents

Installation & multimedia content DVD

The MAGIX Video Pro X5 installation manager is included on the installation DVD.

Printed and PDF manuals

The printed manual contains an overview of the most important functions of MAGIX

Video Pro X5.

If you have further questions, please read the complete documentation and a shortcut

pdf located in the program folder of MAGIX Video Pro X5. To read it, you will require

the free Foxit Reader program.

Installation

Step 1: Insert the program disc into the drive. The installation program starts up

automatically in Windows. If the disc doesn't run automatically,

• open the Windows Explorer and click the letter of the CD/DVD drive.

• Now double-click on "Start.exe" to start the installer.

Step 2: To begin the installation of MAGIX Video Pro X5, click on "MAGIX Video Pro

X5". The MAGIX Video Pro X5 installation program will appear.

Simply follow the instructions on screen to complete the installation process, and

then click "Continue". All files are copied onto the hard drive.

Step 3: Once the installation is complete, confirm by pressing "Finish". You can start

the program at any time using the Windows "Start" menu

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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 Pro X5 is clearly assigned to you and only

you. This way improved and more targeted customer service is made possible. Abuse

of the software can be prevented with a serial number, which ensures that optimum

the price/performance ratio continues is guaranteed.

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 is packed in a DVD box, then you'll find the serial number on the inside.

For the versions that have been especially optimized for the Internet (download

versions), you'll get your serial number for activating the software directly after

purchasing the product via email.

When will you need the serial number?

The serial number is required when you start or register MAGIX Video Pro X5 for the

first time.

Note: We explicitly recommend registering your product (free), since only then are

you entitled to download updates and use MAGIX support (view page 10) services.

Unlocking MAGIX Video Pro X5

After MAGIX Video Pro X5 has been installed and the serial number has been

entered, the software can be used for 30 days. After these 30 days have expired,

MAGIX Video Pro X5 must be activated.

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System requirements

For Microsoft Windows XP | Vista | 7 | 8

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

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Introduction

What is MAGIX Video Pro X5?

MAGIX Video Pro X5 is a professional video editing program for Windows PC. All

common video formats can be imported directly without any conversion into a

proprietary format in an open timeline. The Hybrid Video Engine supports GPU

processing with OpenCL, CUDA and QuickSync. Editing options include realtime

effect editing, efficient three- and four-point cuts, intelligent mouse modes for fast

editing and a Multicam mode with auto synchronization on up to nine tracks. Based

on the high end audio engine from Samplitude, perfect synchronization of audio and

image is realized in realtime. Finished projects can be exported using efficient batch

rendering into broadcast formats to DVDs, AVCHD- and Blu-ray discs or uploaded

directly to common video portals and mobile devices.

Features

Recording

MAGIX Video Pro X5 features the following recording options:

• AVCHD/DVCPRO/AVC-Intra/Video-DSLRs/XDCAM/NXCAM (and other

drives)*

• HDV camera: HDV camcorder

• DV camera: Mini DV camcorder or DV video recorder

• Video: Analog TV, video input, VCR, webcam

• Audio: Microphone, cassette recorder, MiniDisc player, record player

• Screen: PC monitor.

• Single frame: Single and series images from webcams, video recorders, video

cameras, or TV cards

*Import of AVC-Intra and DVCPRO possible after fee-based activation (view page

336)

Analog capture requires capt

ure cards compatible with DirectShow. DV capture can

be performed through an OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 host adapter (FireWire or

iLink). A TV card can be used to record programs from TV or from your video

recorder.

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Import and export formats

Supported import formats:

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

MXV, QuickTime, WMV(HD), VOB

Audio: AAC, Dolby®Digital Stereo/5.1 (downmix to stereo), MIDI, MP3, OGG, WAV,

WMA

Photo: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIF, TGA

Supported export formats:

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

WMV(HD)

Audio: DolbyDigital Stereo, DolbyDigital 5.1 (with video), MP3, WAV

Photo: BMP, JPEG

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

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

installation of Windows Media Player version 10 or higher.

Multicam editing

MAGIX Video Pro X5 enables multicam editing (view page 113) for up to 9 tracks. The

different camera recordings can be played back in sync and edited together as a single

version.

Editing

• Program and source monitors: To provide an optimal overview, these two

separate preview monitors are integrated for the source material and movie

arrangement respectively.

• The project folder is used for storing your material. It's useful for selecting the

necessary media for your current project. Use it to store video, audio, titling files,

and even edited versions or sections of films for use later in your projects.

• Picture optimization: This includes color improvement (RGB, saturation),

sharpness (focus, feathering), brightness regulator (brightness, contrast), and the

anti-flicker filter.

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

spectrum, which is useful for reducing peaks, for example. The compressor limits

the signal's dynamics. The StereoFX processor controls the position of the sound

within the stereo panorama. The De-noiser and De-hisser are professional noise

reduction tools for removing noise and hisses.

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• Video effects: Such as creative filters, distortion, video mix (chroma key),

movement effects (e.g. camera/zoom or rotation), cropping, picture-in-picture

collages, video effect plug-in support, etc.

• Automatic scene recognition

• Slideshow Maker turns photo collages into spectacular multimedia shows

automatically.

• MAGIX Soundtrack Maker creates background music automatically.

Burnable disc formats

You will find the following burning options in the "Burn" area:

• DVD

• Blu-Ray disc

• AVCHD disc (on DVD and Blu-ray Discs)

In the "File" menu you can make and burn backup copies.

Multimedia editable disc menus

Included are many disc menu templates which offer selection options for movies and

chapters on the screen. Many of these are also available in 16:9 format. They can be

included during burning and give the disc a professional appearance.

Every menu template may be customized with personal photos, thematic animations,

3D captions, sound, intro videos, etc.

Notes for MAGIX Movie Edit Pro users

If you are used to working with MAGIX Movie Edit Pro, you can change the window

appearance to MAGIX Video deluxe "classic" view by going to "Window"> "Window

appearance" > "Minimal".

For all those who haven't used MAGIX Movie Edit Pro before, we recommend the

"Standard" window appearance. You have the most options available in this mode.

Below you will find a rough overview of the differences between MAGIX Video Pro X5

and MAGIX Movie Edit Pro.

Video monitors

• In the "Minimal" mode you will see only one preview monitor like in MAGIX

Movie Edit Pro, which is used as both a program and a source monitor. When the

project is stopped, you can select files in the Media Pool and play them back

using the transport controls. To play the arrangement again, you first must click

on the arranger.

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• The "Standard" appearance offers two preview monitors: a program monitor for

project preview in the arranger and a source monitor for preview of Media Pool

files. Both preview monitors have separate transport controls, so that Media Pool

preview and project playback can be controlled separately. For additional

information about the preview monitors, please read the corresponding section of

the "Interface" (view page 64) chapter.

Keyboard layout

The preset keyboard shortcuts are different and can be displayed in both modes via

"File -> Settings -> Keyboard shortcuts". MAGIX Video Pro X5 also allows familiar

shortcuts from Movie Edit Pro to be loaded if they are easier to work with. More

information about keyboard shortcuts can be found in the chapter "Keyboard

shortcut" (view page 325) and in the shortcut pdf located in the program folder of

MAGIX Vide

o Pro X5.

Load files

• In MAGIX Video Pro X5, files are dragged (drag&drop) to the desired position in

the arranger or loaded via the commands from the insert menu. To learn more

about the paste menus, please read the "Paste Modes" section in the "Interface"

chapter.

• In Movie Edit Pro, files can also be loaded form the Media Pool by double clicking

them. Videos and images are placed in the first track at the position of the

playback marker. If another object is already located there, the new object will be

placed after the last object in the first track. Titles will appear on tracks 3 and 4,

additional audio material on track 5.

You may also change this behavior under "File -> Settings -> Program" via the tab

"System" and under "Behavior on double click".

Space bar behavior

In either program, use the space bar on your keyboard to start and stop. Pressing the

space bar again produces different effects according to the respective program:

• In Movie Edit Pro, the playback marker is placed at the last stop position.

• In MAGIX Video Pro X5, the playback marker is kept at the current position. This

corresponds with the functionality of a tape recorder when stopped.

Playback behavior may be switched via "File -> Settings -> Program" and then the

"Playback" tab.

Project folder

• In Movie Edit Pro, the project folder function is not available.

• MAGIX Video Pro X5 features the project folder as a separate folder on the right

side, which serves as an intermediate store or catch-all for all kinds of project

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material. More information about this is available in the section "Project folder

(view page 62)" in the chapter "Workspaces".

Projects, movies and scenes

MAGIX Video Pro X5 works with "Projects", "Movies", and "Scenes". In order to work

quickly and intuitively, is it important to know the differences between these three

hierarchically-ordered terms.

Project A "Project" includes everything that you want to include on a disc.

Normally this means one or more movies and a menu structure for

selecting movies for playback. Projects can be saved as "MVP" files on

your hard drive and can be loaded later to do further editing to the

movies.

Movie A "Movie" can be one single video clip or a combination of clips and

photos. It can also include music, titles, transitions and much more.

Each movie can be exported individually as a video. The "project" can be

considered a type of drawer into which you can put multiple movies that

will be edited together and burned to the same disc.

Scene Scenes are the main components of a movie. They may contain

integrated photos that are displayed as still shots or animated images.

Along with photos and videos, a movie has many other elements such as

titles, transitions, decorative elements, music, voiceover commentary

etc.

Summary: „Projects“ contain „Movies“ and „Movies“ contain „Scenes“. When you

burn a disc, the movies of a project appear as menu items and the scenes are the

menu items for each movie.

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