Video Pro X16 - New Features and Bug Repairs

browj2 wrote on 4/30/2024, 8:08 AM

VPX16 came out yesterday and, strangely, Magix has not posted about it on the forum. I have downloaded and installed the trial version, so I don't have complete access to the new features under Magix Hub.

New Features:

AI Speech to Text - 3 hours total per year (limit per month) vs 12 hours per year with a Subscription
AI Text to Speech - 40,000 characters total per year (limit per month) vs 1.2 million characters per year with a Subscription
Magix Content - 240 content items total/yr (limit per month) vs 360 with a Subscription
AI Style Transfer - see below
AI Colorize - see below
NewBlue Infinite Looks - this looks to be just a bunch of effects that came with NB Total FX and some other packages. See the Magix.com info.
Recording function revamped - cosmetic as far as I can see - different beginning interface to do the same thing as before
Chromakey streamlined - cosmetic as far as I can see

Under AI Speech to Text, right-click on an audio object (including audio with video) and this shows on the menu. I believe that it creates a text object but this cannot be done in the trial version:

AI Text to Speech is under Magix Hub in the Media Pool. Again, cannot complete this in the trial version, but I expect that it creates a wave file and puts it on the timeline.

AI Style Transfer

Creates different styles for photos/videos. The options are indicated in the image below, and you can see the result and the before for the first choice:

AI Colorize

I only tried this on a couple of photos and it wasn't bad. From memory, the organ pipes were more golden than silver. After and before photos below along with tools:

Chromakey streamlined - new interface

Bug fixes

Trimmed clips now go into the Project Temp Folder correctly - with correct start and end points.

The interface with Xara still exists, as do the bugs.

John CB

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Bol wrote on 5/11/2024, 3:59 PM

@browj2

Hi John CB,

Personally, I wouldn't know why I can reproduce things and you still encounter this problem. But do you have access to your camera/microphone?

Greeting,
Rob

johnebaker wrote on 5/12/2024, 12:57 AM

@browj2

Hi John

I was able to reproduce the recording problem, however unlike Rob ( @Bol ) the video file is not saved in the selected folder, nor is it displayed in the sidebar.

John EB

Marc-Goder wrote on 5/13/2024, 2:17 PM

I tested the preview rendering today in areas that are extremely jerky.

I discovered that the files created were not used in VPX 16 (demo version).
It continues to jerk when playing. The project was created in VPX-16.

When I then open the saved project in VDL 2022, the rendered files are used and the areas play smoothly.

Has anyone tried this in VPX 16 with the preview rendering?

johnebaker wrote on 5/14/2024, 3:35 AM

@Marc-Goder

Hi Marc

Confirmed.

Importing the mxv file in the Perfbounce folder to a new timeline plays smoothly.

John EB

profilaxagm wrote on 5/19/2024, 12:43 AM

Hi Everybody,

I read that the problem with the project folder has been fixed.

Not quite, it seems.

The VBX unnecessarily cuts clips to 28 frames when moved to the project folder. We cannot restore it.

Is there a setting that prevents this strange behavior or is this a bug?

Gabriel_R

profilaxagm wrote on 5/20/2024, 4:26 PM

I mean VPX of course.

browj2 wrote on 5/22/2024, 7:12 AM

@profilaxagm

Hi,

I confirmed the problem in your other thread. The PTF problem was fixed, but Magix broke the part that worked - putting trimmed clips from the timeline to the PTF and back - gives only 1 second.

@johnebaker @Bol

Hi,

John EB, I presume that you get the same as I do - nothing shows up properly from webcam capture. Is this correct?

Did you both test the screen capture part? I don't get anything to work but it does make empty mp4 files.

Have either of you raised a ticket yet?

EDIT: Wait a minute - the bloody thing just worked! I got my webcam capture. There was no updated, so what happened to fix this?

Thanks,

John CB

browj2 wrote on 5/22/2024, 8:27 AM

@Bol @johnebaker

And, screen recording now also works. Go figure.

I had trouble with at least one recording that VPX didn't like. I had to run it through Handbrake. It had the following:

General
Complete name : E:\Video\Magix Projects\Test projects\Test Video Recording\20240522_081424.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42 (mp41/isom)
File size : 27.1 MiB
Duration : 12 s 305 ms
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 18.5 Mb/s
Frame rate : 30.000 FPS
Encoded date : 2024-05-22 12:14:58 UTC
Tagged date : 2024-05-22 12:14:58 UTC

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 1 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 1 frame
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 12 s 305 ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 18.3 Mb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 30.000 FPS
Minimum frame rate : 29.986 FPS
Maximum frame rate : 30.016 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.295
Stream size : 26.8 MiB (99%)
Encoded date : 2024-05-22 12:14:58 UTC
Tagged date : 2024-05-22 12:14:58 UTC
mdhd_Duration : 12305
Codec configuration box : avcC

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 12 s 191 ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Frame rate : 43.066 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 292 KiB (1%)
Encoded date : 2024-05-22 12:14:58 UTC
Tagged date : 2024-05-22 12:14:58 UTC
mdhd_Duration : 12191

The last one that I did had the following:

General
Complete name : E:\Video\Magix Projects\Test projects\Test Video Recording\20240522_091249.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42 (mp41/isom)
File size : 36.2 MiB
Duration : 16 s 945 ms
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 17.9 Mb/s
Frame rate : 29.970 FPS
Encoded date : 2024-05-22 13:13:15 UTC
Tagged date : 2024-05-22 13:13:15 UTC

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L4
Format settings : CABAC / 1 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, Reference frames : 1 frame
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 16 s 945 ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 17.9 Mb/s
Width : 1 920 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 29.970 (29970/1000) FPS
Minimum frame rate : 29.978 FPS
Maximum frame rate : 30.008 FPS
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.288
Stream size : 35.8 MiB (99%)
Encoded date : 2024-05-22 13:13:15 UTC
Tagged date : 2024-05-22 13:13:15 UTC
mdhd_Duration : 16945
Codec configuration box : avcC

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC LC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity
Codec ID : mp4a-40-2
Duration : 16 s 858 ms
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 192 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel layout : L R
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Frame rate : 43.066 FPS (1024 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 404 KiB (1%)
Encoded date : 2024-05-22 13:13:15 UTC
Tagged date : 2024-05-22 13:13:15 UTC
mdhd_Duration : 16858

Why the difference? VPX16 asked if I wanted to change the parameters to 29.99 from 29.97 fps. I said no.

Also, the default audio is 44.1 kHZ instead of 48 kHZ and there is no way to get mono recording.

When I got out of VPX and tried to delete the copy of the difficult video that had been opened in VPX, it was locked by Magix QTM or something like that. Anyone know what that is? I closed it from the Task Manager as it didn't want to close by itself.

John CB

AAProds wrote on 5/22/2024, 8:35 AM

@browj2

Interesting, the deletion problem. I opened a topic on it a few days ago:

https://www.magix.info/us/forum/can-t-delete-files-that-were-on-the-timeline-but-have-been-removed--1338169/

johnebaker wrote on 5/22/2024, 12:08 PM

@browj2

Hi John

. . . . it was locked by Magix QTM or something like that. Anyone know what that is? . . . .

This is the Magix QuickTime Reader import module.

On 2 occasions, I have found that VPX 16 doesn't shut down the background process and holds files open, it appears to be random, terminating the process and restarting VPX it then shuts down normally.

I will recheck the recording items in your comment above.

John EB

johnebaker wrote on 5/22/2024, 3:25 PM

@browj2

Hi John

. . . . thing just worked! I got my webcam capture. . . . .

Me too, and in the correct folder.

The was a difference between my laptop testing, which I previously reported, and my PC - I got a pop-up message asking to give Magix Capture access to the File System (in Privacy & Security.).

The Screen recording fails with a generic error message.

John EB

browj2 wrote on 5/23/2024, 9:00 AM

@johnebaker

Hi John EB,

That is the message that I got before. I noticed that I got the same message the first time today. If you have VPX on 2 screens, try F9 and selecting something that is on the other screen. This seems to work better.

John CB

Roberto-Goncalves wrote on 5/23/2024, 9:30 AM

@browj2

I confirmed the problem in your other thread.
The PTF problem was fixed, but Magix broke the part that worked -
putting trimmed clips from the timeline to the PTF and back -
gives only 1 second.

Did you open a ticket? If yes, did you get any response?

I question why I opened a ticket 2 weeks ago! I didn't receive any response but I assure you that you received my email. Now something has changed for the worse. Unfortunately, just look at this topic you opened (where Magix should have taken the initiative!). And finally I received an email "Customer satisfaction survey" with the unanswered ticket. This naturally involves comic issues!

browj2 wrote on 5/23/2024, 9:55 AM

@Roberto-Goncalves

Hi Roberto,

No, I haven't raised a ticket yet. Just wanted to clarify things with the new recording screens first.

Did you check your spam box for a reply? You should have at least received a ticket number right after opening the ticket.

John CB

CubeAce wrote on 5/23/2024, 10:00 AM

@browj2

Hi John.

I sent Magix a ticket well over eight days ago and still have as yet to get a reply.

Ray.

johnebaker wrote on 5/23/2024, 10:08 AM

@browj2

Hi John

. . . . VPX on 2 screens, try F9 and selecting something that is on the other screen . . . .

I still get the same error message and no recording, tried placing VPX and the Magix Capture windows on different screens and both on same screen ie both on left and both on right.

John EB

Roberto-Goncalves wrote on 5/23/2024, 12:48 PM

@browj2 I didn't receive any response from Magix! (here I consider my spam box)

browj2 wrote on 5/24/2024, 7:59 AM

@johnebaker

Hi John EB,

I am getting strange results today. VPX did not like one or two of the screen recordings and I had to run them through Handbrake. My system does not like certain files and the drive goes to 100% for a while before coming back.

As for webcam, today's recordings were very strange. Same project that I've been using for testing - 29.97fps. I got a couple at 24fps variable, then one at about 18fps, and the last one at about 15fps.

I started a new project, restarted VPX, and the 2 recordings were at 15.03 and 15.02 fps. It could be that recording the screen somehow impacted webcam recording.

I tried another screen recording and it came out as 30fps. I tried another webcam recording and it was still 15fps.

Audio is always 44.1 kHz when it should be 48 kHz.

I ran Magix Capture as a standalone and the webcam came out to be 24fps, variable.

The difficult part will be trying to explain something to Magix.

More later.

John CB

johnebaker wrote on 5/24/2024, 9:06 AM

@browj2

Hi John

. . . . The difficult part will be trying to explain something to Magix. . . . .

Give Support a summary of the issue and refer to the first comment you posted on this for further information and see what others have found.

John EB

profilaxagm wrote on 6/9/2024, 11:44 PM

Hi,

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but where do I find the files downloaded from Magix Hub?

johnebaker wrote on 6/10/2024, 2:28 AM

@profilaxagm

See this topic, you are not the first to ask this 👍.

John EB

profilaxagm wrote on 6/10/2024, 2:56 AM

Hi,

I can't upload the movie file to Youtube. In the File menu only Vimeo option is there, the Youtube is missing.

In the File-> Online -> Manage your login details... I can't set any login datas for my Youtube Channel.

What did I miss?

Gabriel_R

Gid wrote on 6/10/2024, 3:12 AM

@profilaxagm I wouldn't use Magix to upload to Youtube, use the Youtube page through your browser .

Reyfox wrote on 6/10/2024, 3:27 AM

I have never used any "upload to youtube" in "forever", no matte what editing software I've used. Youtube keeps changing their backend (API). For any software to keep up with these changes and to get out a patch to fix the editing software would require a financial cost.

I edit, export, then, like what @Gid mentioned, go directly to my Youtube page and upload from there. No headaches

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