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Posted by Smarty on 05/11/07 12:40
Ken,
5.1 does require a plug in but it is activated at no extra charge (unlike
the mpeg4 plug in which is optional for another $15).
I've been looking for a tutorial dealing with this magnetic effect, but have
yet to find one. The user manual in pdf format in the Program Folder-->Magix
does have a far more complete description that the abbreviated book which
comes in the box, however.
This is one cool program. Also, the HD DVDs look excellent, not quite a
crisp as the Ulead ones, and lacking some of the elaborate animated menus /
templates, but still very, very nice. The SmartRender is also remarkably
good.
It was you, in fact, who put me onto this program in one of the earlier
versions a couple years ago. I had not tried it until you told me of its
features, and I have indeed found it to be a great product.
Smarty
"Ken Maltby" <kmaltby@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "Smarty" <nobody@nobody.com> wrote in message
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>> I've recently purchased the new release of Magix Movie Edit Pro 12, an
>> inexpensive editing and authoring program which has some unique features,
>> among them one called "Magnetic" objects.
>>
>> The program allows for defining an object or text (or both) and then
>> selecting a moving object in the video content to which it becomes
>> "magnetically attached". Some simple examples shown are such things as:
>>
>> --a pair of eyeglasses moving with a human subject's face on the video
>>
>> --a black rectangular bar moving with an area of the human body (like the
>> eyes or the "Girls Gone Wild" anatomy)
>>
>> --Text moving with a bouncing basketball
>>
>> The program computes the path trajectory by analyzing the selected video
>> content, and builds the motion trajectory path which can be optionally
>> edited.
>>
>> The process takes a while to render, especially since I do all my editing
>> in HDV, but the effects look very nice when finished.
>>
>> Perhaps there are other programs which also provide this feature, but I
>> have yet to see one.
>>
>> In addition, the program does very nice looking HD DVDs on both red and
>> blue laser burners, with menus, 5.1 Dolby sound, etc.
>>
>> The program can be purchased for under $10 after rebate with a special
>> promotion now in effect.
>>
>> http://shop2.outpost.com/%7B72LiYy+PN080AOcmD1+i2Q**.node3%7D/product/5200807
>>
>> When the promotion ends, the price becomes $40.
>>
>> I bought the prior version 11 last year (also for $10) and it was quite
>> useful and fun to play with. This one is very much better IMHO.
>>
>> Just thought I would pass this along for the benefit of the newsgroup
>> readers.
>>
>> Smarty
>>
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> $10, and I paid full upgrade price.
> As it happens I have all the US versions of this editor,
> from the bundled VideoDeluxe through to MEP 12.
> This latest one does seem to have quite a few
> improvements. The 5.1 requires a plug-in doesn't it?
> Odd, since it was included in 11 if I remember it
> correctly.
>
> Just tried the "Attach to picture position in the video"
> on the right click of the timeline menu. It is a neat
> feature when it's not worth it to "rotoscope". If you
> offset the overlaid object they have it maintain the
> same offset. Combine this with the improved effects/
> object curves and you should really have something.
> Oh, it appears to handle chroma keying with that
> function pretty well, too. (Had my head floating
> along behind the Ice Age Proto-Squirrel, next I might
> overlay my head over his acorn.)
>
> I haven't checked out the tutorials yet, is there one
> on using this feature?
>
> Luck;
> Ken
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