MS2024 - Photo Editing

me_again wrote on 12/4/2023, 9:48 AM

Greetings all,

OK I've upgraded to MS 2024 from MS 2023 - if upgraded is the word. While it is a fine and upstanding program that does infinitley more "things" than I could possibly want, and generally does them well, in my opinion it's not really much of an update to MS 2023; it's more of a patch update that should have been mad available for MS 2023, but that's another story and not the reason for this post.

I was creating a slideshow earlier today, a thing I've done now for many, many years (I was using Magix before I retired and I've been retired now for nearly 20 years) and one of the photos (scanned) had a scratch on it so I right clicked it, as I've done hundreds of times, to edit it in the external Magix Photo Designer and surprise - It's not there.

It's not too much of a problem as I have another couple of photo editing programs (that again do infinitely more than I could ever want. but I liked Photo designer as it's quick and simple (I'd like to say like me but I'm only one of those words 😏).

All of the extra contents are installed so I assume that it's not shipped now with MS 2024?

AndyW

I've scoured this forum for a similar post but couldn't fine one. Apologies if I've missed it.

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browj2 wrote on 12/4/2023, 10:13 AM

@me_again

Hi Andy,

It seems that Photo Designer has gone away along with Xara. It was a Xara product, I believe. Magix has not stepped up with a replacement. As a long-time Xara user, I am not too pleased with this. 3D Maker is no longer available. According to a user on the French forum, XaraXtreme for creating jewel case covers and DVD labels seems to have been dumped as well.

I have PaintShop Pro as my external image editor in MMS/VPX.

I think Magix has some explaining to do and maybe needs some gentle guidance from us users.

John CB

CubeAce wrote on 12/4/2023, 11:40 AM

@browj2

Hi John.

Does that mean all the 3D animated text is also missing?

Ray.

browj2 wrote on 12/4/2023, 12:13 PM

@CubeAce

Hi Ray,

No. Everything is still there, as is X3D.exe. VPX should still run the program to allow you to modify everything. MMS does not open the full program and only allows text changes. I have the full version separately (1$ with a Humble Bundle), so it works with MMS. Of course, all bets are off for the next versions.

John CB

johnebaker wrote on 12/5/2023, 7:02 AM

@browj2

Hi John

. . . . XaraXtreme for creating jewel case covers and DVD labels seems to have been dumped . . . .

I have always used Nero Cover Designer, which is now free - scroll down the page for the download.

Disc labels - I stopped using them many years ago after having a disc explode due to imbalance, after that episode I switched to full face pintable discs, a printer that can print directly onto them (Epson), and a new player.

John EB

AAProds wrote on 12/5/2023, 7:24 AM

Disc labels

Oooohh, bad juju, tut tut, nasty pasty, keep away! 😂