@Martin-Sotelano There's been complaints that Moviestudio is Magix Edit based & not Vegas based, the screen shots on their website could be better & Magix don't make the licence purchasing options obvious but there are some videos showing the layout & the Trial is clearly offered 🤷‍♂️

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/gb/vegas-movie-studio/#productMenu

@Martin-Sotelano There's been complaints that Moviestudio is Magix Edit based & not Vegas based, the screen shots on their website could be better & Magix don't make the licence purchasing options obvious but there are some videos showing the layout & the Trial is clearly offered 🤷‍♂️

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/gb/vegas-movie-studio/#productMenu

 

It depends on where you access from. I did it from a google ad and I did not see any trial otherwise I would try it first.

@Martin-Sotelano

Hi

What resolution and format source video are you trying to edit?

John EB
Forum Moderator

Nothing special, standard HD video 1920 x 1080. Sources MP4 and MOV.

@Martin-Sotelano

Hi

. . . . standard HD video 1920 x 1080. Sources MP4 and MOV. . . .

Thanks for the information.

. . . . Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ  . . . .

You should be able to improve the performance as follows:

1. Ensure Hardware Acceleration (HWA) on the GPU is being used:
   
   In the Program settings, Device options ensure the Import, Processing and Export settings are set to the Intel HD4600 GPU - if it is not available check the computer BIOS settings to ensure it is enabled.
    
2. See this Intel article and ensure that you are not on the latest drivers for the HD4600, if you are then revert back to the previous version.
    
3. Turn on the Automatically create proxy files option in the Project settings.
   
   This will create lower resolution versions of the source files for Preview purposes reducing the load on the processor and iGPU. These files, which are not used for exporting, will be in the same folder as the original video and can be deleted when the project has been finished to recover the extra disk space used.
    
4. Ensure the lightning symbol bottom right of the Preview monitor is turned on (blue) this will also improve preview performance

Note:

The Quadro K2100M does not support NVENC and cannot be used for HWA.

Should you need to work with higher resolution video eg 2.7K or higher than the computer is going to have very poor performance as no HWA will be available - the Intel HD4600 only supports up to Full HD 1920 x 1080.

HTH

John EB

@Martin-Sotelano

Hi

. . . . standard HD video 1920 x 1080. Sources MP4 and MOV. . . .

Thanks for the information.

. . . . Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ  . . . .

 

You should be able to improve the performance as follows:

1. Ensure Hardware Acceleration (HWA) on the GPU is being used:
   
   In the Program settings, Device options ensure the Import, Processing and Export settings are set to the Intel HD4600 GPU - if it is not available check the computer BIOS settings to ensure it is enabled.
    
2. See this Intel article and ensure that you are not on the latest drivers for the HD4600, if you are then revert back to the previous version.
    
3. Turn on the Automatically create proxy files option in the Project settings.
   
   This will create lower resolution versions of the source files for Preview purposes reducing the load on the processor and iGPU. These files, which are not used for exporting, will be in the same folder as the original video and can be deleted when the project has been finished to recover the extra disk space used.
    
4. Ensure the lightning symbol bottom right of the Preview monitor is turned on (blue) this will also improve preview performance

Note:

The Quadro K2100M does not support NVENC and cannot be used for HWA.

Should you need to work with higher resolution video eg 2.7K or higher than the computer is going to have very poor performance as no HWA will be available - the Intel HD4600 only supports up to Full HD 1920 x 1080.

HTH

John EB

Hi John.

I did everything you said.

First, replace the driver, also clean the computer and re-install Movie Studio as I did uninstall it before as it was not working.

I did also check the movie files to be sure that originally was filmed in HD and not higher resolutions.

Setup all your suggestions in Movie Studio.

First, change: It took more than 5 minutes to add a 20 minutes mov file to the timeline as it was creating the proxy.

Yes, the preview and basic editing worked fine, but it did it before too. Creating the proxy only slowed down my work a lot.

Then I did add a couple of effects, just to try, and one transition. Same as before, the video was very slow and jumped frames.

Conclusion: unfortunately no changes and the only one was slowing down the workflow by creating the proxy files.

Thank you for your help, Movie Studio is a waste of time and money.

Just for fun (I prefer not to pay for software monthly), I did download the trial of Vegas and it works perfectly. Unfortunately, I am not able to pay for that software too. I will work with Filmora and Corel Video Ultimate, they are not the best option for me but at least they did work perfect and smooth from the beginning.

Movie Studio was uninstalled (again), I wish there is an option to get my money back.

@Martin-Sotelano

Thank you for your help, Movie Studio is a waste of time and money.

Movie Studio was uninstalled (again), I wish there is an option to get my money back.

Hi, maybe a waste of time & money for you but you have a CPU that was released in 2013 & a graphics card that only has 2GB of memory, unfortunately time's move on so i don't think blaming Movie Studio is realistic, & It seems you looked for a trail, didn't see one so bought it anyway, I'd have looked a bit deeper into it, Magix main website would have come top of the list of searches & the trial i posted a pic of would have been obvious, it wouldn't have been hard to find, you bought this product unseen & untrialled, you bought it on a gamble & that gamble didn't pay off,

If you only bought Movie Studio 'yesterday' then "You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen days without stating a reason". John or someone will point you in the right direction for that.

@Martin-Sotelano

Hi

Email Magix asking for a refund to - infoservice@magix.net

Unfortunately while Movie Studio 2022 will run on older PC's there is no guarantee that it will run smoothly even with the changes made above.

The newer versions of Vegas Edit and Pro may not be usable as they have a higher hardware specification, the i7-4800MQ and NViDIA Quatro K2100M are well below the minimum specification required, the same can be said for most modern video editing programs.

If a new modern PC is not an option and as you have used Vegas Pro 13, I think you may have to revert back to this, if you can get it - it uses older technology which is less demanding on hardware requirements.

Vegas products have their own forum here

John EB

@Martin-Sotelano

Thank you for your help, Movie Studio is a waste of time and money.

Movie Studio was uninstalled (again), I wish there is an option to get my money back.

Hi, maybe a waste of time & money for you but you have a CPU that was released in 2013 & a graphics card that only has 2GB of memory, unfortunately time's move on so i don't think blaming Movie Studio is realistic, & It seems you looked for a trail, didn't see one so bought it anyway, I'd have looked a bit deeper into it, Magix main website would have come top of the list of searches & the trial i posted a pic of would have been obvious, it wouldn't have been hard to find, you bought this product unseen & untrialled, you bought it on a gamble & that gamble didn't pay off,

If you only bought Movie Studio 'yesterday' then "You have the right to withdraw from this contract within fourteen days without stating a reason". John or someone will point you in the right direction for that.

I respect your point, but I can't entirely agree with it. Movie Studio is not "professional" software. It is user friendly for hobbyists. My computer maybe not be the latest one, but it is a pretty powerful one, I am a professional photographer, and I manage quite a high volume of HQ images. No problem at all. In addition, other video software such as the latest Filmora and Corel Ultimate video 2021 works perfectly. I think Movie Studio should be more "hardware friendly".

If my main job is to edit movies, I will update my computer and buy professional video editing software, but to make some movies now and then, I cannot see the point.

Regarding the trial option, I wish I had taken a picture. There was no trial option. I do not know if you know that websites do not show the same version up to where the people access from. The first time I accessed the website was from a web link from a review, with USS dollars and no trial. The second time, after my registration, it was a different one.

I did not buy the software "unseen"; I bought it based on reviews I found and clicked the links there.

I wish someone could point me in the right direction to get the option to withdraw as I cannot find it on the website. I bought it on 18/02/22.

@Martin-Sotelano

Hi

Email Magix asking for a refund to - infoservice@magix.net

Unfortunately while Movie Studio 2022 will run on older PC's there is no guarantee that it will run smoothly even with the changes made above.

The newer versions of Vegas Edit and Pro may not be usable as they have a higher hardware specification, the i7-4800MQ and NViDIA Quatro K2100M are well below the minimum specification required, the same can be said for most modern video editing programs.

If a new modern PC is not an option and as you have used Vegas Pro 13, I think you may have to revert back to this, if you can get it - it uses older technology which is less demanding on hardware requirements.

Vegas products have their own forum here

John EB

Thank you. I will contact them now.

@Martin-Sotelano

My computer maybe not be the latest one, but it is a pretty powerful one,

Wrong, so wrong, sorry but i think you're kidding yourself there,

@Former user

Enough. Stop the haranguing.