Installing Movie Edit Pro 2014 on Windows 11

CubeAce wrote on 10/8/2023, 4:11 AM

Hi and welcome to the user to user forums.

To run Movie Edit Pro 2014 you would need to be running either Windows Vista, Windows XP or Windows 2000.

Movie Edit Pro 2014 is not compatible with later Windows operating system and effectively at end of life / support.

Even if you ran it within a virtual machine the program could not connect to the appropriate drivers for the program to work as they no longer exist or work in the new operating systems.

Ray.

AAProds wrote on 10/8/2023, 6:09 AM

@CubeAce

To run Movie Edit Pro 2014 you would need to be running either Windows Vista, Windows XP or Windows 2000.

Movie Edit Pro 2014 is not compatible with later Windows operating system

Ray, the user in this this topic is using it:

https://www.magix.info/us/forum/vpx14-chroma-key-not-as-good-as-mep2014-s--1329225/#ca1888776

MEP 2014 was being used on a Win 10 machine; how they got it installed is the question.

FYI MEP 2016 runs happily on Win 10, so some programs, at least, quite happily run on later OSs.

@Per-Mathisen

I'm getting the same here (Win 11). I suggest you lodge a request via the Support link above (keep scrolling to the bottom of the support pages until you come to the email support link right at the bottom) to see if Magix can provide you with the full program installer EXE file (the one that you initially ran was just the downloader). You could explain your scenario and see if it is indeed possible to run MEP 2014 on Win 10.

Worth a try verses forking out dollars for a new version (which, BTW, provided you have a good GPU, is much faster at exporting movies).

Per-Mathisen wrote on 10/8/2023, 7:24 AM

Thank you both @AAProds and @CubeAce for good replies. I will try the email support and see if there is any installer file that will run on win11. If not I guess I'll just have to go for the Movie Studio 2024 or use my old computer for video edit... :-)

CubeAce wrote on 10/8/2023, 1:17 PM

@AAProds

Hi Al.

As far as I recall it was never made clear in that post if MEP 2014 was already on the computer and the operating system updated or not. Such instillations have tended to keep the program working until the program needed reinstalling.

Ray.

kristofer-hugunin wrote on 11/4/2023, 4:46 PM

I am running Windows 10 and have movie edit pro 2014 installed for many years...it works perfect and i love it because i can make Gifs with it.

a week or so back i decided to upgrade my hard drive from 1 tb to 2 tb..i did a clean install and got out my windows 10 disk...When the time came to reinstall movie edit pro 2014, i logged into Magix website and downloaded the installer....but when the installer starts, it quickly just shuts down...will i ever get movie edit pro back on computer??

i use that program to make gifs like crazy and my prox14 magix program does not work half as good as 2014 did.

johnebaker wrote on 11/5/2023, 3:21 AM

@kristofer-hugunin

Hi

Try turning off the antivirus's Ransomware/Folder protection feature before running the Download Manager installer again - it should still be in your Downloads folder.

HTH

John EB
Forum Moderator

kristofer-hugunin wrote on 11/5/2023, 10:01 AM

@kristofer-hugunin

Hi

Try turning off the antivirus's Ransomware/Folder protection feature before running the Download Manager installer again - it should still be in your Downloads folder.

HTH

John EB
Forum Moderator

thank you for the help...i could not figure out how to turn off the ransomware so i just uninstalled the anti virus.

but alas it made no change to the problem

CubeAce wrote on 11/5/2023, 10:58 AM

@kristofer-hugunin

Hi.

Try going to Windows settings / Windows Security / Firewall and network protection and turn Microsoft Defender Firewall off. Remember to re-enable it after trying.

If that doesn't work then have a look at this page.

In 2022 the internet protocols changed and it is possible that the downloader relied on the old internet protocols. You would have to ask Magix for conformation on that.

Although the downloader is still in the Magix archive is is now a legacy product and no longer supported so Magix will not update the downloader especially as if it does rely on the old internet protocol it is no longer considered safe.

Ray.

Bol wrote on 11/5/2023, 5:17 PM

@kristofer-hugunin

Hello Kristofer,

When installing VDL 2014 premium under Windows 10, I also encountered your installation problem. I was still able to download the installer from the Magix website, but installing with the downloaded installer was not possible. The installation was aborted without prior notification. But if you still have the installation DVD, you could try installing VDL2014 from this DVD. I succeeded, but updating is no longer possible.

Good Luck
Rob

P.S. I don't know if it is also possible under Windows 11, just try

kristofer-hugunin wrote on 11/6/2023, 12:13 PM

Thank You CubeAce and Bol !

i tried everything and some was a bit perplexing at first but i overcame even though it was all to no avail!

i did some other research and i agree that i am just screwed here.

but........i went to amazon and score the Discs unused in open box for under $20 including shipping...so i am gonna try that route to see what happens...should be a success as others have done it too...discs should be here on Thursday or so.

fer sure though..this will not work on windows 11 at all.

interesting is that i also have movie edit pro 11 on discs and it installs perfect on windows 10 but it will not update and of course...it sucks...but it does work!

CubeAce wrote on 11/6/2023, 1:59 PM

@kristofer-hugunin

Hi Kristofer.

In theory, if you can get a program to run in Windows 10 it should be possible to run it on Windows 11. The problems will be far worse with Windows 12 when it comes out as it will not be enabling any 32 bit operations at all. So all my legacy 32 bit vst effects will become redundant.

Good luck with the disks.

Ray.

emmrecs wrote on 11/6/2023, 2:03 PM

@CubeAce

Hi Ray,

all my legacy 32 bit vst effects will become redundant.

That's when something as useful as jBridge really comes into its own!

Also, thanks for the PM and heads-up on those NI products.

Jeff

CubeAce wrote on 11/6/2023, 2:45 PM

@emmrecs

Hi Jeff.

At present I don't need jBridge as my current DAW can use both 32 bit and 64 bit fx and soft synths but I'm not sure about that compatibility when Win 12 arrives. I don't know if you have noticed but running a 32 bit effect uses more computer resources than its 64 bit equivalent. Possibly down to the conversion going on to make it work. Thankfully a lot of the 32 bit effects have a 64 bit equivalent that is often better than the older one. I'm just amazed at the amount of free stuff around now and the quality of it.

The presence of 32 bit processing is apparently what is keeping Microsoft behind compared to Apple and Android products that make better use of modern processor architecture.

That NI bundle is working a treat.

Ray.

Bol wrote on 11/6/2023, 5:01 PM

Hello @kristofer-hugunin, @CubeAce,

With my answer I only wanted to indicate that if you have the VDL2014 premium installation DVD disk, you can install it under Windows 10 without any problems, but do not update to the very latest version.

After installing VDL15 from 2019 under Windows 10, I was able to put together a video. See video.

Good luck,
Rob

AAProds wrote on 11/6/2023, 8:00 PM

@Per-Mathisen

How did you get on with Magix about a standalone installer for MEP 2014?

johnebaker wrote on 11/7/2023, 4:07 AM

@kristofer-hugunin

Hi

. . . . i could not figure out how to turn off the ransomware so i just uninstalled the anti virus . . . .

If you were using a 3rd party antivirus program, then Windows would default back to Microsoft/Windows Security (formerly Defender) which can only be removed by hacking Windows - definitely not recommended.

The features to turn off temporarily is shown below for Windows Security (Defender)

. . . . i did some other research and i agree that i am just screwed here. . . . . fer sure though..this will not work on windows 11 at all.

Not quite - MEP 2014 does install correctly on Windows 10 and 11, and works however with limitations depending on the video format being imported or exported ie:

h.264/AVC and h.265/HEVC encoded video
Hardware acceleration may not be available or very limited, for either format on modern GPU's, eg Intel UHD 630 and Nvidia GTX 1050 and later models of both, due to the lack of support by the program for the advanced features of DirectX12, and no support for NVENC respectively.
Dolby Surround Sound
Video with surround sound audio can be imported, however exporting with Dolby surround sound may not be available due to licensing issues with Dolby.

HTH

John EB
Forum Moderator

kristofer-hugunin wrote on 11/7/2023, 9:12 PM

Wow..it arrived quick and installed perfect ..i am very happy...now i can make gifs that do not suck.

Bol wrote on 11/9/2023, 4:05 AM

@kristofer-hugunin

Hello Kristofer,

I'm happy to hear that you can now create your gifs files again.

Good luck,

Rob

Per-Mathisen wrote on 12/3/2023, 6:29 AM

Thanks @AAProds but I didn't find any solution for installing the MEP 2014 on my windows 11 computer. Still the same problem.

AAProds wrote on 12/3/2023, 6:52 AM

@Per-Mathisen

Oh well, it was worth a shot. The consolation is, as I mentioned before, that MMS 2024 has incredible export speed if you've got a decent GPU as well as more extensive file import.