What happened to Auto-Ripple in v2023 (versus v16)?

Photog.Ross wrote on 1/16/2023, 12:02 PM

I recently upgraded from Movie Studio Platinum v16 to 2023 on Windows 10 and so far I am pretty unimpressed. I understand change happens to products can grow, but I am finding things that were once easy and intuitive are no longer so.

One that is possibly a deal breaker unless I can find an acceptable new process is the disappearance of Auto-Ripple when editing a simple single Video+Audio track set. This is a VERY common task for simple video editing, working with a single linear segment series original source to cut and tighten up. Previously, I could split the tracks in a couple places and delete the intervening segment and all segments to the right would auto-ripple to close up the gap - just three commands (split, split, del). Now none of the ripple settings appear to apply to the current timeline, so deleting just creates a gap, and dragging the next segment to close the gap just creates a new gap further downstream. The new "Close gaps" feature might be useful in some cases, but its kind of a case of "too little, too late", I want to tighten up right then, not turn my timeline into swiss cheese and then close it up afterward (not to mention, I am not confident in how it will handle a more complex multi-track once I've added text overlays, transitions, etc). I've seen some people mention "Select all to Right/downstream", but I can't find that option and the supposedly hotkey of "CTRL-Y" is the Redo hotkey on Windows and just "Y" opens Program Settings.

Does anyone have some insight into how to get the ripple working for me (or at all)? Otherwise I'm going back to v16. :(

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emmrecs wrote on 1/16/2023, 12:12 PM

@Photog.Ross

Welcome to the Magix user to user forums.

First, are you aware that Magix Movie Studio 2023 is NOT an upgrade to Magix Movie Studio 16 (or 17) but rather a brand new product based on Magix Movie Edit Pro? If you search the forum you will find quite a number of threads discussing and commenting on this "change" and exactly why it happened!

For your question on Ripple Delete in MMS 2023, there are various methods to achieve this. My personal preference is to make the cut (at either end of the portion to be deleted) - I use the shortcut T - highlight the section to be deleted by clicking on it and then press Ctrl+Del. Done!

HTH

Jeff
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Photog.Ross wrote on 1/16/2023, 12:51 PM

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for the response. Yes, I have noted it is technically not a true "upgrade" per se, but it is the successor, correct?

Your suggestion didn't solve my issue immediately, but it lead me down a path to resolution, thanks!

I discovered that I needed to have the "Mouse mode for all tracks" selected and then when I simply press Del (delete objects), it removed my selected segment and auto-rippled all downstream segments (strangely, Ctrl-Del removed the segment but did NOT ripple). This mode was also what I was looking for to be able to drag segments and have that auto-ripple as well.

JonM wrote on 1/16/2023, 1:08 PM

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for the response. Yes, I have noted it is technically not a true "upgrade" per se, but it is the successor, correct?

My understanding is that current and future versions Vegas Pro are the "successors" to Vegas Movie Studio. . This is more of a successor to Magix Movie Edit. Sadly the company seems to embrace shady marketing tactics to trick people into upgrading; I'd rather a dual-screen ad with one going to Vegas Pro and the other going to this. I'm running MS v16 as well; plan is to try out pretty much every software in the free to $120 range before deciding to make the jump to Vegas Pro.

browj2 wrote on 1/16/2023, 2:11 PM

@Photog.Ross

Hi,

There are 3 mouse modes - single object, track and all tracks. Make sure to go back to single object mode after using one of the others.

strangely, Ctrl-Del removed the segment but did NOT ripple

That is strange. Ctrl+Del works for me - ripples all tracks.

@JonM

Upgrade/Successor - yes, this has been discussed and a lot of scorn was heaped upon Magix. I like your idea of the dual-screen ad. The problem for Magix is that they have not demonstrated the advantages of the Successor to Vegas MS users. As a result, many think that they have gotten less, when actually they go a whole lot more. The program works differently, that is about all. There are a few things that you could do in VMS that you can't in MMS, but there is usually another way to do them, or, in some cases, they are not required because of the way the program works.

I have been meaning to do a video showing all of the great things that MMS brings to the user, starting with multiple timelines. The list is lengthy. I'll get around to it in February, I hope.

John CB

johnebaker wrote on 1/17/2023, 3:03 PM

@Photog.Ross

. . . . My understanding is that current and future versions Vegas Pro are the "successors" to Vegas Movie Studio. . . .

Vegas released by Sony in 1999, the 'Pro' added to the name in 2007 is a professional video editor, Vegas Movie Studio was a cut down consumer version of Vegas.

Vegas Movie Studio development was dropped by Vegas Creative Software (owned by Magix) to concentrate on the development of Vegas Pro.

John EB
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