@abreneliere

On the movie settings screen you need 480 width, 720 height and 2:3 (480:720 isn't 9:16).

Then on the export page, if not already set, for resolution type in 480:720 and for Ratio type in 480:720.

@abreneliere

I've done a major edit to my post above.

I've found the best way to do these oddball movies is to use a "pixel resolution" that matches the "ratio" you want.

@abreneliere

Hi

See this tutorial here.

John EB
Forum Moderator

@abreneliere Hi, press E or go to File open Movie settings, video settings, choose Social Media, below that you will have a choice of Instagram stories, at the bottom you can type the sizes in if you wish, these sizes & settings will then show when you com to export,

 

Yes but as I show in the vidéo, changing movie settings doesn't impact MPEG-4 export settings.

Movie settings:

MPEG-4 export settings:

@abreneliere

You haven't done as I suggested:

Movie Settings:

Export settings:

As I mentioned before, if MEP won't take your ratio input, input the resolution eg type in the actual resolution eg type in 480:720. MEP will calculate the ratio for you.

By the way, always make your movie settings the same as your desired output/export. MEP will shrink or expand the video to fit. That video of the lady is 1920x1080.

I did the same movie settings, but I still don't have the choice of the MPEG-4 video settings:

@abreneliere

Hi

See this tutorial here.

John E
Forum ModeratorB

In the tutorial the MPEG-4 settings are automatically adjusted to movie settings, not in my case (in the video I posted).

@abreneliere

Click on "Afficher tout" on the export setting page.

John CB

@abreneliere

Click on "Afficher tout" on the export setting page.

John CB

It doesn't change anything. I can only export the movie at 16:9 with black bands.

I did the same movie settings, but I still don't have the choice of the MPEG-4 video settings:

@abreneliere Hi can you show a screen shot of the Movie settings?

I did the same movie settings, but I still don't have the choice of the MPEG-4 video settings:

@abreneliere Hi can you show a screen shot of the Movie settings?

I updated Magix Video, set to english language, but still have the issue.

Here are movie settings:

@abreneliere Ok, you need to change this box to 2:3,

you missed that bit in @AAProds photo, & when he says/wrote - 'As I mentioned before, if MEP won't take your ratio input, input the resolution eg type in the actual resolution eg type in 480:720. MEP will calculate the ratio for you.'

He's saying type the size in the ratio box like this & click OK

then when you open Movie settings it will have calculated the aspect ratio

@abreneliere There's a free online calculator that will help you find that ratio,

https://andrew.hedges.name/experiments/aspect_ratio/

If I set movie ratio to 2:3, then I have tight black bands on the sides, and I still not have the choice of the MPEG-4 output ratio:

Even export to movie device feature does not work, it adds black bands to the movie and keeps a 16:9 ratio.

@abreneliere pls show the Movie settings again now you've changed it

@abreneliere

Hi

. . . . In the tutorial the MPEG-4 settings are automatically adjusted to movie settings, not in my case  . . . .

As in the tutorial - you must set up the projects settings before adding anything to the timeline, the version of MEP you are using already has presets for social Media which you are not using - see either of the clips below.

In your case you are trying to change an existing project and the changes made to the project settings are not reflected in the export settings - see the clips below.

Existing project settings changes not reflected in export:-

New project settings reflected in export:-

Note:

• The preview monitor is not visible - it is on a second screen.
• The video clip I added to the timeline is 16:9 aspect ratio, the dialog requesting whether to change the project settings is disabled - this is my preference.
• I am using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+G to open the mp4 export dialog.

HTH

John EB

@abreneliere

I've looked at this some more and it appears that MEP will not accept non-square resolutions/ratios, so it wont accept 480x720 9:16. If you want to stick to your original aspect of your video (which appears to be 9:16), you'll need to make the resolution 480x852.

Alternatively (and the simplest method) is to use Gid's method (the Movie Setting "Instagram Stories" preset), export as 1080x1920 and let Twitter fit the video. I don't use Twitter but certainly Facebook and Whatsapp will take whatever you give them and reduce the video size to fit. As long as the ratio is correct, they will display the video properly.

I've also found that the export settings will always match the Movie settings provided you set the movie settings up first in a new, blank project. You can adjust the export settings to match if they are mismatched; you just have to set the numbers manually as I have described above.

So:

- Open a new project

-Go to movie Settings and in the dropdown choose "Instagram Stories" and set the frame rate to match your video

-Bring your video onto the timeline and edit as needed

-Export. Your export settings will match the movie settings. If they don't, type them in ie 1080x1920, frame rate and ratio 9:16 (if MEP won't accept 9:16, using the three dots menu beside the ratio box, type in "1080:1920").

@abreneliere

When you come to grips with exporting correctly, I suggest you consider using Camera/Zoom Shot or Size/Position to improve your Twitter videos. I think, when you post your current video, it will look like this Twitter screengrab (note big black bars on the sides):

It looks like the above video was shot in portrait mode (9:16), but the Twitter video player appears to be square.

Using Camera/Zoom Shot or Size and Position to zoom in on the image:

The above is with movie settings of "Social Media Square 1080x1080".

In your video of the person, you could zoom in a bit so that you see more of the face and less of the lower chest area. You don't have to zoom so far that you remove all the black bars, but in my view, the less of the bars the better.

It is a pity that Magix introduced a bad bug into the Section function because that is the easiest method of cropping in this situation.

I once imported a 4k vertical video from my drone and it worked fine but now when i go to import one it doesn't actually import it as a 9:16 it imports it as a 16:9 its reading the file wrong i think is the issue, my media player reads it correctly as a 9:16 but on import screen it tells me to adjust it to a 2160x3840 24p 16:9 when it isn't, weird since i never had this issue before but im a bit old to this post i think. i was just looking it up since i didn't know how to change the project to the settings there is no option (that i could find) to adjust the project to the timeline video (which i rotated 90 degrees)

@liam-jeffs

 i didn't know how to change the project to the settings there is no option (that i could find) to adjust the project to the timeline video (which i rotated 90 degrees)

I do recall some people having issues with orientation flags in files. The only way to correct that is as you have done, by using the rotation effect.

First, set up your Movie settings to 9:16. Hit key E (or File>Settings>Movie) then:

Video Settings, set to Social media and set the frame rate of your file.

Next dropdown: set to Vertical 9:16 Instagram Stories. OK out of that screen.

Now, on the edit screen, you'll see the vertical shape of your movie.

Drag your file in and don't let Magix adjust the monitor and settings. If the video flag isn't being read properly, your video is probably on it's side. Use the rotation effect (or Size, Position, Rotation) to turn it upright. You should be good to go now.

The Export screen should reflect the vertical ratio.

@liam-jeffs

 i didn't know how to change the project to the settings there is no option (that i could find) to adjust the project to the timeline video (which i rotated 90 degrees)

I do recall some people having issues with orientation flags in files. The only way to correct that is as you have done, by using the rotation effect.

First, set up your Movie settings to 9:16. Hit key E (or File>Settings>Movie) then:

Video Settings, set to Social media and set the frame rate of your file.

Next dropdown: set to Vertical 9:16 Instagram Stories. OK out of that screen.

Now, on the edit screen, you'll see the vertical shape of your movie.

Drag your file in and don't let Magix adjust the monitor and settings. If the video flag isn't being read properly, your video is probably on it's side. Use the rotation effect (or Size, Position, Rotation) to turn it upright. You should be good to go now.

The Export screen should reflect the vertical ratio.

Yeah i just did it, in the past few hours i found out i can't use avc anymore on video pro x11 i was able to use my drone footage before but now i can't, so have to buy codec or upgrade. i ended up getting vegas 20 but that was a mistake performance is so bad and always has been in my experience been googling ways to speed it up i have a very good PC but couldn't find anything not to mention render times, i ended up just requesting a refund and placed an order for video pro x14

@liam-jeffs

You will/should! 😉 be good to go with VPX 14. I'm surprised though that VPX 11 suddenly stopped working with AVC; you haven't changed your recording format to HEVC/H.265 by any chance?