can't move picture....

AAProds wrote on 10/26/2022, 9:40 PM

I was told on a previous post that my graphics card is going to limit my use of some of the features.

Mary, Don't be put off by this. Perhaps this is the case with wizzbang transitions but there are plenty of options for a nice slideshow that doesn't look tacky. A wise old MEP user from many moons ago asked "how many flips, rolls and flops does Hollywood use?". None, only fades and cuts. Some Youtube intros make me cringe with their pirouetting and galivanting.

Re moving of your image, make sure the "hole" you've made for it on track 1 is big enough. Sometimes, if you try to place an object between others, if the gap is too small, it will do what has happened to you; it will go into an empty track below. After you've created a big-enough gap, make sure you place the Play marker at the start of the gap before you hit Paste.

Edit: before Pasting, click on the Track 1 box at the left end of the timeline, in effect "selecting" the track you want the image to go on.

Another option is to make hte gap big enough and then simply drag the image up onto track 1 in the hole.

After pasting, you can quickly just drag all the following objects on track 1 back to the left to close up the gap. Pay attention to your mouse modes (the mouse pointer icons below the monitor window). The first /selects/moves only one object. The second selects/moves everything to the right. You can therefore "grab" all the objects to the right of your inserted pic and drag them back to the left to bump up against the image you pasted.

Another thing I do with slideshows is put the music a couple of tracks further down, leaving a couple of empty tracks below track 1. You'll then be able to move images down to track 2 while you are rearranging them.

Mary-Stutzman wrote on 10/27/2022, 10:10 AM

Thank you for your reply. I just tried this. The opening is definitely big enough. But here is something that might help you figure out what is going on: When I left click the picture in track 2 to move it, the top right corner of that picture is stuck to the bottom left corner of all of the pictures in track one that are to the right of the big space that I opened up to move the picture into. So basically, when I pick up and move the one picture in track 2, that whole chunk moves back and forth.... ???

Mary-Stutzman wrote on 10/27/2022, 10:24 AM

correction: the corners of the pictures aren't connected. THey just move together as one unit when I left click the picture in track 2

johnebaker wrote on 10/27/2022, 10:26 AM

@Mary-Stutzman

Hi

This sounds like you mouse is in Single track mode, change your mouse mode to Single object then drag the image - the keyboard shortcuts (top row of keyboard) are:

6 - Single object

7 - All tracks

8 - Single track

There is a list of tutorials here to help familiarise yourself to Movie Studio (formerly Movie Edit Pro) - though they refer to an earlier version the principles are the same for Movie Studio.

HTH

John EB
Forum Moderator

browj2 wrote on 10/27/2022, 10:28 AM

@Mary-Stutzman

Hi Mary,

This is basic editing. I strongly suggest that you watch these tutorials to get an understanding of basic editing and to save you a lot of time and headache. It took me two years of mucking around before I learned what I show in these tutorials.

John CB

Mary-Stutzman wrote on 10/27/2022, 10:36 AM

Thank you both sooooo much! Single mouse mode worked and the picture is now in place :)

And I will definitely watch the videos. I was so overwhelmed by all of the videos out there that I didn't know where to start. Soooo, I just jumped right in and "mucked around" as you said, John. I have years of experience with Windows Movie Maker that I have been running with Windows 7 on an old laptop. I really WANT to get that proficient with this new software that my kids got me... I guess I need to be patient and take the time to watch the videos. Bless you both!

Mary

emmrecs wrote on 10/27/2022, 10:38 AM

@johnebaker

Hi John,

If @Mary-Stutzman has a picture on Track 2 which, when moved, is also moving items on Track 1, this is surely not Single track mode? Is it not more likely that the single image on Track 2 is actually grouped with those Track 1 objects? I would agree that it cannot be All tracks mode or everything would move!

@Mary-Stutzman

Can you check whether "grouping" is the problem? To check this left-click on the image in track 2,

See if the "chain" icon I have marked is highlighted. If so, click the "broken chain" icon to ungroup the image on Track 2 with those on Track 1. Then the single track 2 image should be able to move without affecting the others in track 1.

Jeff
Forum Moderator

EDIT: I see the problem is resolved! It always takes me too long to type any reply!

FF22 wrote on 10/27/2022, 12:07 PM

I have to admit that "single track" (or even multi-track mode) sometimes drives me crazy. I want to move ONE OBJECT and suddenly everything starts shifting. I've used Edit/UNDO multiple times to fix some of the resulting inadvertent moves/shifts. I really think I would appreciate anything but Single-Object should default back to Single-Object after Track or Multi-track has been employed. It would save me from dumb mistakes!!!.

browj2 wrote on 10/27/2022, 1:02 PM

@FF22

Hi,

That would be nice, but the program doesn't know when you have finished with that mode. You might do something else first other than move objects and you wouldn't want the mouse mode to change back.

To help you, pay attention to the mouse cursor - it changes depending on the mode that you're in when the cursor is over an object. There's a hand for single object mouse mode, but an arrow with a small or large dashed rectangle for the other two modes. If you don't see the hand, you're not in single-object mouse mode.

John CB

browj2 wrote on 10/27/2022, 1:17 PM

@FF22

And, here they are:

You can always press the shortcut 6 at anytime to get back to the single-object mouse mode.

John CB

FF22 wrote on 10/27/2022, 3:41 PM

@FF22

And, here they are:

You can always press the shortcut 6 at anytime to get back to the single-object mouse mode.

John CB

Both the shortcut and the CURSOR's image might help. Probably an issue is that I don't use Magix often enough and forget some of the finesse moves.

johnebaker wrote on 10/27/2022, 3:44 PM

@FF22

Hi

Another tip - use the keyboard shortcuts.

When I want o rearrange objects, I keep the 3 middle fingers of my left hand on the 6,7 and 8 key switching between modes while selecting and moving objects around with the mouse, on the timeline.

I have also swapped the Single track and All track keyboard shortcuts so that they are in order of increasing scope - it seems more logical to me and I find it quicker then the default order.

John EB

browj2 wrote on 10/27/2022, 6:16 PM

@FF22

Hi,

When you pass the mouse over almost anything, you see the shortcut:

@johnebaker

Hi John EB,

Now why didn't I think of that?

Actually, I don't use these shortcuts as the buttons are easily accessible on the screen and I use the ShuttlePro for those that are not so accessible.

@Mary-Stutzman

Hi Mary,

You're learning new tricks here!

John CB

Former user wrote on 5/29/2023, 9:29 AM

@larry-e Answer the questions in your first post & someone might be able to help you

https://www.magix.info/us/forum/cannot-open-the-picturs-folder--1325432/

emmrecs wrote on 5/29/2023, 2:33 PM

@larry-e

As @Former user says, please respond in your original thread. Your post here has been hidden.

Jeff
Forum Moderator