How to I convert MXV video files to a different format such as MP4?

Danny-Crawford wrote on 5/28/2024, 1:06 PM

Hello,

I purchased Magix Movies on DVD 7 (I think is was the forerunner of "Rescue Your Videotapes!") back in 2009 and transferred several hours of video to my computer hard-drives. As a result, I now have a folder full of .mxv video files that I would like to transfer to a more universal format such as MP4, .mov, .wmv etc. so that I can share some of the video with friends and family. My understanding is that the .mxv file extension is pretty much unique to Magix files. So....what Magix product do I need in order to convert the .mxv files to one of those formats? (I can't find the original box or CD for "Movies on DVD7" but even if I had it, I read a post that says it isn't compatible with Windows 10. I don't even remember if it had conversion capabilites.)
Thanks!

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SP. wrote on 5/28/2024, 1:40 PM

@Danny-Crawford These files can be opened by the Magix Movie Studio/Rescue your Videotapes line of software. I don't know if they will load in Magix Vegas. You can then can export them to a different format.

Please try the demo version from Magix.com

Danny-Crawford wrote on 5/29/2024, 1:05 AM

Thanks for the feedback! I will give that a try!

ericlnz wrote on 5/29/2024, 2:37 AM

Not sure where Vegas comes into this. If the mxv files can be imported into Magix Movie Studio why not export from there as mp4? Seems simple or have I missed something?

AAProds wrote on 5/29/2024, 7:12 AM

@Danny-Crawford

Danny, some things to consider:

Rescue Your VTs has, as it's editor, the Video Easy program, which is quite limited compared to Movie Studio. No timeline mode, reduced export options and reduced numbers of effects to name some. You'll also get a digitiser dongle, which you may not want. And you can't get a trial of RYVT.

Unfortunately, there is a bug in the current versions of Movie Studio, in that it will not read analogue AVIs, including MXVs correctly. It imports them as 5:4, not 4:3, so they are squashed horizontally. There is a workaround, which almost cures the issue by manually changing the video's display aspect ratio to 1.33 (the correct AR, 1.3333 recurring being 4:3, isn't accepted by the program).

Because of the much better editing capability of Movie Studio, it is the one I would recommend. The trial is limited in some ways but you'll get the idea of the timeline.

Danny-Crawford wrote on 5/29/2024, 10:31 AM

Very helpful info! Thanks!