Hi Greg,

I too received the upgrade offer.

I suggest trying out the trial version first. 

I would like to know more about the hardware-accelerated decoding. I watched the video and it didn't explain much, and there isn't much in the write-up.

See also this thread.

I bought V7 and am getting comfortable with it. So far, there are many new features, even the simple ones, that I like. One small but nice thing is when you adjust the volume level of an object, a slider pops up that gives you mush easier adjustment. 

Negatives, the same movies that I just finished in X6 hardly play in X7 in the preview monitor. Additionally, maybe related to the first, the audio of a video is not in sync.   

I may need to adjust some setting but so far, it is a lot to get used to. 

Hi Greg,

I too received the upgrade offer.

I suggest trying out the trial version first. 

I would like to know more about the hardware-accelerated decoding. I watched the video and it didn't explain much, and there isn't much in the write-up.

See also this thread.

Got a bit of time this Easter morning for a download, so it sounds like a plan.  We'll see how this works, and report back.

Giving the trial version a quick look over, this is what I notice.

My current vid's will not import the audio, the trial version does not support it.

It did not correct the problems with my timeline marker.

I think the hardware acceleration is working, with multiple tracks, the preview video performs really well, no tearing of the preview. I can drop an hour and 10 minutes of video onto a track, and scroll without any lag what so ever.

The operating window changed colors, other than that, I don't see anything that really changed much.  

(how long do you think it will take for the upgrade price to come down from $200?)

Guys save your money.  I just been using Video Pro X7 for one day and it has already crashed 5 times.  I have a Quad Core Intel i7-4570 CPU (3.6GHz) PC with16 GB of Ram.  Also when I did get it to work for more then a few minutes I attempted to render a 1080p almost 7 mintue video with a few tracks of audio and a few track of video and I discovered that it would take 2 hours and 23 minutes to render.

@mic9501

Your comments are most unproductive. So far, you are the only one that has reported on this forum that you are having this problem, and instead of trying to find out why, you flame the product. You seem to have decided for everybody that since you have a problem, everyone else will also have a problem. Not true!

I just fininshed a 1h27m project with almost no incidents; I tried burning a BD on my drive that doesn't write to DB. Tried the drive that I bought to burn BD's and it worked perfectly.

I have made VPX7 crash when using a particular effect on a .mov file but I don't remember which one. I have to investigate further before reporting to Magix.

Did you even bother to ask Magix support for help?

You certainly didn't ask here.

@All

Here is where I am now in my testing. I have not had much time since I installed the program to test it.

Problems with program

1. Project folder – titles should be Type (not Typ) and Description ( not Beschreibung)
2. On a video clip, shortcut Ctrl+H (Video/Audio on separate tracks) does not work, have to use right click and the context menu. I did not find any entry in the keyboard shortcut list to be able to activate this.
3. proDAD Heroglyph that came with VPX6 indicates that the license permits only the use of Magix Video Pro X6. This is counter-productive. I expect license with third-party plugins that came with Magix products, especially the professional version, to be good for future versions. I can understand that a plugin may not be compatible, but the license should still work.
4. F1 Help – I did a search for “Ctrl+H” which caused the program to hang and I had to exit using Windows Task Manager. I had also created several links to folders under Import during this session and these were all lost. I restarted the program and did an identical search and it worked right away. Strange.
5. Edit wave externally (Alt+Z) does not open Music Editor. I have the same problem with VPX6 and MEP2015, but not MEP2014. It may be my computer.
6. One MVP file that I opened from VPX6 had problems with PIP, but I was not able to repeat this.
7. Pixelan SpiceMaster Pro transitions do not show up correctly in the SpiceMaster user interface. However, the transition works correctly in VPX7. It is just hard to create it properly without seeing the underlying clips at the right points. The video for the clips is taken from a couple of seconds upstream and downstream of the transition zone. Pixelan confirmed that Magix did not give them a chance to test VPX7 with SpiceMaster before it came out.

Other tests:

1. I just created and burned to BD a 1h27m project with 2 movies, one of which had 7 chapters and the other none. No problems.
2. Tests with Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9 worked fine. Able to create masks and overlays.
    

To do:

1. Test multi-language burning to DVD. Didn’t work in VPX6.
2. Test editing DVD menu in external program – Xara.
3. Multi-Cam
4. Mercalli V4 plugin
5. New Blue Essentials and Filters
6. Red Giant Chromatic Glow, Knoll Light Factory EZ and RetroGrade
7. Pixelan plugins other than SpiceMaster

See also this thread.

I would be interested in seeing how others are making out with this version.

@mic9501

Read the forum rules here.

Posts such as those you have made are not constructive and will be removed if necessary..  Ensure that your posts are relevant to the topic being discussed.

If you are having problems with the software check out the forums to see if others are having the same issue.  If you find no one else is having the same problem then post a constructive question asking for help.

. . . . I have a Quad Core Intel i7-4570 CPU (3.6GHz) PC with16 GB of Ram.  Also when I did get it to work for more then a few minutes I attempted to render a 1080p almost 7 mintue video with a few tracks of audio and a few track of video and I discovered that it would take 2 hours and 23 minutes to render. . . . .

There are many causes for this type of problem most of which will not be related to VPX. 

Check the following:

No unnecessary programs are running in the background

Antivirus program you are using is not set to scan all files on access.

If you have installed any of the all in one codec packs - remove them.

The project is definitely ~7 minutes long and you do not have any stray objects on the timeline which are causing the project to be longer than you think it is.

John EB

In response to the message below from John EB

1- I say it like it is, no sugar coating

2- The video I was trying to render was a little under 7 minutes and the only effect applied to the video was the Mercalli V4 plug-in (provided by Magix) and it did report it would take 2 hours and 23 minutes to complete.

3- I don't belive I should modify my Norton Antivirus settings to run the Video Pro X7 software. I run applications like Cubase Pro 8, Sony Vegas Pro 13 without having to modify my antivirus software settings and they run just fine.

4- I do have the MPEG-4 FULL Codec Upgrade which was purcahsed and downloaded from the Magix site.

5- I did run another test which was bringing in a file that was taken directly from my camera lenght of 7 minutes and 1.58 seconds. I did not make any modification to this video file or added any effects. I rendered it using Magix Video Pro X7 and it took 36 minutes and 5 seconds to render. I did the same project in Sony Vegas Pro 13 and it took about 12 minutes to render the same video file.  Not other application were running when I rendered the file except for the normal background applications like the NNorton antivirus software.

6- The good news is that Magix Video Pro X7 did not crach while I loaded and rendered the movie.

Message from John EB

@mic9501

Read the forum rules here.

Posts such as those you have made are not constructive and will be removed if necessary..  Ensure that your posts are relevant to the topic being discussed.

If you are having problems with the software check out the forums to see if others are having the same issue.  If you find no one else is having the same problem then post a constructive question asking for help.

. . . . I have a Quad Core Intel i7-4570 CPU (3.6GHz) PC with16 GB of Ram.  Also when I did get it to work for more then a few minutes I attempted to render a 1080p almost 7 mintue video with a few tracks of audio and a few track of video and I discovered that it would take 2 hours and 23 minutes to render. . . . .

There are many causes for this type of problem most of which will not be related to VPX.

Check the following:

No unnecessary programs are running in the background

Antivirus program you are using is not set to scan all files on access.

If you have installed any of the all in one codec packs - remove them.

The project is definitely ~7 minutes long and you do not have any stray objects on the timeline which are causing the project to be longer than you think it is.

John EB

Hi

. . . . I say it like it is, no sugar coating . . . .

No problem with that providing your statements follow the forum rules re civility and constructiveness

. . . . the only effect applied to the video was the Mercalli V4 plug-in . . . . The good news is that Magix Video Pro X7 did not crach while I loaded and rendered the movie. . . . .

So it is not the program but a plugin - check the Mercalli forums - very few people here use these plugins.

. . . . I don't belive I should modify my Norton Antivirus settings to run the Video Pro X7 software. . . .

You should not have to if Norton is behaving itself however Norton is known to be resource hungry and has been reported over many years as a major cause of slowing computers down. If scan on demand is on then every time a  file is opened, it is scanned by Norton.

. . . . I do have the MPEG-4 FULL Codec Upgrade which was purcahsed and downloaded from the Magix site . . . .

Which have you set VPX to use the Intel codecs or the Main Concept?

. . . . lenght of 7 minutes and 1.58 seconds. I did not make any modification to this video file or added any effects. I rendered it using Magix Video Pro X7 and it took 36 minutes and 5 seconds to render. . . . .

Definitely something wrong with your computer - that file size untouched in Full HD - ie 1920*1080 - takes me about 3 1/2 mins to render to mp4 on an i5 with 16GB RAM.

HTH

John EB

Hi

My inital comments are highlighted in blue, John EB comments are highlighted in yellow and my response to John EB's comments are in plain bold text.

. . . . the only effect applied to the video was the Mercalli V4 plug-in . . . . The good news is that Magix Video Pro X7 did not crach while I loaded and rendered the movie. . . . .

So it is not the program but a plugin - check the Mercalli forums - very few people here use these plugins.

Actually the Mercalli V4 Plug-In for Magix Vidro Pro X7 was downloaded from the Magix site.  If very few users like you mentioned do not use this plug they are missing out on one of Video Pro 7X main selling features of the Video Pro X7 software application.  The Mercalli V4 plug-in actually does the job very well in terms os stabalizing your videos.  If you go to the Video Pro X7 feature web page (from Magix) you will see that proDAD Mercalli V4 is included in the MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES Section of the web page. The proDAD Mercalli V4 plug-in is the main reason why I bought this software package.

. . . . I don't belive I should modify my Norton Antivirus settings to run the Video Pro X7 software. . . .

You should not have to if Norton is behaving itself however Norton is known to be resource hungry and has been reported over many years as a major cause of slowing computers down. If scan on demand is on then every time a  file is opened, it is scanned by Norton.

Is it very easy to blame other software as being the problem.  Do you have statistic to support your claim?  How come Norton is not slowing down any of my other application like Cubase Pro 8 and Sony Vegas Pro to name a few.  These applications are running fine within the context of hardware that they are being run on.  Not only that I can run both at the same time and don experience any slow down issues.

. . . . I do have the MPEG-4 FULL Codec Upgrade which was purcahsed and downloaded from the Magix site . . . .

Which have you set VPX to use the Intel codecs or the Main Concept?

. . . . lenght of 7 minutes and 1.58 seconds. I did not make any modification to this video file or added any effects. I rendered it using Magix Video Pro X7 and it took 36 minutes and 5 seconds to render. . . . .

Definitely something wrong with your computer - that file size untouched in Full HD - ie 1920*1080 - takes me about 3 1/2 mins to render to mp4 on an i5 with 16GB RAM.

I don't think that we are comparing the same export settings here.  See my export settings below.  Can you provide me with yours?  Also I did render as MPEG-2 to an mp4 file and that took less than 3 minutes.

As for the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 codec.  I set the MPEG-2 coded to Main Concept but when I try to set the MPEG-4 Codec to main concept and render a video I get the following error, see below

The only way I can use the MPEG-4 CODEC is set it to Default.

Let me enlightened, if I may, this Video Pro X7 is an initial release and it will have bugs, like all other software.  There will be patches for this software to fix some of the bugs.  I know how this works since I am a software developer myslef.  That's the reality of life with software applications.

Dan

Hi

To cut a long story short - until some one else has the same problem as you, and /or it can be replicated, there is very little further advise we can give you other then something on your computer is slowing VPX down and you should investigate all options and not just blame VPX.

. . . . lenght of 7 minutes and 1.58 seconds. I did not make any modification to this video file or added any effects. I rendered it using Magix Video Pro X7 and it took 36 minutes and 5 seconds to render . . . .

For you to compare - I have tested again, using the settings you have provided, with no modification to the video files or any effects applied - with the following results:

• 7 min 1920 *1080i Full HD with audio track to 1920*1080i MP4 or mt2s takes 3 min 29secs
   
• 7 min 1920 * 1080p mpeg2 to 1920*1080i mp4 or mt2s takes 3 min 40 sec
   
• 7 min mpg 720 * 576 to 1920*1080i mp4 or m2ts takes 3 min 40 secs.

As you can see a significent difference to the 36 mins 5 seconds you are experiencing.

. . . . I set the MPEG-2 coded to Main Concept but when I try to set the MPEG-4 Codec to main concept and render a video I get the following error . . . .The only way I can use the MPEG-4 CODEC is set it to Default. . . . .

That again indicates you have a problem with your system that needs investigating.

John EB

In response to John EB comments (please below highlighted in Yellow.

I was in contact with the Magix Technical Support Department and they had me run a System Check on my PC.  They could not find any problems with the functionality of my PC.  The problems I have been experiencing still persist.  They seem to think that it might be a compatibility issue with with the AMD Radeon R9 200 Series 2 GB Video Card. 

Bottom line is I knew I did not have any problems with my PC.  I would be the first to know.  All of the other applications I am running on this PC incluidng Sony Vegas Pro 13 and Cubase Pro 8 are running just fine without any issues. 

Dan

Hi

To cut a long story short - until some one else has the same problem as you, and /or it can be replicated, there is very little further advise we can give you other then something on your computer is slowing VPX down and you should investigate all options and not just blame VPX.

. . . . lenght of 7 minutes and 1.58 seconds. I did not make any modification to this video file or added any effects. I rendered it using Magix Video Pro X7 and it took 36 minutes and 5 seconds to render . . . .

For you to compare - I have tested again, using the settings you have provided, with no modification to the video files or any effects applied - with the following results:
•7 min 1920 *1080i Full HD with audio track to 1920*1080i MP4 or mt2s takes 3 min 29secs

•7 min 1920 * 1080p mpeg2 to 1920*1080i mp4 or mt2s takes 3 min 40 sec

•7 min mpg 720 * 576 to 1920*1080i mp4 or m2ts takes 3 min 40 secs.

As you can see a significent difference to the 36 mins 5 seconds you are experiencing.

. . . . I set the MPEG-2 coded to Main Concept but when I try to set the MPEG-4 Codec to main concept and render a video I get the following error . . . .The only way I can use the MPEG-4 CODEC is set it to Default. . . . .

That again indicates you have a problem with your system that needs investigating.

John EB