Something very odd has happened. I think this may be something to do with the patch. Whenever I generate a proxy file now I just get small thumbnails instead of full screen video.
I think this happened for the first time just before I applied the patch.
I've now tried three proxy file formats (The Magix format, best for HD and Best for DVD).and two types of source file so far (DLSR .MOV and GoPro MP4) and I'm currently creating a proxy file fro a MYS file.
the MOV file looks like this
both in the program and when I examine them in WMP.
I don't automatically accept Windoew update, I have quite a bit of other video software installed but none of this has been updated since Magix was behaving correctly.
Is this a known problem? Can I get any help fro Magix themselves? I'm going to uninstall the whole program today and re-install but that's all I can think of at the moment.
Re-installing the software is usuually a last ditch effort when all else fails.
Try resetting the program to its default - found under File, Settings.
If that fails, with VPX closed, use Windows Explorer to search for Video_Pro_X.ini - you need to search hidden folders as well,. You may find several of these - the one you want is the largest in file size - delete or rename it. Then start VPX, it will recreate the file.
Note: in both options the program will be reset to its defaults.
If neither work and you want to re-install, use the Magix Cleaner tool to remove any remnants that are left behind after un-installing, before you install again.
OK, the very first of those - reseting the program to it's defaults using the menu option - seems to have fixed the issue! I'll carry on working and see if I can trigger it again. I have another question but I'll start a new thread :-)
Except I've booted this morning to find the project I have bee working on for 3 days totally empty. There isn't even a timeline (aranger) window.
Why this happened I don't know and I haven't got time to find out as today will be spent rebuilding it from scratch. From now on I'll make constant incremental backups.