Welcome to MAGIX Video easy Welcome to MAGIX Video easy Welcome to MAGIX Video easy, the first video editing program for the whole family. It's so easy to use that even beginners wihout any prior skills will be able to design breathtaking videos in just a short time. Transform recordings of family celebrations, vacations, or special events into video DVDs or present your videos on the Internet with ease.
Features Features Connection and getting started wizard A practical wizard will guide you through the program: from connecting the video camera to recording your videos. Convenient video editing assistant It just doesn't get any easier: Select your video, add text and music, and your movie is finished – including great transitions! Clearly laid-out user interface with large buttons The cleaned-up interface includes extra large buttons and is free of confusing symbols and unnecessary functions.
Serial number Serial number A serial number is included in each product. This serial number is required for the installation of the software and enables usage of additional bonus services. Please store this number in a safe place. What can a serial number do? With a serial number your MAGIX Video easy is clearly assigned to you and only you. This will allow you take advantage of the free email customer service.
Serial number Table of Contents Welcome to MAGIX Video easy 2 Features 3 Serial number 4 Customer service 7 More about MAGIX MAGIX Online World MAGIX Premium Club 9 9 10 Programm starten 10 Import video Import video from digital camcorders Import from analog sources (e.g.
Customer service Help menu 37 Dialog and interface reference Video monitor Set object Title and text Video stabilization Scene recognition Display duration... Clean-up wizard Object properties Project settings Program settings 39 39 40 42 42 43 44 45 46 47 47 Activate codec 49 If you still have questions... Program help 50 50 Copyright 51 Index 52 www.magix.
Customer service Customer service If you experience any problems with your software, please get in touch with our support team: Here's how to contact the MAGIX Customer Service team as well as access the following free offers: • FAQs (frequently asked questions) and general tips and tricks: You'll find the solution to most problems you may encounter when using the program here. Just in case you don't, there's also an email support form for your queries. • magix.
Customer service You can also access our support department by telephone or fax.
More about MAGIX More about MAGIX MAGIX Online World MAGIX Online World from MAGIX offers you a range of new services for your photos, videos, and music that are accessible directly from the "Online" menu in MAGIX Video easy: MAGIX Online Album MAGIX Online Album is your personal multimedia album on the Internet. If you want to present slideshows or videos online, then MAGIX Online Album is the perfect service.
Programm starten Catooh – the Online Content Library If your project is missing pictures, videos, DVD menus, sounds, or samples, then you should have a look at the huge selection available at Catooh. There you'll be able to buy media in excellent quality for low prices: DVD menus, MovieShow Maker styles, decorative elements, 3D power effects, 3D transition series, MAGIX Soundpools, songs, ringtones... Perfectly suited to all MAGIX photo, video, and music projects.
Import video • The first time the program is started, you will have to enter the serial number. More information about this can be found in the chapter "Serial number". New video project:Create a new project. MAGIX Video easy automatically creates a subfolder for the newly created video project bearing the same name as the project itself. Video project: Previously saved video may be reloaded and then edited (on page 17) here. Introduction video: This video describes the basics in MAGIX Video easy.
Import video back at normal speed, making transferring of a video very similar to a "genuine" recording. AVCHD camera: These cameras save the video material onto built-in hard drives or memory cards. This therefore involves simple copying of data, which makes transfer simple and convenient. Connecting an AVCHD camera If you haven't done so yet, connect the AVCHD camera with the computer's USB connection.
Import video Now connect the camera with a FireWire cable to the computer. Windows will normally detect the camera automatically. Then click "Continue" in the dialog that appears. Note: Not all computers feature a FireWire interface. in most cases, this may be added without much trouble. In this case, talk to your computer specialist. MiniDV/HDV cameras - transferring scenes The camera can be conveniently controlled in MAGIX Video easy with the remote control.
Import video Connections to the cards usually look this way (see figure). The top connection is a so-called "composite" cartridge. the connection shown below is called an "S-video" connection and features better quality than the composite connection. If these connections are used, then the sound will have to be transferred with a separate cable (red/white connections). These cables will have to be connected to the line-in on the sound card or (if available) the video card. You may require an adapter.
Import video RCA/ mini phono plug adapter. You will most likely have to buy a cable with 3 RCA plugs and a stereo cinch/mini jack adapter from your local supplier. Note: Most video converters record both image and sound. This kind of converter can usually be found in the online store at www.magix.com. Transfer analog video • Then select the recording quality. • Position that tape in the camcorder at the point from which you would like to transfer the video to the computer.
Import video Recording quality Select the desired quality depending on what the material is going to used for and according to the memory available. Click "Advanced view" to be able to set the desired sound card or sound card input that will be used to record audio. A click on the speaker button opens the Windows mixer for the set sound card in recording view.
Import video Imagesetting Video decoder: If the picture only appears in black & white or it flickers, the video standard may be set incorrectly. In mainland Europe, PAL_B is used. VideoProcAmp: Fine-adjustment of colors, brightness, contrast etc. We recommend against changing any of the manufacturer’s settings. Format: Please do not change anything here. The capturing format is set in the "Recording quality" option in the video recording dialog.
Edit video Edit video Scene recognition For longer videos, it's recommended that you use the scene recognition feature if you don't want to use all of the material. Fo each new scene, you will receive a new entry in the DVD menu later, making it possible to jump from scene to scene with your DVD player's remote control. • Choose the "Scene recognition" option in the "Effects" menu. • In the dialog, select the option "Automatic scene recognition" to cut at all noticeable scene changes.
Edit video Cut an object The playback bar is located below the video window. • To change the beginning of the selected object, drag the marker at the outer left end of the playback bar to the right with the mouse until you reach the position where the object should begin. • To change the end of the object, drag the marker at the outer right end to the left accordingly. These two markers therefore allow you to select the section that should be played back.
Edit video Start video editing The buttons for video editing are located in the right area of the screen. • First, select the object that you would like to edit. • Next, click the "Set object" button to get the effects settings for the selected object. Apply effects The three fade controllers increase or decrease image brightness, contrast, and saturation. • To do so, click on the slide controller and drag it to the left to decrease the value or to the right to increase it..
Edit video Insert title Switch to the text module by clicking the "Titles and text" button. The text entry field can be used to write whatever text should appear in the image. • The options can be used to format the "Font", "Font size", "Font color", etc. • You can reposition the image more exactly with the buttons in "Position". • "Special effects" offers selection of different effects like shadows and 3D. • "Animation" creates moving titles.
Edit video In the fade dialog, you may choose "No fade" (preset), "Fade", and "Black fade". If "No fade" is selected, then a hard cut will be made. If "Fade" is selected, then the objects will be faded softly from one into the other. "Black fade" fades the last image of the first object to black, and the first image of the following object begins shortly after. • Select an option and click "Preview" to get an impression of the effect.
Finish movie Finish movie This area provides a clearly laid-out division of the functions for finishing your movie. Export as a file If you save your movie as a video file, then you may open it at any time on your computer and play it back with Windows Media Player. • Click "Save on computer" to save your movie as a video file. In the following dialog, the settings provided are suitable for the majority of cases. • Click "Save video" to select a save folder and start the export process.
Finish movie Burn onto DVD If you burn your movie onto a blank DVD, then you will be able to play it back on any conventional DVD player. • Click "Burn DVD" in the export dialog. Design DVD menu In the dialog that follows, you can see a preview of the DVD menu. • Click "Menu preview" to play the current DVD menu. This is how the DVD will start later when it is inserted into a DVD player. • If you would like a different menu, select a different menu template and click "Apply".
Finish movie • If you still want to change the title of the menu entries, double click the title in the menu preview, to open "Menu entry properties". www.magix.
Finish movie Menu entry properties • Use the field "Menu text" to change the menu entry text. • In the fields below it, you may format the text (e.g. change font size and font type, add shadows and 3D effects). • Under "action at end of film", you may indicate what the DVD player should do once the associated movie has finished playing. • If you are happy with your changes, close the dialog with "OK" and open the burning dialog via the "Burn" button.
Finish movie In the dialog that follows, you may setup your video for presentation on YouTubeTM. • Under "Title", enter a descriptive title for the video as it will appear on YouTubeTM. • A suitable "Description" will help your YouTubeTM audience orient itself. • You may enter terms in "Keywords" to help your video by found by YouTubeTM users. • You may also select the "Category" in which the video should be published. www.magix.
Finish movie Backup project with all required files At the end, you should always backup your project on your PC to make sure that your work is not lost. You may then edit your project further later, save it in another format, or burn it onto another medium. • Click "Archive project on computer". All of the files used in the project will be copied into the folder indicated. www.magix.
Menu reference Menu reference In this chapter you'll find the full menu list of your copy of MAGIX Video easy and the corresponding functions. File menu New This menu item creates a new MAGIX Video easy project. You can also open this feature via the "New project" button above the video monitor. Keyboard shortcut: Shift + N Open This menu item loads a previously saved MAGIX Video easy project. Please note that the related files must be accessible.
Menu reference Save disc project as A dialog opens where you can specify the path and name of the disc project. Keyboard shortcut: Alt + Shift + S Import These 3 menu entries enable video, photo, and music files to be imported into the current project. The three buttons pictured above the filmstrip viewer may be used for this. Internet This is a list of menu entries regarding all of the services that are available directly from within MAGIX Video easy.
Menu reference Send as e-mail This option in the "File" menu generates a compressed file in Windows Media format and opens the respective email program. The generated Windows Media file is automatically added as an attachment to a new message. Any type of arrangement can be compressed and sent without requiring any intermediate steps. Keyboard shortcut: Shift + U YouTube Upload current movie as video Upload the current movie to YouTube™.
Menu reference A restoring program that is burned to the CD ensures convenient restoration of the backup. Open automatically saved project This option loads an automatically created slideshow backup. This type of automatic backup gets the file extension MV_ (underscore). This command is only intended for use in emergencies, for example, if you unintentionally saved your change and wish to return to the previous version of the movie.
Menu reference Exit Closes MAGIX Video easy. Keyboard shortcut: Alt + F4 Edit menu Undo During movie editing you can undo the last changes you made. This way, it's no problem if you want to try out critical operations. If you don't like the result, then you can always revert to the previous state by using "Undo". Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Z Restore This function undoes the previous "Undo" function.
Menu reference Delete This command deletes the selected object. Keyboard shortcut: Del Split object This command cuts a scene at the point where the start marker is positioned. This way, two free-standing objects are created. This way you can isolate a part of an object in order to delete it or move it: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Place the start marker at the position you want by left clicking in the timeline. Select the video object by clicking on it and click on the cut button.
Menu reference Effects (FX) Rotate 90° Turns an object 90° to the left or to the right. View duration Opens a dialog to set the Display duration for photo objects (on page 44). Scene recognition Calls up the automatic scene recognition, which "cuts up" longer videos into scenes for storage in the "Takes" directory. Keyboard shortcut: Shift + Z Image stabilization Opens the video stabilizer dialog to help you correct shaky footage. Read more on this topic in "Video stabilization".
Menu reference Effects settings The entries for this submenu are directly available in the effects under "Additional actions". Apply to all The current effects settings will be applied to all objects. Apply to all of the following The current effects settings will be applied to all objects in your movie which lie behind the selected object. Copy The current settings will be saved to the clipboard so that they can be applied to other objects.
Menu reference Help menu Help This command is available for almost every feature of the program, and it opens the "Help" file for the corresponding topic. Use this command to get help on any of MAGIX Video easy's functions. Keyboard shortcut: F1 Content Use the command "Content" in the "Help" menu to open the start page of the help file. You can read through the help file step-by-step and jump to specific sections via the tree structure on the right hand side. Open magix.
Menu reference Register as guest of a screen session 1. 2. 3. You have to register as a guest to view a screensharing instance. To do this open the menu "Online" and then select "Screen transfer as guest...". Enter the password you received from your host (8-digit session ID). Now click on "start session". A window will open displaying a smaller version of your host's screen. Register as host for a screen transfer 1. 2. 3. 4.
Dialog and interface reference Dialog and interface reference Video monitor The preview monitor displays a preview of the movie that you are working on at the moment. Transport control The transport console provides playback controls. If a clip is selected, the left and right handles allow the start and end points to be moved. During playback, the start and end points cannot be seen and only the playback position is displayed. Displays the playback position.
Dialog and interface reference Back: The playback marker moves toward the beginning. Playback/pause: Starts playback. Another click stops playback, and the playback marker remains at the current position. Forwards: The playback marker moves toward the end. Edit: The clip is split at the position of the playback marker. This turns a single clip into two segments. Position display:The current position of the playback marker is displayed here in [minutes]:[seconds]:[frames].
Dialog and interface reference Contrast: In photo editing, the level of the difference in brightness is referred to as contrast. If the contrast is increased, then bright areas become brighter and dark areas become even darker. In common terms, this is referred to as "brilliance". Saturation: Refers to the color intensity of an image. A strong increase in saturation creates unnatural color display. If saturation is reduced completely, then a black and white image (greyscale) will be produced.
Dialog and interface reference Title and text Enter the text as you would like to see it displayed (as the title). Specify the font type, size, color, and position of the text. You may also add an outline and shadows to the text. Text may also be animated. The display duration and fade in/out duration may also be set. Clicking the "new title" button causes the title to be shown in front of the actual object. This then becomes an independent object.
Dialog and interface reference Application Activate the motion stabilizer in the video object FX or context menus. You will see the current video object in the preview monitor. First you have to check the movie material for shaky scenes. To do this click on the "Stabilize" button. Based on the preset parameters, a relative shift between the pictures is calculated. After concluding the analysis, take a look at the suggested correction, then use the slider for further adjustments. Use the fader to do this.
Dialog and interface reference Of course, you can jump through scene changes to work on multiple scenes as a unit. This makes designing the menu, since every scene is displayed as a menu entry, but since you will not normally want every scene displayed in the menu. "Cut all additional scenes automatically" ends manual scene recognition, and all additional detected transitions create a new scene.
Dialog and interface reference Clean-up wizard The clean-up wizard helps you delete disc projects from your hard drive, including all slideshows and the audio, video, and picture files used in them. Use this function to free up disk space for future projects. Caution: If the files you used in the slideshow have also been used in other slideshows (like trailers, opening music, etc.), then you should make backup copies of these files beforehand.
Dialog and interface reference Object properties This function displays all of the information about the currently selected objects such as file name, position on the hard drive, tempo, etc. The object editor also defines the foreground and background color of every object in the arrangement. Depending on the type of object, the elements displayed will vary. General information The name of the selected object and the fore/background color for the object in unselected status can be changed here.
Dialog and interface reference Project settings Description: Enter your project's name here. This name will be used as a preset title for the disc you have to burn. Video settings: Specify the format and ratio for the entire project. The format specified will be set as the default size during export. Program settings Project format: This is the folder where MAGIX Video easy will normally save all projects and imported videos.
Dialog and interface reference Alternative mode 1 (mixer overlay) This mode performs hardware-based deinterlacing for output onto a PC screen or a projector, whereby the playback quality is significantly better than with interlaced analog video recordings. Alternative mode 2 (video mixing renderer 9) This mode uses the hardware de-interlacing function of modern graphics cards together with DirectX 9.
Activate codec Activate codec Codecs are small programs that are used to compress data and save space. Without the associated codec, a compressed video file may not be created or played back. To be able to use the MPEG-4, MPEG-2, and Dolby® Digital codecs they will have to be activated first. The corresponding activation dialogs will appear automatically when the codec is needed the first time, e.g. when burning a DVD (for the required MPEG-2 codec).
If you still have questions... If you still have questions... Program help The program's help file contains hints on how to use the program and additional information. Many important terms are indicated in the text in italics and an explanation of them can be reached by clicking on them. Homepage: The main help page can be accessed via the "Help -> Contents" menu point. Context help: Press the "F1" key at any point in the opened program and help will open with the matching help topic (context help).
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Index Index A About MAGIX Video easy................................................................ 37 Activate codec................................................................................ 48 Alternative mode 1 (mixer overlay)................................................... 47 Alternative mode 2 (video mixing renderer 9) ................................... 47 Apply effects .................................................................................. 20 Apply to all ...................
Index Display tool tips ..............................................................................36 E Edit menu .......................................................................................32 Edit video .......................................................................................18 Effects (FX) .....................................................................................34 Effects settings ...............................................................................
Index MAGIX Online Album .................................................................. 9, 29 MAGIX Online Print Service............................................................... 9 MAGIX Online World ......................................................................... 9 MAGIX Premium Club ..................................................................... 10 MAGIX Screenshare ....................................................................... 36 MAGIX Website Maker...................
Index S Save ...............................................................................................28 Save disc project as........................................................................29 Scene recognition ............................................................... 18, 34, 42 Select all.........................................................................................33 Send as e-mail................................................................................